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  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53441 forthcoming Operations Research Letters Orienteering for Electioneering By: Kallenbach, Jonah, Robert Kleinberg, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—In this paper, we introduce a combinatorial optimization problem that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 19

financial-statement users increase and contribute significantly toward the country's decision to adopt IFRS. We find that perceived network benefits increase the degree of IFRS harmonization among countries, and that smaller countries... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

incomplete contracts model of vertical integration choices into a standard perfectly competitive international trade framework. Integration decisions are driven by a trade-off between the pecuniary benefits of coordinating production... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2023 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim, Lena Duchene and Carlota Moniz
By August 2023, Re-Match, an artificial turf waste-to-value company, had operations in Denmark and the Netherlands and had recycled over 160,000 tons of waste and plastic fiber. With recent capital injection from the VC firm Verdane and a dual revenue business model,... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Carbon Abatement; Sustainability; Recycling; Waste Management; Technology; Entrepreneurial Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Energy Conservation; Investment Return; Profit; Technological Innovation; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business Strategy; Competition; Expansion; Technology Adoption; Sports; Environmental Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Green Technology Industry; Service Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Sports Industry; Denmark; Netherlands; France; United States; Pennsylvania; Europe
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  • January 2021
  • Case

The FIRE Savings Calculator

By: Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton
This case follows Carol Muñoz, a member of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) lifestyle movement. At the age of 45, Carol is considering retiring and living off the $1 million she has accumulated. Using Monte Carlo simulation, Carol forecasts the... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Personal Finance; Saving; Risk and Uncertainty; Diversification; Theory; Personal Development and Career; Financial Services Industry
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  • October 2007
  • Article

Supply and Demand Shifts in the Shorting Market

By: Lauren Cohen, Karl B. Diether and Christopher J. Malloy
Using proprietary data on stock loan fees and quantities from a large institutional investor, we examine the link between the shorting market and stock prices. Employing a unique identification strategy, we isolate shifts in the supply and demand for shorting. We find... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Stocks; Financing and Loans; Price; Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Markets; Information
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  • September 2024 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

River Remedy: Navigating Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Market

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback and Robert Ialenti
MBA student William Chism, the founder of a fully integrated medical marijuana company based in Mississippi, must respond to a significant disruption in the fledgling industry. In late 2023, Rapid Analytics, one of two active licensed testing facilities, has its... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Growth and Maturation; Forecasting and Prediction; Microeconomics; Local Range; Government Legislation; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Competitive Strategy; Governance Controls; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Mississippi
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  • 15 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

more urgent. Health care workers from areas where there are fewer cases are already traveling to hotspots like Boston and New York to help, Trelstad says. Central to the case study is a decision Last Mile Health had to face early on in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health
  • 01 Aug 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

Goldshlager’s opinion was based on a misunderstanding about the best cases. As she put it, “a great discussion case does not ‘illustrate best practices’—it presents a decision maker facing a complex challenge for which there is no one... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 06 Sep 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

government. After all, many organizations rely on government for fair or outright supportive legislation. This is not a simple decision driven only by personal feelings. On one level, it requires analyzing the economic consequences of any... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 11 Feb 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

toxic loans increased with local government size, indicating that bad loan decisions couldn't be blamed on a lack of staff expertise. Meanwhile, the use of structured loans decreased with the mayors' ages. "This was not a senility... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 09 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

Rather than depend on credit scores, the company uses its own algorithm to analyze data including bank transactions, sales, and customer reviews. Potential borrowers fill out applications online, automatic decisions are made in a matter... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

decisions of whether to submit a job application, comparing the actions of those observing the badges with those who didn’t. The researchers found that exposure to information that a startup is backed by top VC investors increased job... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 23 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

percent to Y Combinator’s Hacker News. And of course, they dominate the conference rooms of venture capitalists and tech companies that are making decisions on investing in new products. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 05 Jun 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’

surprises for those lower in the organization. Senior managers who practice NSM apparently create few expectations among their employees that go unmet. Training and development commitments to employees are kept. Decisions agreed upon in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 21 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

when I didn't move fast enough," he said. "At Omidyar Network my biggest mistakes have been those decisions for which I didn't reflect enough before acting." As to why it makes sense for philanthropists to adopt a venture... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • What Do You Think?

Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?

this fall. At Harvard Business School, 87 percent of the MBA student body, according to one poll, opposed the administration's decision to allow the voluntary disclosure of their grades by individual students, presumably to organizations... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 05 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Netscape's initial financiers, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. While Brooks struggled to interest EG&G in backing his concept (EG&G considered Brooks's idea outside its core business), Kleiner Perkins moved View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
  • 01 May 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

technicians, was legendary. Xerox hard-wired its success to results achieved for customers. Then the lure of improved cash flow combined with competitors' practices led to the decision to encourage machine purchases by users. Within a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

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

scores frequently used in scientific peer review (similar to existing minimally important differences for scores in clinical medicine). To our knowledge, the magnitude of score change required to change editorial decisions has not been... View Details

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