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- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
anonymity of buyers and sellers in order to facilitate trust. We demonstrate that this common market design choice results in an important unintended consequence: racial discrimination. In a field experiment on Airbnb, we find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
announced merger between American Airlines and US Airways reminds us of the critical role that bankruptcy law, represented by Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, has played in the ongoing economic recovery. Like other recent large... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
Projects By: MacCormack, Alan, and Anant Mishra Abstract—Formal contracts represent an important governance instrument with which firms exercise control of and compensate partners in R&D projects. The specific type of contract used,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008
Working PapersInvestable Tax Credits: The Case of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Authors:Mihir A. Desai, Dhammika Dharmapala, and Monica Singhal Abstract The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) represents a novel tax expenditure... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
infrastructure” might, by rebuilding the middle class, help heal the very divide in the nation today that represents the obstacle that ProfPaul cites. So that leaves us with the basic question concerning investment in human... View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
levity given the seriousness of the topic at hand. Some of the schools represented had already implemented major MBA program reforms. Others were considering them. But everyone had one thing in common: Each had assisted HBS professors... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008
balancing profit, growth and control. Difficulties encountered in the business are due to management's attempts to design and use formal control systems to achieve profit and performance goals. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
consider the possibility that the risk anomaly represents mispricing and develop its implications for corporate leverage. The risk anomaly generates a simple tradeoff theory: at zero leverage, the overall cost of capital falls as leverage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
funds offer a level of professional investment management capability and skills once reserved for institutions or wealthy individuals. They provide a strong incentive to save and invest and have been a great source of wealth accumulation for individuals. Mutual funds... View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Case 113-025 A small company in the graphic design business faces severe price competition. The company must respond by cutting costs and making process improvements. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/113025-PDF-ENG TWA Parts (A)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
University, and it was acquired from Harvard for virtually nothing.25 By 1931 Wyeth was producing vitamins, vaccines, and serums. In addition, in 1943, American Home Products acquired Ayerst Laboratories, a maker of cod-liver oil, vitamins, and estrogen. Ayerst, as the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
says. They studied prices and occupancy rates in 50 major US cities between 2011 and 2014, targeting markets with the largest number of hotels. During the study period, Airbnb made a relatively small dent in the overall short-term accommodations market. Its rooms View Details
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
long way to go to knock off the established credit card system, Shih says. "Ecosystems are very delicately balanced, and the current payment system represents a balance that has resulted from 40 years of evolution. There's a lot of... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015
dysfunction had been tracked. Key factors for integrating outcomes measurement into the clinical workflow include ongoing communication between cross-functional teams composed of clinicians and technical professionals, an iterative design... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-032.pdf Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten Abstract If a country's accounting standards represent a political-economic equilibrium, why is that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
decisions a firm makes when designing systems to support these workers are 1) what guidance to deliver and 2) what kind of training (if any) to provide. We examine these choices in the context of mobile money platforms—systems that allow... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
leaders focus on the few things that produce results and experiences for the right customers; (3) the best service operating strategies don't require tradeoffs, so leaders foster "both/and" thinking in designing winning... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
strategy (and some consultants who advise on strategy) is that they assume that once you design strategy it gets executed. They don't look inside the process and realize that it's much more complicated. Bower: It's almost as if they think... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
findings and advice. Anxiety leads to poor outcomes. You will be less nervous about negotiating, however, if you repeatedly practice and rehearse. You can also avoid anxiety by asking an outside expert to represent you at the bargaining... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel