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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
sales promotion. These substitutes compete directly with traditional media for advertisers' marketing dollars. Similarly, mergers between media providers and content suppliers such as news and entertainment programming also influence... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
by democratic institutions as they implement their demand management programs or dictate the design of whole new cities to meet energy targets. Yet, even with all of China's "advantages," the EIA/IEA reports tell us the same story. In... View Details
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
inductively generate a consumer (patient)-centric marketing model. The focal organizations are unique in that they all identify patient needs first, then work backwards to develop economically viable solutions. These solutions are not without flaws, and the future of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
At the HBS Executive Education program Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations (BCAO), executives charged with leading and building operations and manufacturing strategies enhance their understanding of operations performance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
targeted ads on the lockscreen and home screen, consumers clamored for an ad-free version. Amazon backtracked and extended its Special Offers program to the tablet, allowing consumers to opt out from the ads. Q: You're expecting that more... View Details
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
problem of unaffordable student loan burdens lies primarily with individuals who don’t complete college (only three of five full-time freshmen students at public institutions graduate within six years), graduates who complete programs... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
biotechnology company, launches a program to develop therapies for neglected diseases (e.g., malaria, TB), giving away the intellectual property. This case focuses on the decision of which diseases, which partnerships, and which markets... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF), formed in 2005, invested in two projects designed to test the economists' recommendations. The St. Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program (SPECSP) provided up to $13,000 a year per child... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
exploit mature products and markets (e.g., mainframe computers, middleware). Research and Relevance: Implications of Pasteur's Quadrant for Doctoral Programs and Faculty Development Authors:Michael Tushman and Charles A. O'Reilly III... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
operational improvement programs that have been so popular in the past. Why not? A: That's not true! We often have recommended in our writing and consulting both TQM and reengineering, as well as other types of improvement programs. And... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
Recruit recognizes the winners at an annual awards ceremony. The winning practices are then documented and winners are expected to teach what they did so the rest of the company can learn from it. Develop a program for 'happy exits' When... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
Effective Self-Policing Authors: Michael W. Toffel and Jodi L. Short Publication: Journal of Law and Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Administrative agencies are increasingly establishing voluntary self-reporting programs both as an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
employers offer fitness programs and healthy menu choices in company cafeterias, sometimes at lower prices than the less healthy alternatives. To promote screening and management of chronic conditions, employers are moving to on-site... View Details
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
technologies, thereby leading to the development of a constituency of physicians around each technology. For example, when angioplasty entered mainstream use in the 1980s, most hospitals that already had cardiac surgery programs felt that... View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
be totally ubiquitous, part of the air you breathe," Dayton said. But he also acknowledged challenges for the technology to overcome. First, the hot spots that exist today are fragmented, nowhere near ubiquitous. Ease of use is an issue as well—Wi-Fi users have to... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
business-government partnership works best at a very narrow technical level, observed Bolnick. People who are specialists in particular tax issues, for instance, should work with government on resolving those same tax issues. Others with expertise in rural financing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
its effect was quantitatively dominated by inequality-raising effects of population growth. The land distribution program lowered landlessness, but this was partly offset by targeting failures and induced increases in immigration.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
matching system for New England, correcting public school choice programs in New York and Boston, and tackling markets for new medical residents, economists, and lawyers. That same year, Christine L. Exley and Elena Battles launched a... View Details
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
services. In health care, nursing services, community social services, mental health services, and home health-care services are on the rise. One executive recently told me that his firm's business training services were up over 400 percent since fall 2008. Government... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 May 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?
from in-house leadership programs to offerings by outside organizations. It encompasses a growth industry that spans various types of endeavors. (Several of Harvard's graduate schools include the terms "leader" or... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett