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    Jerry R. Green

    Jerry R. Green

    David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

    John Leverett Professor in the University

    Harvard University

     

    Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

    framing an approach attractively, and generally being persuasive. In addition, it can include deciding who should make an opening offer and when, how high or low it should be, and the dynamics of successive counteroffers. The second dimension, drawing on trade and... View Details
    Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
    • 28 Aug 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

    change in its employee incentive contract design towards low-powered incentives, we examine whether the design of incentive contracts for the standard tasks influences employee-initiated innovation... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • February 2019 (Revised August 2019)
    • Case

    KangaTech

    By: Karim R. Lakhani, Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik and Steven Randazzo
    On a warm January afternoon in 2019, Steve Saunders, Dave Scerri, Carl Dilena, and Nick Haslam (see Exhibit 1 for biographies), co-founders of KangaTech, wrapped up the latest round of discussions about the future direction of their sports-technology start-up. Focused... View Details
    Keywords: Startup; Technology Commercialization; Prototype; Business Startups; Technological Innovation; Sports; Health; Commercialization; Research and Development; Decision Making; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Sports Industry; Health Industry; Australia
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    • 17 Jul 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

    false promises. Many companies have offered stock options to upper level employees. But “options are fragile in a way most people don’t understand,” Hall says, “and over half of the time they fall underwater” if the market as a whole... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
    • Case

    Kendle International Inc.

    By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs
    Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Stock Options; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; International Finance; Financial Strategy; Management Skills; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • 09 Sep 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: September 9, 2008

    customers in new product development) and developing a reputation for environmentally friendly behavior. What is the role of operations management in this context? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 17 Oct 2023
    • HBS Case

    With Subscription Fatigue Setting In, Companies Need to Think Hard About Fees

    offers subscription services for creators and virtual reality gamers. For consumers, subscriptions help spread out costly payments over time, allow people to choose flexible usage and product-feature options at different price levels, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Information; Information Technology
    • Web

    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    Confederation—including debt, contraction of trade, recession, inflation, and Shays’ Rebellion—and how those problems informed key features of the U.S. Constitution. Coverage: 1763 – 1787; American Revolution; Articles of Confederation;... View Details
    • 14 Feb 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: February 14

    into account the role of contextual features. We conclude with a discussion of key themes, unresolved issues, and promising research directions. Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making Authors:Marlyse F.... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 02 Apr 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive

    more effective to encourage more handshake contracts between managers to share workers than to create a central system for replacing employees, the researchers found. Since different people on production lines perform different tasks,... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Fashion
    • Web

    Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    research here . More Info Large banks and small firm lending By: Victoria Ivashina & Vitaly Bord OCT 2021 The contraction in bank credit supply was a core propagation mechanism of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009. What are... View Details

      William A. Sahlman

      William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

      Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games
      • 17 Jan 2023
      • In Practice

      8 Trends to Watch in 2023

      As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman
      • 31 Jan 2023
      • Op-Ed

      Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

      phone use. “Drivers valued the option to pause their coverage, taking advantage of the flexibility to turn it off every three days on average.” Uninsured drivers who applied for an insurance quote were randomly offered either a... View Details
      Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance
      • Web

      Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

      Complexity (3) Conflict Management (4) Conflict and Resolution (13) Conflict of Interests (1) Construction (1) Consumer Behavior (173) Contracts (7) Cooperation (3) Cooperative Ownership (1) Copyright (2) Core Relationships (1) Corporate... View Details
      • 09 Apr 2013
      • First Look

      First Look: April 9

        Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 612-016 Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization This case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 15 Dec 2015
      • First Look

      December 15, 2015

      forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research The Role of (Dis)similarity in (Mis)predicting Others' Preferences By: Barasz, Kate, Tami Kim, and Leslie John Abstract—Consumers readily indicate liking options that appear dissimilar—for... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • Web

      Health Care - Faculty & Research

      They also introduce bundled payment contracts with three insurers for orthopedic surgeries, and join a multi-hospital study for applying time-driven activity-based costing to identify process improvement and cost reduction opportunities.... View Details
      • Fast Answer

      Options: Basics for finding price data

      An option is a financial derivative contract that essentially bestows the right to buy (call) or sell (put) a given security at a specified price (the strike or exercise price) at (or before) a specified... View Details