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- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
rating agencies. We use the rise of a third ratings agency to examine competition and reputation. Consistent with Klein and Leffler (1981), competition leads to lower quality in the ratings market: the incumbent agencies produce more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
of North Carolina (based at its Chapel Hill campus) from 1986 to 1997, he increased enrollment and faculty funding while prioritizing educational quality and affordability. His devotion, generosity, and service to Harvard University and... View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
firms that report more information about the different forms of capital or follow more closely the guiding principles as described in the IR Framework of the IIRC exhibit a more long-term oriented investor base. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
the vendor of outsourced services can improve the efficiency and perhaps the quality of services delivered—particularly in health care, where outsourcing is on the rise. In research recently published in the journal Organization Science,... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
productivity and quality of care can be increased by uncovering organizational factors associated with operational failures so that hospitals can reduce the frequency with which these failures occur. Research by Anita L. Tucker and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
research will make a difference for everyone from the young superstar basketball player to older people struggling with mobility issues. “Everything that we’re learning that applies to athletes also applies to the whole world and can improve the View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
panel discussion held at Harvard Business School, where several experts talked about how to treat the troubled industry at a time when the year-old Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is still in its relative infancy. “Health care is the most View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
quality of care. Traditionally, doctors and hospitals have been paid separate fees for their services, an approach widely criticized for rewarding overuse of diagnostic tests and procedures while providing no incentives to integrate care.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Feedback
This pioneering effort is now a multibillion-dollar industry. —Donn Walklet (MBA 1976) via alumni.hbs.edu Community from Cuisine Re: Doug Duda (MBA 1985) Food is love, and love drives consumer behavior. As the developed world becomes increasingly fascinated with the... View Details
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Yi-An Huang
bottom line has to add up. During my MBA career, I was forced to think about how healthcare would operate if it had to think like a business. How could it be truly efficient? I found my current job through other people on campus looking for healthcare roles—we shared... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- Profile
Marco Crespo
ranked the quality of Brazilian nonprofits for potential donors. After completing his degree, Marco returned to Instituto Ayrton Senna, becoming its business director. His mission: Make education a priority for Brazil. "More... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
president, Moret created a new, reorganized student government and lobbied the faculty to place a greater emphasis on teaching quality in granting tenure. After graduating from LSU, Moret remained in Baton Rouge and worked as an... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
expertise and bias on decision making and applies it in the context of peer review at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). I find evidence that evaluators are biased in favor of projects in their own area, but that they also have better View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
are. You can’t hope to project an idealized version of the truth.” The old rules of marketing and advertising still apply, too: “The genius is not in the choice of medium: in the simple idea of using social media to fight social media,” remarks Deighton. “It’s in the... View Details
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
competition is really the right medicine. "Competition in the ratings industry has been increasing, and there have been calls for yet more competition. Whether competition is likely to reduce quality or improve it has been... View Details
- 10 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Virtual Treks: How Student Clubs are Adapting to the New Normal
expectations that the trek would be a major opportunity in their recruiting process posed a challenge to board members. How would we organize a virtual trek that match the impact and quality of the in-person experience? In addition to... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
the sick. The resulting competition for consumers with differentiated products will control costs by increasing quality of care—e.g., integrated teams for congestive heart failure have reduced costs by $8,000 per year per enrollee. This... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
College football fans may strenuously argue the specifics of play, but there is little doubt the quality of championship bowls they watch is higher than in years past. Does that mean players now pass, run, and tackle with more skill,... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
HBX CORe, a three-course online program that teaches the fundamentals of business, he knew his children would benefit from the content and the high quality of instruction that had set the foundation for his own career success. Ray... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
by Beijing is unlikely to suffice. Product Positioning in a Two-Dimensional Vertical Differentiation Model: The Role of Quality Costs Authors: Dominique Lauga and Elie Ofek Publication: Marketing Science (forthcoming) Abstract We study a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne