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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
such a bad tradeoff to make. But Reinhardt points out that we’ve seen this story before. “In the 1970s, we said that prices would never go down again, and they did,” he remarks. “Will demand from India and China change the equation?... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Pre-Industrial Credit in Practice
their needs, and on terms they were prepared to negotiate.” 8 Retailers continually struggled with the tradeoffs between extending credit and increasing risk of nonpayment, and tightening credit and seeing business decline. The ingenuity... View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
changes in incentives for achieving integration. Examining a systemic tradeoff consciously acknowledged by the organization, we further argue that alignment encouraged by this collaborative engagement can be more important than achieving... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Patrick Chun
series that require serious tradeoffs between budgets, audiences, and mindshare. For me, it's led to interesting questions about how to think about who you are serving, and how to take feedback, namely when to give in and when to hold a... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)
comparatively little to offer in return. While I wish I had considered this tradeoff more fully, I’m grateful that my sectionmates and classmates always made me feel like a valued member of the community. View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
than I have at any other job, but each of us chooses strategically how we tradeoff time between our work and our families,” says Cheney. “What keeps me going is our number of satisfying placements and seeing small companies that have been... View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
some way—there's no substitute for real contact with the whole organization. Finally, specify simple exit provisions at the onset and then don't be afraid to walk and go it alone. I think understanding and then incorporating risk-return View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
selling season. As common in practice, we assume the demand function contains unknown parameters, which must be learned from sales data. In the presence of these unknown demand parameters, the retailer faces a tradeoff commonly referred... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
advertising agency industry: What accounts for the shift from bundling to unbundling of services and the slow pace of change? Using Evans and Salinger's (2005, 2008) cost-based theory of bundling, we develop a simple model of an agency's decision to unbundle as a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
that the tradeoff between scale and friction is complex. For example, what effect does a company's origins, its beliefs, and how these are reflected in management behaviors (reflected in Walmart's emphasis on "family") reduce... View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Driving Change in Education-to-Employment
the fact that it must change systems and not just build more programs if it is to solve what they refer to as the “Opportunity Divide.” It leads me to reflect about the tradeoffs between different levers of change, be them in the private... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
our top ideas. Our final report will include qualitative and quantitative analyses to support our recommendations, as well as detailed action planning with key tradeoffs and considerations. We are still weeks away from our final... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
public sector is dynamic, generating possibilities that neither sector alone could create. Reconciling social equity and economic justice with the profit motive continues to be one of our world’s greatest challenges, and my studies helped me make sense of these age-old... View Details
- 05 Aug 2010
- What Do You Think?
What Is Customer Opinion Good For?
or less important (because) customers had no sense when it came to entertaining tradeoffs (between features and cost)." Phil Clark commented that, regardless of method or purpose, "It is important to know your customers better than they... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
for leaders who want to make wise decisions, rather than simply beat the other party. Which would you prefer? Most people choose Option A—the benefits of the tradeoff are quite clear. Yet the U.S. government, yielding to what... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
the organization we actually want to have a leader that’s less risk averse willing to take on these risks to innovate,” Minor says. Maybe there’s a tradeoff here to consider, he continues. “As you get someone who’s much more willing to... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
assumptions, so that correcting for the former-a primary focus of the ICC literature-is insufficient by itself. From these findings, I argue that the choice between ICCs and realized returns involves a tradeoff between bias and efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity
Life & Leadership After HBS Tradeoffs & Time Limits: Work & Life for Dual-Career Families Juggling responsibilities at home and work is challenging for both men and women, particularly those parenting young children. Drawing on the most... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
powerful and beneficial incentive effects, Hall discussed the challenges and tradeoffs involved in designing equity-based pay plans. For example, option pay is sometimes falsely viewed as “costless” to the company and therefore leads to... View Details