Deal Choice - Publications - Faculty & Research

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 to set itself apart from... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

07 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

cream), controlling for customer fixed effects. These findings are all consistent with theories suggesting that people's should selves exert more influence over their choices the further in the future outcomes will be experienced.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most out of the 1:1. Why Brexit is a Big View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

designs. At higher frequency, managers use designs to search for high-performing operational choices. The two searches are coupled: organizational design molds the choice among operational alternatives, and performance feedback from... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

experience it as if it were entirely new. And use their tremendous ability to deal with it. The Medici String Quartet learned to approach every piece extremely comfortably, confidently, competently, able to play the notes; but their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

06 Jan 2017
News

Mental Illness and the Workplace

to tell a couple of people what I was going through. But more than anything, it was just putting one foot in front of the other. It was extremely difficult, but I think I just thought, what other choice would I have? I certainly didn't... View Details

28 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

choices for a procedure—a new technology or a default technology,” says Luo. “They will make that decision based on how useful it is, but also how much it exposes him or her to liability.” While most doctors are insured and won’t... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies

01 Dec 2013
News

14 for '14

"A new push for college athletes to (finally) be paid will gain strength; the NBA will win the broadcasting rights lottery, securing new deals with at least two networks; and the only time A-Rod wears a Yankee uniform next year will be if... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Government; Information; Retail Trade

January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Juno (A): Leveraging Student Power

By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein

In March 2020, Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal were in the midst of preparing the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup, Juno. Both current MBA students at Harvard Business School, the duo founded Juno in 2018 to leverage student bargaining power... View Details

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02 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 3, 2008

system are settled. The main result is that these liquidity needs are larger when these firms are more interconnected through their debts, i.e., when they borrow from and lend to more firms. Two pecuniary externalities are discussed. One involves the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

you elaborate a little on why this is important? A: Frankly, this always the case regardless of whether they operate at the TOP or BOP of the pyramid, except that at the top, there are enough agencies protecting consumers, and consumers themselves have the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond Accommodation

but realized after college that such a turnabout was unlikely. “When you’re going blind, there’s plenty of denial. But you’ve ultimately got to get comfortable with it and deal with it.” Today, Gibbons has gone far beyond mere... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; AT&T; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Collis and Akiko Kanno “Tokio Marine, Japan's leading insurance company, has spent nearly two decades building a global footprint in different insurance businesses. As the company becomes majority non-domestic it has to make a choice of... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

deep financial distress and had no choice but seek a foreign partner. Ghosn, who had never worked in Japan but had extensive experiences in other parts of the world, motivated the middle management at Nissan and transformed the culture of... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)

and then when I began meeting with people at Dick’s I fell in love with the down-to-earth, team-oriented culture.” An Immersive Experience, Remote and In-Person By the time Krantz had happily accepted an internship offer with Dick’s, she had already learned a great... View Details

Keywords: Retail

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

extent to which they hold should films longer than want films decreases. Our results suggest that myopia has a meaningful impact on choice in the field and that people may learn about their myopia with experience and, as a result, gain... View Details

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

appointment if the consultant was removed from the McDonald’s account, and the deal was sealed. Easterbrook restructured the organization, increased the number of franchises, boosted pay for employees, and introduced all-day breakfast,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

approaches. This can explain why the Fed stopped basing monetary policy on the quality of new bank loans, why it stopped being willing to cause recessions to deal with inflation, and why it was temporarily unwilling to maintain stable... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

06 Mar 2006
What Do You Think?

The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?

choice of resisting or leaving, as we will be inevitably be the next victims of the repressive policies we did not confront but ended up supporting by complying." Some offered more highly-textured advice. Saurabh Gautam said,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

companies that managed the restructuring process successfully, despite facing huge obstacles, to highlight "best practice" (although in several cases I did not know what the outcome would be when I first contacted the companies.) Some of my View Details