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- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
proactive, sending 21 percent more messages to potential dates compared with the control group. Women with the feature also increased their matches by 29 percent, while men increased their matches by 15 percent. The researchers defined a... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- August 2024
- Case
Oculii
By: Andy Wu and Lucas Defilippo
It was a bright June day in 2016. Steven Hong, co-founder and COO of Oculii had just signed a letter of intent agreeing to a 51% stake acquisition by Nexteer Automotive, a global steering and driveline supplier company that developed advanced driver assistance systems... View Details
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
immigrant entrepreneurs included Alexander Hamilton (from Saint Kitts and Nevis), featured in McCraw’s book, and continued through countless others, including Thomas Mellon (Ireland), Diane von Furstenberg (Belgium), and Google co-founder... View Details
- April 2020
- Article
Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015
By: Giovanni Dosi, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano and Federico Tamagni
Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational “fitness” within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to... View Details
Keywords: Firm Growth; Organizations; Growth and Development; Theory; Analysis; Production; Data and Data Sets
Dosi, Giovanni, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano, and Federico Tamagni. "Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015." Industrial and Corporate Change 29, no. 2 (April 2020): 309–332.
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
what extreme adherents of a brand like about a product, designers can identify features to emphasize for all consumers. "A lover of a product can help identify aspects that are providing value, helping... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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By: Boris Vallee
Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details
- Research Summary
Output and asset price fluctuations
What are the sources of business cycles? How are these shocks propagated in the economy? Why are their effects so persistent? How can we explain asset price fluctuations? How are shocks transmitted internationally?To study these questions, I have developed a series... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
product upon entry, however only a few biosimilars have been approved in the U.S. since 2015, thereby largely preserving biologics from competition. We analyze European markets, which have had biosimilar competition since 2006. Using our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
had taken insufficient measures before that to address its long-standing financial problems. Some research suggests that voluntary or preemptive restructuring can generate more value than restructuring done under the imminent threat of bankruptcy or a hostile takeover.... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
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By: Feng Zhu
Professor Zhu’s research focuses on the design of platform business models and its impact on platform performance. Platforms have become central to our economy. A platform is a product or service that enables two or more customer groups to interact. For example,... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?
obscure—they may sell hard-to-get products at higher prices. “Too much of a thing and it becomes a commodity, too little of a thing and it becomes something that’s not even recognized when you walk down the street.” “There’s a balance... View Details
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
affects interventional cardiologists deciding between two types of cardiac stents. Analyzing 147,000 choices over six years, we find that individuals do respond to negative news by using the focal production tool less often. However, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2019
- HBS Case
The Ferrari Way
made Ferrari a hot commodity among high-net-worth buyers. At the same time that competitors have increased production, Ferrari has intentionally limited production to create scarcity, something Thomke calls “deprivation marketing.” The... View Details
- 11 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups
products... You make more changes overall, so [adopting A/B testing] doesn’t come at the cost of big ideas.” On average, firms that used A/B testing to select the best features for their websites had higher page views, along with visitors... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
democracies, which are imperfect and messy, but endeavor to fundamentally protect the rights and safety of people.” Sean Silverthorne: In general, what do business leaders need to know about operating in authoritarian regimes? Meg Rithmire: Authoritarian regimes, by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Dynamics By: Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo Abstract—Which managerial skills, traits, and practices matter most for productivity? How does the observability of these features affect how appropriately they are priced... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Summer 2012
- Article
Epistemic Contests and the Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: The Brazil–USA Cotton Dispute and the Incremental Balancing of Interests
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
The World Trade Organization (WTO) features prominently in studies of international institutions, often cast either as a tool of rich-world domination over the poorer South or as a neutral mediator facilitating a tariff-free world of economic prosperity. This article... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Consumer Products Industry; Brazil; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Epistemic Contests and the Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: The Brazil–USA Cotton Dispute and the Incremental Balancing of Interests." Special Issue on Dispute Settlement at the WTO. Trade, Law and Development 4, no. 1 (Summer 2012): 200–240.
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54887 forthcoming Production and Operations Management The Operational Value of Social Media Information By: Cui, Ruomeng, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno, and Dennis J. Zhang... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
such products had been available beyond the theatrical make-up line. Advertisements prominently featured screen stars, whose studios required them to endorse Max Factor products.26 A distribution company was... View Details