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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
U.S. hospitals. From smelting plants to accounting offices to hospital pharmacies, he's seen the technique pay off. "If companies learn to treat every problem as an idiosyncrasy and approach solving it as an experiment," says Spear, "they... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
other words, if a retailer only gives the manufacturer warehouse stock information rather than actual sales data, or if the data is sent by fax instead of electronic transfer (which can be more efficiently verified), VMI may not pay off.... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
When Barnes & Noble rolled out a line of “store-brand” classic books last summer, the publishing industry gasped.The company aimed to provide consumers with high-quality books at prices significantly below what they would pay from... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
network, but pay only for those ads that entice a consumer to make a purchase. (This setup is different from other online advertising such as banner ads, where the seller pays for the placement when the... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
perfectly suited to Gerstner's Harvard-McKinsey pedigree. That's not the case here. SMA is, still, a company of engineers, building and delivering things that have to work. And, if the rumors about what they're paying him are true, that... View Details
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Women Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? | Working Knowledge
tools, according to research by Rembrand Koning and colleagues. If women are shying away from AI, could the gender gap in pay and job opportunities continue to widen? As more businesses seek to harness artificial intelligence, bolstered... View Details
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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports - Course Catalog
those properties together introduce a unique set of challenges and opportunities for managers. Subsequent modules explore: How can entertainment businesses best allocate resources across a portfolio of projects and for one project over time? For example, does it View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
customer's expected value of a transaction - the difference between the price the customer is willing to pay and the store's price (the magnitude of the perceived "bargain"), multiplied by the likelihood the customer will find the item in... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
rate is relatively higher, leading to lower economic growth. Our findings have implications for policy setters. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52971 Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
To Buy Happiness, Spend Money on Other People
adhering to five key principles: Buy Experiences (research shows that material purchases are less satisfying than vacations or concerts); Make it a Treat (limiting access to our favorite things will make us keep appreciating them); Buy Time (focusing on time over money... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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5.3 Annual Notice: Digital Millennium Copyright Act | MBA
penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful"... View Details
- 21 Dec 2017
- News
Finding Opportunities to Grow and Lead
don't have to make all your own opportunities. There are some that we've made for you. You can depend that they are there. And let's reward the organizations that have really moved forward. “You have to pay it forward. Always. And that's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Research Brief: Cultivating Creativity through Competition
freelance designers submit potential logos, and companies pay a few hundred dollars for the logo they like best. Throughout the process, designers receive one- to five-star ratings from the clients on their work, and iterate on their... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
she shudders. Through another Brazilian immigrant, she had obtained housecleaning work shortly after settling in. She worked constantly, trudging home most nights after dark, too late—and often too tired—to spend meaningful time with her son. The work was arduous, the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 02 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses
Ask any small business owner and they will tell you that cash flow is on their mind pretty much all the time. This isn’t surprising, given that they are continuously managing dollars coming in from customers and going out to pay for... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
concerns about that. The notion took hold that people at the top should pay some extra in income tax or the corporations should be asked to pay for some of the benefits that they were getting for being a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
revenue sources force governments to make deep cuts in staff and services. In contrast, the federal government can borrow to fund its operations. “The federal government can double their spending overnight,” Green says. “It doesn't have to worry about how to View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
in. Employees were warned that pay was at risk if the targets weren’t met. According to one BloombergBusinessweek report, “They were targeting the highly paid, highly experienced engineers.” One flight test group member commented, “It was... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
users are the opposite; they are looking for variety and willing to pay extra for it. "Many recreational users come in from out-of-state and enjoy the novelty of the shopping experience—and the cost structure goes up if you offer a... View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
set of functionality that a user will find useful--and is willing to pay (for)." Others pointed out that the high tech community is experiencing disruption at a rapid pace. Commenting on the irony that the cloud is today's mainframe,... View Details