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  • 23 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

the changing social and economic environments in which consumers live, and that their offerings enhanced people's lives in meaningful ways. A third important factor in understanding how these entrepreneurs created such successful... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 31 May 2016
  • First Look

May 31, 2016

additively separable in its state variables, leading to conquering the curse of dimensionality and the opportunity to manage the supply chain using independently acting managers. We develop conditions under which myopic policies are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 3, 2015

November 2015 Quarterly Journal of Economics Behavioral Hazard in Health Insurance By: Baicker, Katherine, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein Abstract—A fundamental implication of standard moral hazard models is overuse of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

managers felt they understood the magnitude of the responsibility—that the health and welfare of the company and the victims rested on their shoulders—and were ready to take on that responsibility. A common question that gets debated is whether it is harder to lay... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • March 2018
  • Case

Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Natural Disasters; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Banking Industry; Auto Industry; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; Nepal
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  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

environment, workplace safety, and community involvement, most firms do not provide this information. Second, it is not economically efficient for shareholders with a small stake in a number of companies to ferret out sufficient... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 15 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 15

report data from an experiment where subjects in a Willpower Treatment are asked to resist the temptation to join others in watching a humorous video for 10 minutes. In relation to a baseline treatment that does not require willpower, we show that resisting this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

through collaboration. While business is key to the successful revitalization of urban areas, Austin notes that other alliances are also important. He sees a future in which leaders from all sectors build relationships that will improve the social and View Details
Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate
  • 05 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 5

  PublicationsPreference Signaling in Matching Markets Authors:Peter A. Coles, Alexey Kushnir, and Muriel Niederle Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract Many labor markets share three stylized facts:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

Extensive evidence indicates that physician burnout has important personal and professional consequences. Observations: A lack of awareness regarding the economic costs of physician burnout and uncertainty regarding what organizations can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

have two types of "sponsors" for their loyalty reward investments: manufacturers of the branded goods sold by retailers, and other partner companies presumably with higher margins, who find it economically advantageous to pay... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 22 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

conditions will not last. The economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will extend for years. The “K-shaped” recovery in the US has insulated professional classes but created financial... View Details
Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

possibilities of multiple voucher purchases and firm price re-optimization. Despite the potential benefits of online discount vouchers to certain firms in certain circumstances, our analysis reveals the narrow conditions in which vouchers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 27

Publication:Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We argue that social capital as proxied by trust increases aggregate productivity by affecting the organization of firms. To do this we collect new data on the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Trump needs to step up the focus on small business and ensure this critical part of our economy is part of every economic discussion his team has. So far, his attention seems to be on big business — aside from his nomination of Linda... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 20 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 20

  PublicationsThe Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis Authors:Mohammad Arzaghi, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis, and Alvin J. Silk Publication:Review of Marketing Science (forthcoming) Abstract We address a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

What's the Word?

reshored factories, or requiring a certain percentage of demand to be available from US or USMCA sources. Those would admittedly be bold moves, notes Fuller, but it’s the kind of thinking needed to have reshoring make real economic sense:... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 24 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

social impact frames on venture evaluations did not apply to men, was not due to perceptions of increased competence, and was not conditional on the gender of evaluators. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that social impact framing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

Fisher write that "well-designed incentives are a necessary condition for rocket science retailing to work." What are some typical sources of incentive misalignment? How can incentive misalignment be reduced or overcome? A: We... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto
  • 04 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 4

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-art-of-strategic-renewal/ August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne