Cost vs Benefits - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

The U.S. health care industry is unique in that despite the presence of significant competition, which usually drives increased value through decreased costs and improved quality, the nature of the competition in health care has been... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

Although Asian countries have been able to use cost advantages and software coding prowess to attract outsource business from around the world, the region is quickly moving up the value chain to challenge America's leadership in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

investing in projects that earn more than their cost of capital; increasing profits from existing capital investments; reducing assets in activities that earn less than the cost of capital; and reducing the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

protect against a company’s having extensive control over its workforce without paying for employee benefits and social security taxes. Until recently, Work 2.0 worked. Now the Work 3.0 era has dawned, prompted by the rapid rise of... View Details

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Transportation; Web Services

15 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday

forgotten, current Prime subscribers will benefit from large savings on big ticket items. But the company may have other motives in mind, as well, such as fending off up-and-coming online retail competition. Many other companies (Walmart... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

micro-foundations of market legitimization and on the role of morals in sustaining professional jurisdictions. A Temporal View of the Costs and Benefits of Self-Deception Authors:Zoë Chance, Michael I.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 29

Improving Legislative Outcomes (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Policies that would create net benefits for society but would also involve View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

forthcoming Compensation & Benefits Review The Power of Workplace Rewards: Using Self-Determination Theory to Understand Why Reward Satisfaction Matters for Workers Around the World By: Landry, Anais Thibault, and A.V. Whillans... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog

claim, but it’s based on the simply remarkable impact that this implausible startup has had—and promises to have—on the space sector and increasingly the world. Class session 4: Planet: Supply and Demand Summary: Planet is an example of how lower View Details

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

African nations, as in the United States, a key role of government is the funding, construction, and maintenance of the public infrastructure that benefits everyone. This obviously is not being accomplished to an adequate degree by... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

15 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Solving the Search vs. Display Advertising Quandary

Second, because display ads drive consumers down the funnel so that they click more on search ads and eventually become a customer, this process also increases overall ad cost due to additional search clicks. Therefore, the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

13 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

unease, and high turnover rates. Now, many health care organizations are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential solution to physician overwork and burnout. After all, AI offers long-sought-after benefits for clinicians,... View Details

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

out if this new strategy has paid off for investors and their portfolio companies. Nanda and colleagues present their findings in a paper scheduled to appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Financial Economics, titled Cost of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

25 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?

ebb any time soon, a company that is seen as supporting Trump is likely to face difficulties recruiting young highly-skilled workers. Any CEO facing that problem is likely to ask his or herself if the short-term benefits that might be... View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

relatively cost efficient and scalable source of electricity. The reviews will happen across the world and each country will consider their own energy mix characteristics together with local sentiment." Todd was one of several... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

06 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

Hindustan Unilever playing a key role in driving positive change through collaboration. Suvidha Center, (Dharavi) MumbaiPublic toilets in India often suffer from neglect, becoming unsafe and unhygienic. Since they are free, maintenance is poor, creating a vicious cycle... View Details

03 Oct 2012
What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

who are confident and determined" to add to the near-term cost base for the long-term benefit of the organization. Byron also took leadership to task, pointing out the lack of "deep knowledge of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

it's often hard to know whether you've received the service you've contracted to receive and have paid for. You've got a bill. Have you also received the benefit of the service—the customers? Certainly you have some customers, but are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

improve their trade ‘interoperability...’" Nevertheless, "the US will stay a country with a young and ambitious population benefiting from the flow of immigrants while China is rapidly growing old due to its one-child policy.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

combination with Vedic design features (aka Vastu) on the overall health, productivity, and business success of building occupants. "Green leases" are discussed as the developer tries to establish a leasing strategy that reflects these View Details