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- 11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11
preferred algorithmic advice, and for subjective decisions, participants preferred advice from people. Experiment 6 tested the interaction of subjectivity and the availability of expert advice. Participants... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
women's winning chances. In contrast, in the less prejudiced states, there is no decline in new women candidates and a significant increase in the vote share and winning chances of women. The evidence is consistent with backlash driven by voter and party View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016
I. Norton Abstract—While many experiments have explored risk preferences for money, few have systematically assessed risk preferences for everyday experiences. We propose a conceptual model and provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-067.pdf Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences Author: Hanna W. Halaburda Abstract This paper investigates the causes and welfare consequences of unravelling in two-sided... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
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Doba Parushev
Most people prefer to embrace security; Doba Parushev tends to run from it. "My life interests tend to go in two- to four-year stretches," he says. As a ten-year-old in Bulgaria, he competed nationally in math contests. But by... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
in others and show that all these definitions are equivalent. We then introduce a new class of substitutable preferences that allows us to model intermediaries with production capacity. We also prove that substitutability is preserved... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution
will give you the money it now spends on buying your health insurance. You will be required to use the money to buy insurance for yourself. People like me who prefer HMOs could still buy them. Insurers will contract with the focused... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
taken." Valley concluded, "I can't teach you a best strategy for negotiation. But I can teach you how to react to the other party: how to recognize what they're doing, how to think about the impact of that action on your outcome, and how to make a transition if that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sea of Dreams
little vessel is indelible. And today, almost half a century later, it has become perfectly obvious that this is a thrill that will never grow old. While I've long preferred sail over power, my tastes have become somewhat ecumenical over... View Details
- 18 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump
actions was not without risk for the CEOs and their companies” While many CEOs prefer to stay under the radar and avoid public scrutiny, Ken Frazier led the way with his example. As the chair of PhRMA, the pharmaceutical manufacturers... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
are daunting. Small problems are addressable.We all know we're in a changing world. The rules of competition are in flux as artificial intelligence, big data, and changing consumer preferences come into play. It's huge, scary and hard to... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
average driver out of their preferred shift is as bad as cutting their weekly earnings by more than 5 percent. For the California drivers that we study, the ability to start or stop working at any moment and the flexibility to change... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
average driver out of their preferred shift is as bad as cutting their weekly earnings by more than 5 percent. For the California drivers that we study, the ability to start or stop working at any moment and the flexibility to change... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
Harvard Business School. The experiment was typical of thinking in those days: If only we had better ways of communicating, especially better ways of tracking customer preferences and demand. Now we do. Another notion prevalent in those... View Details
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
Industrial customers prefer to see products and services unbundled and priced separately. Gimmicks are out; reliability, durability, safety, and performance are in. New products, especially those that address the new consumer reality and... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
Christensen said. However, additional information is not what students want. In fact, many would prefer to pass the course without having to read at all. What product would allow a student to pass a course without doing the required... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
needed.” In cities where private car ownership isn’t yet prevalent, Dediu hopes preference tilts to micromobility, as it has in India. Drivers there have long favored gas-powered motorcycles and scooters, but one analysis projects new... View Details
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FAQs | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Who is eligible to participate in the program? Graduating MBA students and qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following graduation; preference is given to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
transparency to the pricing and cut out the middleman. So I say yes absolutely you can and should have some off-the-rack options (still tailored to fit). This may even be preferred for the woman who is time-strapped or low on creativity... View Details
Keywords: April White