Place Making - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal

consequences, making a place better off now and, by ensuring political stability, contributing to future growth as well. We should all keep that in mind whether we are business managers, policymakers, or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

constraints?" But that can't be done elsewhere because of the importance of local ingredients. They could do different local ingredients, but then it would have to be a place with enough of a deep culinary tradition where the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

for startups in the software and media industries that could make use of AWS, funding increased from 375 to 700 firms, a nearly 100 percent rise. The impact of the cloud on VC funding After the 2006 introduction of Amazon Web Services, VC... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

05 Nov 2014
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

Gerald Nanninga, after citing a number of conditions for the idea's introduction, even ventured to describe the path by which the practice will be implemented this way: "It would start at places where people already do almost... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

the data showed that customers tended to order a higher percentage of "should" items (like leafy greens) and a lower percentage of "want" items (like candy bars) the further in advance they placed an order. For a detailed account of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Balanced Scorecard Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts, with strategy execution lost along the way. A new book by Balanced Scorecard creators Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years."—Robin Ely But even with increasing representation, women still fill less than 15 percent of executive officer positions at Fortune 500 companies and make up just 3.6... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

for babies. What are some key ways to improve the adoption market? A: Compared to high-tech reproduction, the field of adoption is already fairly well regulated. But there are lots of things we could do to make the market work better, and... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

Apple Computer knows how to make headlines. The company is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh and is enjoying the fruits of its launch into the digital entertainment business. In its December quarter, Apple sold 730,000... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

browsing, address and date book, and wireless e-mail. Oh, and you can also make phone calls on them. And video will be introduced on next-generation phones in the U.S. this year. "The phone is the key device," said Mike Kelley,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

cannot be attributed to the usual suspects of success: superior business models or cutting edge technology. Holt is interested in what makes identity brands resonate. In his research, he focuses on the best-performing identity brands—the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Jun 2015
What Do You Think?

Is the Time Right for Self-Management?

increasing complexity and unpredictability of our world is such that only a highly distributed decision-making structure will be able to adapt and respond effectively, she continued. "Most of us don't think a centralized planning type economy View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

children and eight grandchildren, Marina Picasso ended up with some 10,000 of her grandfather's productions, and sent waves across the art world in February by announcing her intention to make many of them available for sale to the public... View Details

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

take their place and the need for stocking or tidying up merchandise at store level doesn't exist. Without a store network, real estate costs are confined to a handful of distribution centers. Inventory aggregation at a few key points of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

Publication:,em>Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011) Abstract The bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

Wagaroo’s Get a Dog page is a great place to start, Exley says. But for people who specifically want to buy a dog from an ethical breeder, there’s a strategy afoot to help them avoid puppy mills. For shelters and rescue groups that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

decision-making biases. "Basically, people place more value on a good outcome today than a better outcome for which they would have to wait for two weeks," she says. "That's why I think process improvement needs to be reconceived as... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

14 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 14

more intensive regulatory oversight. What should Tang do to position CreditEase so that it can continue to fulfill its mission of making financial products and services available to millions of underserved Chinese while branching out into... View Details