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- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
order preservation, then all (pure strategy) Nash equilibria induce equal division. Next, we consider division rules satisfying efficiency, equal treatment of equals, and claims monotonicity. For claim games with at most three agents,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
Curt Schilling winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, even as an injured ankle visibly soaked his sock with blood. In contrast, 2011 has been the year of starting pitchers drinking in the... View Details
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
shocks." They focused on two potential shocks: bad weather and big sporting events. "We were lucky," Sadun says. "We happened to collect the data during monsoon season. At the same time, during the study period, India hosted the Indian Premier League. It's an important... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
The following is an excerpt that was adapted and lightly edited from chapter nine of Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, written by Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao and published August 20, 2024. In... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
results are consistent with the key predictions of the rational addiction model, expanding its relevance to settings beyond what are usually considered “addictive” behaviors. Games of Threats By: Kohlberg, Elon, and Abraham Neyman... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
overall economic activity. “I walked into Larry’s office and said here is the proof you asked for,” recalls Mills, who eventually went on to secure funding for 56 clusters nationwide. “It was a game changer.” “When you get a report with... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
Wheeler. "Even after making a good deal, people wonder if they could have done better." Such self-doubt is a costly distraction. "It gets in the way of constructive engagement and relationship-building." Staying In The Game Being centered... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
Even before the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Japan, many parts of Asia had already begun investing in "green" energy. But the disaster has certainly upped the urgency of the discussions. “It's driven a lot of people to have a bit of a... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the championship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11
(a dictator game modified so that the second player can accept a side payment that reduces the overall size of the pie). Dictators (silently) treated to have the possibility of taking a larger proportion of the recipient's tokens, take... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22
three-sided platform, connecting Flash game developers, sites that aggregate these games, and advertisers. The case describes the company's history from conception through 2009, when strategic options include broadening beyond Flash View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
EPOC, and highly sophisticated software that can translate a person's emotions, cognitive thoughts, and facial expressions into digital outcomes. Emotiv wants the technology to be adopted by mainstream consumers and is leaning towards the video View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
says Viceira. "Insurance companies are now back in the game of managing these assets, some of which we might see moving from the BlackRocks of the world to the Prudentials of the world." Another potentially lucrative target... View Details
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
vocal advocates of particular candidates or policies. But it turns out that none of that is enough. We must also participate in the design of the rules of the game itself. Today, our shared challenge is to reform our political system to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
Joshua Cooper Ramo, co-CEO and vice chairman of Kissinger Associates. Ramo’s core thesis is that today's world of networks and connectivity may be the biggest game-changer of the future, whether the game is business competition, public... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
portfolio and demographics similar to the politicians. The investors were sent a one-page survey billed as a fun economics game that would have no bearing on their portfolios, with gift certificates as a reward. They were given a series... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
cutbacks, the firm was late to the game in the digital imaging market. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. The aforementioned Nokia fixated on maintaining its leadership in the low-end phone business, a failure to anticipate the rise of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
evolves, CFJ has to decide how to respond. Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710018-PDF-ENG The London 2012 Olympic Games Harvard Business School Case 510-039 It's 2009 and Paul Williamson, Head of Ticketing,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
whole business early in their career. It means managing budgeting and planning so that it is a learning experience, not a cynical game of "gotcha." It means the CEO investing his or her time, and that of the board, so that... View Details