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- 08 Sep 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing
Transparency, the concept if not the reality, is all the rage in business circles. If you knew why a company charged a certain price for a product, would you be more willing to pay it? If your boss confessed her managerial screw-ups,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience
the insurance market in the face of worsening climate events and called attention to the increasing number of U.S. regions becoming "uninsurable." Jones advocated for integrating risk-reducing investments—such as forest management and home hardening—into insurance... View Details
Jack Frye
58 minutes, a record at that time. In 1945, Frye gained authorization for Trans-World Airlines to begin flights to Europe, setting off a price war for European flights among the three major American airlines. View Details
Keywords: Transportation
Marshall Field
Field was one of the early pioneers in the retail industry. Moving to Chicago when it was still a vastly unsettled western outpost, Field built one of the largest department stores in the world. His department stores included innovations such as displayed View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 27 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care
care, but there is another cost to be accounted for. Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug PricesIn Germany, drugmakers must prove that a new medication’s benefits merit a higher price than existing drugs. Making Health Insurance... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
we offer a unique way of using the Internet to maximize efficiency for both the buyers and the sellers," says Priceline cofounder Timothy G. Brier (MBA '75). Brier calls Priceline a pioneer in a technique called "demand collection," in which buyers name the View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- Web
Finding CUSIPs in CRSP | Baker Library
CUSIP Click Code lookup under Manually enter company codes ; a new window will open Type company name, e.g. General Electric , into search box; click Starts with The company's CUSIP will be displayed in the search results Related Help View all Finding a Time Series of... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Mercadal “We use a detailed dataset on electricity transactions to investigate the impact of market-based deregulation in the context of the United States electricity sector. We find that the increase in markups dominates despite modest efficiency gains, leading to... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Blog Post
Rebekah Emanuel: Host of Season 3 of the Climate Rising Podcast
striking thing is the level to which new business models become possible once we price carbon. A lot of the most fascinating models that came up through the podcast have a core piece of the model that works, right now, when there's some... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Xu Abstract—We investigate how dynamic pricing can lead to more product returns in the online retail industry. Using detailed sales data of more than two million transactions from the Indian online retail market, where View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
multiplied by a marginal Federal borrowing cost of 3 percent), eliminating any price advantage of Medicare. The comparison between the administrative expenses of private insurers and Medicare also ignores the fact that Medicare pays no... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
industry consider peer-to-peer services as marketing tools rather than the enemy? Should online pricing be different from in-store pricing? What happens when broadband makes it as easy to illegally download an entire CD as an individual... View Details
- Portrait Project
Thomas Rajan
industry one airline at a time to where value isn't just a fair ticket price or a healthy balance sheet, but where customers and employees are treated with dignity and respect as well. To lift nations to the heights of their economic... View Details
- Portrait Project
Karibu Nyaggah
lenses. On one trip, I met Lilly, a six-year-old orphan, who personified life itself with her radiant smile. For the lack of school fees amounting to the price of a Big Mac, she was denied one of life's most basic opportunities —... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
equity until I'd built something." Online sales "That's our focus, and it's made possible by our 'Fit Kit' at-home measuring system. We're now shifting to more ready-to-wear sizes, too." Best-seller "The Honcho, for about $900–$1,200. It's a traditional style, which I... View Details
- 23 Jan 2008
- Op-Ed
A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?
that this economic juggernaut carries risk. Investors know that the price of all assets rise and fall. In much of the country, home prices are falling. Soon the dictionary, under home, may shelve... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
friends and family complain about the options for buying lingerie in the United States. I found that there was a huge opportunity to disrupt the intimate apparel space. People are so tired of high prices and slow fashion from Victoria's... View Details
- November 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Massachusetts General Hospital and the Enbrel Royalty
By: David S. Scharfstein and Darren R. Smart
Massachusetts General Hospital is considering selling its royalty interest in Enbrel, Amgen's blockbuster drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In assessing whether to sell, and at what price, the hospital must determine its value to a potential buyer as well... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Price; Investment Return; Capital; Value; Revenue; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Massachusetts
Scharfstein, David S., and Darren R. Smart. "Massachusetts General Hospital and the Enbrel Royalty." Harvard Business School Case 206-075, November 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- August 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online
By: Youngme E. Moon
Electronic Arts (EA), the world's largest independent game publisher, is preparing to launch an online, subscription-based version of the most popular PC game in history: The Sims. The new game is called "The Sims Online" and it differs from the original game in two... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Decision Making; Price; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Internet; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online." Harvard Business School Case 503-008, August 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
German Hyperinflation of 1923, The
By: David A. Moss and Julio J. Rotemberg
Presents a compilation of primary and secondary sources as well as a set of data exhibits on the German hyperinflation of 1923. The hyperinflation represented a defining moment in German history and certainly one of the two or three most important economic events of... View Details
Keywords: History; Price; Production; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics; Germany
Moss, David A., and Julio J. Rotemberg. "German Hyperinflation of 1923, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-048, January 1998. (Revised June 1999.)