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- 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007
but online dating websites force them to screen by searchable attributes (such as income, or religion). We demonstrate that people spend too much time searching for options online for too little payoff in offline dates (Study 1), in part because users desire View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
to share it, will also need to sort out how to deal with privately collected data.” Weiss notes, “How different will things be when private companies have more up-to-date information on the condition of a city street—for example, whether... View Details
- 07 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads
searching for valuable information that is relevant to them. They also want to be entertained, and the 'hard sell' that turns them off can be at the level of simply presenting the brand's logo for more than a few seconds." Mystery... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
so. Whenever I have to make a key decision, it reminds me of a case: Here’s the info, the background, do we support this, how do we communicate this, from what angle, what’s critical here, and so on. There are no “answers,” and you must... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
of women being admitted to the School's full-time MBA Program, we invited the HBS alumni community to identify alumnae who stood out as leaders, mentors, and role models. From several hundred suggestions, we asked a cross section of women... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
continued and expanded, with further empirical exploration of a distributed model of innovation that includes communities and platforms in a variety of contexts and with the development of theory to explain the economic underpinnings of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
Rhodesia. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52023 The Effect of Shareholder Litigation Risk on the Information Environment: The Case of Cross-Listed Firms By: Sikochi, Anywhere Abstract—I document the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
equity—grew from 8 percent to 66 percent. Almost all of that was due to option programs that made relatively poor use of market information and were poorly designed. The compensation committees rely on consultants to provide market-based... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
article: http://hbr.org/2012/07/a-better-way-to-tax-us-businesses/ar/1 How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure Authors:Anil Doshi, Glen W.S. Dowell, and Michael W. Toffel Publication:Strategic Management Journal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
reducing private and social costs. We study how resolution responds to changes in price and communication using a new, extensive dataset of copyright infringement incidences by firms. The data cover two field experiments run by a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
and changes in the practitioner community that we were drawn to try to operationalize our thinking into recommendations that would allow the actors to do things differently, and dramatically increase the value we could achieve from all... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
management, and higher ROA. These effects are concentrated at innovating firms—those firms that are early-life-cycle or engage in R&D spending—and especially at those facing Wall Street scrutiny. Collectively, the evidence suggests that early-life-cycle firms... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
about working conditions in supply chains. Toffel also shared information about his newly launched website, which he hopes will be a helpful resource for business practitioners seeking guidance about monitoring suppliers. Danielle Kost:... View Details
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
“If you have a concept to communicate that is 20 minutes long, you will be competing with other instances of 20-minute content,” Greenstein says. “Don’t expect households to take two 10-minute slots and put them together for you. That’s... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
age, there are more consumers than ever before suffering from chronic conditions. Most no longer see disease and the timing of their death as inevitable. Supported by the Internet, many actively seek out information to increase their odds... View Details
- 21 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
noting that a regional or community bank is their main financing partner. Is There A Credit Gap For Small Businesses? There is disagreement over whether there is indeed a credit gap when it comes to small business. Banks say that there is... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
original movie ideas, I present a model that features the writer's private information on the idea's value, different protection levels associated with different development stages, as well as costly buyer participation. The empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report
might hesitate to ask, and were more likely to admit where they lacked information . The effect is a less competitive, more open, and productive conversation that leads to the entire board filling in their knowledge gaps. Increased... View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
changing circumstances, both within and outside of the gaming context. Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information Authors:R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 4... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel