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- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
Publication:Annual Review of Psychology 60 (2009): 475-499 Abstract As technology has simplified meeting basic needs, humans have cultivated increasingly psychological avenues for occupying their consumption energies, moving from View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
show that the same behaviors produce more ethical condemnation when they happen to produce bad rather than good outcomes, even if the outcomes are determined by chance. Our studies show that individuals judge behaviors as less ethical,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
Williams-Sonoma took several years to become convinced of the importance of e-commerce, despite its direct-marketing know-how. Honeywell's story is just as instructive. It shows how a company led by e-believers from the start can make View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar | About
varying levels of expertise or experience can move through them in a self-paced way. I know this from my experience in teaching, in the Harvard Business Analytics Program. I also think we’ll find the boundaries across these different... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
about separating problem definition and solution assessment from the solving phase.” It tells how 34 contestants competing anonymously online over 10 weeks reviewed almost 78,000 images and submitted 45 algorithms. The best five, for prizes totaling $55,000, were... View Details
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
increases demand by seven percentage points. Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands' Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness Authors:Andrew Gershoff, Ran Kivetz, and Anat Keinan Publication:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
trade relations between the two expanded. China, for a time, became a primary manufacturer of goods for US markets--economists estimate that up to 2 million manufacturing jobs shifted from America to China. At one time, the Chinese... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
says. When the economy recovers, people tend to move on. “If heads of state could learn from history, then it should be pretty easy for us not to have any wars,” he says. “But wars are rare enough that we’re able to blunder into them... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
To Groupon or Not to Groupon: The Profitability of Deep Discounts By: Edelman, Benjamin, Sonia Jaffe, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We examine the profitability and implications of online discount vouchers, a relatively new marketing tool that offers View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
believes that good design can inspire the fashion industry to avoid these frightening forecasts. Her business is built on two prongs: She’s developing a software algorithm that she hopes will automate zero waste designs that both cost... View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
orders and have them delivered to their tables—a service often performed by managers. “Now when I see a customer talking to a manager, it’s a good thing,” says Karavites, smiling. Traditionally, the bank of cash registers that separates... View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
hybrid in-person instruction most effectively in all our educational programs. There are skills and concepts that are better learned through an online module where students with varying levels of expertise or experience can move through... View Details
- 09 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety
helping establishments learn the rules, create good habits, and improve food safety practices. “It can be frustrating when establishments neglect these safety practices, which increases the risk of consumers... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
couple of weeks ago, saying how their portfolio needs to be adjusted to be climate change resilient. Or it is Shell, who have committed themselves to a net zero emissions energy future, by the middle of the century. Or a multitude of View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
and if so, was it moving fast enough? What new sources of revenue could Ford derive from mobility solutions? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/614018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
with individuals from Kraft, Procter & Gamble, or almost any name-brand consumer goods company you’d care to name. Aside from our 99ers, these long-term relationships are probably our most valuable asset... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods Brandless, an online direct-to-consumer seller of upscale private-label consumer packaged goods, offered View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
Obstacles facing companies in today's hyper-competitive global markets are seemingly more complex than ever, to the point that managers must rethink many of the basic principles of good operations management, says Robert Hayes. In a new... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace