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- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
strengthened in the 1990s, compounded the problem of a governance structure which provided no outside perspectives or checks on decision making. By 1990 Unilever was no longer an underperforming firm. Its... View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
W. Dunn, Dana R. Carney, and Dan Ariely Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract We predicted that able-bodied individuals and white Americans would have a difficult time saying no to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
League of Nations Photo Archive Notes: There were no assemblies of the League between 1940 and 1945 Download Data Set in Excel Life Expectancy at Birth The World Bank, “Life Expectancy at Birth, Total (Years)” Notes: Values for Soviet... View Details
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
which to compete for power in the other." Scott argues that past analyses by proponents of the Friedman school of economics fall short because they regard markets and pricing mechanisms as the means by which economies are to a large... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability
no longer suffers losses from offering customized services. The menu prices also motivate customers to shift their purchasing and delivery patterns in ways that lower total costs to the benefit of both the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
was justified by the faculty. Professor Thomas J.C. Raymond said, in 1954, “because when schooling is over and the graduate has embarked on his business career, no one will hand him a case. Instead, the graduate will have to go out and in... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
industries in its preferred direction. We find that exogenous price shocks proved particularly helpful in this regard. The Impact of Relative Standards on the Propensity to Disclose Authors:Alessandro Acquisti, Leslie John, and George... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA
aid that considerably reduces the price of our program. Fun[d] facts: Scholarships are free gifts that do not need to be paid back 50% of our students qualify for a need-based scholarship, on average it’s worth $92,000 over 2 years... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
creating." Requests made from profiles with African American-sounding names were about 16 percent less likely to be accepted. According to the study, discrimination was pervasive across price points and in a variety of neighborhoods,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
indices. In a validation test, we find that relative sentiment is correlated with the relative prices of dual-listed companies. Global sentiment is a contrarian predictor of country-level returns. Both global and local sentiment are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
pay a price because their premiums have to incorporate the risk of getting into an accident with an uncovered driver. Uninsured drivers increase premiums for drivers with insurance by $27 billion annually and $6 billion in California... View Details
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
midcourse corrections. The assortment was expanded by 600 items; stores that were originally stark and unwelcoming—to project a value price feel—were painted in pastel colors; and more signage was added. Weekly View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
Doing so yields a novel outlook. Research has found many variants of the same theme: The experience with the commercial internet depends on where you are located. It manifests in a surprising number of dimensions. For example, the quality and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
- 06 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Level-Six Leader?
"transactional" leaders. Level One: Sociopath At the base of the model is the person who literally serves no one: the Sociopath. The Sociopath, afflicted with what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... View Details
Keywords: by Mitch Maidique
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
or free time and family? Soon after settling into her dream job, Whillans worked and traveled constantly, but her partner was miserable, with no job or friends nearby. During one work trip, the couple was fighting long distance, and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Use Artificial Intelligence to Set Sales Targets That Motivate
is no chance of meeting it,” says Doug J. Chung, MBA Class of 1962 Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. "The salesperson will be discouraged, and just as unlikely to work to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
experiments around price transparency in health care, where patients have been given information on prices and there’s no evidence they use that information at the time they... View Details
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
connection between the present and the future. Current decisions are affected by what people expect the future to bring. For example, business managers set the prices of their products—at least in part—based on expectations. More broadly,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
across socioeconomic groups. Instead of experiencing happiness or well-being, HNAPs seek "relief in the accomplishment of tasks." Moving immediately to the next task on the list, they never savor accomplishments for long, he says. This creates a vicious cycle... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard