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08 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year

iStockPhoto State laws that require people to wait a few days before purchasing firearms reduce gun-related homicides by 17 percent, new research shows. Waiting periods saved 750 lives per year in the 17 states that had such policies in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

focused on physical health much more than they have on mental health," says Professor John A. Quelch, Charles Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In collaboration with Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the HBS View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

Working PapersCapitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan (revised October 2009) Authors:Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

for example. Each site requires consumers to navigate slightly differently; sites organize product categories in different ways, they provide different types of information about products, and they have different procedures for ordering and fulfillment. Our View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

19 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

European winters—on the brain. And he thinks you should, too. Froot, the André R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has spent more than 15 years researching how the reinsurance industry—which... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

resorting to Medicare’s financing gimmicks. About the Author Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. James Wallace is a senior research associate. Herzlinger and... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

12 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors

leading investment banker during the bubble. About him Forbes wrote: "...in Quattrone's shop research was expected to serve the bankers' interests. The Internet craze had led analysts at every investment bank to issue glowing reports... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

process of thinking about possibly adopting a third child (we already had two through old-fashioned means). And as I was doing personal research into adoption, it struck me one day that adoption was really just the flip side of... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

The assumption that industries will become more concentrated as they become more global, that the global economy is a winner-take-all economy, has become common wisdom. But, according to Pankaj Ghemawat and Fariborz Ghadar, empirical View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

shared #MeToo stories of abuse after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault in October 2017. “With the Weinstein story, a dam broke,” says Colleen Ammerman, director of Harvard Business School’s Gender Initiative, which supports View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-105.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe Market for Healthcare Joseph L. Bower and Michael NorrisHarvard Business School Note 312-040 This note describes the market for healthcare, primarily in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Deconstructing the Price Tag

available—for example, in cases where goods are produced by a variety of manufacturers. For companies with goods and services that depend on high fixed costs, such as research and development and overhead,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

Job seekers who want to be paid commensurate with their talent level might want to pursue a career in high finance. Recent research finds that the finance industry compensates employees largely according to how talented they are. Other... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

institutional theorists from around the world gathered at Harvard Business School to address head-on how institutional theory research and tools can help practitioners address work-related and societal issues—and how academics in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Do top venture capital firms add value to startups simply by attaching their names? If attracting talent is any measure, they sure do. New research finds that job seekers are two-thirds more likely to apply to a startup if they know it is... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

Laurence B. Siegel, and Rodney N. Sullivan, 1-14. Charlottesville: CFA Institute, Research Foundation Publications, 2009. (Monograph.) Book link: http://www.cfapubs.org/toc/rf/2009/4 Cases & Course... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Jun 2014
What Do You Think?

Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

outcome is the most likely, based on extensive research at Stanford and elsewhere. It will increase the tendency, particularly among younger consumers, to try new goods and services, possibly switching their loyalties. If this turns out... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Reality of Web Services

What's next for Web services? In his case summary "Will Web Services Really Transform Collaboration?" published in the Winter 2005 edition of MIT Sloan Management Review, HBS associate professor Andrew P. McAfee argues that the... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

first, these operations eventually become profitable. The WDC would be a center of research and learning about the impact of business on poverty reduction. Q: In what ways could the World Development Corporation be better than other... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

pricing trends. Read product reviews in industry journals. Quick-and-dirty market research can also help identify the dimensions along which customers are overserved. The other group of customers to look for is nonconsumers, who generally... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

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