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- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to, and marketing of, an individually held commitment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Evelyne White
Bookalokal continue to focus only on small and midsized cities. The company seems likely to confront winner-take-all competitive dynamics at the city level, because network effects are strong—more diners will attract more hosts, and vice versa—and because hosts will... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
treating platform systems and step processes as mutually exclusive architectures sets up a false dichotomy. Creating any good requires carrying out a technical recipe, i.e., performing a series of steps. Step processes in turn can be modularized (at the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
— some contradictory, some pointless, some incoherent — and the manifestly small size of the occupation force became clear, the cost of resisting and escalating resistance became less and less. In addition to the insurgency, is there a... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
to supporting municipalities through the life of their assets and relationship with Highland. It’s a complex job, but immensely rewarding job to balance the cost control at the backend, while still... View Details
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer appears to be yes for all... 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
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
Sakis, Shalini Rao, Daniela Saltzman, and George Serafeim Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50239 December 2015 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Time-Driven Activity-Based View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
executives. (HBS Archives Photograph Collection) Professor Dick Vancil published more than 20 books during his tenure at HBS and became an expert on how large corporations choose chief executives. (HBS Archives Photograph Collection) Our first class was called... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
companies gain flexibility in the range of projects they may undertake. "Hiring outside contractors is a way for managers to access the talent they need to get the work done," says Bradach. Independent contractors reported a greater sense of accomplishment, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, the RMF has successfully controlled the medico-legal costs of physicians... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
than smaller menus, as measured by the maximum Sharpe ratio achievable. We propose a model in which menu setters differ in their ability to pre-select the menu. We show that when the cost of increasing the menu size is sufficiently small,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
innovations by single user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
of 1906 further assisted the management of product color in the food business by regulating and endorsing the industry's color control practices. By 1938, food dyes had achieved such widespread use, and had raised such public concern,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
results are consistent with an experimentation hypothesis in which tight monitoring of decisions leads to more control but less learning. An Evolutionary Approach to Financial History Author: Niall Ferguson Publication: Cold Spring Harbor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
On August 31, 2016, many investors celebrated the 40th birthday of one of the world’s most successful financial instruments: the mutual index fund, created by Vanguard founder John C. Bogle. Index funds, which automatically track an index of stocks such as the S&P... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
disadvantageous position to compete with the two superpowers. However, it did compete, and the question is why. The existing historiography on the Sino-Soviet split focuses on Mao's desire for leadership of the international communist movement, his contempt for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
radar technology, which forces planes to fly 50 nautical miles apart and only on predetermined routes. Step Forward: Satellite Tracking Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson, citing air traffic control systems as "one of our biggest... View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
strategically, Google can increase advertisers' costs. Increased Costs To Advertisers Once Google controls a substantial share of inventory at Yahoo, advertisers' search advertising options will be severely... View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies and lower costs (Jill Feblowitz), and (3) has delivered on its promise of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett