Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

mechanics of private banking and federal finance correct. Their models are therefore fatally flawed, so their predictions of doom (and inflation) should not be taken seriously.” Is JohnfrmCleveland right? Is modern monetary theory a fancy... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

followed a more linear, steady model rather than a more dramatic curve.) The invasion theory, meanwhile, predicts that neighborhoods tend to improve like tipping dominoes, with nicer neighborhoods inspiring positive changes in adjacent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

expected to.” Other models that might be followed were suggested. ReshoreNow pointed out that, “The Germans and Swiss have excellent apprenticeship training models.” Several respondents alluded to institutional shortcomings in delivering... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction

06 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

creating the final versions. Some companies even base their business model on co-production; Build-a-Bear stores allow consumers to create personalized teddy bears. "With the growth of customizable technology, there is an appreciation of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

03 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates

know how companies that use affiliate marketing should set the policies that govern the gray areas where bad practices flourish. They studied three popular models for managing affiliate networks: doing it in-house; outsourcing to a vendor... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Publishing

01 Feb 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

small business. (Because of outsourcing) It is big networks made up of small partners. And the way to make this type of enterprise thrive does not really follow either model (big or small). It is a third way." The importance of small... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

agree. In Japan, for example, Professor Lynda M. Applegate is working on a case on the launch of Nasdaq Japan. "This new venture is developing a hybrid financial market model for Japan that integrates Nasdaq's U.S. market and the... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

11 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

institution meets and exceeds a customer's expectations in every interaction." In research focused on 11 major financial institutions, Frei, Evenson and Harker created a model demonstrating precise links among three main elements (or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services

June 2020
Teaching Plan

Chief

By: Katherine B. Coffman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Julia Kelley, Amy Klopfenstein and Katherine Chen

Teaching Plan serves as a supplement to the case for “Chief: Role for Carolyn Childers” (920-019), “Chief: Role for Lindsay Kaplan” (920-020), and “Scaling at Chief” (920-021). View Details

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Purchase

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

growing evidence of pollution and resulting political pressures. The variety of capitalism literature has suggested that the German coordinated market economy model was more conducive to green corporate strategies than liberal market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2025
Supplement

Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis (B)

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, was optimistic about the InsurTech's path to profitability after navigating the financial uncertainties of 2022. By bundling their home insurance services with third-parties and established insurance incumbents, Hippo was adopting a... View Details

Citation

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

inadequate updating of the customer database. Also, the budgeting data in the case may be used to teach regression model selection and R-squared. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109070... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It

they will carve out more time for shopping and for sniffing out the best bargains. "What we observe suggests that households have fixed amounts of time to give to sites..." “Taken together,” the researchers conclude in their paper, “our results add up to a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Web Services

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

of public-private partnerships, with particular attention to a model project in Miami, the Port Tunnel. The overview concludes with a call for cross-sector coalitions to develop strategies with long-term impact goals and short-term... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

behavior are reduced (Study 5). Our results have important implications for models of ethical decision making, moral behavior, and self-regulatory theory. Publisher's link: http://www.francescagino.com August 2013 Journal of Finance The... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

Mountain Dew), and alcohol (Budweiser, Dos Equis, Captain Morgan, etc.). The team built a model relating the amount of entertainment a participant experienced with both their viewing interest and their intent to purchase a brand.... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

Asian beliefs, philosophies, and practices are influencing everything from the way we treat the ill to how we make cars. Now, a Harvard Business School professor is looking to the East as a model for developing strong business leaders.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

broadband Internet, and the related crisis faced by companies whose business models relied on TV advertising—played to TiVo's unique strengths. Leadership in DVR technology and a TV-centric user interface arguably positioned TiVo to... View Details