Money Markets - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

is the idea? A: It basically is giving us back the money we now hand over to our employers for health insurance, so we can buy our own. And if we're poor, the government will transfer money to us so that we... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

05 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity

constrained by its prior thinking about the industry and what its strengths were. It sort of said, "We have a razor/razorblade business model, and the way that we make money is through selling film, so we need to find a way to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts; Technology

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

I see the Open Source Application Foundation (OSAF) as an example of the next wave. Mitch Kapor, a successful venture capitalist who founded Lotus Software, invested $5 million of his own money into building a personal-information... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

FangXiaNuo Airbnb is revolutionizing the lodging market by keeping hotel rates in check and making additional rooms available in the country's hottest travel spots during peak periods when hotel rooms often sell out and rates skyrocket, a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

losing the rating, a starred restaurant often invests more money than ever on high-quality staff, flatware, wine, and ingredients. The result: higher prices. Dinner tabs in France or Italy often skyrocket to more than 120 per person, for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

13 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants

just on clicks and not on calls and direction requests, I’d be less inclined to think that Yelp ads work for these businesses.” Ad effectiveness best for small businesses In recent years, internet advertising has become the fastest-growing View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

process itself can actually shape the realized strategy of the firm. This can include internal reporting structures and incentive systems, but it can also reflect external factors such as capital markets and customers. One of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2004
What Do You Think?

For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?

innovation is less likely to occur." Brian Donahue warns that "an assessment of internal controls by management at a point in time is not effective because the organization—and thus internal controls—have already changed to meet the demands of the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

market failures that may arise. We explore these challenges and suggest an updated regulatory framework that is sufficiently flexible to allow software platforms to operate and deliver their benefits, while ensuring that service... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

Atlas Venture's Montanus cautioned that "providing money alone is no longer enough." From business development and marketing to human resource management, firms today have to be able to supply... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

07 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 7

response of the U.S. government to the excessive compensation of executives following the market collapse of 2008. In particular, the case focuses on the special committee that was formed to oversee and regulate any financial companies... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

fuel, (2) they equate cost with quality, turning the idea of rational markets upside down, (3) individuals' decisions regarding wellness affect the rest of us, (4) rationing is necessary but difficult to achieve, (5) there is an agency... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

stimulative enough—and they were worried about their reelection prospects. Now you've got a world capital market that is acutely sensitive about what the Fed does. One thing underreported in the media is that when the Fed flooded the US... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

technology expertise they need. And thus the link to savings—to attract an investor, companies must put collateral into the project: money from savings. With access to technology, the company improves its productivity and contributes to... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

firms-partly thanks to changes in labor regulations that made labor markets more flexible. Reforms were also effective at cutting red tape that prevented entrepreneurs from starting businesses. The number of days to start a business... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

27 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

company to be more competitive because it is easier to source skilled people, access suppliers efficiently, and operate productively. In money management, for example, every road show comes to Boston because there is a cluster of major... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

FDI are raising concerns that there might be bidding wars: This means governments throwing a lot of money to foreign investors. This weakens corporate finances and can also start the reallocation of resources. "Is Brazil as a country... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

exists between spending money on others (i.e., prosocial spending) and happiness. Participants recalled a previous purchase made for either themselves or someone else and then reported their happiness. Afterward, participants chose... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 May 2007
Research & Ideas

How Property Ownership Changes Your World View

is possible to be successful on one's own, or did they think it necessary to have a large group supporting one another? To what degree did they believe money was important to be happy? Do people who put effort into working end up better,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

saving the fish. You still have to spend any amount of money you can to protect it." It's easy to count the damages to the farmer, he added, but very difficult to value the damage caused by the extinction of the smelt. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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