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- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
change grows in scope and urgency. According to James Hansen, a climatologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), climate change is "the predominant moral problem of the 21st Century." In 2007, the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
Extensions to our model accommodate the possibilities of multiple voucher purchases and merchant price re-optimization. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-063.pdf Organizations in the Shadow of Communities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
United States, by 1975, the 50 largest multiple systems operators (MSOs) served 72 percent of the industry's total subscribers. 21 Of the 7.1 million subscribers in systems operated by the top 50 MSOs, 25.7 percent were customers of... View Details
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
and increases the chance that governments will under-invest. Policy suggestions that may alleviate this problem are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-040.pdf A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and Individualism... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
rich topic of study and an immensely powerful policy tool.” "The problem is this: The government can't tell whether it is easy or hard for a given person to earn income, because it can't measure 'ability.' What the government can... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
the 1980s, with time dimension modifications introduced by Anderson for clients of Acorn Systems. We asked Kaplan to describe the problems with traditional costing approaches, the improvements made by TDABC, and how it works with the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
people are more likely to go to a ball game when they have purchased tickets to a single game than when they purchased tickets to multiple games. In the first case, the cost of that game is quite salient. In the second case, the cost of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
influences risk-taking by enhancing one's sense of control. Across multiple inductions of guilt, we demonstrate that experimentally induced guilt enhances optimism about risks for the self (Study 1), preferences for gambles versus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
low-value assets in high-risk areas? In the long run it will not make economic sense for society to keep rebuilding homes that have been destroyed multiple times, or to raise ground floors in stores and office buildings that are barely... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
years, we've produced sixteen teaching cases, two conceptual notes, and a working paper. Q: The performance problems of U.S. public education are receiving growing attention. How are urban schools performing in terms of student... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
in a new paper, Why Do We Redistribute So Much but Tag So Little? The Principle of Equal Sacrifice and Optimal Taxation. The fundamental challenge, he writes, is that "different people find different criteria compelling, and most people find View Details
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
mouths have an opportunity to do something like Harley’s doing?” A prison conviction leads to multiple employment rejections After losing his father at age 15, Blakeman fell into hard drug use. After he was incarcerated in a Georgia... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
worth of a new industry. Analyses of data from multiple sources revealed that framing by early entrepreneurs and the socio-cognitive processes that resulted from the transactions of field-constituents with the new industry constructed the... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 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
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
difficulty is that doctors and hospitals usually do not bear the eventual downstream costs of shorter visits. “Because of the fragmented way we deliver and pay for care, no single provider internalizes the total cost of treating the patient,” he says. Entrepreneurial... View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
on moral grounds, since they don’t feel they did anything wrong. The problem is a big one for stock photo agencies—not just because of loss of revenue but also because unchecked abuse cuts into future business by motivating some violators... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
them pot in a cookie, they have no problem with it." The potentially high price of retail marijuana, however, leaves frequent recreational users in a bind. To escape price inflation, they could grow their own pot at home, but that's... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?
professor Wasserman to learn more about his research.New Business: Tell us about your research. Noam Wasserman: My research focuses on founder frustrations in entrepreneurial firms, with a particular emphasis on the core issues of organization building that cause View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
accountable? Nonprofit leaders tend to pay attention to accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace