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- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? We use a series of randomized field experiments in rural India to test the importance of price and non-price factors in the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product. View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
when harnessed to development work. In 1992, having come under pressure from the Green Party in Germany, DaimlerBenz (as it was then known) started looking for ways to use more renewable natural fibers in its automobiles. At the same time, the Brazilian government was... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
operations tell their materials suppliers exactly what specifications to meet. Similarly, companies should demand reasonable levels of security from software vendors. Look at the wording of this contract between General View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
system with periodic review, constant leadtimes, infinite supply, full backlogging, linear holding and penalty costs and no ordering costs. Forecasting ARIMA time series requires tracking forecast errors (interpolations) and using these forecast errors and past View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
three-time increase in cov-lite issuance compared to a previous peak in 2007. We evaluate whether this development can be attributed to market overheating, increased borrower demand for cov-lite loans, or a rise in creditor coordination... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
beginning. Before Roshan launched, demand for its service was so high that a prelaunch informational leaflet began selling in the Kabul bazaar for $1. Police were called in to control the crowds waiting outside Roshan’s flagship store in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
logistical coordination with city officials on issues such as parking and access to Dallas’s light rail system. Responding to constant demands for information and decisions can be stressful, she admits, but the challenges are inspiring.... View Details
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This new model demands that firms develop different skills, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
it work for more than a billion people. Workers have brought laptops with all the necessary equipment to remote villages in the country, places with no electricity or connectivity. If residents do not have documentation, individuals who... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
indicate that patient demand is relatively unimportant in explaining variations. Physician organizational factors matter, but the most important factor is physician beliefs about treatment. In Medicare, we estimate that 35% of spending... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
end of the market. But Brownell is looking to jump into the global arena by expanding into overseas markets. “We’re finding demand overseas for our expertise and ingenuity,” she notes. “A weaker dollar is also making our products more... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52308 Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Vortex: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape By: Narayandas, Das, and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu Abstract—Executive development programs have... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
existential problem—as an investor, an advocate, and a philanthropist. Fifteen years later, despite breakthroughs in batteries, electric vehicles, plant-based proteins, and solar and wind power, global warming continues to get worse. Its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
reality, articulate the vision and set the strategic path to it, enshrine the institutional values, demand performance, empower the people, and then get out of the way and say thank you.” A leader should also be a good listener, encourage... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
you with a stinging rebuke. When informed that his demand for a 30 percent annual return was unrealistic, despite assurances to the contrary from his bank’s investment adviser, the retiree groused: “If you guys from Harvard Business... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
or downstream suppliers depends crucially on the elasticity of demand for its final product. Moreover, a firm's propensity to integrate a given stage of the value chain is shaped by the relative contractibility of the stages located... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
Letters of credit, however, are rarely used by the exporter. As an importer develops a relationship with the exporter, transactions are less likely to occur on terms that require prepayment. During the recent crisis, the exporter was more likely to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
early pioneer of this proactive approach, also undertaken by Kathy Giusti’s MBA 1985 Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and John Crowley’s MBA 1997 Amicus Therapeutics.) The MJFF demands accountability and results, brings together... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
business environment. General Electric has been able to continually reinvent itself to maintain its contextual relevance—and has done so for over 100 years. Q: What can managers of other businesses learn from your findings? A: While we... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
Chief among vertical farming’s costs is energy. “It’s the industry’s dirty little secret,” says Lo. So noticeable is indoor farming’s drain on a local grid, she notes, that law enforcement used to monitor spikes in electricity View Details