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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Stobaugh suggests the problem is U.S. dependence on foreign oil; the most promising approaches to achieving a more balanced energy menu, he thought, would be largely through increased energy efficiency and focusing on solar energy as the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
Fundación with a first-of-its-kind transaction, allowing to purchase Mexican bonds in the market below face value and then redeem the bonds immediately at face value. The transaction almost doubled the $2.6 million endowment the Fundación... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
positions of the various players in the smart grid market—infrastructure builders, software suppliers, network providers, utilities, system operators—in an effort to figure out who might benefit. "It's interesting to get some type of understanding about a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Working PapersWhat Should GAAP Look Like? A Survey and Economic Analysis Authors:S.P. Kothari, Karthik Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we articulate a positive theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP's objective is to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
companies will continue to seek out ways to enter into the emerging market segments that place a premium on the social dimensions that accompany the inherent attractiveness of the innovative products. The social entrepreneurs have... View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11
demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve. Studies in food service show how revealing customers to employees... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Strategic Plan | Information Technology
into the future. 3. Modernize Foundational Technology for Digital Transformation We modernize and enhance our strategically critical enterprise systems to ensure the business of the School can be done efficiently and in a manner that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
result was performance declines relative to our control group.” Read more about From Chalkboards to Chatbots Ayelet Israeli Ayelet Israeli Will Large Language Models Replace Traditional Market Research? LLMs could serve as a more... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
unchallenged position in the marketplace until Japanese firms such as Hitachi and Fujitsu flooded the market with less expensive alternatives. In a bold opening move, Gerstner slashed the price of mainframe systems and pushed the... View Details
- 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009
suggest policies to create an IP address "market" while avoiding major negative externalities—mitigating the worst effects of v4 scarcity, while obtaining price discovery and allocative efficiency benefits of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
friend in the electronic greeting-card business, who thought flower marketing could derive great advantages from the efficiencies of the Internet and wanted Bry's online expertise. Proflowers was the result.... View Details
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
lead to sustainable operational improvements. By analyzing fleet data, they've developed strategies to optimize battery usage, unlock sustainable fast charging, and prolong life. Thereby, encouraging drivers to adopt behaviors that contribute to the longevity and View Details
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant workers into host-country labor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
market within two months of the product's release. Next, Yoffie and Cusumano advise, firms need to be flexible and give way when attacked directly by a superior force. "No matter how quickly companies move," says Yoffie, "they can't... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
forthcoming Quantitative Marketing and Economics Aggregation of Consumer Ratings: An Application to Yelp.com By: Dai, Weijia, Ginger Jin, Jungmin Lee, and Michael Luca Abstract—Because consumer reviews leverage the wisdom of the crowd,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
economic development of host countries and what is the role of local financial markets in mediating the potential benefits? We first define FDI and discuss general theories on types and drivers of FDI. This review takes a host-country... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
a large hotel chain reached out to express interest, Hoskins began to see the promise of B2B sales in the hospitality market. “They got the value right away,” says Hoskins. “It’s automatic: Your customers are healthier and getting better sleep, and there’s cost savings... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
Not long ago, only 30 companies around the world reported data about their social and sustainability (that is, nonfinancial) endeavors. Today, more than 7,000 organizations do so. While that transparency is undoubtedly a good thing, the View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim