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  • 22 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

aspect of the relationship increases and the zero-sum aspect decreases. Powerful logic, proven in practice Performance-based pricing is growing because 1) its economic logic is so powerful; 2) it provides new opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing
  • 15 Dec 2023
  • News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Africa’s business and economic landscape. Close to 100 alumni from several HBS clubs logged on for the conversation, which touched upon a wide range of issues including investing, private equity and venture capital, the outsized impact... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 11 Oct 2006
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

Summing Up Dependency ratios are useful as general indicators of future economic and social health. But they must be managed downward on both a micro and macro basis, in the opinion of the majority of respondents to this month's column.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 10 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

trend in productivity of the space, inventory, and labor in a category will determine the future viability of the economics of the store. We believe that if retailers observe a serious negative View Details
Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail
  • 08 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

3) there may be no trade-off between value creation and value capture when comparing business models with different degrees of openness. Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien Publication:RAND Journal of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

create value for their farmer-owners, both economic and environmental. Supply Chain Sustainability. Behind their ambitious goals, Arla shared the strategic pathways that they plan to execute on their path to be carbon net zero by 2050. As... View Details
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

  Publications August 2013 Journal of the European Economic Association Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances By: Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych Abstract—We construct measures of net private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 29

the level of new investment. But, in the case of investment centers, Economic Value Added, or EVA, is likely to be the most effective single-period measure because it is designed to encourage only value-increasing investment decisions.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
  • 20 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

irreparably torn, unable to build consensus to solve the country’s most pressing social and economic problems? That is a danger, Kempf warns, especially since research shows people are most likely to encounter others with different... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 04 Jun 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

can facilitate the transition. Is this a case in which the Internet economy is out of step with more traditional business practice? Or are we seeing an irreversible trend in some industries away from the subscription model, in part... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

My Favorite Case

cases Stefan personally wrote, I also am using the BMW Chrysler case that I taught 16 years ago. My experience in the class years ago encouraged me to pursue this adjunct teaching position. —Les Williams (MBA 2005) Back to top “Managing Creativity at Shanghai Tang”... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

propose a general mechanism of partner choice, "screening," that is similar to the economic theory of mechanism design. Imposing the appropriate costs and rewards may induce the informed individuals to screen themselves... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55749 forthcoming Review of Economics and Statistics Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare By: Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, Renata Lemos, and John Van... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

reflect persistent disparities based on race, gender, age, and educational attainment. Coming out of the crisis, providing more workers with pathways to economic stability will depend in large part on forging stronger connections between... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
  • January 2023
  • Case

Thomas Buberl: Refounding AXA

By: Hubert Joly, Mihir Desai and Amram Migdal
In 2022, AXA and its CEO Thomas Buberl faced new types of challenges, including systemic risks such as climate change, geopolitical instability, public health crises, and social tensions caused by economic risks. AXA was one of the world’s largest insurers. Since... View Details
Keywords: Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Trends; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Insurance; Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Society; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Insurance Industry; Europe; France; Paris
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

not always research-methods-based online information, political actors have succeeded in giving voice to this set of economic grievances. In this session, we will review online surveys on attitudes towards globalization and View Details
  • Web

Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

Marketing Strategy Disruptive Strategy Economics for Managers Entrepreneurship Essentials Entrepreneurial Marketing Financial Accounting Sample Business Lessons Global Business Harvard Online Courses Launching Tech Ventures Leadership,... View Details
  • 31 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 31

  PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jun 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

challenging spot, since their responsibility to their shareholders is to make money, and their go-to way of doing this has been by selling junk food,” she says. “But, you can see this trend where they’re trying to juggle their product... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations