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27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

research question. The researcher could defensibly write three different papers based on the three different research questions, and fail to report all the dependent measures in each paper—instead just reporting measures that were... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

researchers and practitioners alike: What is the proper balance to be struck by a business between encouraging autonomy so that employees can ignore red tape to serve the customer quickly and efficiently, and mitigating the risk that they'll make bad decisions? A new... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

05 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

companies have incentives to invest aggressively in growth. This paper presents econometric analysis of factors that determined the intensity of Internet companies' investments in growth, and analyzes the long-term performance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Prescription for Lowering Health Care Costs? Look at What Doctors Do | Working Knowledge

Pragya Kakani, and Simone Matecna. "Expert Patients’ Use of Avoidable Health Care." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 33573, March 2025. Access the paper Featured Faculty and Collaborators Amitabh Chandra Henry... View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval... View Details

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

paradox in a recent paper called "Rich versus King: The Entrepreneur's Dilemma," an early draft of which was featured in the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2006 Academy of Management Conference and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

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B2B Sales and Distribution - Course Catalog

Course Administration: Theer is no final paper for this class. Grading will be 70% on class participation and 30% on the two experiential assignments, Experiential assignment one: Write and submit a paper: You will find a salesperson on... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Rethinking Call Centers: Effective Delivery of Service is Key

two colleagues, Ann Evenson and Patrick T. Harker, both of Wharton, have written a working paper on this subject titled "Effective Call Center Management: Evidence from Financial Services." The authors go beyond earlier research to look... View Details

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Global Climate Change - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Global Climate Change Course Number 1143 Professor Gunnar Trumbull Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Paper Global Climate Change explores the impact of human-induced climate change on modern society and economy. The premise of... View Details

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

Authors:Benjamin Chiao, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Publication:The RAND Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11156.) Abstract This View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies Course Number 1195 Professor Matthew Weinzierl Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 Sessions Paper Course Overview and Objectives This course is about one question: What is the proper... View Details

George Eastman

Eastman invented film and the inexpensive camera, and in turn created the multi-billion dollar photography industry. Eastman acquired all the photographic paper producers in America and secured the motion picture film market for Eastman... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

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Harvard Business School

early development and the growth of the Annual Career/Alumni Conference (now known as the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference). Andrew F. Brimmer Papers, 1994–2014 Andrew F. Brimmer was one of the nation's leading authorities on economics. His View Details

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Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Course Number 2261 Professor James Sebenius Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Exam or Paper Requirements : active, insightful class and negotiation exercise... View Details

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Deals Q2 - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Deals Q2 Course Number 2265 Professor Guhan Subramanian Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions (120 minutes, across two time slots) Paper Enrollment: Limited to 42 HBS and 42 HLS students This advanced negotiation course... View Details

Henry R. Luce

Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which included eight radio and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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Personal wealth: statistics

Where can I find statistics and information on the wealthy? Wealth and Asset Ownership data from the Census Bureau. Global Wealth Report from Credit Suisse. Find the most recent as well as earlier data. World Wealth Report by Capgemini. (free registration... View Details

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

information flow so easily in informal situations, this might be true in market situations as well." Sell Side School Ties In their paper Sell Side School Ties, cowritten with Andrea Frazzini, Cohen and Malloy look at school ties between... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

Herman Brown

Brown built one of the world’s largest construction companies - Brown and Root, Incorporated. Brown also developed subsidiaries that included hotels, oil and gas producing properties, paper mills, mines, real estate concerns, office... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

19 Nov 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?

increasingly important tool in the online retailer's marketing arsenal, but profit is lost when not done right. Research Papers Opportunistic Returns and Dynamic Pricing: Empirical Evidence from Online Retailing in Emerging Markets... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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