Publications

December 2003
Teaching Note

Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup (TN)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

Teaching Note for (9-603-064). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; United States

March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
Case

Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The

David Riker, the founder and chairman of eCoverage, an online insurance company, describes the various phases of company development, such as presenting a business plan, gathering a management team, getting the word out, and running the site. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Insurance Industry

Educators

April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
Case

Golden Rule

By: Andrew Wasynczuk, Katherine Dowd and Sara del Nido

Jim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to “do the right thing” for both the claimant and his company. Golden is a former litigator with 16 years of experience defending... View Details

Keywords: Business Ethics; Business Law; Law; Executives; Management Education; Management; Negotiator's Dilemma; Negotiations; Value; Moral Compass; Moral Leadership; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Corporate Accountability; Negotiation; Conflict and Resolution; Value Creation

Educators

December 2019
Article

The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment

By: Donald Ngwe, Kris J. Ferreira and Thales Teixeira

Many online stores are designed such that shoppers can easily access any available discounted products. We propose that deliberately increasing search frictions by placing small obstacles to locating discounted items can improve online retailers’ margins and even... View Details

Keywords: Online Retailing; Friction; Effor; Search Costs; Price Discrimination; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Strategy; Price; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry

February 2008
Course Overview Note

Conceptual Overview of Real Estate Options in Emerging Markets

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo

A conceptual overview of real estate investments in emerging markets and descriptions of suggested modules, cases, and discussion questions for a course on this topic. Intended for instructors, this overview describes the nature of emerging markets and how real estate... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Investment; Situation or Environment; Cases; Curriculum and Courses; Real Estate Industry

2002
Book

Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles and Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.

Keywords: Trust; Reports

Web

The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

consul in Canton, described the hong merchants as “intelligent, exact accountants, punctual to their engagements . . . [who] value themselves much upon maintaining a fair character. The concurrent testimony View Details

18 Apr 2019
News

Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion

Members of the HBS community gathered on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Schwartz Common and Pavilion, outdoor spaces that will enhance the HBS campus and community life. Comprising the area... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

The summer months have been productive ones for the HBSAA Board of Directors. The Executive Committee met in New York in July and discussed assignments for the upcoming year. The following committees were identified: Continuing Education... View Details

January–February 2023
Article

Forecasting COVID-19 and Analyzing the Effect of Government Interventions

By: Michael Lingzhi Li, Hamza Tazi Bouardi, Omar Skali Lami, Thomas Trikalinos, Nikolaos Trichakis and Dimitris Bertsimas

We developed DELPHI, a novel epidemiological model for predicting detected cases and deaths in the prevaccination era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The model allows for underdetection of infections and effects of government interventions. We have applied DELPHI across more... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Epidemics; Analytics and Data Science; Health Pandemics; AI and Machine Learning; Forecasting and Prediction

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30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

them? If we value diversity in leadership ranks, what can be done to provide greater access to the essential crucibles? In general, what can we do in the private or public sectors to create crucibles from which leaders may emerge? What... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral... View Details

June 2013
Article

What Is Privacy Worth?

By: Alessandro Acquisti, Leslie K. John and George Loewenstein

Understanding the value that individuals assign to the protection of their personal data is of great importance for business, law, and public policy. We use a field experiment informed by behavioral economics and decision research to investigate individual privacy... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Rights; Valuation; Ethics; Identity

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01 Feb 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Greetings from the chilly Northeast! For those of you looking for signs of spring or longing for the warmth of the sun, we've got just the thing. In three short months, we'll... View Details

Keywords: conferences; committees; leadership; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Jan 2004
What Do You Think?

How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?

intrinsic value regardless of their quality. They keep people occupied and out of trouble. Crime rates historically have varied inversely with employment. The loss View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

2001
Book

Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Information Technology; Success

1999
Chapter

Technological prestige and the accumulation of alliance capital

Keywords: Information Technology; Capital; Alliances