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- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
company or nonprofit must demonstrate to its shareholders or donors that it can perform efficiently. To state the obvious, companies must make money. How could running a local government be a profitable enterprise? In a word: taxes. Voters in corrupt municipalities... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- Student-Profile
Olivia Zhao
incentives for companies to make drugs, but then you get to the point where someone has to pay for them. The question is, how do insurers and payers decide what to pay for drugs, and how does that affect... View Details
- 08 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime
pay the penalty to regulators without it affecting your reputation.” The paper, When the Local Newspaper Leaves Town: The Effects of Local Newspaper Closures on Corporate Misconduct, confirms that the press serves as a watchdog and keeps... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
protect against a company’s having extensive control over its workforce without paying for employee benefits and social security taxes. Until recently, Work 2.0 worked. Now the Work 3.0 era has dawned, prompted by the rapid rise of... View Details
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
skepticism about how the company would ever sustain charging such low prices, paired with free shipping. That early experiment has proven a huge success, as there are reported to be 40 million current Amazon Prime subscribers. Each subscriber View Details
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
incentive scheme over a linear one, even though this reduces pay for many subjects and despite the presence of clear feedback. Additionally, the linear scheme attracts demotivated, underconfident workers who perform below their ability.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
front of the pump instead of paying in slower, more conventional ways, did 2.7 million people sign up for the program and increase their loyalty to Mobil by one extra visit to the pump per month? The explanation was the saving of one to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
interventions, pursuing a strategy to “inform the public of preventive measures that save lives and reduce damage to property and infrastructure.”[2] However, in the absence of substantial international action on climate change, how can the Nigerian public View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
next leader will have the tools to guide the nonprofit well into the future. The partnership with Edelman has already started to pay strong dividends: Applications resulting from LEDA’s revamped digital strategy are showing significant... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
Japan,” says Murakami. It’s also been good for marketing purposes. “People pay attention to MPower because we’re the first female-led, ESG fund,” Murakami concludes, “but hopefully we’re not going to be the only one. Hopefully, there’ll... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
the story of his family’s products—which include roots, teas, and supplements—and how they differ from the competition (some of which are counterfeits labeled “Made in Wisconsin”). Hsu insists that consumers understand they’re getting what they View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Books
services — they want control of their lives and are willing to pay for it. Addressing these needs, the authors say, could spark the next leap forward in wealth creation. This new business model envisioned by Zuboff and Maxmin is based on... View Details
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy big, sell small
conversations about layoffs and pay cuts we discussed in The Founder’s Journey course at HBS weren’t theoretical anymore. I wasn’t sleeping at night.” Scrambling for another small business–oriented tech startup idea—one that might take... View Details
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
commercials. From one vantage, the credit industry is to blame for our economic woes. The solutions have centered on tightening credit—loaning only to homebuyers who can make a 20 percent down payment, returning to the standards of 20 years ago where buyers were... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery
somewhat accepted, Motte-Munoz says. “The people who are corrupt, you know that they’re corrupt. They don’t really hide it. They have official jobs, which pay them $1,000 a month, but they drive a Mercedes.” The corruption is so endemic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Bertini (DBA 2006) and Oded Koenigsberg The MIT Press Would you rather pay for health care or for better health? For school or education? For groceries or nutrition? A car or transportation? A theater performance or entertainment? In The... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
advertising on other social platforms? “Advertising is not the only way to achieve a profitable exit, just the most reliable way to date” JD: For me, the question is not "Would people like a less intrusive social network than Facebook?" Of course they would.... View Details
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
robust direct link between CSR and financial performance” It is true that in areas such as environmentally sustainable practices, customers have been willing to pay responsible producers a premium for products; take organic cotton, for... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
counterintuitive to us that a portfolio manager with a short investment horizon would be willing to devote time and energy to a task delivering long-term value. After all, there are no guarantees that the effort will pay off, or that... View Details