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  • 19 May 2016
  • Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

and Society, is interested in analyzing and designing social computing systems to meet economic goals. With regard to the interaction of humans with machines, Chen asked: When thinking about social computing, how can we ensure we get the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
  • 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

case: http://hbr.org/search/413127-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Exercise 713-804 Competition Simulator Exercise In the "Competition Simulator Exercise," students explore through trial and error some important economic... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 11 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

economic model. Even a simple time-driven ABC model will fundamentally change the way the company manages its process improvements, its product variety, and its individual customer relationships. Typically, time-driven ABC projects pay... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • August 2022
  • Case

Air Wars: Deregulating the U.S. Airline Industry

By: Tom Nicholas and James Weber
In the early decades of the twentieth century, the U.S. government assisted in the development of an airline industry by subsidizing the delivery of mail and allowing mail carriers to also fly passengers. Because the government awarded mail routes to the lowest... View Details
Keywords: Government Regulation; Deregulation; Change Management; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Business History; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Labor; Labor Unions; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Industry Structures; Operations; Strategy; Adaptation; Competition; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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  • 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many countries, they often face unstable environments due to violence and civil unrest. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by high levels of political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
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  • 31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51099 May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Copyright Infringement in the Market for Digital Images By: Luo, Hong, and Julie Holland Mortimer Abstract—Digital technologies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

transactions quickly and economically have spurred organizational and strategic transformation. Customers' expectations and demands are escalating, as well. As Schwab's Goldman says, "What people expect and what brokers are willing... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services
  • July 2024
  • Case

Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
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  • 09 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements

and politicians on its most popular shows. Fox News Channel had spread rapidly by the 2000 presidential election, its expansion fueled by the wealth accrued by Murdoch and his wildly successful media empire. The speed and breadth of this growth provided View Details
Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting
  • 19 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 19

  Publications August 2013 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Accounting for Crises By: Nagar, Venky, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We provide one of the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro global-game crisis models, which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

agencies such as the USDA is to protect public health and safety; based on previous economic theory, however, Hiatt started with a different assumption—the primary goal of an agency is really to protect its own legitimacy. After all, it's... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 13 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

As health insurance reform is hotly debated in Washington, DC, what strategies should be central for the benefit of patients' health? HBS faculty with expertise in business administration, economic development, and operations strategy... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Health
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that managerial fiduciary duties affect equity-bondholder conflicts in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Read... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

by the financial sector, a possible housing bubble, and an approaching referendum on Scotland's independence. Moreover, many claimed the UK was at risk of secular stagnation, a slowdown in economic growth caused by a structural deficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 5

Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/shanson/Issuer_Quality_2013_RFS_Final.pdf The Cost of High-Powered Incentives: Employee Gaming in Enterprise Software Sales Authors:Larkin, Ian Publication:Journal of Labor Economics Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

open competition. If it makes economic sense to deliver healthcare to someone who's poor, then people will compete to do that. If it's commercially viable, you actually address what today under the definition of healthcare as a public... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 16 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

accomplish something big together. Silverthorne: Why does group culture seem to matter so much when we thought economic interests dominate everything? Kanter: Modern bureaucratic life was built on the myth that people could come to work... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 29

http://www.francescagino.com/uploads/4/7/4/7/4747506/gino_shea_deception_chapter_2012.pdf Stock Price Fragility Authors:Robin Greenwood and David Thesmar Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 May 2008
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First Look: May 6, 2008

supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708491 Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Harvard Business School Case 508-072 In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Microsoft Unlimited Potential. Its mission was to enable social and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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