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  • June 2024
  • Article

Valuing the Societal Impact of Medicines and Other Health Technologies: A User Guide to Current Best Practices

By: Jason Shafrin, Jaehong Kim, Joshua T. Cohen, Louis P. Garrison, Dana A. Goldman, Jalpa A. Doshi, Joshua Krieger, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Peter J. Neumann, Charles E. Phelps, Melanie D. Whittington and Richard Willke
This study argues that value assessment conducted from a societal perspective should rely on the Generalized Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (GCEA) framework proposed herein. Recently developed value assessment inventories—such as the Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness’s... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Valuation; Cost vs Benefits; Society
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  • July 2003
  • Article

Probabilistic Representation of Complexity

By: Nabil I Al-Najjar, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Emre Ozdenoren
We study individuals' behavior in an environment that is deterministic, but too complex to permit tractable deterministic representation. Under mild conditions, behavior is represented by a unique probabilistic model in which the agent's inability to think through all... View Details
Keywords: Complexity; Behavior; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Planning
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  • October 2020 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

Experimentation at Yelp

By: Iavor Bojinov and Karim R. Lakhani
Over the last decade, experimentation has become integral to the research and development processes of technology companies—including Yelp—for understanding customer preferences and mitigating innovation risks. The case describes Yelp's journey with experimentation,... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Advertising; Research and Development; Technology Industry
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  • March 2008
  • Article

Functional Imaging of Decision Conflict

By: J. B. Pochon, Jason Riis, A. Sanfey, L. Nystrom and J. D. Cohen
Decision conflict occurs when people feel uncertain as to which option to choose from a set of similarly attractive (or unattractive) options, with many studies demonstrating that this conflict can lead to suboptimal decision making. In this article, we investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Judgments; Risk and Uncertainty; Science; Conflict and Resolution; Perception
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  • 30 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 30

Rucker Abstract—Previous research suggests that people draw inferences about their attitudes and preferences based on their own thoughtfulness. The current research explores how observing other individuals make decisions more or less... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 09 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and innovativeness, locus of control, and the need for achievement. We then consider risk attitudes as well as the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2009
  • First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

strategic choices that affect both the expected profits of the firm and their riskiness. Even if competition at first pushes the manager towards profit maximization as commonly argued, I show that further increases in competitive forces might as well lead him to take... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 27

profit implications for the entrant of inventing a new business model and for the incumbent of responding with business model reconfigurations could be substantial. In particular, the value of business model innovation may be so substantial that the incumbent may... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

automation but prefer higher levels of automation for others than themselves,” De Freitas says. “This is because they think that they are better at driving than increasingly automated systems. We believe this creates a barrier to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto
  • 23 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

by Willis Towers Watson found that 40 percent of employees desire family-related assistance, with preference for expanded family leave, bereavement leave or assistance, and additional maternity leave. Companies can attract and retain... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 19 Oct 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business

  • Web

Help - Alumni

by using any of your preferred email clients: Android , Apple Mail , or Outlook . It will ask for your HBS email address and password to connect your account to the app. I had Office 365 as an MBA student or Executive Education... View Details
  • 17 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

motivational anchor. Consequently, mail-in rebates either can serve to enhance or to dampen purchase intention depending on a consumer's underlying motivation. In other words, rebates offer consumers a means to justify a preferred course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

FAQs - Alumni

Alumni Directory, go to the "Contact" section. Under the following tabs, check/adjust your preferences as indicated: "Digital" Non-HBS Contact Email: Make sure the email listed here is your preferred email... View Details
  • Web

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

Business Risk—Not an HR Problem By: Marion Chomse, Lydia Roos, Reeva Misra and Ashley Whillans Workplace stress, on the rise for decades, has been treated by many organizations as a personal issue instead of a business-critical risk that... View Details
  • 13 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)

Additionally, there is now a lot of evidence that personal interviews yield deep insights that can't be obtained from focus groups. So, my preference is to conduct in-depth, one-on-one interviews that are enriched by using various... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
  • 30 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 30

analysis and framework in this paper can help broaden the understanding of accounting's globalization. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1875682 The Preference for Potential Authors:Zakary L. Tormala, Jayson Jia, and Michael I.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

carbon projects, the risks of over-crediting, and the future role of biodiversity markets. Finally, he offers career advice for those interested in climate finance. Navigating Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Alexia Kelly of High Tide... View Details
  • 13 Mar 2018
  • First Look

March 13, 2018

February 2018 Management Science Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women By: Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga Coffman Abstract—Sponsorship programs have been proposed as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2024
  • In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

deploy with experience that suits client needs. In this increasingly complex world, there is no shortage of client demands for digital transformation, emerging artificial intelligence (AI) applications, renewable energy, risk mitigation,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne