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- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
quality of games is that, thanks to tweaks in the design of postseason matchups, teams at the highest championship level more often find themselves facing their true competitive counterparts. It was not always so. Until 1992, as HBS... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
how are they likely to shape the future for media competitors, advertisers, and their agencies? HBS professor Alvin Silk has long studied such issues, and his latest findings, presented in a new working paper, "Restructuring in the... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
to the company to the economy as a whole—creativity is something that can be created and fostered if you have the right guidance and incentives. Think of the following insights and techniques, gleaned from the research of six HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
abnormal returns associated with routine traders are essentially zero. Further, opportunistic insiders predict future firm-specific news, as well as announcement returns around future analyst forecasts, management forecasts, and earnings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
definite advance over the arbitrary overhead allocations done by traditional standard cost systems, many companies abandoned ABC or updated their model only infrequently, because of the high time and cost associated with re-estimating the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C., and associate editor of Negotiation Journal. Wheeler agreed to take some questions from HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: Some cynical people might say... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
consumer demand across the world. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/619008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-029 Amazon Acquires Whole Foods (B) This short case, meant for pairing with HBS No. 615-013,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
deployment to a challenging context is associated with human capital development. Managers initially deployed to more challenging contexts were not, however, more likely to break into the upper echelons of the organization. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
service to society. Beyond his research, Lawrence was committed to building the field of organizational behavior at HBS and more broadly in our profession. He had a lifelong passion for participant-centered learning and for the training... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making
Improve Collective Intelligence, written by Ethan Bernstein, the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; Jesse Shore, assistant professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
changes had any impact in the lead-up to the financial crisis. HBS Associate Professor Suraj Srinivasan and Harvard Law School Professor John C. Coates leverage the benefit of hindsight to assess research... View Details
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
unavoidable, research by HBS assistant professor Zeynep Ton suggests that retailers should make labor decisions thoughtfully. "Many retailers see labor more as a cost driver than a sales driver." Her advice: Consider the supply-chain foot... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President
demographics might need to rethink their approach. “After an election, the electorate always seems to just oscillate back to the other party within a pretty short period of time,” explains coauthor Richard Calvo, a former research View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
local tax rates are associated with net trade credit positions that are 1.4% higher as a fraction of sales. The use of trade credit to get capital out of low-tax, low-return environments is also illustrated by reactions of U.S. firms to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
economic turmoil creates both business destruction and opportunity is one of a series of insights emerging for readers of recent HBS interviews with two prominent Turkish business leaders: Hamdi Akın, chairman of Akfen Holding and Rahmi... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Elfenbein Publication:Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 28, no. 1 (2012) Abstract We explore the relationship between exclusivity and state-contingent control rights using a sample of over 100 Internet portal alliance contracts. We find that stronger... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
In the family of investment products, a U.S. savings bond might be cast as boring old Uncle Ned, snoozing away in the corner after dinner. There's nothing wrong with that—but HBS professor Peter Tufano envisions a more meaningful role for... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
as returns to investors. So the question becomes, what is the board's responsibility in that context? Q: The survey that you summarize in the book's first chapter shows that directors are really wrestling with that question. A: In 2009, eight senior members of the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
years, MacCormack has led FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development), a hands-on experiential learning program that has arguably revolutionized education at HBS more than any development since the introduction of the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Marshall Plan for Africa. This would require government expenditures. But there's also a tremendous opportunity to match the activities of philanthropists-I know many of our HBS alums are very generous and would love to get involved in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne