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  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Author:Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus Abstract For the classical marriage model (introduced in Gale and Shapley, 1962) efficiency and envy-freeness are not always compatible; i.e., fair matchings do not always exist. However, for many,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

operate more efficiently and grow? In the updated edition of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, Karen Mills looks at evolving technology and how it might power this critical engine of the US economy. 05 Nov 2024 Research &... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment

Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, discuss how companies can decarbonize their electricity when pursuing net zero climate goals,... View Details
  • 12 Dec 2023
  • Book

HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well

Regimes? The efficiency of one-party governments might seem appealing, but leaders need a deep understanding of a country's power structure and "moral economy," says Meg Rithmire. Her book Precarious Ties: Business and the State in... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

admissions, and, as a result, yield prevalence estimates that are lower than direct questioning (Studies 1–4, 5A, & 6), less accurate than direct questioning (Studies 1, 3, 4B, & 5A), and even nonsensical (i.e., negative, Studies 3–6). Studies 2A and 2B show... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 19

have become quite influential and controversial in the technology industries they touch. The goal of this paper is to shed light on the role and efficiency tradeoffs of these new patent intermediaries. Finally, we offer a provisional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 May 2011
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First Look: May 17

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16922 Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane Abstract This working paper surveys the business history of the global wind View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • September 2014 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

Fast Ion Battery

By: Ramana Nanda, Robert F. White and Stephanie Puzio
John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital (WSC) and a board member at Fast Ion Battery, had just received a phone call from Don Lerner at Bluelock Ventures telling him that Bluelock would not participate in the $5M bridge financing for Fast Ion Battery. Lerner's... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Real Options; Term Sheets; Clean Technology; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital
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  • 03 Oct 2023
  • Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

wants. Now remember you're if you're at HBS you're doing plenty of math. For you Divinity School students, remember back to high school. Sorry. And you can raise, you can raise the value of a fraction by increasing the numerator or by more View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

capacities to the leader cuts prices 10%, while larger transfers raise them, revealing how capacity and efficiency influence market power. Keywords: Diversified Production Technologies ; Concentration Levels ; Market Power ; Supply... View Details
  • June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
  • Case

VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture

This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Mozambique
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Middle East & North Africa - Global

Office, and MBA Admissions. Watch the videos here . New Research on the Region April 2025 Teaching Material Aramco: Navigating the Energy Transition By: Tarun Khanna and Samir Junnarkar Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-358. April 2025... View Details
  • 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

than any other company." The case ends with key decisions for the future. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/113001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 613-054 Groom Energy Solutions: Selling View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

across the world’s fourth largest dairy cooperative. April 2025 Teaching Material Aramco: Navigating the Energy Transition By: Tarun Khanna and Samir Junnarkar Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-358. April 2025 Teaching Material Climate... View Details
  • 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

increased dramatically (seven- to nine-fold) in the last two decades. To counteract this trend, I propose novel approaches to lower its cost or use attention more efficiently by adopting multitasker-tailored ads, Lean Advertising, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2018
  • Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

consulting. Through my job, I was able to travel, live, and work in emerging markets in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. I developed a passion for digital inclusion and expanding access to renewable energy which ended up being the focus... View Details
  • 05 May 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

Grocery bills may be ridiculously high these days, but supply chain problems, energy costs, and inflation aren’t the only factors to blame. New research suggests that companies are raising prices simply because they can. In 2021, US... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

they consume versus the most efficient furnaces at 95% efficiency. While furnaces generate energy by burning fuel, heat pumps simply move air between outside and inside your home with an electrical input.... View Details