Economic Conditions - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

percent are in the developing world. The first part of this paper explores the economics of HIV and treatment from a social marketing perspective. The second part of the paper uses three specific case histories of successful social... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

1834 and 1839. The correspondence details the trade of silk, tea, and spices; business conditions including market fluctuations and business climate; financial affairs and the marketing of goods; and the shipment of goods to and from... View Details

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51996 forthcoming Quarterly Journal of Economics Catering to Investors Through Security Design: Headline Rate and Complexity By: Célérier, Claire, and Boris Vallée... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

international guidelines on issues such as maintaining biodiversity, conserving forests, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "People left the conference feeling enthusiastic and confident," says Fri. "Unfortunately, nagging economic... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

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Art Nature Business

age, but also information about environmental conditions at different moments in time. The sheets of newspaper form concentric circles, evoking time in the same way as recorded in trees." Lagos prefers newspapers because, in his... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

them, now more than ever before. After going through the pandemic and the associated economic and social upheaval, people care deeply about if their companies are socially responsible; they want to see evidence that they are helping... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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

September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney

A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States

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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
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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

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

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

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

and pursue my personal passions of women's economic empowerment and education. I began at Merrill Lynch, but in pursuit of independence, I eventually became an entrepreneur, founding and building a venture capital firm. I still enjoy... View Details

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

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

products. Stock predicts that the development pace for personalized therapeutics and preventive diagnostics will pick up speed, thanks to the beneficial add-on effects derived from identifying more and more biomarkers for particular View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
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Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?

By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli, Sabrina T. Howell and Karina Souza

In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the unprecedent crypto momentum as a window of... View Details