Diagnostic Control Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

opportunistic low-ball offers. Working Papers The Effect of Management Control Elements on Coordination By: Bormann, Sara, Jan Bouwens, and Christian Hofmann Abstract—This study examines how control... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

We show that capitalism is far from common around the world. Outside a small group of rich countries, heavy regulation of business, leftist rhetoric, and interventionist beliefs flourish. We relate these phenomena to the presence of corruption, with causality running... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Voting; Economic Systems; Fairness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Emotions

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03 Nov 2003
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Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

not only a company's numbers but also the systems that produce the numbers. Finally, public accountants will have to evaluate the work of the boards' audit committees that hired them. The bill for the additional external auditors and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2012
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employees in a large information technology firm. These findings have implications for research on homophily, gender relations in organizations, and formal and informal organizational structure. Exclusivity, Contingent Control Rights, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool

Radiation therapy can be lifesaving for lung cancer patients. The first step, though, is having a trained, skilled oncologist who knows how to best segment or mark off the tumor for radiation. This expertise is vital for targeting the tumor and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
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No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan

By: Robert F. White and Tom Quinn

After observing record voter dissatisfaction with the choices in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—Democratic nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—the bipartisan nonprofit No Labels decided to reserve ballot access in... View Details

Keywords: Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Lawsuits and Litigation; Failure; System Shocks; Political Elections; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States

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09 Jul 2013
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Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

three years ago: "Rethinking the nature of executive pay within the context of our larger economic and social system and the challenges we face may enable us to create a new model of compensation rooted in a more realistic... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-066 Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha Capital, made his first health care investment in Hassab Labs,... View Details

15 May 2019
Research Event

The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

policies, and identity politics. In San Jose, many women were elected to political positions. As state governments cut funding for schools, they turned to Silicon Valley firms for philanthropy, unintentionally handing control of public... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Education

17 Sep 2001
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Let Customers Call the Shots

definition of that for the layman? How long has the concept been around in marketing? Wathieu: The idea involves letting consumers take control of variables that are conventionally pre-determined by marketers: product characteristics,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2021
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A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time

monthly payment, according to the Federal Reserve. For people struggling to chip away at high balances, targeting specific items on their credit card bills can provide much-needed control and encouragement. “Instead of a list of purchases... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

27 Mar 2005
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Should I Pay the Bribe?

At Harvard Business School, one of professor Rafael Di Tella's areas of study is how political corruption and common crime can be controlled in a variety of contexts. So it was only natural that Di Tella would be asked to comment when the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

13 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

procedure performed or patient seen, without explicit rewards for the quality of the services rendered. This model translates internally into an incentive system that prioritizes patient volume over patient value. That is, physicians are... View Details

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health

10 Oct 2007
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“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients

ingredient is central to the functional performance of the final product. Think Shimano gear systems on performance bicycles or Monsanto's Nutrasweet, added to Equal sweetener. 3. The final products are not well-branded themselves, either... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Aerospace; Consumer Products

31 Oct 2014
Op-Ed

Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness

First of all, many more Americans will die of heart attacks than will ever die of Ebola. This is not like smallpox, whose spread can only be controlled with great difficulty. The nature of the disease is that, because it can only pass... View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda; Health

30 Oct 2005
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Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

lower level. Finally, executives can use accounting and control systems to adjust the span of influence. For example, the span will be wider for managers who are forced to bear the burden of indirect cost... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

06 Sep 2022
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Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

Prescription drug costs continue to climb in the United States, but tightening a loophole in a federal law may help curb rising expenses, according to research published this week in Health Affairs. Efforts to control US health care... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

to crucial functional systems is not just a one-time task, but an ongoing process. This approach fosters a culture of continuous improvement and preparedness, ensuring that the company is always ready to respond to potential disruptions.... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

10 Apr 2013
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Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “When this type of work is outsourced it should not be viewed as a mere commodity.” Teleradiology is the reading and interpretation of CT, MRI, X-ray, and other diagnostic images. Increasingly,... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

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