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    Malcolm P. Baker

    Malcolm Baker is the Robert G. Kirby Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches the required course in finance and a short immersive program on investing in life sciences.

    His research is in the... View Details

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    • 18 Apr 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

    appears to owe more to management fads than to serious underperformance. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54369 Seeker Beware: The Interpersonal Costs of Ignoring Advice By: Blunden, Hayley, Jennifer M.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
    • Case

    Medical Products Co.

    By: Robert H. Hayes
    In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should... View Details
    Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Production; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Europe
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    • 01 Mar 2010
    • Op-Ed

    A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

    January sales for Ford and GM jumped 24 percent and nearly 14 percent, respectively, year over year, in spite of high unemployment and low consumer confidence. Chrysler Falls Further In contrast, look at Chrysler and its new CEO, Sergio... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George; Auto
    • 17 Jan 2024
    • HBS Case

    Psychological Pricing Tactics to Fight the Inflation Blues

    Many consumers recovering from the worst inflation in 40 years continue to closely watch their spending—they want to know that every expense is worth it. Now companies must confront a major challenge: gauging how much, if any, of their own higher View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Retail
    • 11 Apr 2023
    • Op-Ed

    The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

    diverse group of 10 managers. Hold two of these focus group meetings a day for the first five days with both long-timers and high potentials across the organization. You’ll quickly get a feel for the organization’s morale, the strengths... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • Web

    Marketing - Faculty & Research

    the time and find comfort. Then, amid growing shortages in commodities, a vaccine arrived, businesses began to re-open, and consumers benefited from federal relief aid. This perfect storm of high demand amid stock shortages generated the... View Details
    • 30 May 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

    By: Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52696 Seeker Beware: The Relational Costs of Ignoring Advice By: Blunden, Hayley, Alison Wood... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    fluctuations. The authors introduce a novel measure of risk perceptions: the price of volatile stocks. They show that high perceived risk is associated with low risk-free interest rates, a high View Details
    • Web

    FAQs - Alumni

    climate, health, and equity criteria. As an example, offsetting the emissions of an economy flight from San Francisco, CA to Boston, MA would cost $13.50. HBS has made significant reductions in its campus greenhouse gas emissions as part... View Details
    • 23 Jun 2023
    • HBS Case

    This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions

    example for companies struggling to re-engage “quiet quitters” while balancing rising costs and mixed economic signals. The company began in the Netherlands in 2006 as an antidote to what the founders viewed as innovation-crushing managed... View Details
    Keywords: by Annelena Lobb; Health
    • Web

    Podcast - Business & Environment

    describes how investors source and evaluate carbon projects, the risks of over-crediting, and the future role of biodiversity markets. Finally, he offers career advice for those interested in climate finance. Navigating Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Alexia Kelly... View Details
    • 13 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Intermediaries for the IP Market

    Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & David Yoffie
    • 16 May 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

    domestic bank operating in more than 20 states from 2002 to 2006. In addition to proving what earlier models only hinted at—that new challengers offering high levels of service can siphon off the best customers of long-standing... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 09 Jan 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

    have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for them. The latter requires thinking about the level of technical skill the company requires, its philosophy of the PM role, the stage of the company,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 May 2023
    • Blog Post

    Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

    are homeowners making the switch? Electric heat pumps provide homeowners the opportunity to reduce their energy bills and work towards greater energy independence. A heat pump could cost as little as ~$7,100 over the lifetime of use,... View Details
    • Web

    Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

    the company's shareholders and leaders. Some want to use the program as a fig leaf for laying off staff; others think it costs too much and might put the company at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies that are hiring... View Details
    • 07 Jul 2022
    • HBS Case

    How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

    frosting, and lemon-ginger ice cream. When the Brooklyn-based screenwriter first met his future wife and business partner, he wooed her by hosting ice cream socials with homemade concoctions that guests raved about. Flying high on these... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • 06 Mar 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: March 6

    residential real estate and away from more productive investments. Third, the cost of professional investment management is too high, which drains talent from other industries. The financial sector could promote the health and... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Feb 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

    because they hoped the other line would move more quickly. Tabulating the total time each participant spent in line, however, Buell found that those who switched at least once actually ended up spending an average of 57 seconds longer in... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service