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- 06 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales
assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School and an affiliate of Harvard’s Center for Brain Sciences, who studies the neural and psychological factors that underlie consumer decision-making. “The more similar the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
rights (IPR) and technology transfer? Fritz Foley: Before going to graduate school, I spent a year living in Sri Lanka. I was affiliated with the Institute of Policy Studies, an economic think tank, where I conducted research on... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
has similar distribution partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, and Argentina. Both companies are affiliated with the Stiftung Solarenergie International Network for Rural Development, a German foundation dedicated to development aid. The... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
something counterintuitive to those outside the sector: They used FedEx stock to encourage change. Slowly, starting in 2009, through shareholder proposals, investor statements, and presentations at FedEx annual meetings, the group convinced other investors that being... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
demonstrates the benefits of affiliating a business with charities and nonprofits. They include an increase in the bottom line and employee morale as well as a boost to the company’s brand and reputation. Plugged In: The Generation Y... View Details
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
foreign subsidiaries because of the tax costs associated with repatriating foreign income. Consistent with this hypothesis, firms that face higher repatriation tax burdens hold higher levels of cash, hold this cash abroad, and hold this cash in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
Spending By: Dafny, Leemore S. Abstract— There is limited empirical evidence about the impact of for-profit health insurers on various outcomes. I study the effects of conversions to for-profit status by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size | Baker Library
Help Center Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size How do I create a list of companies by industry, location, and/or size? Capital IQ Strengths: Includes PE and VC investments, funded firms, and deal data. Can also add HBS alumni View Details
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
study with University of Connecticut Assistant Professor Namho Kang; EDHEC Business School Research Associate and Affiliated Professor Gideon Ozik; and Boston College Professor Ronnie Sadka, chairperson of the finance department, Carroll... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
investment in people have remained steadfast as he has grown the company into a leading global financial services firm. In the 1970s, RJF expanded into brokerage offices across the country, working with affiliates that acted as... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia, Churchville is now president and general manager of NBC’s WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She has received numerous awards for her community work. Last year our station ran a special about the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
for alumni to use their business skills,” says Sanchez, noting that the group will assess and refine its strategies before entering the next project cycle. Richard Gehrman (MBA ’76) and Tony Levy (MBA ’88) serve as cochairs of the Community Partners Program View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2414478 Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Wesley Brandi Abstract—We examine online affiliate marketing programs in which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Career Outcomes | Research Associates
affiliated with the School’s doctoral program, they offer a wide variety of faculty-driven research challenges—from data construction and analysis to academic publication writing and research. With the added bonus of a generous tuition... View Details
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
position in Boston-area news broadcasting through its embrace of an innovative format and for affiliating with NBC. Since the early 2000s, however, other news programs had copied their format, and young audiences had begun to use the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
"is like any gas that is compressed; it gets hotter." Its tribes overlap socially and professionally based on work discipline (software engineers, for example), organizational affiliation (Hewlett-Packard), or background... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
she had a different type of leukemia. They ran more tests but saw no sign of one. The hospital was affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Medical Science, which had partnered with IBM Watson, a cloud-based... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
make the next crisis easier to manage but also to ensure that the ongoing operation of our health care system is improved in a fundamental manner.” Leveraging Technology to Gain an Edge In a Working Knowledge article, five faculty members View Details