Incentives For CSR - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

Why in the world would anyone take the time to write complicated software programs for free? It's a good question, one that has piqued the curiosity of a number of economists, who wonder what benefits, if any, lie behind the burgeoning... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

method can serve as the foundation for new bundled payment reimbursement approaches. Publisher's link: http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/1634452215/fulltextPDF/4F2F96135E4D4D7CPQ/6?accountid=11311 January 2015... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

incentives among pool members. This seems to have greatly facilitated the adoption of the MPEG-2 standard. A number of firms have taken the radical step of adopting a code release strategy, where companies release some existing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

concludes that: Choice is desirable, but only up to a point. Beyond that, it becomes confusing to a decision-maker. Choice on the job can have varying effects on our health, depending in part on our need for choice. Choice is often... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

incentives and tracking for embodied emissions:While EcoWorld was full of cutting-edge innovations to minimize the carbon footprint of its operations (see Figure 5), the approach to reducing embodied... View Details

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

college degree. Incentives and measurement will also play an important role in understanding the success of training efforts. If college-focused programs aspire to support employment outcomes, labor market outcomes must become a key... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

Others identified factors accounting for too much focus. Yadeed Lobo said: "I think focus in organizations might have its roots in competitive strategy, intense focus on differentiation or cost consciousness." Edward Hare put it... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best

just given it—conditional versus unconditional. Doug J. Chung, an assistant professor in the Marketing unit, and Das Narayandas, the James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration, explain what kind of bump managers can expect from different bonus plans in their... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

business and policy realms. Climate is a space where you need to lean into policies to shape incentives, which can, in turn, create incentives for new business models and growth opportunities. The IRA is a... View Details

11 Jun 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Paying It Backward and Forward: Expanding Access to Convalescent Plasma Therapy Through Market Design

Keywords: by Scott Duke Kominers, Parag A. Pathak, Tayfun Sönmez, and M. Utku Ünver; Health

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HBS - The year in Review

and build and manage new systems. Throughout, the HBS community worked together to overcome the complexities inherent in this hybrid approach. Students Arrive More than 9,300 applicants sought a place in the MBA Program and nearly 800 applicants in the Doctoral... View Details

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

rate, principal amount, or term to maturity) legally requires the consent of 100 percent of the bondholders. If just one bondholder objects to the restructuring plan, it cannot be implemented. In this case each creditor has a powerful View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

September 2013
Article

Prizes, Publicity, and Patents: Non-Monetary Awards as a Mechanism to Encourage Innovation

By: Petra Moser and Tom Nicholas

This paper exploits the selection of prize-winning technologies among exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 to examine whether—and how—ex post prizes that are awarded to high-quality innovations may encourage future innovation. U.S. patent data... View Details

Keywords: Prizes; Innovation; Motivation and Incentives; Patents; Innovation and Invention

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12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

incentives and firm-level commitments are fully in sync with our vision to mitigate climate change. There is an opportunity in the face of this crisis. In fact, solving the climate crisis is the single largest investment opportunity of... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

which makes it difficult for organizations to sponsor a foreign worker who is not already in the United States. Eligibility Must have at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent Offered position must require a bachelor’s degree in a... View Details

04 Aug 2003
What Do You Think?

Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?

of nearly all respondents to the August questions of the month. And many respondents believe they know who is responsible for the "attitude deficit": leaders and managers. Edward Hare summed up the views of many respondents most... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

perception of the value of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that firms with higher visibility receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies and that analysts with more... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2018
Teaching Note

Happy UAE

By: Joshua Schwartzstein

Teaching Note for HBS No. 918-041. View Details

Keywords: UAE; Wellbeing; Wellness; Government Initiatives; Happiness; Welfare; Governance; Motivation and Incentives; United Arab Emirates