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- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
names—including virtual kitchens, ghost kitchens, shared kitchens, dark kitchens, and shadow kitchens. “A brick-and-mortar restaurant in New York City costs $1 million to $1.5 million to set up, while a cloud kitchen can get up and... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
persuade lower-skilled groups that thousands of new support jobs and training opportunities would be forthcoming along with the $100,000+ job bonanza for high-skilled workers. Community groups looking for improved parks, sidewalks, and local amenities could be nurtured... View Details
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
risk implied by the need to roll over its debt more often. We then extend the model to allow private financial intermediaries to compete with the government in the provision of money-like claims. We argue that if there are negative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Electricity - Business & Environment
Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired, Harvard Business School “Given the urgency required to reduce emissions and the political realities faced in doing so, private investors–not... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
suggest that the cost of a delay of this length is upwards of 7% of the total cost of bringing a new high-risk device to market. Considering potential explanations, I find that approval times are largely... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
information environment relating to IFRS adoption that is more likely to reflect changes in comparability versus information quality. If IFRS adoption improves financial statement comparability across firms, we predict this should reduce View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
were not strong enough to prevent the growth of private labels in Europe, but they were sufficient to maintain Unilever's strong position in higher margin products. It was able to leverage knowledge of brands and products between... View Details
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
Getting a seat at the table often makes all the difference in the world. New research from Harvard Business School suggests that this idea holds true literally at the World Bank, where the 24 countries serving on the Board of Executive... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
Value Explore the three pillars of value creation, why capital is costly, and how to use this information to benefit your organization. Highlights Three Sources of Value Weighted Average Cost of Capital Beta Show Hide Details Concepts How... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
Brain Sciences Vicarious Contagion Decreases Differentiation—and Comes with Costs By: Sezer, Ovul, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Baumeister et al. propose that individual differentiation is a crucial determinant of group success. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-038, February 2025. Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America By: Geoffrey Jones 2025 | Chapter | Faculty Research This chapter argues that since the nineteenth century capitalism has... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
often conflicting. This case highlights these conflicts and stressors from all perspectives, providing unique insights and offering potential options. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/114009-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
other policies to change relative prices can provide a countervailing force by subsidizing exports. But they increase the costs of imports, hurting both domestic consumption and export-oriented industries with high import content. More... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
Statistics Survive Another Day: Using Changes in the Composition of Investments to Measure the Cost of Credit Constraints By: Garicano, Luis, and Claudia Steinwender Abstract—We introduce a novel empirical strategy to measure the size of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
turnover in sales is 25% to 30%, while direct replacement costs for a telesales employee ranges from $75,000 to $90,000 and other sales positions cost as much as $300,000. Moreover, these figures do not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas Jose B. Alvarez, Jason Riis, and Walter J. SalmonHarvard Business School Case 512-034 In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
government intervention persists as the biggest threat to private minority shareholders in these firms. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2217627 Cases & Course MaterialsOcean Mist Farms Bell, David E., Jose B. Alvarez,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
is likely to have a meaningful effect on health care spending patterns. In addition, precision medicines can change the expected profitability of therapies both by allowing more sophisticated pricing systems and potentially decreasing the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
ability to benefit from private information. Consistent with these expectations, we find that abnormal returns to insider purchases-used to proxy for private information-are reduced following IFRS adoption.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
solar-powered irrigation for Indian farmers. While solar irrigation can reduce agricultural production costs by up to 25% and eliminate 132M tons of CO2 emissions annually, upfront costs remain a barrier.... View Details