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  • 20 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

effectively allocated resources in the economy. I still think that our approach is a good one, but maybe not as good as we thought. Hopefully, we'll better understand the conflicts of interest, improve the system, and have more awareness... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 01 Jun 2018
  • News

The Long Run

GPP—decreases the risk of relapse and overdose in patients fighting opioid addiction. Here, a 34-year-old woman takes a prescribed dose of methadone. Her addiction began when she was in the seventh grade. (AP Photo/Kevin D. Liles) Then... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden
  • September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
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  • April 2025
  • Teaching Note

ZEISS: Commercializing Science

By: Maria P. Roche
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-359. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Strategy; Competition; Business History; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Organizational Culture; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Commercialization; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Germany; Europe
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  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

the platform can resolve these problems and create value by limiting the number of applications available. By limiting choice, the platform may create new equilibria (including the allocation that maximizes users' utility); eliminate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

nuclear agency, recently asserted, "The iceberg of sanctions is melting while our centrifuges are still working." To mitigate the risk of such "deal drift," the United States and its allies should set a realistic, hard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

risk and uncertainty. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-127.pdf It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money...No, Really, It's Okay Authors:Robert D. Austin and Lee Devin Abstract In this paper, we examine the apparent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 8

to sell condoms are randomly allocated to four groups. Agents in the control group are hired as volunteers, whereas agents in the three treatment groups receive, respectively, a small monetary margin on each pack sold, a large margin, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

Risk Authors: Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we explore the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

the importance of delivering a consistent message to different stakeholders, and the risks and rewards of introducing external financial information into a firm's planning and operations activities. Martha Lagace: What important themes do... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

from the risk that they will live a long time. The funds that individuals contribute to a MIF are invested in a mutual fund. The proceeds from the fund's underlying assets are reinvested until the contributor dies or he turns an age... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

This exercise reveals that international capital flows are mainly shaped by government decisions and sovereign-to-sovereign transactions. Specifically, we show (i) international capital flows net of government debt are positively correlated with growth and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

of broadening consumer participation in financial activities; (3) do-it-yourself consumer finance, which allowed and forced consumers to take greater responsibility for their own financial lives; and (4) the resultant increase in household View Details
  • 23 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

that RCMs are more precise at allocating firm heterogeneous effects to model slopes and intercepts than standard regression models. We also discuss RCMs’ possible limitations due to sample size requirements, nonconvergence problems, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
  • Teaching Note

Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-065. In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; Alabama; United States
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  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

innovations. Ceteris paribus, the share of resources spent on development of general innovations, increases with the stability of the market share of the industry leader. As market shares become less persistent, the model predicts an endogenous shift in the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

buying the same set of applications). The analysis shows that the platform can resolve these problems and create value by limiting the number of applications available. By limiting choice, the platform may create new equilibria (including the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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other ground-breaking technologies such as electricity, nuclear power and computing? What commercial opportunities and risks will they create for business leaders? What ethical choices will they force business leaders to confront? In... View Details