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  • 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

under severe economic conditions. We show that many structured finance instruments can be characterized as economic catastrophe bonds, but offer far less compensation than alternatives with comparable payoff profiles. We argue that this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118033-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 119-009 Designing Executive Compensation at Kongsberg Automotive (A) No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

under-provision of innovation. Firms have clear incentives to engage in strategic behavior because policymakers use market outcomes as a benchmark in designing regulation. This study examines a unique energy efficiency standard for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

implications for the efficient targeting of social programs more generally. A key issue in this debate is whether higher purchase prices lead to more intensive product use and, therefore, greater health benefits. We present results from an experiment in Lusaka, Zambia,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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
  • January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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Mercado Libre: The Best Is Yet to Come

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Fernando Fragueiro, Carla Larangeira and Mariana Cal
In 2024, Marcos Galperín, CEO and co-founder of Mercado Libre, reflected on its 25-year rise as Latin America’s largest marketplace, fintech leader, and most valuable public company. With operations spanning 18 countries and a robust ecosystem combining e-commerce,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Recruitment; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; E-commerce; Emerging Markets; Distribution; Logistics; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Business Strategy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina
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  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

compensating tangible benefits. (Recently they reinstalled a program in a market where all non-Every Day Low Pricing players offered them.) A lot of this uncertainty is due to a number of myths. In this paper we want to clarify the most... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 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
  • 11 Jan 2000
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Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

more likely to cite work environment over compensation issues. However, that is not to say that good call centers have the luxury of offering lower salaries and still expecting employees to stay. Turnover at call centers can be affected... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services
  • 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation package and the company's poor performance. The AFL-CIO Office of Investments advocates for improved corporate governance at public companies, focusing on the problems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

they cannot simply import them from the business world. Second, "the customer" is the student; therefore, urban districts need to focus on improving teaching and learning in every classroom at every school. Third, district leaders must View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

consumption fluctuations faced by individuals, households, and firms. Yet much of this promise remains unrealized. In this paper, we study the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product designed to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3

principles of business model design and the functioning of markets for know-how. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611046-PDF-ENG mixi (B) Mikołaj Jan Piskorski and Mayuka YamazakiHarvard Business School Supplement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

late 1980s, American corporations began increasingly linking the compensation of central research personnel to the economic objectives of the corporation. This paper examines the impact of the shifting View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

first comprehensive and systematic findings on supply chain auditing practices, our study suggests strategies for designing more credible monitoring regimes. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2343802   Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jun 2018
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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
  • 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

Expenditure Panel Survey and joint probabilities of workplace exposures from the General Social Survey, and we conducted a meta-analysis of the epidemiological literature to estimate the relative risks of poor health outcomes associated with exposure to these... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Jun 2015
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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
  • 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

and increase earnings management and CEO compensation following these board appointments. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/lcohen/pdffiles/malcofrazIII.pdf Paying to Be Nice: Consistency and Costly Prosocial Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

designing various auction processes that treat differently the questions of what is bought, from whom, and at what price. "In order to try to re-liquefy the markets, get some price discovery and begin to understand what these assets... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

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