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- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Federal Reserve Bank, succinctly explained the purpose of ARD in an address he gave in November 1945 before the National Association of Securities Commissioners in Chicago. "We have the [greatest] number of possibilities for new... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
fashion, our management nursed the money through the worst of the downturn. The story doesn't end there. On our way out we were introduced to the management and directors of the startup that had the room reserved after us, kozmo.com.... View Details
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
Reserve University, Duke University, Peking University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt Law School and Virginia Commonwealth University, who led the... View Details
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States
the government could discount land prices, tying the discount to a developer's provision of affordable units. We do that here. The government could raise density, allowing developers to build higher—while reserving a percentage of units... View Details
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
Economic Activity, Fall, 2011. Charles Kenny, Rethinking the Boosterism About Small Business, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, October 2011. Rafael La Porta and Andrei Schleifer, The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development, National Bureau of Economic Research Paper No.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
Almost everyone has dialed a simple phone number—be it to order a pair of socks or reserve a flight to New York—only to end up navigating a seemingly endless labyrinth of options, all because a mechanical voice continually invites them to... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
agreement is reached. That is, what is your Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement, or BATNA (Fisher and Ury 1981)? By thinking about this alternative, you can better assess your reservation price, or the point above or below which... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
theoretical model of short-termism developed by Harvard economics professor Jeremy Stein, who was recently named to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "One thing that comes out of Stein's theoretical work is that... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
foundations have been successful in garnering donations of hardware and equipment when needed, but do not have vast reserves to support legal expenses, travel, or conferences. However, since these foundations are primarily electronically... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
A year ago, most experts thought the US economy was thundering headlong toward recession, as the Federal Reserve moved at a historic pace to slow inflation by bridling interest rates. Yet, despite recent tremors in the stock market, no... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
one of the industry's leading firms. Oil sands deposits in Alberta represent a potentially vast reserve of hydrocarbons, but the extraction, refining, and transportation challenges are formidable, and the environmental consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
(revenue maximizing) auction for sponsored search advertising. We show that a search engine's optimal reserve price is independent of the number of bidders and independent of the rate at which click-through rate declines over positions.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
LeonardHarvard Business School Case 310-135 After an incredibly volatile six months since Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Finbar McCall contemplated his options. As the investment manager of RPG Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. (RPGXX),... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
post-Soviet era, could be a cruel and dangerous troublemaker. With about one-quarter of the world's reserves of natural gas, Russia was judged to be using its energy resources to beat up on a helpless neighbor and to flex its... View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
col¬leagues would be able to tell the difference. After quite a bit of negotiating, Greg was ready to make a purchase: a copy of a Panerai Luminor Power Reserve men's watch, which typically sells for about $7,000 in the United States.... View Details
Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
regulatory structure proposed by the Treasury would consist of three key parts. In addition to its role as the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve would act as a market stability regulator, focusing on systemic risk. It would take... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
thinking really was a breakthrough, but it is what I call operational effectiveness. It is a "best practice," or something that every company should do. "Strategy" is a term I reserve for choices—things a company does... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
rising sea levels. Physical risks reflect “the potential for losses as climate-related changes disrupt business operations, destroy capital and interrupt economic activity,” according to Kevin Stiroh, executive vice president of the Federal View Details
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
to corrupt behavior. Working Papers Carry Trade, Reserve Accumulation, and Exchange-Rate Regimes By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—Carry-trade activity and foreign participation in local-currency-bond markets in emerging... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
and also broadening the circumstances in which they arise. We discuss applications to travel reservation systems, payment card systems, marketplaces, rebate services, search engine advertising, and various types of brokers and agencies.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne