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  • 04 Aug 2006
  • What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

of scarcity has not been repealed by the digital Long Tail prices are set by demand, not the constraints of supply." Edward Hare opened an aspect of the debate that several commented on when he said, "The rules of economics have... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

manufacturers to influence prices set by their downstream partners. A MAP policy imposes a lower bound on advertised prices, subjecting violating retailers to punishments such as termination of distribution agreements. Despite this... View Details
  • 08 Jan 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

thinking really was a breakthrough, but it is what I call operational effectiveness. It is a "best practice," or something that every company should do. "Strategy" is a term I reserve for choices—things a company does to View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
  • 11 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

delayed price discovery). This isolates a setting wherein observed strategic trading behavior more likely reflects insiders' private information regarding goodwill, as opposed to other (non-goodwill related) economic performance. Overall,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. In this e-mail interview, Harvard Business School professor Gregory S. Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services
  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

available at positive prices. We characterize the size of the p2p network as a function of the firm's pricing strategy and show that the firm may be better off setting high prices, allowing the network to survive, and acknowledging that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/kuziemko%20buell%20reich%20norton_3e675fb6-f83c-47fc-912d-e0c0b383e56d.pdf Working Papers Competing with Privacy By: Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Andres Hervas-Drane Abstract—We analyze the implications of consumer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

innovations (for whom the price of failure tolerance is too high) can only be started by investors who are not failure tolerant. Since policies to stimulate innovation must often be set before specific investments in innovative projects... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

business school campus. They moved to Beijing, rounded out their management team, received venture capital investment, developed joint-venture partnerships, and set key milestones to create a full-impact product launch for their social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Dec 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

being integrated into the consumption process) promoted the choice of healthy food over unhealthy food (Experiments 3a and 3b). The positive effect of rituals on self-control held even when a set of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2007
  • News

Looking back; looking forward

with power in practice, a remarkable campus, and an alumni community more than 70,000 strong. Equally important, it’s a chance to help set the agenda for management education and research for the next century, and for tomorrow’s business... View Details
Keywords: Jay O. Light; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 19 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change

Until recently, people looked to the United Nations to set the climate policy agenda. No longer, according to Trumbull. As the cost for renewables has declined, governments now see renewable energy and decarbonization technologies as... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2018
  • News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

to last-mile business from FedEx, UPS, and Amazon. Unfortunately, the online retailer is piloting its own delivery service that would put it in direct competition with the Postal Service. And Amazon isn’t alone in the search for last-mile innovation: As e-commerce... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

HBS Introduces Global Networking through Technology

colleagues to the e-mail address they already have at their company or home. Alumni - if they haven't done so already - will need to provide us with that address, and we will set it up so their HBS e-mail is forwarded to them." One... View Details
  • 16 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Delivering Solutions During a Crisis with Hans Kristian Furuseth (MBA 2019)

at Zalando would both come into play in a major way for Furuseth later in this career. The HBS Advantage As Furuseth made plans to continue building his career, HBS was the right choice for many reasons including his desire to focus on... View Details
  • 10 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

income. Finally, a unique aspect of the research setting allows tests of who is responsible for the earnings management. While firms appear unable to increase the frequency of aisle display promotions in the short run, they can reallocate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

comfortable with, that look like them, that act like them, and talk like them.” Why Addressing Unconscious Bias Benefits Your Organization Making choices that are unconsciously rooted in bias is detrimental to individuals and the... View Details
  • 10 Jan 2020
  • Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Retail

sets align with what a company needs, everyone wins. A Custom Fit As the retail industry evolves, so do recruiting best practices. “More companies are turning away from a standard recruiting presentation and are being more agile and... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • 02 Feb 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

What do you think? To read more: Michael Maccoby, Why Work: Motivating and Leading the New Generation. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. Original Article Two recent books offer views of the roles of managers and leaders. The first, Know-How, by Ram Charan, View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 30 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

seven years, large teams of affiliated WMS analysts have interviewed managers at some 10,000 organizations in 20 countries, setting out to determine how and why management practices differ vastly in style and quality. Best Practices The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel