Willingness To Pay - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

of the experience. You are paying almost $500 for lunch, so being made to feel part of the in crowd is actually really beneficial and important. [Noma] has one four-hour seating for lunch, everybody greets... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

How's this for a mission statement: We make crummy products for non-consumers. But if you think that's the idea for an "F" paper in business school, you haven't been paying attention to success... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

economies, the smaller economies pay the price. The problem is exacerbated by continuing structural weaknesses in developing countries where foreign investments are not necessarily anchored in long-term commitments View Details

Keywords: by Zeenat Potia

30 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

If you're in search of startup funding, it pays to be a good-looking guy. A series of three studies reveals that investors prefer pitches from male entrepreneurs over those from female entrepreneurs, even... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

which concerns itself with research in supply chain management. The paper attempts to provide some context for those addressing issues of sustainability. Its intent is to get us beyond questions such as, Is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

head of the European Commission's competition authority, was widely believed to be looking for an opportunity to assert Continental independence. It seems the real reason Welch was surprised is that he just... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

data?'" That's Paul Nicholas' reaction after reading most of the responses to this month's column. It's not a bad "sense of the meeting," in which many contributors offered suggestions to managers wishing... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

Wise's consulting group charges fees for their efforts, and he conceded that the price might put his services out of reach for cash-strapped but worthy nonprofits. However, he said, foundation grants can be tapped to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

what business can properly be supposed to support. "I am inclined to think that this intense market pressure keeps most managers in most companies meeting what they have committed View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

turns waiting tables. (In fact, when Pisano first dined there, Oldani was his waiter.) This leads to a significant reduction in labor costs, even while allowing Oldani to pay... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

starts paying attention to something or someone, it happens in one of two ways: executive control (that person deliberately chooses what to focus on) or attentional capture... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

is "dilutive" if the buyer's eps goes down. Describes why managers are concerned with accretion and dilution; how to tell if a deal is accretive; why high P-E buyers can pay a premium and still... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?

consumer and increases the prices that consumers are going to pay. This is not surprising. When you are required to attend more years of education, pass more exams, and pay... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

daily from the borrower's bank account over several months. Given the short loan terms, the rate a small business borrower could pay on an annualized basis is a median of about 50 percent at OnDeck for a business term loan, but can range... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

and services with innovative approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation, there is another important step. Pay attention to quality and safety. It takes just one electric... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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