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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Experimental Evidence on Policies Aimed at Closing the Gender Gap in Willingness to Guess on Multiple-Choice Tests

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman
Research has shown that women skip more questions than men on multiple-choice tests with penalties for wrong answers. We propose and test five policy changes aimed at eliminating this source of gender bias in test scores. Our data show that simply removing the penalty... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender
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Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Experimental Evidence on Policies Aimed at Closing the Gender Gap in Willingness to Guess on Multiple-Choice Tests." Working Paper, August 2016.
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How Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods

In many service industries, companies compete with each other on the basis of the waiting time their customers experience, along with other strategic instruments such as the price they charge for their service. The objective of this paper is to conduct an empirical... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Price; Service Delivery; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry
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Allon, Gad, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson. "How Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods ." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 13, no. 4 (Fall 2011).
  • June 2010
  • Teaching Note

Southwest Airlines: In a Different World (TN)

By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser
Teaching Note for 910419. View Details
Keywords: Competition; Price; Service Operations; Globalization; Cost vs Benefits; Air Transportation Industry; New York (state, US)
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Heskett, James L., and W. Earl Sasser. "Southwest Airlines: In a Different World (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 910-426, June 2010.
  • June 2008
  • Case

From xiaonei to hainei: The Quest for the Social Networking Service Market in China

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Wang Xing, the founder of Hainei.com, one of the fastest growing social networking service (SNS) providers in China, was preparing to raise funds from venture capitalists. Since late 2003, Wang had established several Internet startups in China. Xiaonei.com, which he... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Internet; China
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Lassiter, Joseph B., III, Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "From xiaonei to hainei: The Quest for the Social Networking Service Market in China." Harvard Business School Case 808-164, June 2008.
  • spring 1990
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Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88

By: R. H.K. Vietor
Keywords: Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business History; Air Transportation Industry
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Vietor, R. H.K. "Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88." Business History Review 64, no. 1 (spring 1990): 61–108.
  • 2010
  • Book

Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face--and What to Do About It

By: Richard S. Tedlow
This book deals with two of the biggest problems in business: Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Personal Characteristics; Competition
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Tedlow, Richard S. Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face--and What to Do About It. Portfolio, 2010.
  • August 2011
  • Teaching Note

Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (TN)

By: Clayton Rose and Sally Canter Ganzfried
Teaching Note for 310-070. View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Planning; Transformation; Business Offices; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Goals and Objectives; Competitive Strategy; Opportunities; Banking Industry; Alabama
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Rose, Clayton, and Sally Canter Ganzfried. "Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 312-049, August 2011.
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U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

health policy, students will identify and gain valuable insights into how healthcare businesses navigate complex market forces, regulatory pressures, and competitive dynamics. Cases will highlight how strategic principles can be leveraged... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2019
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Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

marketplace. How to stand out in a saturated market Know the competition. “There are more than 725 wineries in Oregon now, compared to just a handful when we started. So we did a survey of our competition to see where we fit, where they... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
  • 01 Sep 2004
  • News

Books

theories outlined in Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution, Seeing What’s Next offers a practical model that helps decision-makers spot the signals of industry change, determine the outcome of competitive... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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Overview

21st Century Energy — Dr Crawford teaches this EC course, which exposes students to business models and management diilemmas, all along the energy value chain — from oil sands and pipelines, to coal and natural gas, hydro and nuclear, wind and solar, to biofuels. The... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Efficiency; Energy Storage; Governance; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Resource Allocation; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry; Chemical Industry; Mining Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Asia; United States
  • October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
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eShip-4U

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Timothy M. Laseter
eShip is a small Israeli start-up with a potentially exciting new concept for the residential package-delivery value chain--the Automatic Delivery Machine (ADM). Much like today's ubiquitous ATMs, ADMs would allow consumers to have parcels delivered to a nearby ADM... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Business Model; Service Operations; Logistics; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Saving; Innovation and Invention; Transportation Industry; Service Industry; Shipping Industry; Israel; United States
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Shapiro, Roy D., and Timothy M. Laseter. "eShip-4U." Harvard Business School Case 603-076, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
  • June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
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Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Asset Pricing; Capital; Financial Management; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Relationships; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 800-330, June 2000. (Revised September 2000.)
  • 01 Apr 2000
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A "Growing" Online Community

year expanding throughout Latin America. Agropool's revenues will come from fees charged to companies selling products on its Web site. With the online community growing in Latin America, Grippo noted the importance of teamwork among new Internet players. "We are all... View Details
  • September 2023
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Nexleaf Analytics: Saving the World Using the Internet of Things

By: Frank Nagle
Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-414. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Patents; Expansion; Information Technology; Health Industry; Information Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry
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Nagle, Frank. "Nexleaf Analytics: Saving the World Using the Internet of Things." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 724-381, September 2023.
  • September 2010 (Revised August 2013)
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Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and Lisa Brem
Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast-growing bargain hunter segment or hold the line on price discounts to preserve their brand image? Customer profitability... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Price; Product Positioning; Customer Value and Value Chain; Business Cycles; Financial Crisis; Profit; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry
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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer." Harvard Business School Case 111-040, September 2010. (Revised August 2013.)
  • May 2010 (Revised June 2012)
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From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group

By: Willy Shih and Nancy Hua Dai
As Zuo Zongshen drove the transformation of the Zongshen Industrial Group from an early imitator in the motorcycle business to a company that increasingly focused on innovation as a way to get out of the hyper-competitive commodity business, he continually faced new... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Investment; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; China
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Shih, Willy, and Nancy Hua Dai. "From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group." Harvard Business School Case 610-057, May 2010. (Revised June 2012.)
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

2019 This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlig... New Venture Competition Announces 2019 Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists 12 Mar 2019 In February 2019, the HBS New Venture View Details
  • 09 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

experience as a policy maker—as well as 25 years of experience as an investor and small business owner—to the U.S. Competitiveness Project at Harvard Business School. Mills left the SBA last summer and accepted a two-year fellowship at... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services
  • 17 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity

A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter; Energy; Utilities
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