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  • 03 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

manipulation that involves misclassifying a patient into a diagnosis-related group that yields higher reimbursement. As overbilling allows hospitals to increase revenues without altering operations, affecting costs, or having to reverse such View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Debate with Those who Think, Believe and Vote Differently from You By Philip Blackett (MBA 2016) Independently Published Are you tired of engaging in debates that quickly escalate into personal attacks and animosity? Do you long for a... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Teaching Prize by Harvard University in spring of 2020. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a Hodgson Fund Grant from Harvard University in 2020. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a Pershing Square Fund for Research Foundations of Human View Details
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

Key Themes: The financial cost (Sharpe ratio) of small screens is negligible. Proxy voting enables retail level engagement with companies and studies demonstrate proxy voting can influence corporate... View Details
  • 23 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

to her heart when she got pregnant in the 1980s,” Coffman says.) Since joining academia in the 1980s, Baldiga has studied issues related to advancement and retention in professional services firms. Coffman, meanwhile, is a behavioral... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 18 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

empowered by giving them opportunities to share ideas, as Lay’s has done by asking its customers to vote on the chip flavor the brand should create next. “This is a new trend, and it provides great information, allowing companies to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Nguyen. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2016 Hillcrest Behavioral Finance Award for "Lazy Prices" with Christopher J. Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2016 Jack Treynor Prize from The Institute for Quantitative... View Details
  • 15 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

with implementation since some members of the group are already showing their displeasure by voting with their feet. In fact, keeping people involved in the process is, in the end, perhaps the most crucial factor in making a decision—and... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
  • March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
  • Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Behavioral Finance Award for "Lazy Prices" with Christopher J. Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2016 Jack Treynor Prize from The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q-Group) for "Lazy Prices" with... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

One Man Crime Wave

Gad, woman, I could be writing a million dollars a year in life insurance. I should be pulling a big oar in the flagship of life. Maybe it isn’t too late yet! Find the little woman, and go for the whole bit. Kiwanis, P.T.A., fund drives, cookouts, a clean desk, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
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2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions | MBA

2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions Warning A warning is a reprimand to a student whose behavior has violated the rules or standards of conduct of the community. Warnings can be issued either verbally (informal) or in writing (formal)... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2016
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)

(photo by Cade Martin) At my 20th HBS reunion I heard faculty member Michael Wheeler describe behavior people engage in when they’re being deceptive. The room was transfixed. No one was on their phone! It turned out there is a robust,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 28 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

to influence boards, they need to be more strategic in getting this information to directors. In cases where shareholders vote against management proposals, efforts should be made to convey those specific decisions, and their rationale,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

The New Venture Competition's Digital Democracy

winners will now face virtual judges, with online polling deciding the winners in two categories—each carrying a $25,000 prize. HBS alumni and students can visit the NVC site to learn about the finalists and watch their video pitches. Then on April 1, the virtual polls... View Details
Keywords: New Venture Competition
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Spring Training for Startups

Angie Hicks (MBA 2000); discussions of a few of HBS's top entrepreneurship cases; and—naturally—plenty of networking opportunities. Summit attendees were also invited to check out the finale of another startup event on campus that day: the student New Venture... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2006
  • News

MBA vs. MBA

listened to voters' concerns. COURTESY CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS ; ROD AYDELOTTE/WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD Edwards, 54, a career politician, has survived tough challengers before. In the 2004 election he won 51 percent of the vote in a district... View Details
Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government
  • December 2009
  • Article

Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Ethnicity; Behavior; Local Range; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Creating Change

worsen the other side’s no-agreement alternative. If people in the organization think the worse thing that can happen is that everything stays the same, it’s very hard to push change.” The alumni advocating for change filed a lawsuit that would have closed the club’s... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

Shareholders' Value?

Regulation FD, which impairs the free flow of information between companies and their owners. Discipline. Selling can be said to discipline managers by driving the stock price down, but it's hard for one shareholder to have a discernible impact. View Details