Substitutability - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1999
News

The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World

are on the increase. These substitutes compete directly with traditional media for advertisers' marketing dollars. Similarly, mergers between media providers and content suppliers (such as news and entertainment programming) also... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

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1.4.5 Required Internship & Internship Courses | MBA

may not use this credit to apply to or to substitute for any other MBA degree credit. Students who participate in PELT will need 31.5 credits in their EC year to graduate. Enrolling in either the Spring or Fall practicum does not fulfill... View Details

23 Feb 2016
First Look

February 23, 2016

cases many-to-many matching markets and buyer/seller markets with heterogeneous and indivisible goods. In our setting, substitutable preferences are sufficient to guarantee the existence of stable outcomes; moreover, in contrast to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Tom Humphrey

cape, back surgery has substituted cartoon Band-Aids, and I can't remember for the life of me the last time I built a sandcastle. Today, I answer to Tom, but more than ever before I aspire to live my life with the zeal of Zac. My promise... View Details

26 Jan 2017
News

The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching by the Case Method

substitute for the face-to-face learning that goes on between professors and participants, between participants, among participants, with each other. “I also have a consulting business called the International Case Method Institute... View Details

Portrait Project

Adam Gassin

"May they be not deceived." My little girls will still be in pigtails when they first step onto the battlefield of beliefs. In a world that often mixes up what is right and wrong, I will help them fight against the counterfeits and cheap View Details

05 Sep 2000
What Do You Think?

Whither the Information Economy?

end is knowledge. As he puts it, "to gain more knowledge, we will have to think more." In his view, information is no substitute for thinking and knowledge. Nor, in the opinion of Suresh Annappindi, has new technology... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2013
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HBX: Expanding Our Reach

intended to enhance rather than compete with or substitute for current offerings. Finally, the platform will be built on a robust and self-sustaining economic model. “We are committed to leveraging technology to develop highly... View Details

Keywords: online learning; curriculum; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

02 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores

door. Its location, strategically chosen, allows it to directly harness the waste products of steel production. Blast furnace slag becomes a substitute for clinker, the traditional backbone of cement. By incorporating this slag, JSW... View Details

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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Course Catalog

course are: First Global Economy; Globalization Reversed; Origins of Second Global Economy; Second Global Economy; New Deglobalization. Course Administration Course grades will be based on class participation (50%) and a final self-scheduled exam (50%). A paper can be... View Details

02 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

resolution is a critical and underappreciated aspect of global capitalism today. CME viewed a local partner as a substitute for a local presence—I think this is a critical mistake. Finally, it's an enormously entertaining story filled... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jun 2022
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Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables

Colombian energy firms manage frequent fluctuations in the weather by diversifying their energy sources: During the dry season, when the cost of hydropower can increase as much as tenfold, firms increase their reliance on fossil fuels. The View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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HBSGrid Project Directory Space Notifications - Research Computing Services

send an email to RCS to request a space increase. **NOTE: These notices only go out once a day. They are not a substitute for regularly checking your space usage. If you are working in an especially large project space you may receive an... View Details

07 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

domestic institutions of states. The interdependence between these global and domestic institutional forms is complex, with target-country democracy being a substitute for economic IGOs but a complement for social and cultural IGOs.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 15

at the firm level, we can directly address how the composition of firms raising finance varies through time. We find strong evidence of substitution from bank loans to bonds at times characterized by tight lending standards, high levels... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55504 forthcoming Theoretical Economics Full Substitutability By: Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky, and Alexander Westkamp... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity

others to buy into your perspective? Is a digital camera a substitute for an analog camera? Is it a PC peripheral? Is it something like a camcorder? And how do consumers make sense of it? What features do they value? Ideally, producers... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts; Technology

01 Mar 2010
News

Rx for Too Big to Fail

there is a real risk of oversimplifying the problem. If tough rhetoric becomes a substitute for tough regulation, we will — tragically — miss our best shot at a financially stable future. There are plenty of good reasons to crack down on... View Details

Keywords: David Moss; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

time series. While loan issuance falls in recessions, it is not clear if this is due to demand or supply. We address this question by studying firms' substitution between bank debt and non-bank debt (public bonds) using firm-level data.... View Details