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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
different, yet effective diversity efforts, each one closely aligned with the unique character of the particular firm. "Part of the key to an organization's success was adopting a model that worked well in its particular culture," Thomas explains. As a... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
peculiarity.” Guy said, “If you don’t have sizzle, who cares about security?” LarryWilhel added, “Cook should get focused on leading the company. Apple Pay has the opportunity to manage a trillion dollars of transactions a year ... There... View Details
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
transactions in the market for ideas. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45527 Equal Opportunity? Gender Gaps in CEO Appointments and Executive Pay By: Keloharju, Matti, Samuli Knüpfer, and Joacim Tåg... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Proprietary and Shared Platforms: A Life-Cycle View Author:Thomas R. Eisenmann Abstract In a platform-mediated network, users rely on a common platform, provided by one or more intermediaries, that encompasses infrastructure and rules required by users to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The HBS New Venture Competition Turns 25: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
View Video Cashex is building services to make life easier for African migrants by offering seamless digital banking that allows Africans in the US to send money to their families with zero transaction fees. Peter M. Sacerdote $25,000... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
advertising," Scher explains. Similarly, from the royalty it receives for marketing a credit card, Working Assets donates to the nonprofit pool a dime for every credit-card transaction its customers make. Through various virtual market... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
Those selecting earlier settlement options pay higher fees and interest, therefore revealing the level of credit constraints or impatience. We find that more credit constrained or impatient individuals spend their monies more quickly. The mix of cash and merchant View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
double-edged sword. In the short run, working with trusted suppliers reduces transaction costs and furthers the buyer's competitive standing. This is the effect that has been emphasized in previous work. But trust can also make you blind... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Mercadal “We use a detailed dataset on electricity transactions to investigate the impact of market-based deregulation in the context of the United States electricity sector. We find that the increase in markups dominates despite modest... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
think about the transaction influences their behavior. "Exchange norms" are defined by reciprocity—I get this, you get that. It's the kind of interaction we have with business associates or when we are buying a house or a car.... View Details
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
retailers are concerned only about what's best for them," says Alvarez. "But the customer doesn't care that you have to stock a shelf." Merchants need to move beyond thinking of a customer as a transaction and instead... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
and children are sold via fertility clinics, sperm banks, women selling their eggs, surrogates, and adoption services. We don't couch these transactions in terms of profit-making businesses. Orphans aren't sold—they are... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
online auctions). By contrast, consumption decisions about items purchased frequently via simple transactions (e.g., cereal) are easier to make on a trial-and-error basis and can be easily improved. Because these decisions are routine and... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- Web
European and UK Personal Data Collection Disclosure | HBS Online
process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations (for example, registering you for an online education course; processing your payments; delivering our Services; and evaluating your performance); as necessary for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
what exactly customers are asking for, and when. Slang.ai’s offerings are also customizable, with a portfolio of digital voices from which to choose and background sound elements that can be branded. “We’re focusing on not just the View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Xu Abstract—We investigate how dynamic pricing can lead to more product returns in the online retail industry. Using detailed sales data of more than two million transactions from the Indian online retail market, where price promotions... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
translate economic theory and analysis into practical solutions to real-world problems. By redesigning both the rules that guide market transactions and the infrastructure that enables those transactions to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We investigate 495 transactions with a focus on one form of long-term activities, namely investments in innovation as measured by patenting activity. We find no evidence that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
are an enabling force legally astute management teams can use to manage the firm more effectively. In particular, it proposes that legally astute management teams can, inter alia, use formal contracts as complements to relational governance to define and strengthen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Contemporary Black Artists and Public Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Chairman of Citi and Chairman of the Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory business. For thirteen years, McGuire was Citi’s Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking. McGuire has advised on transactions valued at over $750 billion.... View Details