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  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

explanations (e.g., availability of knowledge) and demand-side explanations (e.g., a challenging task) for why people source knowledge, but thus far the influence of information processing-how people interpret and synthesize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

acquisitions. An informal cultural institution largely determined a century or more ago, egalitarianism influences international investment via an associated set of consistent policy choices made in recent years. But even after... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

shocks—measured as CDS portfolio margin payments—account for 12% of the time-series variation in weekly spread changes, a significant amount given that standard credit factors account for 18% during my sample. In addition, seller shocks possess View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni

full-time, MBA appropriate job in the private sector. In this case, a full-time job is defined as working 35 hours or more per week with a projected tenure of 12 months or longer. Or, you are pursuing a fully self-funded entrepreneurship through View Details
  • July 2024
  • Case

Knowledge-Enabled Financial Advice: Digital Transformation at Edward Jones

By: Lauren Cohen, Richard Ryffel, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan
Edward Jones, a wealth management advisory firm that prided itself on its interpersonal connections and face-to-face interactions, was eager to augment their services with AI capabilities. Built on 1-to-1 close-knit relationships, the firm had more than 15,000 offices... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Innovation And Strategy; Financial Advisors; Big Data; Artificial Intelligence; Digitization; Financial Institutions; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Business Plan; Technological Innovation; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Transformation; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Customer Relationship Management; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Strategy; Financial Services Industry; St. Louis; Missouri; United States; Canada
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  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

using simulated reinforcement learning agents, we find that both in settings where subjects are given complete information about auction payoff rules and in settings where they are given no information about... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy—focusing on fit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

how to divide a fixed or shrinking pie between you and the customer. Firms can do this when they craft organizational processes that gather and analyze information across their customer portfolio. And this has important implications for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

  Working PapersThe CHAT Dataset Authors:Diego A. Comin and Bart Hobijn NBER Working Paper Series, No. 15319, September 2009 Abstract This note accompanies the Cross-country Historical Adoption of Technology (CHAT) dataset. CHAT is an unbalanced panel dataset with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

gun restrictions. Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Firms do not typically disclose information on their costs to produce a good to consumers. However, we... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

calculations—are powerful. Even though algorithms often outperform human judgment, people resist allowing a numerical formula to make decisions for them (Dawes, 1979). Nevertheless, people increasingly depend on algorithms to inform their... View Details
  • February 2022
  • Teaching Note

AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-069. AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120... View Details
Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word Of Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; African-American Protagonist; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Expansion; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details
  • 25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

not increase the quality of employee-company matches but is associated with relatively higher employee departure rates in stores where the manager is likely to be more informed than headquarters (stores that serve repeat customers, stores... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 21

source of information contains greater bias and slant-text written by an expert or that constructed via collective intelligence? Do the costs of acquiring, storing, displaying, and revising information shape... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2024 (Revised June 2024)
  • Case

Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market

By: Paul A. Gompers and Ahmed Dahawy
Karim Nour, the founder of Kashat, an Egyptian nano-lending fintech company, is contemplating how to manage the growth of his startup. Over the summer of 2022, Kashat's loan disbursements had grown by nearly 40%, fueled by macroeconomic instability in Egypt. However,... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Capital; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
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  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

information advantages across delegates and delegators, (2) reports both stocks and flows in the measures of account, and (3) has a mutually agreeable due process to match across periods the actions of delegates and the outcomes of those... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

informs the reader about some changes in circumstances that affected the terms of the shortlisted offers. At the end, the case poses this question: Being faced with worsening terms in a volatile environment, should Ozbugutu go ahead with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 7

focus of the case is all the ways in which bad incentive design leads to dysfunctional behavior. In particular, a crucial issue is whether individual incentives are best or whether team incentives are best and why. In the (B) and (C) cases, the case rolls out in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

environments," Sahlman says. "It is an integrative course in which managers can learn to use the financial perspective to inform resource acquisition and allocation decisions." Today the Entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons