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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
Houdt) Thirty or forty angry Afghan police officers crowded into Karim Khoja’s office. Someone had stolen their pay, and the prime suspect was the CEO of Roshan, the company offering the new mobile payment system that was used to process... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Although much of the globe is awash in it, the allocation of water for human consumption is anything but easy. As the planet's population grows, urbanizes, and is subjected to climate change, many experts foresee a global water crisis (and View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
re-engaging with customers, many of whom passed a love of LEGOs to their children. Although innovation was a core strength of LEGO, Knudstorp had seen the result of unconstrained creativity. New product design was soon informed by market... View Details
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
overweighted in probability judgments but are underweighted in repeated decisions under uncertainty. Two laboratory studies examine both decisions and probability assessments within the same paradigm. The results reveal overweighting and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016
bundled payments. The stakes are high, and the outcome will define the shape of the health care system for many years to come, for better or for worse. In this article, the authors argue that although... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
majoring in economics.) “The challenges that exist in the lives of the young people we serve in central Harlem—extreme poverty, domestic violence, a single-parent household—existed in my family in one way, shape, or form,” says... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
loyalty) into a full-fledged management system that results in extraordinary financial and competitive results. They define the fundamental concept of Net Promoter; explain its connection to a company’s growth and sustained success;... View Details
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Shivika Bhasin Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 2 Results SECON 2023: Back in person to discuss the power of narratives for social impact Lia... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building business for a better Brazil
Heinz, and Burger King. “Create a big dream. Keep it simple, easily understood, and measured. Attract the right people who work well together. Measure results consistently,” says Lemann. “You can create, run, View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s regulatory model has been curbing price growth without thwarting innovation or access, says research from Harvard... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
methods are highly unscientific and that any results that indicate that certain products will be unsuccessful are often ignored. Merchants often believe their products will sell well despite unfavorable test results; they blame the... View Details
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Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business - Course Catalog
the right revenue model for our business? Should we link prices to our ability to deliver greater access or to outcomes that customers truly desire? Are we making the most of the customer and competitive... View Details
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Saving Plots & Images in R - Research Computing Services
most common image types (PNG, JPG, and TIFF). However, you may store your plots as BMP or bitmap. To do so, follow this syntax: bitmap(file = FILEPATH) plot dev.off() To view your plots, you may either transfer the files to your local... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
analytic methods in a series of experiments across a range of hedonic products. The results suggest that hedonic learning follows a sequence of stages whose order matters and that the holistic stage is facilitated by attending to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2017
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New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
information regarding diagnosis and prognosis, predict treatment efficacy or toxicity, serve as markers of disease progression, and serve as auxiliary endpoints for clinical trials. Some have multiple uses, while others have a specialized... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23
allows students to go deep into the question (qualitatively and quantitatively) and drive a detailed conversation about whether the result of Belk's flexible "edit" policy was a more or less... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
Entrepreneurship," a working paper coauthored with Jesper B. Sørensen of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Nanda examines the question of whether a person is more likely to pursue an entrepreneurial activity if some of his View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy
recommends alternatives that can result in stronger companies in the long run and reduce the damage layoffs do to workers and communities. “Typical layoffs harm employees, communities, and companies,” Sucher says. Mass layoffs were... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Bridging the Success Gap
Foundation as well. The result is an accelerated — rather than remedial — curriculum that Navarro says effectively “lights a fire” in students. The program, which serves up to thirty predominantly Latino students, challenges them to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
A Better Way to Go on Strike
normal operations but to put some or all of their revenues and salaries into an escrow account controlled by a trusted outside party. In the American Airlines case, planes would continue flying, but a large fraction of the company's... View Details