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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
will be possible to both maximize shareholder value and be a good corporate citizen. Indeed, we should encourage managers to find the "sweet spot" where their actions generate a robust return for their shareholders without exploiting externalities and thereby... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses Authors:Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract We consider market rules for the transfer of IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all computers connected to the Internet.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
efficient for consumers and for GM. First, it would reduce the amount of time customers had to wait for their car to arrive. A car ordered online would take only 15 to 20 days to reach the customer compared to the usual 55 to 60. 79... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
The Cost of Leaning-in By: Exley, Christine L., Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund Abstract— Women's reluctance to negotiate is often used to explain the gender wage gap, popularizing the push for women to “lean-in" and negotiate... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
awareness of cybersecurity issues. Combined with the ability to block ads, the growing costs of acquiring customers online, the experience of “Zoombombing,” and controls on consumer data by EU regulators and others, it’s unclear how much... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions yield agglomeration clusters that are much larger than the underlying... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
for Walmart or migrates to higher-end retailers like Whole Foods. Supermarkets have already reduced costs dramatically in order to compete with much more efficient competitors, and they can no longer... View Details
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
were unable to provide new loans to underwrite company growth. “The recessionary measures that were taken in Greece were not the cause of the crisis.” Even large companies that could ordinarily rely on public equity or debt markets discovered that both were effectively... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
efficient and higher quality. After I left McKinsey, I went to GE, where those two ideas came together. I saw the way that GE was doing high stakes face-to-face negotiations for materials, things like metal components, plastic components,... View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
perturbation enables efficient exploration in the midst of intense exploitation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-011.pdf Understanding Inflation-Indexed Bond Markets Authors:John Y. Campbell, Robert J. Shiller, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
between out-of-court restructuring and bankruptcy, and the costs of financial distress. At the level of public policy, the case also serves as a useful backdrop to discuss the role of bankruptcy in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
difficult question is whether policymakers need to learn more from theorists, or the other way around. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-140.pdf PublicationsInput Constraints and the Efficiency of Entry: Lessons... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
(2012) Abstract This paper summarizes research trends and opportunities in the area of managing air transportation demand and capacity. Capacity constraints and resulting congestion and low schedule reliability currently impose large View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
By: Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
advantage of factor cost differences. We find that overwhelmingly, multinationals tend to own the stages of production proximate to their final production giving rise to a class of high-skill intra-industry vertical FDI. Download the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
impact on discriminatory behavior. Smart choices and transparent experimentation can create markets that are both more efficient and more inclusive. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51982 Selection and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
1930s, where it was noticed that direct labor costs tended to decrease by a constant percentage as the cumulative quantity of aircraft produced doubled. Learning effects figured prominently in wartime production planning efforts. World... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
prices. These stores kept their costs down partly by moving into low-rent commercial spaces and hiring unskilled, low-wage workers, rather than trained pharmacists. Against predatory pricing Although these competitors didn’t sell... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
that attempts to maximize profits. This stage takes into account costs as well as firm's objectives and constraints (e.g., minimum market share requirement). Over the last several decades, marketing researchers and practitioners have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace