Informal Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
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but could do interesting things if they had more resources. And then there are definitely titles that, either because they’ve had a really rough go of it or their local economies are struggling, are just in rough shape. We’re developing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; Information; Information

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

customer order, or processing the same type of paycheck or benefit claim across multiple companies. But benchmarking is not informative when it is used to compare fundamentally different processes or products. For example, knowing that a... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

04 Jun 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

information to music in order to sell advertising. As questions are being raised about the ability of telephone service providers, newspapers, and others to sell subscriptions in the future, I recently asked readers what the future of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

May 2022
Article

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software

By: Frank Nagle

While there is little debate that digital forces are playing an increasingly crucial role in the economy, there is limited understanding of the importance of the digital infrastructure that underlies this role. Much of the discussion around digital infrastructure has... View Details

Keywords: Open Source; Applications and Software; Policy; Infrastructure; Open Source Distribution

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Celebration Dean Srikant Datar: Welcome Address Video Recording + More Info – Less Info Hear an update on the Dean’s key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. Faculty Presentations Can Evidence-Based View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

as climate change and income inequality. Highlights Prisoner's Dilemma Cooperating with External Stakeholders KAF Continued: The Business Model What Does the Research Say? Show Hide Details Concepts Infectious Change Public Goods Problems Cooperation in the Real View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Influence: Medium 70 1970 s 19 Wage controls OSHA created Service economy expands Women enter the workforce in large numbers Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Air traffic controllers' union dismantled Union representation drops View Details

29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

where you sit in the middle and there's companies that you're getting information from and that you're highlighting. There's estimates based on these different climate models that you mentioned. You have users on one side and then you... View Details

January 2021 (Revised August 2021)
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ByteDance: TikTok and the Trials of Going Viral

By: William C. Kirby and John P. McHugh

In 2020, TikTok became the most valuable start-up ever. The short-form, video-sharing social media platform emerged as the crown jewel of the Chinese technology firm ByteDance, realizing 850 million monthly users and an estimated worth of $180 billion. However, a... View Details

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17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

in states like Massachusetts to be unduly expensive and prevents growers in states like California from achieving economies of scale because of limited market size. Small, fragmented markets also limit cannabis suppliers from incurring... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

use. Census II identifies the most commonly used FOSS components in production applications and begins to examine them for potential vulnerabilities, which can inform actions to sustain the long-term security and health of open source.... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

City ICIC is a nonprofit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and the businesses that thrive there. U.S. Cluster Mapping Project The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project is a national economic... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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You Only Thought You Were Republican

if it is not growing, on a sustained basis, faster than the economy as a whole. But when Reagan took office, the debt equaled 30 percent of our GDP versus 60 percent today. This despite Clinton/Gore leaving us with (in Bush’s words)... View Details

Keywords: Andrew Tobias; national debt; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government

19 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract The U.S. has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that intensively use View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial inequality in U.S. organizations and to inform an approach for disrupting it. We treat... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

economies of scale. Highlights The Profitability of Going Digital Introduction to Relative Cost Fixed Costs and Market Structure Show Hide Details Concepts An Introduction to Cost Fixed versus Variable Costs Relative Cost Analysis Supply... View Details

04 Mar 2020
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How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

write in the working paper. “Not only is this unfair, it is inefficient; the economy is missing out on women who would make great managers.” Male employees with male managers earn 13 percent more In studying job assignments and manager... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

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

for all to work forever" to Deepak Alse's, "Do not retire employees; treat them as part of an extended family where their services may be required." The timeliness of the issue was emphasized by information from Richard... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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