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- 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
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus, saying that "It helps to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
to their specific needs—e.g., insurance for long-term care and drugs; easy access to integrated teams that specialize in treating chronic diseases and disabilities; pre-tax savings accounts for uninsured health care needs, such as hearing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 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
- 10 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
about how they will consider the voice of consumers before the vote begins. For example, if the vote is a one-time event, the firm should be sure to let consumers know that beforehand, to save on disappointment if they aren’t asked for... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
consolidation.” “The idea is that when you sleep you stabilize the information you’ve learned,” says Karmarkar. “It’s somewhat like moving information from short-term to long-term storage.” It’s as if you are saving a Word file to your... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
whatever knowledge we think we have. Among other advantages, it saves us time in situations with similar patterns. But errors of judgment occur when we apply it to complex issues that require more careful consideration, investigation, and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
the person to cut in but most wouldn't accept the money in return. (Students and women were more likely to pocket the cash.) Oberholzer-Gee took this to mean that people will allow cuts if they perceive the queue jumper has a real need to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
of questions does not include anything about cost savings or ROI. I just don't think there are crisp and meaningful ways to do these calculations. This doesn't mean, of course, that a company shouldn't try to minimize costs and identify... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
good projects and good returns. Esty's interest in project finance evolved out of his doctoral thesis on risk-taking in the savings and loan (S&L) industry during the 1980s. "I have been intrigued with high leverage and its... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 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
- 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
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
http://amr.aom.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/early/2015/02/10/amr.2015.0042.abstract February 2015 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison By: Beshears,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Lehman Brothers reduced their lending to a greater extent. Nobel Laureate Panel Discussion: What Retirement Means to Me Authors:Robert C. Merton, Paul A. Samuelson, and Robert M. Solow Publication:Chap. 1 in The Future of Life-Cycle View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
divest a recent acquisition or buy other assets to build this business area would check the same column. The law partner who is thinking about retirement from a lucrative law practice and who really wants to go into teaching and shape minds or become a missionary and... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
and filtration effectiveness. We have seen many organizations pinch pennies to save on electricity charges or filter-replacement expenses, at the cost of thousands of dollars in lost time, reduced productivity, and suboptimal indoor air... View Details
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
of the way these two groups think about how much empowerment is safe to have in our system.” Yet Quelch believes consumer empowerment has the potential to save the system money, deliver greater consumer satisfaction, and ultimately lead... View Details