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into what’s driving and limiting the practice of skills-based hiring. The discussion ranges from degree inflation and HR automation to workforce demographics, skills-based promotion and employee retention. Also, how technology can... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53530 forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Asset Price Dynamics in Partially Segmented Markets By: Greenwood, Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Gordon Y. Liao Abstract—We develop a model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
temporary effect on aggregate inflation and no downward effect on other goods. Second, contrary to common beliefs, we find that controlled goods are consistently available for sale. Third, firms compensate for price controls by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Marketing - Faculty & Research
experiment. Featured Case Hometown Foods: Changing Price Amid Inflation Case By: Julian De Freitas, Jeremy Yang, and Das Narayandas During the early part of the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic, Hometown Foods, a large seller of flour-based... View Details
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
restructure, sell, or liquidate a failing company. Bottom line, no firm should be too big to fail. At the same time, the majority of financial firms that pose no systemic risk should face relatively light regulation, ensuring their continued View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
locations. “It’s not about just the markup, which, to some extent, is just a temporary effect,” Cavallo says. “If competition with Amazon changes the way firms such as Walmart or Best Buy make pricing decisions, it can have much longer-lasting effects on View Details
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
knowledge distribution are not deterministic but are strategic choices. If dynamic capabilities are associated with innovation streams, and if innovation types are rooted in contrasting innovation logics, there are important implications... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
what causes the pursuit of new growth initiatives to face far more risk from friendly-fire incidents than external forces? In this session, we explore the dynamics described by Professor Clayton Christensen’s work on disruptive innovation... View Details
- 18 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?
Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that advertising would produce a positive return on average for restaurants in our sample. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51728 Self-Employment Dynamics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
this dynamic future for humanity.” Meanwhile, Blue Origin, under the ownership of Bezos—Amazon CEO and richest man in the solar system—is also pursuing citizen astronaut flights on its New Shepard rocket and space capsule. Weinzierl... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
community. Stage (Not Age): How to Understand and Serve People Over 60—the Fastest Growing, Most Dynamic Market in the World Susan Wilner Golden , PMD 59 + More Info – Less Info In 15 years, Americans aged 65 and over will outnumber those... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
Brazil was defaulting on its overseas debt and hyperinflation was running rampant. Somehow, amid the country's financial fracasso, Jakurski sensed opportunity. "With inflation at times increasing 2 percent daily," he recalls, "we would... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- Profile
Adam Kanner
modeled his concept on the travel and hospitality industries which employed dynamic pricing and relied on successful outlets like Priceline, Expedia and others to sell airline seats and hotel rooms in a manner that was not disruptive to... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
their responsibility to represent the best interests of investors, who will? Will dynamics that determine flows of funds and foreign investment levels in the U.S. ultimately pose the threat of fewer funds—foreign or otherwise—to finance... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
A year ago, most experts thought the US economy was thundering headlong toward recession, as the Federal Reserve moved at a historic pace to slow inflation by bridling interest rates. Yet, despite recent tremors in the stock market, no... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
twentieth century, neither country would see such glory again. “Before 1914, [Argentina] was one of the most dynamic nations in the first global economy, attracting a record amount of foreign investment and massive inflows of immigrants,”... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
7 percent, with lots of appreciation on top of that. Do you have concerns about Japanlike deflation in the United States? Some fear that with a very low inflation rate of 1.5 percent, the United States is in danger of following Japan into... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model and calibrate these arguments to assess their quantitative importance. We use a dynamic equilibrium model with tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne