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20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

Uber and its ilk, but then spells out various ways consumers might be negatively affected by the business practices of transportation network companies (or TNCs). IS UBER DRIVING UP YOUR CAR INSURANCE RATES? Regarding car insurance, Edelman notes that Uber covers View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

02 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

management ploy that could only create a net long-term loss for the company, measured in part by its broken trust with its customers? In my book, the first group exhibited “renter” behaviors. The second group, on the other hand, were... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Apr 2005
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

Summing Up This month's column appears to have struck a chord with those who lament the continuing loss of implicit knowledge buried inside the heads of experienced leaders (termed "deep smarts" by Dorothy Leonard and Walter... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 1999
News

The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change

Parish, was among the runners-up. The journey has not been easy; the class has experienced its share of deaths, disappointments, loss of loved ones, ongoing physical ailments, and business failures. But we have persevered. Having climbed... View Details

Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

Image by Edmon de Haro The US Postal Service prides itself on delivering through rain, sleet, and snow—but what about serious debt? After 11 straight years of losses and declining first-class mail volumes, the USPS saw one glimmer of hope... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

fight the allegations—at a total loss of $250,000. “When you win, you’re still minus $250,000,” said Cohen—which is exactly why many companies targeted with patent lawsuits decide to take a smaller hit by settling out of court early.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

Web

A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library

company posted a net loss of $954,410, and employee numbers hovered around 300. 6 “With the falling-off of military income, we have reduced the number of our employees substantially, preserving the essential effectiveness of the... View Details

02 Oct 2008
What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

sheet value, the outcome of which can mean life or death to an institution. And it's a short step to a loss of trust that people can repay what they borrow and the resulting unwillingness to lend cash, regardless of how much you have or... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 May 2020
News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

times and exploring coping techniques. “Many alumni are in positions of leadership where their decisions and actions have huge impacts,” he says. “Some are facing the potential loss of businesses in this new downturn, and balancing the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

scientists Michael Norton and Francesca Gino found that rituals alleviate and reduce grief after a devastating emotional loss—even among people who don’t inherently believe in the efficacy of rituals. In short, people who performed rituals after a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

developed and distributed in China, had to come up with a realistic business plan projection a couple of years ago. It required an estimation of the share of potential revenues that would be siphoned off by others appropriating the students' ideas. They decided that 60... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

11 Jul 2025
News

Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast

Utah Alumni Explore Future of Great Salt Lake The HBS Club of Utah recently got an insider’s look at the economic and ecological health of the Great Salt Lake (GSL) with a presentation by Utah’s first GSL commissioner, Brian Steed, at the headquarters of Traeger Grills... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Feb 2022
News

An Rx for Small Business Recovery

disruptions and revenue losses will require even more transformational thinking.” Mills believes three important lessons from the pandemic can help point the way. FINANCE AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY READ MORE STORIES FINANCE AND THE... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 1997
News

Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

rendered uneconomic by high Israeli costs. At the same time, Israeli firms in industries that have been local, such as most services, can use alliances to begin trade and foreign investment. Any loss of lower-wage job opportunities for... View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

Illustration by Matt Chinworth Illustration by Matt Chinworth Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight, but few sustain their loss over time, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The reason lies in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 May 2019
News

Lessons from the Ashes

the things you're passionate about. For some of us, it may be maybe you suffered abuse or something and you want to help other people who were survivors of that. In my case it's really wanting to help people that have suffered business View Details

16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

industrial production, and did not generate losses even among natives working in highly exposed sectors. These findings suggest that opposition to immigration was unlikely to have economic roots. Instead, I provide evidence that natives’... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Teaching Note

The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations

By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou

How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government... View Details

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21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

two-sided proprietary (closed) platforms connecting consumers and producers. Proprietary platforms create two-sided deadweight losses through monopoly pricing but at the same time, precisely because they set prices in order to maximize... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2016
News

Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle environmental, social, and governance... View Details

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