Time Preference - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2010
News

Faculty Research Online

consumers prefer single songs over music “bundles.” The result? It is time for the industry to rethink its products and prices, writes Associate Professor Anita Elberse. See... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

“If you are more of a risk taker, all things being equal, you are going to be more likely to engage in misconduct,” Minor says. "If you are more of a risk taker, all things being equal, you are going to be more likely to engage in misconduct" In Risk View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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technology that enables value-based care. Since we are a small team we do not offer research delivery services such as data analysis, however we can work with you to guide your program to help achieve your goals. We prefer to collaborate... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect

Humans can be self-destructive. We overindulge in food and fail to make time to exercise, and we delay saving for retirement. Associate Professor John Beshears, whose research focuses on behavioral economics, has identified hope: The idea... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Sep 2014
News

Feedback

the complementary app—select his league, venue, or team and his preferred content (e.g., only goals) and get the 30-second video sequences pushed to his phone. From the fan perspective, you don’t have to stick to the screen the whole... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

01 Sep 2017
News

A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

“Normally you’d say ‘sir’ or ‘mister.’ ” From Baker Library: Although coffee culture in many African countries is nascent, the Financial Times reports that demand is on the rise, fueled in part by a growing urban middle class in countries... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012

Cynthia says, "but preferred to be on the side of figuring out what products could be. I wanted to move from analyzing results to creating them." At HBS, Cynthia immersed herself in entrepreneurial coursework and club... View Details

Student-Profile

Yiwei Li

components along with it, but one day I feel like I am missing something practical,” he says. “That’s why I went to CEIBS in Shanghai: I had been in school a long time and I decided I needed to get real-world experience. I had the... View Details

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

The Potential Downside of Win-Win

Consider this real-world social negotiation. On a Friday night, a husband and wife are trying to decide where to eat and which movie to see. Al prefers restaurant A, and Marie prefers restaurant C. Marie... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

07 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Historical Roots of Globalization

preferences (with the beauty industry as an example). According to panelists, globalization has a homogenizing effect on diverse national cultures. Its pressures cause societies to become more alike, converging in business approaches,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Dec 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right

to behave in one of two ways. Some people prefer distributions that are more beneficial to themselves—“pro-selfs”—and some prefer distributions that are equal to or maybe even more beneficial to the other... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

Bower finds far too many companies are managed without leadership development as an objective; as a result, when the time comes to name a new chief executive, those firms turn to outsiders. Both insider and outsider CEOs have strengths... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Sarah Zia

Coming to HBS is... An adjustment, and it takes a bit to settle in. But once you get the hang of it, time starts to fly by. The first 6 weeks of the first semester felt like 6 years and the second 6 weeks felt like 6 minutes. What is your... View Details

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

choices. Similarly, systematically different legal and administrative cultures can cause consumers to favor different kinds of product qualities. Businesses that operate in multiple markets, in particular, should take time to understand... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

Profile

Joseph Abel

time I left two years later, we had covered almost two thousand homes.” HBS opens a global perspective on global warming Like many MBA candidates, Joe came to HBS to diversify his skill sets and expand his range of experience. His FIELD 2... View Details

29 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing

academic labor market. Students with lower-than-average SAT scores tended to have a stronger preference for schools known for athletic success, while students with higher SAT scores preferred institutions... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Advertising; Sports

23 Feb 2016
First Look

February 23, 2016

cases many-to-many matching markets and buyer/seller markets with heterogeneous and indivisible goods. In our setting, substitutable preferences are sufficient to guarantee the existence of stable outcomes; moreover, in contrast to... View Details