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- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
final choices can be aided by multiple reviews aggregated from the wisdom of global crowds. 5. Few Comparables. Many business travelers stay in more than 20 hotels each year. They develop a smart shopping expertise that enables them to... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
neat files. Karmarkar’s team theorized that sleep might aid decision making as well. “If sleep helps organize and store information, it could be doing so in a way that helps you make a better informed choice.” UNSURE OF THE DECISION The... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
industry practices, which the press juxtaposed against the grim realities of AIDS in southern Africa. In response, governmental and nongovernmental organizations formed a coalition that ultimately won big public health exemptions on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
method, no matter how sensitive, can't help but be something of a compromise with reality. "We need to let the consumer express his or her thoughts with minimal intrusion by the researchers," he says. And ZMET might well be one way to aid... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
ramifications of mid-life. What would it take to remain a viable competitor in China in a new industry? Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/309060-PDF-ENG Competing Through Business Models: Introductory Note for Students Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
four of the years from 1876 to 1910. Indeed, he built roads and railroads, and he instituted liberal land, labor, and credit laws that favored agricultural commerce for large landowners. But the transportation infrastructure efforts didn't reach the rural Soconusco.... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
originations, rejections, and “any additional data that the Bureau determines would aid in fulfilling the purposes of this section.” We believe that CFPB should use this authority to shine a light on bad actors in small business lending,... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
a program (PACT) in Boston to bring care to AIDS and TB patients who were not well served by existing care delivery systems. Describes PIH's programs in the developing world and the way in which lessons learned in these countries informed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
then dominated by state owned companies. In some developing countries, officials were converted to the new beliefs. In other countries, officials were not so enthusiastic about the new ideology, but they found themselves cut off from other sources of finance as the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
announcement. This finding is consistent with analysts filling in the information gap left by the lack of financial statement recognition. The results of this study confirm the theorized roles of financial statement recognition and analyst activities in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
negatively related to project quality, and concentration is even more harmful for project quality for geographically dispersed teams. Our findings offer insight for theory and practice into how organizational knowledge resources can aid... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
research. Dorothy Leonard: There are two streams of research that are coming together here. One stream is the research that Brian and I started a couple of years ago: the use of technology in aiding learning processes both face-to-face... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412053-PDF-ENG Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid Francesca Gino and Bradley R. StaatsHarvard Business School Case 912-011 Samasource sought to use work, not aid, for economic development. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Publication:Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization (forthcoming) Abstract We discuss the birth of a new economy in a society that has only recently emerged from a 22-year-long civil war. The pace of growth so far has been fast but uneven. We find that View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel