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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
cleanliness and are staffed with teachers who use a proprietary curriculum to create an educational environment. Customers pay a significant premium for convenience—as much as $13 an hour for infant care versus $4 an hour or less for... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
not to save, make it easier to save, provide financial incentives to induce savings, leverage social networks to support savers, and finally, to programs that excite people to saving. These programs involve a number of different... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
more counterintuitive, says Ngwe. According to his research, VIP shoppers were less sensitive to paying a higher shipping fee, presumably because their desire for the products was stronger. "Whereas online sellers might think of a... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
standing in line at the airport, it occurred to me that waiting lines appeared to be another example for a missing-markets problem. Why do I have to wait at airports? Why don't the airlines offer a service that would allow me to pay $20... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
businesses and middle-income employees to New York City.) On the lower end of the wage scale, companies are forced to pay bonuses and to bus workers long distances to fill essential blue-collar positions. Says Harvey, "Firms must respond... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
are agencies' revenue models and their incentives to produce credible and accurate ratings? And what fault lines do you see in this process? A: Three different revenue models have been tried or proposed for ratings firms. Currently,... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
all it provides. Second, we redistribute to a large degree through the tax system, and that's a really important set of social decisions. Finally, we create a set of incentives for behavior and that's incredibly important. The other way... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
the idea that people will use a product or service more right after they pay for it. How can companies make this work for them? A: Sunk costs are a curious bit of psychology. Economists say that attending to sunk costs is not... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
increased demand, but these plants are expensive to maintain. Besides, much of the key power equipment is aging rapidly. After government moved to weaken monopolies that utilities enjoyed, those companies had little incentive to invest in... View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
achieved is in question. Where, for example, should fiat or regulation ("push"), incentives or subsidies ("pull"), or the provision of new information, education, or even competitive alternatives be employed? Given the... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
Digital Doctor In recent years, many physicians have put away pen-and-paper and taken up the keyboard or tablet to maintain patient health records. One motivation was the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, which allows for $27... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
borrowers with more guidance when it comes to managing family finances? No one would argue against better consumer education and more financial literacy for Americans, in general. But the system itself caused many of these problems. We were View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
these characteristics to influence prices. For example, consider an advertiser that is the sole bidder for a given term, e.g., a product that it alone sells. That advertiser's payment to Google does not reflect bidding to beat a competitor. Rather, that advertiser... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
trust and liking. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45471 August 2013 Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Investment Incentives in Open-Source and Proprietary Two-Sided Platforms By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
companies other valuable options for raising cash, Gilson says. While operating in Chapter 11, a company is freed from paying interest on its pre-bankruptcy debts. Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code allows the company to reject... View Details
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
US Health Care? (18,291) Jim Heskett asks, are we addressing health care cost issues with the creativity they deserve? What do YOU think? How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance? (18,284) Jim Heskett sums up 98 reader responses from... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
high levels of employee engagement "turns around and pays back multiple times what you invest in it," Gochnauer said. And sometimes, boards do get it. "I find that boardrooms are filled with people who want to be proud of what they're... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
to reductions in dividends relative to the reference point set by prior dividends. Managers with strong but unobservable cash earnings separate themselves by paying high dividends but retain enough earnings to be likely not to fall short... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
policy makers know that these legal codifications would have tremendous impacts on the ability of entrepreneurs to obtain ownership rights to the geothermal resources and found new ventures. Colorado, for example, has ambitious renewable portfolio standards and tax... View Details