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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment

and public sector responses. The wide-ranging effects of environmental risks, technological advances, infrastructure challenges, business model innovations, and national and international policy shifts are impacting the financial sector... View Details

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Sciences (INFORMS) with Bin Hong Alex Lee, David Simchi-Levi, Murali Narayanaswamy, Philip Roizin, and Jonathan Waggoner for "Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization." Shane M. Greenstein : Best Poster... View Details

23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate government... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

rewarding to have the opportunity to help shape public policy in a way that’s beneficial to them." Yet social norms are a significant factor when it comes to the success or failure of government programs. Women’s participation in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

disproportionate stock price hit to an earnings miss reflects that informational problem. The promise of private equity involves solving that gap between owners and managers. Buybacks must be interpreted in that context as either... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

effectively be reduced with moderate levels of investment, these findings suggest substantial economic value for policy and organizational expenditures for burnout reduction programs for physicians,” the study states. "Essentially... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Ken Zeng

business concepts, leadership, and/or problem solving? Coming from a background in public policy and social impact, I came to HBS to understand how profit-driven leaders perceive a business's societal responsibilities. Diverse... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Develop effective pricing strategies Benchmark costs compared to competitors through relative cost analysis Apply conjoint... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

exceeding. But the price for his little white lie was extremely high: The company based its demand planning on his sales forecast and consequently ran out of its core product in one of its largest markets at the height of the holiday... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

response to it, particularly in the developed economies, fits this description. Environmentalism, as we have known it since the 1960s, has been grounded in the physical sciences, law, economics, and public policy. Advocates for strong environmental View Details

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

value by the fortunate few." As Cass Apple put it, "It is simply a matter of morality." Bob Fitzpatrick said, "This situation is nothing more than an extension of our 'Teflon' culture." At the national level, Richard Eckel pointed out that,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

business units and improving their leadership skills. The CDC has adopted an innovative pricing structure. Rather than charging direct fees for these consulting services, it proposed to the client that it contract with the firm for five... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Innovation Policy (Sci-SIP) Award for Assessing the Impact of Non-Practicing Entities on U.S. Innovation with Umit Gurun, Scott Kominers, 2015–2021. Lauren H. Cohen : Recipient of a 2021 Top Cited Article Award from Wiley Publishing for... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

Professor Esty emphasized the importance of having a viewpoint backed up by data—I feel better equipped going into the working world having been forced to reckon with my values and how that applies to corporate policy issues. Why did you... View Details

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

Ariely Publication:Health Affairs 31 (February 2012) Abstract Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Research Summary

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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

leading research universities, low cost or highly trained labor, and geographic bounty. Understanding how clusters work can help governments develop effective policies for creating them, as well as direct entrepreneurs to the best... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

document sources of value creation in mergers by analyzing novel data on the quality and price of goods sold by merging firms. When two competitors in a product market merge, their products converge in quality, and View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

will be smart to unbundle the services and come out with a pricing table.” As Munyaradzi Mushato put it, “implement an authentic platform strategy where users pay, advertisers pay, and developers pay for the value they get.” Clearly,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

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