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- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
learn more, see The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions by John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman. If you have resolved to heal your broken heart, try... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
opened to cover the secondary health-care needs of the health department's inhabitants. In 2003, the model was extended to also cover primary care. The health department received a capitation fee for each registered inhabitant of the health department and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?
fourth possibility is that some sectors of the economy, particularly services, pose a drag on productivity increases, although our own analysis of productivity trends over the past three decades does not provide consistent evidence of... View Details
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
teaching in business schools and elsewhere. The hundreds of pages of transcripts provide a unique resource for scholars working on monographs, journal articles, and cases focused on the insights, struggles, and achievements of top... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
it this way, privacy has been losing ground rapidly with the ascendancy of big data and the Internet of things. The retreat of privacy has been aided by personal use of networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, search devices View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
content themselves with thinking that even if there isn't an immediate payoff for doing the right thing, then at least the goodwill they build up with the public will provide a buffer to offset negative publicity when something goes... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
reported crimes against another disadvantaged social class in India: the Scheduled Castes. The SCs encompass members of the lowest tiers of the Hindu caste system that dominated India's social structure for many years. And like women, SCs were View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
program to reduce health care costs by focusing on providing better care to that 5 percent—often those patients who rack up exorbitant costs with repeat emergency room visits. In a New Yorker article, Gawande writes that for an initial... View Details
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
political motivations for Vietnamese leaders to provide equalizing transfers that limit inequality growth among provinces. Cases & Course MaterialsBackground on the Technology of Molecular Diagnostics Regina E. Herzlinger and Jason... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
interactive job—which sometimes happens—give them adequate time to get up to speed, and provide them with mentorship and structure. Don't be too quick to get rid of someone who needs to reestablish his or her network in order to succeed.... View Details
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
including hiring, training, and firing personnel. All reward teams at all levels for performance. All provide generally unmonitored time for employees to develop product and service innovations as well as either redesign their jobs or... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
activity," he says. Meanwhile, the finance paper shows that a straightforward government policy of providing cheap credit for any and all new ventures may not be the most efficient use of taxpayer dollars. "There are different... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
the impact of price partitioning on the perception of value depends on the desirability of all parts of the deal offered. Q: The use of price partitioning in the market is on the increase. Why is this, and can you provide some examples?... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
balance of power between stores and vendors who provide them with merchandise. "I think obviously the power should be shifting to the retailer," Petsch answered. He believes that with the pricing leverage already being exercised... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
demand provides the means for maximizing profits. Lean retailing practices will continue to push suppliers in this direction." In a fast-paced environment where time-to-market and short-cycle production are powerful levers of competitive... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
Clustering Customers at Chateau This case was written for the EC course “Managing with Data Science.” The course provides MBA students with no programming experience an introduction to the field of data science and its applications in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
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
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
While some find the idea of exchanging digital tokens puzzling, in many ways it’s nothing new—through the same type of technology that powers cryptocurrency, NFTs provide a sort of “digital deed” that we can use to establish ownership of... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
rate of 37% is fairly close to the model's estimated welfare-maximizing taxation rate of 42%. Reducing corruption provides the largest potential impact for welfare gain through its impact on the uses of tax revenues. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
areas of our lives, we expect and demand incredible personalization," Kim said. "But right now, there's more personalization in the music you listen to through applications like Pandora and Spotify than the average school system View Details