Information Quality - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jan 2013
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Much of the success of microfinance has been attributed to attempts to overcome the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. However, very little is known about the optimal contract structure of these loans, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

to deliver high-quality goods or services in a cost-effective manner. This concept has become increasingly relevant to cardiac catheterization laboratories, as insurers move away from fee-for-service reimbursement and toward payment determined by View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2013
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Building a Better Brazil

can find free information about the quality of learning in every school, county, and state in Brazil—with the hope that such transparency will help improve education throughout the country. In 2006, the... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Mitsuharu’s long-term goal of improving the quality of the Japanese sweets, made from azuki bean paste and sugar, and expanding the company’s client base to reach global customers be in line with Toraya’s well-being? LATIN AMERICA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

12 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

evaluator ratings for novelty, feasibility, and quality of design. They also analyzed individual written comments justifying evaluators’ recommendations. The results showed that experts made a “tradeoff” between the possibility a proposal... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

lack prior ties to others at the bootcamp experience peer effects that influence the quality of their product prototypes. A one-standard-deviation increase in the performance of proximate teams is related to a two-thirds... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Geography of Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Geography of Care Geography of Care Today’s top health care providers can help lead the way toward a... View Details

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Darktrace: Scaling Cybersecurity and AI (A)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Alexis Lefort

In 2023, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson was contemplating her growth strategy at a leading U.K.-based cybersecurity venture, launched in 2013 by a group of anti-terror cyber specialists, University of Cambridge mathematicians, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts.... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Talent; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Cybersecurity; Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Europe; United States

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14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009

the standards that people use in making judgments. The authors employed a novel method to test for, and rule out, such scale recalibration in self-reports of well-being. Design: The authors asked patients with chronic illness (either lung disease or diabetes) and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

guessing a higher-quality rating than the actual quality rating." That would explain why information doesn't "unravel" according to game theory predictions, and why companies don't voluntarily... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 May 2018
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How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

overall physical quality of a neighborhood. Increases in the number of Starbucks and other cafes, vegetarian restaurants, and bars equated with higher StreetScores. “You have better paint on buildings and better landscaping. It all makes... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Patent search: A comparative table of databases

allows patent quality analysis based on the Patent Assets Index Methodology. Such an analysis helps tech driven companies gain valuable insights into the strength and relative value of patents and patent portfolios. It View Details

05 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior By: Baloria, Vishal P., and Jonas Heese Abstract—The media can impose reputational costs on firms because of its important role as an information... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2021
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Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards

In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details

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01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

numbers increasing from 605 million to two billion. This book is dedicated to the proposition that a basic understanding of what happens when the brain ages can improve quality of life for individuals as well as benefit society as a... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

stakeholder engagement and b) reduced informational asymmetry due to increased transparency. Using a large cross-section of firms, we find that firms with better CSR performance face significantly lower capital constraints. Moreover, we... View Details

04 Mar 2019
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What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

Henry Ford, their creation of profits and firm value employs relatively few, very well-paid people, exacerbating income inequality in our economy. They have relatively few expenditures for control over the quality of the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

07 Jul 2003
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4+2 = Sustained Business Success

provide quality products at a low price to low- and fixed-income consumers. Kmart, by contrast, couldn't seem to decide whether it was focusing on low- or middle-income consumers. What's more, it got distracted by a major foray into... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

shape organizational processes to your advantage Influence the context and environment in which decisions get made Implement strategies, plans, and projects on time, on budget, and at the highest quality Spearhead learning initiatives... View Details

11 Aug 2008
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Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

execution system valuable? A: One challenge or pitfall is that few companies align their operational improvement activities to strategic priorities. Many companies today are practicing Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, or other... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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