Limits To Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

everyone needs to measure impact.” "There are two big conversations among nonprofit leaders," says HBS associate professor Alnoor Ebrahim. "One is around accountability. The second focuses on performance, particularly impact." Ebrahim is... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

competitors, prize allocation and structure, divisionalization, open entry) as a means of reconciling non-monotonic incentive responses to competition, effectively manipulating the number and skills... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Public Education Leadership Project

your schools Build high-performance leadership teams that continue to learn and grow Adapt successful practices from other school systems to the needs of your district Expand your personal and professional... View Details

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

suburban sites are less expensive than providing the same care in an urban tertiary care facility. The strategy for regional expansion needs to be based on the essential value principles of achieving the best outcomes at the lowest cost.... View Details

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

limit the opportunities to develop people who are "dual-faceted" and good at both the sales functions and the marketing functions. But, some companies successfully try View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

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Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

08 Mar 2004
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Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

company that effectively creates and shares value with its ecosystem is eBay. It creates value in a number of ways. It has developed state-of-the-art tools that increase the productivity of network members... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

limitations with using inputs from multiple data sources. Specifically, the model separately derives optimistic and conservative estimates of the effect of multiple workplace exposures on health and uses... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Customer Demand: Foundations Strategies for Assessing and Increasing Demand Suppliers and Cost Markets Competition and Differentiation Featured Exercises Develop effective pricing strategies Apply conjoint analysis View Details

22 Apr 2022
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Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

Offering crime and safety insurance covering damages up to $5,000 increased the level of demand for those with criminal records by 12 percentage points. Limiting the pool of job applicants View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Thomaz Galvao

Putting his ideals into action, Thomaz became the co-founder, in 2016, of the McKinsey Black Network in Brazil, an organization that grew from two consultants to sixteen in the two years he worked with the... View Details

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

rewards are more effective when the peer group is larger. Overall, the findings demonstrate the power of non-financial rewards to motivate agents in settings where there are View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Practical Guide by E. Anderson & B. Schiano This book gives practical advice on how to teach with cases at institutions where it is not the primary pedagogy. 2003 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Socrates' Muse: Reflections on View Details

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

me is the blockchain distributed ledger, which will enable secure transactions, higher efficiency, and reduce the need for middlemen that add limited value.” Perhaps the most interesting question that emerged from the discussion had View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

03 Oct 2005
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The Box Office Power of Stars

motion pictures are the result of the work of many actors and actresses, and previous research has not been able to assess the effect of one star in isolation. Q: What correlation did you find between... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

25 Jul 2013
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Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway

universities but the futures of the students themselves, according to the researchers. Gino reports being surprised at how difficult it was to counteract the fundamental attribution error, and, particularly,... View Details

Keywords: by Anna Secino; Education; Employment

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

value of their intellectual property," he says. We asked Lerner to discuss current issues in IP and also describe an Executive Education course he will teach this summer on the subject. Sean Silverthorne: Do you think companies in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

05 Jul 2023
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GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

symbol of the HBS community's commitment to nurturing thought leaders and advancing policy discussions." Expected activities at The House include networking sessions, workshops and seminars, panel... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

indicate they're trying to anticipate your likes and dislikes. Surprise Five: You Are Not The Boss Warning signs: You don't know where you stand with board members. Roles and responsibilities of the board members and of management are not... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

principles we learned on a daily basis. The course empowers me to do so with confidence. Paul Accornero International Commercial Director (MD) Leading with Finance I'd never experienced such an immersive platform online. It was more View Details

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