Economics Of Information System - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

officials randomly changing rules without due process or checks and balances. You might have, in extreme circumstances, maximum economic instability. Or you might have political instability; you might have unrest in the streets. There is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Web

Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

excellence in economics research in 2022. 2021 Rebecca M. Henderson : Winner of the 2021 Responsible Research in Management Award from the Fellows Group of the Academy View Details

May 2022
Article

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software

By: Frank Nagle

While there is little debate that digital forces are playing an increasingly crucial role in the economy, there is limited understanding of the importance of the digital infrastructure that underlies this role. Much of the discussion around digital infrastructure has... View Details

Keywords: Open Source; Applications and Software; Policy; Infrastructure; Open Source Distribution

Citation

Read Now

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

available (searching for the lost key at night under the street light where the light is better), limiting options to what's placed in front of us, biases regarding information or its sources, undue trust in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

across the country. India stands at a critical juncture in its pursuit of sustainable development, grappling with the dual challenges of rapid economic growth and... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

on education, youth development, and economic self-sufficiency. SGP's track record speaks for itself, having helped to launch or scale many of Massachusetts's most effective social ventures, several View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Web

Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Related Topics Related Topics Strategy & IT Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

rules of the game. In the B Corp movement, we’re working to advance fundamental economic system reform. For example, B Lab UK is pushing for the Better Business Act to make it... View Details

Web

Events - Private Capital Project

September 14, 2022 “The Engagement of Private Equity with Employees of Portfolio Companies” with Professor Sabrina Howell (NYU), Andrew Stern (President Emeritus, Service Employee International Union (SEIU),... View Details

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

Last year, it took a teenager's 10-minute video of a Black man's murder to shine a light on the raw hostility that Black people face daily in America. George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

16 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

over and over” Gross, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research, reports his findings in Creativity Under Fire: The Effects View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

sizes, and more water and mid-calorie options.” Cities look for public support If cities want to win public approval for labels, this research suggests it might behoove them to publicize information about their effectiveness. A related... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

philanthropic capital to de-risk private investments. The response emphasizes investing philanthropic funds in systemic changes, acknowledging the pragmatic but imperfect nature of this approach for... View Details

Web

US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

20,000 for advanced degree holders from US universities Other Information Although there is an annual quota on H-1Bs, someone who held H-1B status within the last 6 years is cap exempt. Dependents of H-1B... View Details

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

working closely with students in small groups, assisting teachers, and running extracurricular programs.) The ethos of the school centers on a “no excuses,” high standards approach for performance and behavior, backed by a View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

top executive. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are all taking in vast amounts of new information every day and adjusting to an entirely new set View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

Web

Connecting Remotely to WRDS on Windows - Research Computing Services

information you use to log in on the WRDS website) on hand Know whether your machine is 64bit or 32-bit. You can check by typing “Control Panel” in the Start menu. From there, go to “System and Security”, and then click “System”. The... View Details

25 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

chooses to spend his or her time has much more of an effect on a company's success or failure than if a middle manager spends a half hour more at lunch. With that in mind, Sadun and three colleagues-Oriana Bandiera and Andrea Prat View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

some communities experience disproportionate impacts because of existing vulnerabilities, historical patterns of inequity, socioeconomic disparities, and systemic environmental... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

the contract. Importance of infrastructure and transportation: Bio-oil is economically attractive to BTG Bioliquids customers (e.g., oil and gas companies) that already have existing oil and gas pipelines... View Details

Publications