Attention Economics - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2022
What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

stakeholders in making an important decision? Meena Raghunathan said, “My concern is more for the stakeholders who have interest but no power or voice! They are given the least attention and support, though they may need it most.” On the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

say. Companies are also facing more scrutiny from regulators and investors who are increasingly evaluating how employers treat workers. And they’ve been blamed for creating economic conditions that cause half of American workers born in... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

29 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

having these stores and just having a sales rack in the back?" As a doctoral student in economics at Columbia, Ngwe was fascinated by the incredible range of products that retailers offer to consumers, and wondered just how this... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail

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The Caring Company

care crisis. The economics of care are misaligned in most companies. Employees don’t get the support they need for their caregiving responsibilities and employers pay the hidden costs, including turnover, rehiring, presenteeism, and... View Details

2017
Working Paper

Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies

By: Kris J. Ferreira, Joel Goh and Ehsan Valavi

Problem Definition: Farmers face several challenges in agricultural supply chains in emerging economies that contribute to extreme levels of poverty. One common challenge is that farmers only have access to one channel, often an auction, for which to sell their crops.... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries; Agricultural Supply Chain; Intermediation; Multiple Cahnels; Walrasian Auction; Developing Countries and Economies; Supply Chain; Distribution Channels; Profit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

between your life and your work, it's almost inevitable that we see these blurring lines,” she says. The research team detailed their findings in the working paper Collaborating During Coronavirus: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Work, released by the National... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

globalization and global value chains. But it does entail paying attention to potential bottlenecks, risk, and diversification of trade partners. Economic policy should also further try to foster local... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

and hazards. Several techniques can enhance the power and efficacy of queries: Favor follow-up questions, know when to keep questions open ended, get the sequence right, use the right tone, and pay attention to group dynamics. Publisher's... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 11, 2008

and Kagan Tumer Periodical:Applied Economics Research Bulletin (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as Harvard Business School Working Paper 08-064.) Abstract We describe an auction mechanism in the class of Groves mechanisms that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

and situates land policy in the larger context of China’s reforms and pursuit of economic growth. It argues that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strengthened the institutions that permit land expropriation—namely, urban/rural... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-090.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsChina Rising: An Economic Snapshot Harvard Business School Note 308-064 "Rising China: An Economic Snapshot" provides... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most

Economics article Commuting and Innovation: Are Closer Inventors More Productive? "Commuting hurts both innovative quantity and quality." “It’s amazing how robust the results are. Commuting hurts both innovative quantity and quality,”... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Events - Business History

while reaping economic benefits. Less attention has been devoted to tensions inherent in corporate sustainability, where moving in the direction of sustainability has required managers to change their... View Details

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

academic research that started to take hold in the 1980s and '90s. The work brought much-needed economic thinking to strategy's underpinnings. It armed legions of MBAs and strategy consultants with frameworks and techniques to help... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

As they write, "We call attention to another dark side of pervasive economic inequality: Lower-income individuals are restricted not only by what they can financially afford to purchase, but also what... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Mar 2009
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How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

for not just a recession but a depression. They raise questions about the appropriate posture for leaders under conditions in which they themselves may harbor pessimism about the future. And they call out for more attention to ways in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Apr 2020
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What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

outbreaks Climate change and its ensuing environmental, economic and social disasters is the next White Swan.” JSD saw a possible motive behind the debate when he opined that, “In the corporate sector, the continuing effort to brand the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2022
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Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

from them, potentially putting them out of business. You might regard that as bordering on the insane. The matter has caught the attention of no less an observer than Henry Kissinger, who commented recently to Bloomberg News... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

investor criticized the firm’s strategy, leadership, and financial performance. In fact, he was calling for fundamental change: replacing the CEO, CFO, and board chair; changing the firm’s capital allocation strategy; and focusing more View Details

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