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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
Straus Professor of Business Administration MIT Press Have you logged into Facebook recently? Searched for something on Google? Chosen a movie on Netflix? If so, you've probably been an unwitting participant in a variety of experiments—also known as randomized View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
consumer collaboration, in which consumers use digital media that lie beyond the control of marketers to communicate among one another, responding to marketing's intrusions by disseminating counterargument, information sharing, rebuttal,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
pronounced for firms with high growth opportunities, not controlled by a family, operating in "sin" industries, and exhibiting commitment to IR. I find that the results are robust to the inclusion... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
this world,” she says. “There should be no monopoly on the ability to set that direction. No one gender or one race should control the flow of capital.” Solution #1: Make the Business Case “Women entrepreneurs are an untapped market.”... View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Experiment 2 demonstrates that effects of indirect agency cannot be explained by perceived lack of foreknowledge or control on the part of the primary agent. Experiment 3 indicates that reflective moral judgment is sensitive to indirect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
non-conformance and quality control programs that were designed to optimize patient experience. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? I studied mechanical engineering because I wanted to build upon my analytical,... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to, and marketing of, an individually held commitment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 1983 (Revised March 1985)
- Supplement
EMI and the CT Scanner (B)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Product Development; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-195, June 1983. (Revised March 1985.)
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
pressure to perform. Second, internal controls within their companies are not that strong. And finally, their companies allow them to rationalize their behavior." Even after the scandal broke, the mid-level Siemens executive who oversaw... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
randomized control studies started to emerge that all showed the same surprisingly lukewarm message about the impact of microfinance on livelihoods. Natalia Rigol: People expected to see shifts in household income, business growth, and... View Details
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
computer companies prominent in 1975; it has entered and exited businesses, but it is recognizably the same institution. Common vocabulary and guidance for consistent decisions. The need for fast decisions and actions in far-flung or differentiated View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
Assistant Professor Douglas Fearing doesn't have the magic bullet to make this painful part of air travel a thing of the past. But his research on evaluating and improving the performance of complex systems such as air traffic control... View Details
- Profile
Ruzwana Bashir
best experiences (from wine tours to swimming with dolphins), and the company provides robust online booking tools for activity operators to help them better run their businesses. The company has already been labeled “The OpenTable... View Details
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
and value of specific interstate relations. Results indicate that network-weaving organizations are easier to operate when they encompass proximate and similar actors, yet they also reap rewards for bringing together otherwise... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
itself had become outdated. Two aspects of Baker that needed immediate attention were its lack of climate controls (uncomfortable for patrons, devastating for collections) and the inaccessibility of its stacks. Conversations took off from... View Details
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
in index funds while $310 billion exited actively managed funds. But have they become too popular? Researchers and analysts are increasingly concerned that managers in companies with a large number of passive fund investors can too easily View Details
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
problems from (in)convenience to price to congestion, he says. “Robust computer control is at the core of a successful PRT.” The concept is well known—you have likely encountered automated, driverless people movers in cities such as... View Details
- Profile
Omowale Casselle
expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners." "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and... View Details
- November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Supplement
Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Nabucco natural gas pipeline, initiated by a group of European energy companies, was intended to connect the broad gas-rich region of the Middle East and Central Asia to Europe for the first time, which would diversify supply sources. At the same time, an... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-033, November 2010. (Revised February 2013.)