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- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
While many texts teach the theories and frameworks of management education, Managerial Accounting goes further by covering the capabilities and techniques necessary for effective management practice, as well as fostering attitudes that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2013
- Article
Not Just for Stereotyping Anymore: Racial Essentialism Reduces Domain-General Creativity
By: Carmit Tadmor, Melody Chao, Ying-yi Hong and Jeff Polzer
Individuals who believe that racial groups have fixed underlying essences use stereotypes more than do individuals who believe that racial categories are arbitrary and malleable social-political constructions. Would this essentialist mind-set also lead to less... View Details
Tadmor, Carmit, Melody Chao, Ying-yi Hong, and Jeff Polzer. "Not Just for Stereotyping Anymore: Racial Essentialism Reduces Domain-General Creativity." Psychological Science 24, no. 1 (January 2013).
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater breadth are linked to the economies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Winter 2016
- Article
Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization
By: Kris J. Ferreira, Bin Hong Alex Lee and David Simchi-Levi
We present our work with an online retailer, Rue La La, as an example of how a retailer can use its wealth of data to optimize pricing decisions on a daily basis. Rue La La is in the online fashion sample sales industry, where they offer extremely limited-time... View Details
Ferreira, Kris J., Bin Hong Alex Lee, and David Simchi-Levi. "Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 18, no. 1 (Winter 2016): 69–88.
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
assure that state and local governments can appropriately respond to the digital activities that impact physical realities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54300 August 2017 Journal of Law & Economics Tort Reform and Innovation By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Duolingo: On a 'Streak'
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Nicole Tempest Keller and Nicole Luo
In December 2024, Severin Hacker, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Duolingo, reflected on the remarkable evolution of the language-learning app he helped launch in 2011. As the #1 most downloaded education app in the world, Duolingo had over 100 million... View Details
Keywords: Learning; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Diversification; Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Technology Industry; Education Industry; United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Nicole Tempest Keller, and Nicole Luo. "Duolingo: On a 'Streak'." Harvard Business School Case 825-097, January 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2021
- Other Unpublished Work
Risk Perception, Tort Liability, and Emerging Technologies
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Risk Perception, Tort Liability, and Emerging Technologies." Brookings Institution, March 2021.
- February 2021 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Spotify's Audio-First Strategy: Leading the Podcasting Market
By: Hong Luo and Carol Lin
Luo, Hong, and Carol Lin. "Spotify's Audio-First Strategy: Leading the Podcasting Market." Harvard Business School Case 721-439, February 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
- May 2021
- Article
Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
We study the impact of consumers’ risk perception on firm innovation. Our analysis exploits a major surge in the perceived risk of radiation diagnostic devices following extensive media coverage of a set of over-radiation accidents involving CT scanners in late 2009.... View Details
Keywords: Risk Perception; Innovation; Medical Devices; Liability Risk; Risk and Uncertainty; Perception; Technological Innovation
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices." Management Science 67, no. 5 (May 2021): 3022–3040.
- 2019
- Chapter
Punishing Robots: Issues in the Economics of Tort Liability and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Punishing Robots: Issues in the Economics of Tort Liability and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence." Chap. 20 in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence, edited by Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb. University of Chicago Press, 2019.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Tort Reform and Innovation
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Current academic and policy debates focus on the impact of tort reforms on physicians’ behavior and medical costs. This paper examines whether these reforms also affect incentives to develop new technologies. We develop a theoretical model which predicts that the... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Tort Reform and Innovation." Working Paper, August 2017. (Accepted for publication in Journal of Law and Economics.)
- March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Getty Images
By: Andrei Hagiu and Hong Luo
Hagiu, Andrei, and Hong Luo. "Getty Images." Harvard Business School Case 713-515, March 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
Information or Wing It? A Model of Dynamic Pricing with Seller Learning By: Huang, Guofang, Hong Luo, and Jing Xia Abstract—Pricing idiosyncratic products is often challenging because the seller, ex ante, lacks information about the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- April 2017 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
CarMax, Inc.: Disrupting the Used-Car Market
By: John R. Wells and Hong Luo
Wells, John R., and Hong Luo. "CarMax, Inc.: Disrupting the Used-Car Market." Harvard Business School Case 717-506, April 2017. (Revised December 2019.)
- Article
Copyright Infringement in the Market for Digital Images
By: Hong Luo and Julie Holland Mortimer
Digital technologies for sharing creative goods create new opportunities for copyright infringement and challenge established enforcement methods. We establish several important facts about the nature of copyright infringement and efforts to settle past infringing use... View Details
Luo, Hong, and Julie Holland Mortimer. "Copyright Infringement in the Market for Digital Images." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 106, no. 5 (May 2016): 140–145.
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
Publication:In Innovation Policy and the Economy. Vol. 11, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. NBER Book Series. University of Chicago Press, forthcoming Abstract In this paper we explore the innovations in governance that have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
programs requires more than providing accessible, affordable care; it requires understanding what makes both end users and providers tick. By understanding the cognitive processes underlying our choices and applying the tools of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
Working Papers Using By-Product Synergy for Competitive Advantage Author: Deishin Lee Abstract We study how a manufacturer can leverage by-product synergy for competitive advantage. By focusing on the economic impact to the firm and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Market for Judgement: The Creative Destruction Lab
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Hong Luo and Laura Katsnelson
Lakhani, Karim R., Hong Luo, and Laura Katsnelson. "Market for Judgement: The Creative Destruction Lab." Harvard Business School Case 719-479, January 2019. (Revised June 2020.)