Opportunity Costs - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

increasing revenue or decreasing costs related to their customers, thus providing valuable information regarding opportunities to improve overall profitability. Internally, surveys, focus groups, and other... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

09 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 9, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49214 Working Papers Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract— A firm's costs are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

concern has to be weighed against the gains in reduced compliance costs (firms would no longer have to file hundreds or thousands of returns) that are currently sizable, reductions in tax sheltering, and reduced View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

18 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East

mind," Amira says. "I'm equally comfortable with the details of ground-level execution as I am with the big picture, 30,000-foot, pie-in-the-sky vision." In 2010, her personal and professional lives took a dramatic turn when her husband was offered the View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

How Technological Disruption Changes Everything

HBS Professor Clayton Christensen sees disruptive innovation as a threat to everything from Microsoft to Japan—and even to a certain prominent business school. But through that disruption comes improved quality of life—and major View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System

positioned to drive innovations in business models and strategies, and bring new, world-changing technologies to market. I came to HBS to get exposure to people from different backgrounds and have time & space to identify an View Details

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

imbroglio—with only 0.58 percent of the vote separating the two leading candidates—poses an opportunity for the country's new democracy, says Maurer. "Despite some intemperate statements, the major players show every sign of playing... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

06 Nov 2009
News

Health Reform Paths Not Taken

For workers at firms that didn’t offer health insurance, any amount they spent on health insurance also would be tax-free. Herzlinger contends that extending the health-care tax exemption to workers would be relatively easy to implement, help control health View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Health, Social Assistance

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

will be brought to market by a combination of pure start-ups and large multinational energy corporations." Charley Cummings MBA 2011 | Addressing Climate Change through Agriculture "The great thing is that in addition to making systems more sustainable, agriculture... View Details

08 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

their shared objectives of pursuing entrepreneurship at some point in the future. Three years after graduation, they felt that they had identified an opportunity worth pursuing. “After three years of being a general manager at McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

09 Mar 2021
News

Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

because of the belief that strong leaders with the right training can have an impact on those around them. “We want to build a high-quality, professional learning opportunity that’s accessible and compelling ” —MONIQUE BURNS THOMPSON “We... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2016
News

Case Study: On the Table

style-driven business, but go with it. —Ted Hibben (MBA 1986) Start the delivery operation but structure it for spin-off, because there’s clearly an opportunity for e-commerce logistics in Mexico. As part of the startup, look for other... View Details

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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced materials find centers of excellence in a number of emerging ecosystems. The quality of STEM education as well as the government support for basic R&D can create opportunities to found... View Details

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

strategy is to achieve specialization by taking explicit advantage of the opportunities provided by the ecosystem while avoiding the kinds of traps that challenge firms in such environments. Our observation of a variety of niche... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

12 Apr 2016
First Look

April 12, 2016

By: Agrawal, Ajay, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb, and Hong Luo Abstract—Traditional innovation models assume that new ideas are developed up to the point where the benefit of the marginal project is just equal to the cost. Because labor is a key input to innovation,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

opportunity for both impact and profit are underappreciated. The Africa IFC will highlight the many opportunities and potential challenges for students interested in business on the continent. Students will... View Details

19 Apr 2017
News

Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action

position as “capital of the heartland” (making it a magnet for graduates of the Midwest’s top universities), its relatively low cost of living (number 10 in the nation), and its position as a central aviation hub as just a few of the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Emmanuel

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

Briefly, what are the opportunities and challenges presented by the Internet as a channel? A: The average cost of a direct sales call is about $150. The Internet is at about $5 or less per interaction! Of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

investing in projects that earn more than their cost of capital; increasing profits from existing capital investments; reducing assets in activities that earn less than the cost of capital; and reducing the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

released in May 2013, economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis quantified the costs of increased regulation on community banks, modeling the impact of new regulatory costs as the hiring of... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

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