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- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
valid and do their own independent assessment of what an item is worth to them. For retailers, Ngwe’s research shows that fake original prices could be a strategy to increase sales—but only if regulators don’t crack down harder on the... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
to crucial functional systems is not just a one-time task, but an ongoing process. This approach fosters a culture of continuous improvement and preparedness, ensuring that the company is always ready to respond to potential disruptions. Technology: Simulate different... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
ongoing need for shark conservation and management, prevailing negative sentiments marginalize these animals and legitimize permissive exploitation. These negative attitudes arise from an instinctive yet exaggerated fear, which is View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
with pro-organizational suggestions, is pervasive and is driven by a set of common implicit theories about speaking up in organizations. Our second study used scenarios about speaking up to validate and extend these findings through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)
that Wikipedia uses. "So you've got a very clear set of criteria for telling your fellow Wikipedians, 'Here's my contribution, here's why it's valid and needs to be included,' " McAfee continues. "Now, you can argue about the wordsmithing... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
process of inferential learning. Drawing on the notions of knowledge reliability (the creation of shared meanings) and validity (understandings of cause and effect), we explore how organizations learn inferentially in dynamic... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
in Europe than in the United States. Miller: As business becomes more global, much of this learning will be increasingly valid for companies in any kind of industry. Managers have to explain their increasingly complex firms to different... View Details
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
even cartels treat them as valid and often successful forms of business enterprise rather than inferior options to large, vertically integrated firms. Q: Is there a major theme running through the book? A: For me, a major theme is the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
validate their initial results over the coming months. In light of the study results, Cohen says that opening sustainable investment to traditional energy firms might deliver clean energy faster. He points out that although oil companies... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
introduce residents and validate their information. If residents cannot prove their date of birth, the date they choose is considered the official date. After the team collects all the necessary information from a person, the biometric... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
targets sanctioned by the SBTi, an organization created in 2015, and validated by third-party organizations. Companies with SBTs have committed to reduce their emissions by certain amounts by 2030, often by 50-to-60 percent to align with... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
personal work satisfaction, the decision to change careers, professional advancement, and the like. All are valid areas for study because they help employers figure out how to best select, train, and retain valuable employees. Other... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators. The challenge in designing third-party monitoring regimes is that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
integration. The reason is that at low prices, increases in revenue resulting from enhanced productivity are too small to justify the cost, whereas at high prices, the revenue benefit exceeds the cost. Trade policy provides a source of exogenous price variation to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
through on 20 reservations, a diner receives a $20 discount, valid at any OpenTable partner restaurant. Essentially, diners receive a buck per meal for reserving a table through OpenTable. "You might know the restaurant isn't going to be... View Details
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
of the criteria for psychometric validity, and 14 showed significant relationships to non-self-report outcomes. Conclusions: Evidence of psychometric validity is lacking for many teamwork survey instruments. However, several... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
well as criteria for the timing of intervention and, just as important, "the exit process once the desired results (predefined) are achieved." Several argue that prevention whether through planning, laws and regulations-or the financing of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
to Be True Google’s founders wrote “10 Things We Know to Be True,” a document detailing founding principles and values, early in the company’s life. As the company expanded, added business units, and changed its name to Alphabet, were these principles and values still... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
unexplained pay disparity. After validating my estimate of unexplained pay disparity as a proxy for pay fairness, I find robust evidence of a negative (positive) relation between unexplained (explained) pay disparity and future firm... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
behalf. The partners are confident their long-term returns will validate their investment strategy and positioning in the increasingly competitive VC market. Will investors agree? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman