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- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Costing to Identify Value-Improvement Opportunities in Healthcare By: Kaplan, Robert S., Mary L. Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Guzman, Laurence Higgins, John Meara, Erin Padden Abstract—As healthcare providers cope with pricing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
shareholder meetings to attacking (through Web sites, posters, postcards, etc.) company leaders. Q: You suggest that analyzing non-financial costs of capitulation versus compliance could expand research on the impact of NGOs. Where will... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
and impact of ERM, but the studies are inconsistent and inconclusive, due, we believe, to an inadequate specification of how ERM is used in practice. Based on a ten-year field project, over 250 interviews with senior risk officers, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of $187.51 during these weeks, or... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of $187.51 during these weeks, or... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
holiday—next up is a trip to the American Rockies, if the global health crisis permits it—they can withdraw the cost of the trip and leave the rest where it is to continue growing. They pay one flat annual fee (0.95 percent for the first... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
appreciative of warmth, shelter, a shower—all those things you generally take for granted." But, Petzel adds, he also feels an obligation to give back. Based in London, where he works for Goldman Sachs, he became acquainted with Community... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
corporate abuses or (2) less-developed nations roughly equal in power and with some control of corporate abuses. Unfortunately, much of today's international trade does not meet these conditions. Under the colonial system, powerful industrialized countries gain... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Latin Flair
undergraduates at Harvard College. Together, the trio has turned Vostu from a tiny 12-person start-up to an operation with close to 400 employees in three locations: São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and New York. “More than 40 million Brazilians have played our games thus far.... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
capture important information seemingly ignored by the market. A long-short portfolio based on these legislators' views earns abnormal returns of over 90 basis points per month following the passage of legislation. Industries that we... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
discussion of how ownership concentration constrains restructuring alternatives, how hedge fund investors might confront controlling shareholders, and how the mispricing of agency costs can give rise to ownership structures that allow for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Marty Blue
2019 Marty was engaged as an SVP of Business Development at CarGurus. CarGurus is the largest Automotive Digital Marketplace in the United States based on unique monthly visitors. At CarGurus she was an integral part of the management... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Church on Sunday, Work on Monday
religious life at Stanford University, have developed several new frameworks to help businesspeople and clergy actively draw on their religious faith to address management problems. "Our goal is not to convince the church that it should... View Details
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
pleased. The idea here is to make everyone better off, except of course the fraudsters. Q: What would it take to eliminate the remaining potential for fraud? A: It's hard. For fraudsters whose profit margin is extreme, I don't have a tool in this toolkit to deter them.... View Details
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
Feeley, Robert S. Kaplan, and Steven J. Frank Abstract—Question: Can we create a value-based tool to visualize the outcomes and cost of various treatments that could facilitate patient-centered decision making? Summary Answer: We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
advantages of scale for innovation, companies need the right combination of strategy, systems, and culture. Based on more than three decades of the Pisano's research, teaching, and experience, Creative Construction offers a set of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
America Based on research with 70+ Latin American business leaders, this Harvard Business School report identifies three actionable strategies companies can implement to drive economic mobility and reduce inequality across the region.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Anthony L. Chirchirillo Leveraging China to Achieve Global Advantage for a U.S. Factory Chirchirillo: From Wisconsin base to global competitor. Related Links The Path to Economic Revival James McNerney Jr. Manufacturing's New Reality (HBS... View Details
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Policy - Business & Environment
fossil fuel industry in the early 1990s. Today Perhaps as a result of U.S. industry disinformation campaigns, more Americans doubt the connection between human activity and climate change than do people in many other countries. Even... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
low cost or a business providing goods or services that end or reduce respiratory ailments. Bringing together public healthcare and market forces "could have huge impact," says Chu. That feeling was underscored by Chu's own... View Details