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- 2019
- Article
Ridesharing with Driver Location Preferences
By: Duncan Rheingans-Yoo, Scott Duke Kominers, Hongyao Ma and David C. Parkes
We study revenue-optimal pricing and driver compensation in ridesharing platforms when drivers have heterogeneous preferences over locations. If a platform ignores drivers' location preferences, it may make inefficient trip dispatches; moreover, drivers may strategize...
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Keywords:
Ridesharing;
Pricing;
Compensation and Benefits;
Geographic Location;
Market Design;
Mathematical Methods
Rheingans-Yoo, Duncan, Scott Duke Kominers, Hongyao Ma, and David C. Parkes. "Ridesharing with Driver Location Preferences." Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2019): 557–564.
- 11 Aug 2020
- News
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How To Engage Them Again.
- 06 Apr 2021
- News
Day of 4 Million Vaccines Signals Sharp Turnaround for U.S.
- October 21, 2022
- Article
Climate Regulations Are About to Disrupt Global Shipping
By: Willy C. Shih
Ships that transport goods across oceans are collectively a major generator of greenhouse gases. Rules from the International Maritime Organization and the European Union aimed at curbing these emission promise to make transoceanic and regional shipping more expensive...
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Keywords:
Shipping;
Decarbonization;
Environmental Regulation;
Supply Chain;
Disruption;
Shipping Industry;
Atlantic Ocean;
Oceania;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America
Shih, Willy C. "Climate Regulations Are About to Disrupt Global Shipping." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 21, 2022).
- 27 Sep 2017
- HBS Seminar
Judith Chevalier, Yale School of Management
- November 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
XS, Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Joan McRobbie
XS, Inc. created a seller and buyer Internet for the $200 billion farm supply industry. How can this start-up remain the nonpartisan hub of this network, and how will it aid in the traceability of the U.S. food system?
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Joan McRobbie. "XS, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 904-417, November 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- February 1988 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express
A continuation of the ASAP story described in American Hospital Supply Corp.: The ASAP System (A). As the industry and information technology have evolved, ASAP and systems like it have moved from strategic advantage to competitive necessity. Poses the issues of...
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Konsynski, Benn R., and Michael R. Vitale. "Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express." Harvard Business School Case 188-080, February 1988. (Revised February 1991.)
- 09 Jun 2022
- News
A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing
- February 2022
- Case
US Foods: Driving Post-Pandemic Success?
By: David E. Bell, Olivia Hull and Amy Klopfenstein
In November 2021, US Foods CEO Pietro Satriano must decide his company’s trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. US Foods suffered due to business closures and social distancing during the height of the pandemic. While the situation improved following the return of...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Agribusiness;
Food;
Goods and Commodities;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Design and Levels;
Job Offer;
Labor;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Wages;
Working Conditions;
Operations;
Distribution Channels;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Development;
Diversification;
Product Design;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Social Psychology;
Motivation and Incentives;
Transportation;
Truck Transportation;
Transportation Networks;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
Bell, David E., Olivia Hull, and Amy Klopfenstein. "US Foods: Driving Post-Pandemic Success?" Harvard Business School Case 522-023, February 2022.
- 12 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business: Dynamic Impacts on Local Credit and Labor Markets
- 04 May 2021
- News
Radio: Hubert Joly, Former CEO and Chair, Best Buy
- August 2019
- Case
Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War
By: Elie Ofek and John Masko
In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker and telecommunications empire Huawei was preparing to launch its new flagship smartphone series, the Mate 30. After years of explosive growth, the previous 18 months had been a challenge for the company. In early 2018, Huawei’s planned...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Global Strategy;
International Relations;
National Security;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Volatility;
Adaptation;
Telecommunications Industry;
China;
United States;
European Union
Ofek, Elie, and John Masko. "Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War." Harvard Business School Case 520-017, August 2019.
- October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
ITC eChoupal Initiative, The
Soybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are generally poor and often illiterate and are forced to be "price-takers" after an arduous journey to the mandi. They...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Fairness;
Internet and the Web;
Supply Chain Management;
Emerging Markets;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
India
Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "ITC eChoupal Initiative, The." Harvard Business School Case 604-016, October 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- April 2006 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
BYD Company, Ltd.
By: Robert S. Huckman and Alan D. MacCormack
Considers whether BYD Co., Ltd., the largest Chinese maker of rechargeable batteries, should enter the Chinese automobile industry by acquiring Qinchuan Auto, a state-owned car manufacturer. Set just after BYD's initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Labor;
Production;
Competitive Advantage;
Diversification;
Auto Industry;
Battery Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Huckman, Robert S., and Alan D. MacCormack. "BYD Company, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 606-139, April 2006. (Revised September 2009.)
- December 2014 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José Alvarez, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The Dutch company HEINEKEN, one of the leading global brewers known for its brands like Heineken, Amstel, and Desperados and for its award-winning marketing campaigns, seeks to closely integrate its long-term sustainability "Brewing a Better World" approach into its...
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Keywords:
Beer/brewing Industry;
Sustainability;
Local Sourcing;
Corporate Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Food and Beverage Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., José Alvarez, Tonia Junker, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World." Harvard Business School Case 715-022, December 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
- September 2018
- Article
Asset Price Dynamics in Partially Segmented Markets
By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel G. Hanson and Gordon Y. Liao
We develop a model in which capital moves quickly within an asset class but slowly between asset classes. While most investors specialize in a single asset class, a handful of generalists can gradually reallocate capital across markets. Upon the arrival...
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Greenwood, Robin, Samuel G. Hanson, and Gordon Y. Liao. "Asset Price Dynamics in Partially Segmented Markets." Review of Financial Studies 31, no. 9 (September 2018): 3307–3343. (Internet Appendix Here.)
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Fed Plays Wait and See with Monetary Policy
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Activity-Based Costing and Capacity
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Discusses the use of budgeted rather than historical data in an activity-based costing (ABC) model and argues for calculating rates using practical capacity, not actual utilization. An ABC model need not be limited to analysis of historical data. When cost driver rates...
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Activity-Based Costing and Capacity." Harvard Business School Background Note 105-059, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 06 Jun 2023
- Cold Call Podcast