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- 21 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Advancing Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research Through Open Innovation Competitions
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
full glory of their wealthier pasts. The point is that they are becoming places where people want to live, shop, run businesses, and go to school." At HBS, a number of faculty are engaged in research and teaching projects that treat these... View Details
- November 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
The Advertising Council Teen Alcoholism Campaign: Research and Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jayne D. Kramer. "The Advertising Council Teen Alcoholism Campaign: Research and Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 593-060, November 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
Summing Up There is no shortage of explanations for what seems to be a current bull market in writings about leadership, according to respondents to this column. Charles Cullinane attributes it to the economic and national insecurity that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Camille Tang Yeh (MBA 1980) is the executive director of the School's new Asia-Pacific Research Office in Hong Kong. A native of Hong Kong, Yeh has almost twenty years of experience in investment banking, primarily in Asia. What are some... View Details
- 02 Nov 2011
- News
Fraud Case Seen as a Red Flag for Psychology Research
- Research Summary
The Role of Financial and Information Intermediaries in the Capital Markets
Hutton's research investigates the role of financial analysts and short sellers in the pricing of equity securities. Recently, Hutton examines (with Patricia Dechow and Richard Sloan) the role of sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts in the pricing of common equity... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Studying how society shapes market practices, government policies
Harvard Business School Professor Matt Weinzierl talks about his research into the ways market practices and government policies are shaped by society. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 2012
- Working Paper
Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption
By: Kristina S. McElheran
This paper explores the relationship between market position and business process innovation. Prior research has focused on the alignment between new technologies and the internal capabilities of firms to pursue them. I extend the investigation to include external... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Technology Adoption; Manufacturing Industry; United States
McElheran, Kristina S. "Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-104, June 2010. (Revised April 2011, October 2012.)
- April 1982 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits
Calls for a decision on whether Hart Schaffner & Marx, the nation's leading manufacturer of high quality, branded suits, should expand its product line by marketing suits that are separately ticketed (i.e., the coat, vest, and slacks are sold from individual hangers... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Decisions; Price; Markets; Distribution Channels; Production; Mathematical Methods; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits." Harvard Business School Case 582-134, April 1982. (Revised June 1993.)
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
increased by 200 percent in the past eight years, rising from 3.5 percent of marketing budgets in 2009 to 10.5 percent in February 2017, according to The CMO Survey 2017. And that upward climb is expected to continue: View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions
By: Alexander MacKay
The optimal duration of a supply contract balances the costs of reselecting a supplier against the costs of being matched to an inefficient supplier when the contract lasts too long. I develop a structural model of contract duration that captures this tradeoff and... View Details
Keywords: Vertical Relationships; Transaction Costs; Contract Duration; Identification; Supply Chain; Cost; Contracts; Auctions; Mathematical Methods
MacKay, Alexander. "Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-058, December 2017. (Revised May 2020. Direct download.)
- August 2022
- Article
Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions
By: Alexander MacKay
The optimal duration of a supply contract balances the costs of reselecting a supplier against the costs of being matched to an inefficient supplier when the contract lasts too long. I develop a structural model of contract duration that captures this tradeoff and... View Details
Keywords: Supply Contracts; Intermediate Goods; Switching Costs; Vertical Relationships; Transaction Costs; Contract Duration; Identification; Supply Chain; Cost; Contracts; Auctions; Mathematical Methods
MacKay, Alexander. "Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 14, no. 3 (August 2022): 164–212.
- 23 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Do US Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Predicting Financial Market Bubbles and Crises in Real-time
Source: Greenwood Source: Greenwood Professor Robin Greenwood notes that faculty members across Harvard have long been exploring the behavioral perspective on financial market bubbles and financial crises. Five years ago, a group formed... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
This working paper highlights the benefits that rigorous use of oral history can offer to research on the contemporary business history of emerging markets. Oral history can help fill some of the major information voids arising from the absence of a strong tradition of... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey, and Rachael Comunale. "Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-056, November 2018.
- Article
Recent Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: What Are the Implications for Regional Policy?
By: Christian Ketels
This paper reviews implications of recent research on competitiveness and clusters for regions and regional policy. A new framing of competitiveness clarifies the role of regions. Its empirical findings align well with the literature on drivers of regional performance,... View Details
Ketels, Christian. "Recent Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: What Are the Implications for Regional Policy? ." Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 6, no. 2 (July 2013).
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
quantitative and qualitative research to explain how we can turn cash into contentment. The key lies in changing our spending habits and adhering to five key principles: Buy Experiences (research shows that material purchases are less... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton