Quality And Quantity - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

behave like money. We first present a simple model where households demand money services, which are supplied by three types of claims: deposits, Treasury bills, and asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP). The model provides predictions for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Naiyya Saggi

of universal, quality healthcare, further and faster. How has HBS prepared you for your summer internship? Qualitatively, HBS has taught me, both inside and outside the... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Consulting

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

quantity and quality. Performance data was always at the heart of those efforts, but it wasn't a leading factor. Q: What is your primary focus? Morino: Performance really starts with the leadership of the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

Extensions address screening and signaling in hiring, the effects of an imperfect legal system, and social norms of fairness. We illustrate our arguments with examples from practice. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

doctors were more concerned about image quality and speed for better and faster diagnosis, whereas radiation concerns, though important, were secondary,” Galasso says. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

office building most likely will not return to “normal.” Even before the pandemic struck, there were plenty of reasons to be concerned about air quality and ventilation in the buildings where we live View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

16 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

Editor's note: Even with recent disclosures about out-of-control spending on corporate perks and government agency parties, the US military is frequently held up as the exemplar of organizational largesse run wild. In the new book Defense... View Details

Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

Publications 2006 Regional Studies Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract—We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

in three ways. First, the early adopters who valued the club-like atmosphere of relaxing over a quality cup of coffee found themselves in a minority. To grow, Starbucks increasingly appealed to grab and go... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

interdependent. And although you may have a great doctor with the best intentions, the system may not allow him or her to give the quality of care they would like to. A: Absolutely. My heart really goes out... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

01 Sep 2011
News

The City Solution

mitigation. And because cities are discovering that the greener they are, the better their quality of life and the greater their competitive advantage, they have by necessity... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets

define corporate transparency as the quantity and quality of information a company provides its various constituents including shareholders and... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

12 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 12, 2008

selective annexation using a specific policy rule, I find that areas which experienced direct rule have significantly lower levels of access to schools, health centers, and roads in the post-colonial period. I find evidence that the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

July – August 2011
Article

The Paradox of Samsung's Rise

By: Tarun Khanna, Jaeyong Song and Kyungmook Lee

Twenty years ago, few people would have predicted that Samsung could transform itself from a low-cost original equipment manufacturer to a world leader in R&D, marketing, and design, with a brand more valuable than Pepsi, Nike, or American Express. Fewer still would... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Research and Development; Marketing; Business Processes; Brands and Branding; System; Globalized Markets and Industries; Transformation; Cost; Forecasting and Prediction; Production; Quality; China; India; Turkey

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05 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

Products German craftsmanship and quality are famous, and according to Fear, German companies generally compete as niche producers, particularly those that manufacture... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Manufacturing

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

commercial hindrance. A recent study of more than 500 biomedical startups suggests that ventures rooted in the core research of their founders have a more challenging time reaching key measures of success, such as raising capital or attracting a buyer. “You decide to... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

don't have brand loyalty, you can push back against manufacturers and tell them you won't carry their products anymore if they raise prices." Customer Care An increasing number of retailers are implementing customer loyalty programs,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier

forthcoming book Digital Marketing (John Wiley & Sons), edited by Jerry Wind and Vijay Mahajan, John Deighton and coauthor Patrick Barwise of the London Business School identify three View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

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