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Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season
changing seasons. Go birding in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Visit the first rural, or "garden" cemetery in the United States, located on the edge of Cambridge. In addition to famous burials, remarkable monuments, and amazing plantings, this View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
there. As the case describes, accreditation is a pretty huge barrier for doctors going abroad. Just as Dr. Reddy had to spend time convincing the Indian government that the idea of medical tourism was a good use of national resources,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
national icons like Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, or current Philadelphia 76er Joel Embiid, all of whom have galvanized generations of Africans with their All-Star careers in the NBA. But also from BAL stars like Yasser, who inspires... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
initial role was to capture lessons from the National Training Centers where troops engage in long, simulated battles to test their readiness and skills. As the Army's mission broadened to include 'operations other than war' such as fire... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
valio84sl As the National Basketball Association kicks off its regular season this week, a recent study makes a surprising discovery: Coaches favor players of their own race, giving them slightly more playing time than might be expected.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
Stripped to the waist in a clinic examining room, Mike, a burly white guy in his late 30s, is an illustrated man. His arms, chest, and neck are a tattooed maze of letters, numbers, and designs signaling his allegiance to the Aryan Nation... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
disputes ceasing very quickly." One of the biggest delusions in world business, he added, is that governments will entirely step out of the way. "You still need the government for dealing with other national governments, and for... View Details
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
polls. Thirty-five states request or require voters to show some form of identification, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The remaining 15 verify voters by other means, such as cross-checking a name with a known... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 5 Sep 2013
- Conference Presentation
The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States
By: Ai Hisano
This paper examines the role of color in the marketing and retailing of food products by focusing on the increasingly popular presentation of food in clear packages in the early-twentieth-century United States. In the 1910s, a candy company began using cellophane to... View Details
Hisano, Ai. "The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States." Paper presented at the CHORD Conference, Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD), Leeds, UK, September 5, 2013.
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Power Couple
National Basketball Association, responsible for advertising, marketing, communications, broadcasting, and merchandising. “It’s a job and a cause,” she says of the WNBA post, which she came to after stints at Nickelodeon and later at VH1... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?
or national basis, in the light of the development of the global economy and the Internet? What do you think? Original Article We tend to think of improvement in the productivity of labor and capital like safety; one can't have too much... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance
Inquiry as to the Mortgage Debt on Homes Other Than Farm Homes at the Fourteenth Census, 1920 (Washington: Govt. Print. Off, 1923), 12. 22 "Building to Sell Without Down Payment," National Real Estate Journal (Jan. 12, 1925), pp. 45-47.... View Details
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Published Materials - Creating Emerging Markets
Industries, Nations and Time By: Geoffrey Jones NOV 2017 Article Strategic Management Journal Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival By: Cheng Gao, Tiona Zuzul , Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna FALL... View Details
- March–April 2023
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Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling
By: Michael Alley, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li and Georgia Perakis
Problem definition: We present a data-driven study of the secondary ticket market. In particular, we are primarily concerned with accurately estimating price sensitivity for listed tickets. In this setting, there are many issues including endogeneity, heterogeneity in... View Details
Keywords: Price; Demand and Consumers; AI and Machine Learning; Investment Return; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Sports Industry
Alley, Michael, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li, and Georgia Perakis. "Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 409–426.
- January 2008 (Revised January 2008)
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Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model
By: Robert G. Eccles
Two Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling for-profit private mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Health Industry; United States
Eccles, Robert G. "Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model." Harvard Business School Case 408-103, January 2008. (Revised January 2008.)
Trust
Entrepreneurial ventures often fail in the developing world because of the lack of something taken for granted in the developed world: trust. Over centuries, the developed world has built customs and institutions such as enforceable contracts, an impartial legal... View Details
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
University, the Atlanta Conferences addressed pressing economic issues that the Black community faced. The fourth annual conference was entitled "The Negro in Business." In 1900, Booker T. Washington founded the National Negro Business... View Details
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Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Wind Sculpture (SG) V 2019 | About
Kanu Park, Lagos, Nigeria; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC; and Davidson College, North Carolina. Nominated for the Turner Prize in 2004, Shonibare was also featured in the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. He was... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
“and doing so will leave our children’s generation much better off. If we don’t get it done, the problems our cities face today will become far worse.” Powering Up and Out As director of US Strategy for National Grid, Judith Judson (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- August 2023
- Case
Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR
By: Boris Groysberg, Alexis Lefort, Susan Pinckney and Carolina Bartunek
Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it's growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management industry View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Customers; Nationality; Learning; Entrepreneurship; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Values and Beliefs; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Employment; Human Capital; Europe; United Kingdom; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Alexis Lefort, Susan Pinckney, and Carolina Bartunek. "Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR." Harvard Business School Case 424-004, August 2023.