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- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
of the picture, a young company must clear many hurdles before convincing potential investors that its future prosperity is a good bet. New research by HBS associate professor Monica Higgins and Associate Professor Ranjay Gulati View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- July 2011 (Revised September 2012)
- Case
Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (A)
By: Willy Shih
Metrology plays a key role in the manufacture of mechanical components. Traditionally it is used extensively in a pre-process stage where a manufacturer does process planning, design, and ramp-up, and in post-process off-line inspection to establish proof of quality.... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Machinery and Machining; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Planning; Quality; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Segmentation; Technology Adoption; Theory; Manufacturing Industry
Shih, Willy. "Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-004, July 2011. (Revised September 2012.)
- June 2009
- Supplement
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (C) - Video
By: Linda A. Hill
Video of Tricia Fulton, Sun Hydraulic's CFO, visiting Linda hill's executive education class in March of 2009 View Details
Hill, Linda A. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (C) - Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 409-714, June 2009.
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Assets: Memory Full
When Dante Roscini (MBA 1988) arrived on campus in 1986, he and members of his class each became the de-facto owner of an IBM PC Convertible (purchase was mandatory for all incoming students). As conceived by German industrial designer Richard Sapper, the laptop-style... View Details
- June 2002 (Revised November 2004)
- Compilation
John Maynard Keynes: His Life, Times, and Writings
By: Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel
Discusses the life, times, and writings of John Maynard Keynes. Consists of three parts. First, it summarizes Keynes' life by reproducing his 1946 obituary from The Times of London. Second, it recalls the dramatic economic events of the times in which he lived by... View Details
Pill, Huw, and Ingrid Vogel. "John Maynard Keynes: His Life, Times, and Writings." Harvard Business School Compilation 702-092, June 2002. (Revised November 2004.)
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
Summing Up Personal Predictive Analytics: Should We Be Careful What We Wish For? The world of continuous monitoring of numerous sensors for machines and humans, limitless... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2020
- Working Paper
Collusion in Brokered Markets
By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers and Richard Lowery
The U.S. residential real estate agency market presents a puzzle for economic theory: commissions on real estate transactions have remained high for decades even though entry is frequent and costs are low. We model the real estate agency market, and other brokered... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; ＂Repeated Games＂; Collusion; Antitrust; Brokered Markets; Game Theory; Real Estate Industry
Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, and Richard Lowery. "Collusion in Brokered Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-023, September 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- 03 Mar 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Cooperative Strategic Games
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
- 15 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Legislating Stock Prices
- April 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Harnischfeger Industries: Portal Cranes
Harnischfeger, the market-share leader, is facing increasing competition in the portal crane industry. The key question facing the company is how to respond to the competitive threat without undermining the attractiveness of the industry. The case discusses a number of... View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M. "Harnischfeger Industries: Portal Cranes." Harvard Business School Case 391-130, April 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
- 21 Apr 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Why Do Firms Use Non-Linear Incentive Schemes? Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Overconfidence
Keywords: by Ian Larkin & Stephen Leider
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
Unfortunately, though, experts frequently make lousy teachers. Experts are sometimes so steeped in expertise that they don't remember what it was like to be a newbie—in terms of both how much they knew and how they felt back then. The... View Details
- 2016
- Chapter
Deriving an Optimally Deceptive Policy in Two-Player Iterated Games
By: Elisabeth Paulson and Christopher Griffin
We formulate the problem of determining an optimally deceptive strategy in a repeated game framework. We assume that two players are engaged in repeated play. During an initial time period, Player 1 may deceptively train his opponent to expect a specific strategy. The... View Details
Paulson, Elisabeth, and Christopher Griffin. "Deriving an Optimally Deceptive Policy in Two-Player Iterated Games." In Proceedings of 2016 American Control Conference. IEEE Press, 2016. (Developed with Booz Allen Hamilton.)
- August 2001
- Case
Finnigan Corporation
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Barbara Feinberg
Finnigan Corp., headquartered in San Jose, CA, was the world's leading producer of mass spectrometers, holding a 45% market share of instruments used for chemical analysis in pharmaceutical product development, environmental testing, genetic testing, and other... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Financial Crisis; Machinery and Machining; Technology Industry; San Jose
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Barbara Feinberg. "Finnigan Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 902-045, August 2001.
- 19 Jul 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity are Linked
Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg
- June 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Background Note
Principals, Agents, and Partners
By: Arthur I Segel, Armen Panossian and Jeff Mandelbaum
The establishment of the principal-agent relationship, the duties owed by the agent to the principal, and the principal's liability for illegal actions or representations made by the agent are all examined. Also covers the creation of partnerships and the duties of... View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Armen Panossian, and Jeff Mandelbaum. "Principals, Agents, and Partners." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-186, June 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- Article
Good Markets (Really Do) Make Good Neighbors
This article gives a (very) brief exposition of what market design is, along with four examples of market design in action. Loosely themed after Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” the examples demonstrate ways in which market design can break barriers—physical,... View Details
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Good Markets (Really Do) Make Good Neighbors." ACM SIGecom Exchanges 16, no. 2 (June 2018).
- 19 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
Developing Theory Using Machine Learning Methods By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Ryan Allen, and Michael G. Endres Abstract—We describe how to employ machine learning (ML) methods... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman