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Adam Kanner
percent to 50 percent of tickets to live events go unsold. Reasons for this excess capacity vary, from a hefty rise in ticket prices for concerts and sporting events over the past decade, to a wave of digital entertainment options that... View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
He convinced Greg to follow him to the back of his store, where the two spent almost an hour haggling over "Rolex" and "Panerai" watches — identical copies of the real thing. Greg thought a fancy watch would make him... View Details
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
the economy to organize production and innovation. We study individual contestant-level data from 2,796 contestants in 774 software algorithm design contests with random assignment. Precisely conforming to theory predictions, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Venus Miller
is that too many self-select and don't apply.' I knew I wouldn't make the same mistake." Connecting with experience "As an undergraduate, I had learned a lot of theories – but the disconnect was experience," says Venus.... View Details
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Mariama Keita
was the case method. "For someone like me without a lot of business experience," Mariama explains, "it's a great way to practice real management skills." Information that empowers Mariama grew up in Cote d'Ivoire, a... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
range of behaviors where there’s a virtuous option with long-term gains that we should be engaging in and a tempting one with short-term gains,” Beshears observes. That might include tackling a challenging work project, facing up to a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 22 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems
the common theory behind improvement thinking, which is that you first go out and find a lot of issues," Tucker says. "You obviously can't address everything, so you pick one or two, fix them, and then explain why you weren't... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
Real Skills for Real Jobs with Real Success by Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) (Viking Adult) As a Big Brother, Chertavian saw how many young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
organizations as well as customer pressure from individual investors are critical in mitigating free-rider problems among asset managers and sustaining engagement practices. Finally, I explore the limits and anticompetitive concerns to the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Payam Shodjai
kind of historic connection made the service very real for me, having that link to the past." The classroom connections are even more profound. "The diversity of the student body humbles everyone," says Payam. "You... View Details
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
Competing Against Luck
taught many of our alums, Professor Clay Christensen, member of the MBA class of 1979, and a 1992 DBA grad. In addition to his teaching, Professor Christensen has written several influential business books, including The Innovator's Dilemma, which introduces the View Details
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
(like employee satisfaction). Those are fine for understanding individual perceptions, but aren’t so good at quantifying real behavioral responses and organizational performance outcomes from open offices. The gap between perceptions and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
offers new hope for growth to companies frustrated by their hit and miss efforts. This book carefully lays down the authors' provocative framework, providing a comprehensive explanation of the theory and why it is predictive, how to use... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
When we talk about a minimum wage increase, what are we really talking about? The US federal minimum wage is not very high—it’s much lower in real terms than it has been for much of the last several decades—and it’s hard to argue that a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
brother and cousin, that forms the Office of the President at Loews' Manhattan headquarters. Among his primary responsibilities are watching over several major real estate investments and working closely with the CEOs of several... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
speculation—and then, hopefully, sell it? “One of the top questions screenwriters talk about in their online communities is whether to pitch or to spec,” says Luo. In her paper published by Management Science, When to Sell Your Idea: View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
preclude considering the option of knocking down and starting all over again if that's what is best for the business ... (but) Kaplan & Foster [authors of the book] seem to be recommending destruction for its own sake." Readers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Navigating a Career in Education When I was at American Express, I thought that business school would be a good way to learn about different career options and to possibly transition into an area that would be more mission-driven. Careers... View Details
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
midst of emerging ideas and to provide support and momentum for ideas that are a little ahead of their time. By being at the leading edge of the movement, we can have real influence, bringing not just management thinking and View Details