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- 01 Oct 2020
- News
What is stealing your time in 2020 - and how to get it back
- 03 May 2017
- HBS Seminar
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, The New York Times and Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- September – October 2011
- Article
The Manufacturer's Incentive to Reduce Lead Times
By: Santiago Kraiselburd, Richard Pibernik and Ananth Raman
It is generally a well acknowledged fact that, ceteris paribus, reducing the lead times between downstream and upstream parties in a supply chain is desirable from an overall system perspective. However, an upstream party (e.g., a manufacturer) may have strong... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Demand and Consumers; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Supply Chain Management; Sales; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry
Kraiselburd, Santiago, Richard Pibernik, and Ananth Raman. "The Manufacturer's Incentive to Reduce Lead Times." Production and Operations Management 20, no. 5 (September–October 2011): 639–653.
- Other Article
Now Is the Time to Rediscover Strategy
Now is the time to rediscover strategy. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Now Is the Time to Rediscover Strategy." Wall Street Journal (November 12, 2001).
- September 1977 (Revised September 1978)
- Background Note
Some Common Problems and Misconceptions About Discounting and the Time Value of Money
Oksman, Warren. "Some Common Problems and Misconceptions About Discounting and the Time Value of Money." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-046, September 1977. (Revised September 1978.)
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
Coaching Your Team Through Uncertain Times
- November 6, 2001
- Article
Timely New Standard Issued: Long-Lived Asset Impairment and Disposal Write-Downs
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Timely New Standard Issued: Long-Lived Asset Impairment and Disposal Write-Downs." Accounting Bulletin, no. 102 (November 6, 2001).
- 13 Oct 2020
- News
How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
- 26 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them
- 2002
- Working Paper
Time Pressure and Creativity in Organizations: A Longitudinal Field Study
By: Teresa M. Amabile, Jennifer S. Mueller, William B. Simpson, Constance N. Hadley, Steven J. Kramer and Lee Fleming
Amabile, Teresa M., Jennifer S. Mueller, William B. Simpson, Constance N. Hadley, Steven J. Kramer, and Lee Fleming. "Time Pressure and Creativity in Organizations: A Longitudinal Field Study." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-073, April 2002.
- May – June 2007
- Article
On the Origin of Strategy: Action and Cognition Over Time
By: G. Gavetti and Jan W. Rivkin
Gavetti, G., and Jan W. Rivkin. "On the Origin of Strategy: Action and Cognition Over Time." Organization Science 18, no. 3 (May–June 2007).
- 19 Jul 2018
- News
Money won’t make you happier. Time will.
- January 2005 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Changing Times at the NBA
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Tonika Cheek-Clayton and Daniel Reed
David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), faces myriad challenges: globalization of product, young players entering the league, loss of fan base, etc. Stern must put together a plan for the Board of Governors that confronts these... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Sports; Competitive Strategy
DeLong, Thomas J., Tonika Cheek-Clayton, and Daniel Reed. "Changing Times at the NBA." Harvard Business School Case 405-004, January 2005. (Revised August 2005.)
- October 2012
- Article
Honesty Requires Time (and Lack of Justifications)
By: Shaul Shalvi, Ori Eldar and Yoella Bereby-Meyer
Recent research suggests that refraining from cheating in tempting situations requires self-control, which indicates that serving self-interest is an automatic tendency. However, evidence also suggests that people cheat to the extent that they can justify their... View Details
Shalvi, Shaul, Ori Eldar, and Yoella Bereby-Meyer. "Honesty Requires Time (and Lack of Justifications)." Psychological Science 23, no. 10 (October 2012): 1264–1270.
- November 2008
- Case
The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost
By: John D. Macomber
The case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group "Construction Bidding Simulation." Material that can be taught includes quantity survey methodology (from the case); analyzing preliminary estimated costs per building trade (from the discussion... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Construction; Cost; Contracts; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry
Macomber, John D. "The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost." Harvard Business School Case 209-067, November 2008.
- 2004
- Working Paper
On the Origin of Strategy: Action and Cognition Over Time
By: Giovanni Gavetti and Jan W. Rivkin
- Article
Consumption and Portfolio Decisions When Expected Returns Are Time Varying
By: Luis M. Viceira and John Y. Campbell
Viceira, Luis M., and John Y. Campbell. "Consumption and Portfolio Decisions When Expected Returns Are Time Varying." Quarterly Journal of Economics 114, no. 2 (May 1999): 433–495. (This note, "Consumption and Portfolio Decisions When Expected Returns Are Time Varying: Erratum," corrects an error in the May 1999 paper.)
- May 2023
- Technical Note
Dynamic Pricing: Timing is Everything
By: Elie Ofek
This note provides a comprehensive exposition to the topic of dynamic pricing (whereby the fee customers are charged is time-dependent). It covers the motivation for firms to engage in dynamic pricing, provides a typology of the main formats dynamic pricing can take,... View Details
Ofek, Elie. "Dynamic Pricing: Timing is Everything." Harvard Business School Technical Note 523-110, May 2023.
- May 2018
- Article
The Downside of Downtime: The Prevalence and Work Pacing Consequences of Idle Time at Work
By: Andrew Brodsky and Teresa M. Amabile
Although both media commentary and academic research have focused much attention on the dilemma of employees being too busy, this paper presents evidence of the opposite phenomenon, in which employees do not have enough work to fill their time and are left with hours... View Details
Brodsky, Andrew, and Teresa M. Amabile. "The Downside of Downtime: The Prevalence and Work Pacing Consequences of Idle Time at Work." Journal of Applied Psychology 103, no. 5 (May 2018): 496–512.
- July 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Game Time Decision for AppDirect
By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang
AppDirect is a start-up that offers small businesses software-as-a-service solutions through a business app marketplace and portal. Daniel Saks, co-founder and co-CEO, is faced with the key question of deciding distribution strategy: should AppDirect find channel... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Distribution; Applications and Software; Innovation Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States
Hagiu, Andrei, Laura Arjona, and Emily Zhang. "Game Time Decision for AppDirect." Harvard Business School Case 712-410, July 2011. (Revised September 2011.)