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- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
faced a uniquely challenging combination of home and host country political risk. This article reviews the company's responses to these adverse circumstances, challenging the prevailing literature that interprets so-called... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
degree, we’re seeing that. What can individuals do to make sure the sharing economy continues to grow? —Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) There are two main barriers to growth in the sharing economy. The first is awareness, and the second is trust. Many people just don’t know... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
team. They will be responsible for designing and maintaining the business continuity and disaster recovery management plan, ensuring a robust and effective response to potential disasters. Process:... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
will provide students small-group learning experiences that are by design immersive, experiential, and field-based. FIELD complements the School’s case method of participant-centered learning, and creates a rigorous new platform for... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
Airbnb on travelers, hosts, and hotels. The welfare gains from Airbnb are concentrated in locations (New York) and times (New Year’s Eve) when hotels are capacity constrained. This occurs because peer hosts are responsive to market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Publishing Platform This book offers guidance to baby-boomers in three main sections. “Finding Your Gifts” helps you appreciate the good things in your life, how to add to them, and make the best of your resources. “Digging the... View Details
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
statements for the purpose of deception. Reader responses to the story included surprising references to the 1st Earl of Balfour, the Book of Leviticus, and the 1966 sci-fi novel Colossus by D.F. Jones. In short, reader comments take our... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future
cell-cultured meat—especially in transforming industries like pet food. An environmental impact study found that pet food - with its high protein content - is responsible for 25-30% of the environmental impact of animal agriculture. What... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from restaurant decisions to voting behavior. These findings often leverage unique data sets and methods ranging from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
13% of employment over two years. In short, private equity buyouts catalyze the creative destruction process in the labor market, with only a modest net impact on employment. The creative destruction response mainly involves a more rapid... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
emerged in areas ranging from labor markets to credit applications to housing—sometimes made worse by a lack of regulation, the absence of in-person interactions, and the use of automation and big data. How can companies reverse the tide? The key lies in more... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and... View Details
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
Working PapersThe Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters Authors:Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker Abstract Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS
wanted to work in an organization under a hundred people; I wanted to experience the energy, the sense of urgency of a startup, a place where people actively choose to drive forward the mission.” The posting that popped out for Yoonjin was for RapidSOS, a technology... View Details
- 17 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Tech for the People
Shireen Santosham (MBA 2008) and Mayor Sam Liccardo immediately supported the idea,” says Tsai, which led to the October 2018 launch of Host Corps. This public/private initiative drew on a concept Airbnb devised to use its platform to... View Details
- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
clearing forest land for agriculture. The agricultural sector is responsible for almost 30% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and for millions of acres of deforestation every year. The challenges facing the sector are complex, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
understand how best to utilize their talents to make a difference. We help companies find ways to become more profitable in socially responsible ways. If a company is seeking ways to invest in a community it operates in, we can find... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
financial incentives do not appear to crowd it out. Third, the responses to both types of incentives are stronger when their relative value is higher. Indeed, financial rewards are effective at motivating the poorest agents, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
of Responsibility in Negotiation: A Case of Bounded Ethicality Authors:Paharia, Neeru, Lucas Clayton Coffman, and Max Bazerman Publication:Oxford Handbook of Economic Conflict Resolution Abstract This article compares direct deception... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
responses interact with those of other actors, and how these individual and collective responses unfold over time to generate outcomes. Second, we call for stronger unification of theory within the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman