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- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
much. In this interpretation, it shouldn’t really matter whether the default is for employees to be automatically enrolled or not; in both cases, employees would think about their options and make a wise decision. After all, retirement View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
savings market, but they were reluctant to invest in risky new ventures. Custom and prudence dictated that the trustees of these firms confined their investments to high-grade bonds or blue-chip securities. [ARD's acting president Ralph]... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 09 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety
Americans could avoid food poisoning each year simply by reducing the number of establishments an inspector visits on a single day. Often, inspectors will cluster their schedule to conduct inspections on two or three days each week, View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
meaningful overlap between the two franchises the potential for cost savings and synergies is significant. However, the risks involved are also significant. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/218012-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
in general is too risky a strategy, and entertainment businesses should vigorously try to save costs in an effort to increase profits. But in my research I have found that betting heavily on the most likely blockbusters and spending... View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
rather than problems with women's capabilities and commitment. The following sections explore these widely held beliefs about women's investment in, commitment to, and capability to run substantial businesses of their own. Do Women Underinvest In Their Businesses?... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
For example, pointing out the money saved by tough bargaining with a union could cause a real problem with employees. Announcing a dividend may lead to anger from employees who think it should have been a bonus or from environmentalists... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608062 The U.S. Retirement Savings Market and the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Harvard Business School Note 207-130 Provides an overview of the evolution of the private... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
variation is never more than four times the average. The second test reflects a manufacturer whose concern is maintaining inventories at a level appropriate for its high-volume, low-variability SKUs — say three weeks of demand. That means much lower inventories in... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
savings in energy usage, almost immediately. After the rapid success of OPOWER's first three years, Yates and Laskey wondered whether their approach would produce sustainable results: what strategy should they pursue to ensure that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
stand to benefit by saving time handling appointments, referrals and the like. Quelch says he recently had to arrange an appointment with a specialist, was told by the specialist's office he needed a referral from the primary care... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
donations to organizations such as World Wildlife Fund and Save the Children fit in. Those contributing money are driven first and foremost by an affinity with the idea, rather than by any individual reward they might receive. Some... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
Officially, attending physicians are the ones performing the acts. Yet in some instances, to save "crashing patients" (meaning patients who seem about to die), paramedics will perform acts that they are not officially allowed to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
they are saving existing positions or slowing the process of shrinking them. The process does turn into kind of a second-best solution for creating new jobs." “We try to put the students back into CEO Wendelin Wiedeking's shoes at... View Details
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
several major financial journals as well as two books, Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists and Fault Lines: How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy. Indeed, India is in the midst of a financial losing streak, and industry... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
loan. Further, they suggest in a recent Financial Times op-ed that "government and the market should try to deal with temptation" (our limited self-control) by, for example, requiring that families accumulate some savings or be... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding
GPSLink technology products can save companies time and money. In this economy, she said, "It's a need to have, not a nice to have." Seeking $3 million to $5 million. A. G. Breitenstein PrivaSource Inc. The company motto is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
several decision points. At the 7-minute mark of trading, each firm decides whether to invest in clean technology, which ultimately could save the company money by reducing emissions, but comes with up-front costs. At 14 minutes, each... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
private creditors is positively correlated with growth; and (4) public savings are strongly positively correlated with growth, whereas the correlation between private savings and growth is flat and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Business School Case 716-444 Detroit: On the Right Track? As this case opens in 2012, a cross-sector alliance to bring new rail transport to the Motor City seems about to collapse, and civic leaders have one last chance to save it. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne