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- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
Empirical Analysis of Mobile Money Agents in Africa By: Balasubramanian, Karthik, and David F. Drake Abstract—The use of electronic money transfer through cellular networks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
heightened consumer awareness and expectations make this appear not to be the case.” Global food safety standards are lacking Unsafe food, such as fruits and vegetables contaminated with feces, clearly creates a huge public health risk, with the potential View Details
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
adoptions of new platforms. These include the prominence of sponsorships, in which tech companies hand out T-shirts and other swag with their name and logo to developers. Also important are observations of which platforms are used by successful peers, the direct View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—When does giving lead to happiness? Here, we present two studies demonstrating that the emotional benefits of spending... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
business certifies independent hot-spot providers and splits with them a $50-per-month user subscription fee. Boingo users are assured that hot spots in the network conform to technical standards, and the software allows them to transfer... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
research, started in the year 2000, was aimed at understanding how an innovative team working together in a creative act managed the process of knowledge transfer between the more experienced and less experienced members of that team. The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
with the exception of the very large ones like the United States, will represent the interests of a handful of other countries. In 2008, the IBRD and the IDA committed nearly $25 billion in loans and grants through some 300 development projects around the globe. Where... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
significantly reduced. In fact, the WHO would probably be a more effective and nimble organization if it was half its current size, not double. The WHO's role in preparing for, providing early monitoring and managing pandemic crises should be View Details
- Web
Protecting Yourself Against Social Engineering | Information Technology
to. A form of social engineering called Business Email Compromises is when a bad actor pretends to be a vendor or someone you frequently make payments to. They advise you that they need you to send the money to a different account because... View Details
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
transferred to the squatters. With the remaining 4 lawsuits still pending, 62 percent of the squatters now hold title to their land, while 38 percent do not. As a result, squatters who enjoyed the security of property rights existed in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
markets are closer (a better fit) to one firm than to the other, and that certain knowledge is more transferable across markets (less market specific). We then solve the model computationally and identify three equilibrium... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
have the money in their account in just days, whereas in the conventional banking model small business owners may not be approved for several weeks. New Ways To Make Loan Decisions By and large, emerging online alternative lenders make... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
conceptualize these as the Cross-Sector Collaboration Continuum along which there are three types and stages of relationships (see Figure 1): Philanthropic Stage. This is the most common type of relationship between businesses and nonprofits. It largely consists of... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
But if you ask Bob Higgins, Wyc Grousbeck, and Mark Wan—all seasoned sports team owners-—about the secret to investment success in sports, they'll tell you it has little to do with owning a team. Rather, it's all about the media surrounding the team. “Selling tickets... View Details
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
remarkable results. But whose work is it? Who owns the result? While pondering these questions, I visited the website of the branding consultancy Wolff Olins, responsible for creating the branding for (RED), which raises money for The... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
debut in Target and Fresh Market stores. Kahawa 1893 is experimenting with using blockchain for transparency in the tipping process. It also is exploring whether cryptocurrency might allow for more efficient tipping in a cafe setting. The cost of View Details
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
company to be more competitive because it is easier to source skilled people, access suppliers efficiently, and operate productively. In money management, for example, every road show comes to Boston because there is a cluster of major... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
international banking, I am familiar with “the old shell game” of tax evasion via the transfer pricing mechanism. Differentiating between tax avoidance and tax evasion in this area is often very difficult indeed. But very big View Details
- Web
Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade
traders in the China trade rippled out to and touched the society to which Western merchants overseas would eventually return. “Expatriates were the effective agents in transferring whatever was moved from China to America . . . goods,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
Utilitarian taxes. Why? To a Utilitarian, people with greater innate ability find it easier to earn income, but all people equally enjoy having money to spend. To maximize overall well-being, we should require those with high ability to... View Details