sharing economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

result is an economy that's become profoundly unequal and families that are more insecure The combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream, our way of life, and what we... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

proved difficult to change ingrained routines and practices. Shared values and strong networks kept Unilever together, but the need for agreement and discussion before taking action meant that it was hard to move quickly on major issues.... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

cutbacks Previous studies have delved into the fact that the threat of prison time and fines can deter white-collar criminals from committing crimes that can greatly harm corporations, investors, and consumers alike, not to mention financial markets and the View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

“If I increase your bargaining power over the share of household income you benefit from, I strengthen your position in the household,” she explains. “And, because you’re now in a position to assert your preferences more, traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

socialize and exercise rather than work longer hours, add up to a lot of time. And our choices powerfully shape whether we’re happy or not.” Here, Whillans shares six research-based strategies for managing the minutes on the clock, all... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

are turning to the banks, which are directing investors' money into places as speculative as dot-com and telecom stocks. But this time the destruction of investors' value isn't likely to take the form of a large run-up in share prices... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

25 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

The Secret Life of Supply Chains

of the supply chain economy will be a good way to keep America a leader in growth and innovation. [About the Author] Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. Image: VM Related Reading: Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing; Service

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

understood, even as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom instituted reforms in early 2010. Presenting opportunities for cross-national policy learning, this case describes the political economy of healthcare reform. In late... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

image. The relationship between the two is rich with meaning and resonance and becomes the arena for navigating the empirical, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions of authentic and compelling narrative. To our minds, portraiture is a perfect vehicle for expert leaders of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

PublicationsPathologies of Online Display Advertising Marketplaces Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:ACM Sigecom Exchanges, June 2010 Abstract Much has been written about online search advertising, where Google enjoys 90% plus market View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

The coronavirus pandemic has not only disrupted lives and businesses, it has illuminated underlying fragilities in the global value chain (GVC) that drives economies around the world. The smartphone you use many times daily is a product... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2003
What Do You Think?

Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?

Summing Up There was a wide divergence of opinion on this month's column. A surprising number of respondents concluded that an economy could suffer, at least in the short-run, from too much productivity improvement. But many suggested... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

Stores? Research Paper: Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products Deconstructing the Price Tag What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

and layoffs. Questions that CEOs raised with us included: “What are best practices for digital terminations?” and “If the economy worsens and you have to consider reducing payroll, what’s the most effective way?” As we look ahead to what... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

in states like Massachusetts to be unduly expensive and prevents growers in states like California from achieving economies of scale because of limited market size. Small, fragmented markets also limit cannabis suppliers from incurring... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

the single most important public good: defense of national boundaries from external attacks.” Quantifying racism’s toll Economists have looked more frequently at racism’s destructive influence on the US economy in recent years, yet few... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the current economic and financial crisis, countries around the globe are looking for ways to reignite economic growth. Traditionally, export-led growth has been perceived as one of the most promising pathways to do so. The experience of several waves of Asian View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

01 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

technology utilized domestically. As a consequence, under a carbon tariff, foreign market share is non-monotonic in emissions price, and global emissions conditionally decrease. Without a carbon tariff, foreign View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

findings are particularly relevant at a time when the economy is clouded by recession concerns and companies in industries across the world are searching for ways to instill a spirit of innovation, with Google expecting employees to spend... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

Nagle says the software industry’s reliance on free and open source software is the clearest example of how this “virtuous cycle” can work. The digital economy runs on FOSS, with 75 percent of corporate code reliant on the View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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