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- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
academic circles; others are working more quietly behind the scenes to effect change. “The university is a nonprofit institution. It has a charter from the state, and it exists in large part to serve society,” says David A. Moss, the Paul... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
enable different forms of brokering, which in turn produce distinct effects on others’ relationships; (b) brokering is a multifaceted social influence process that can take the form of intermediation (connecting disconnected others) or... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
agricultural pressures, and the effects those impacts have on business, society, and global food production. "Like all good cases it's a good story, and like all good cases it also tells you something more general about important... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
offerings and consumer needs has been challenging the effectiveness of both mechanisms. Q: What kinds of consumer habits does consumer empowerment work against? A: Consumers typically tend to adopt ritual lifestyles, and to develop... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
stylized facts: (i) shocks to N have a large effect on S, (ii) business cycles in N lead over medium-term fluctuations in S, (iii) the outputs in S and N co-move more than their consumption, and (iv) interest View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Author:Bettina Klaus Abstract We consider one-to-one matching markets in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. In these so-called roommate markets, agents are consumers and resources at the same time. We investigate two new properties that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
to correct that market failure by investing in minority stakes in private companies or lending at subsidized rates to such firms." At the same time, many Communist and former Communist countries have gone to great lengths to overcome the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
For restaurateurs, receiving a Michelin star can be a mixed blessing. Certainly it's a rare and celebrated honor—the French company bestows its one-, two-, and three-star ratings only to a select few restaurants worldwide. However, a star... View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
consultancy firm that broadly rated management practices in three areas: monitoring—how well managers keep track of what's happening in a firm and make good use of that information; targets—how well organizations set appropriate goals and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
nations, but the diseases' effects and potential impact on businesses and organizations is only recently coming into stark relief, particularly in Africa and Asia. Approximately 38 million adults and children in Africa and Asia (including... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
https://www.competitionpolicyinternational.com/when-should-a-platform-give-people-fewer-choices-and-charge-more-for-them.htm Institutionalizing Self-Regulation: The Effect of Commitment, Threat and Surveillance Authors:Jodi L. Short and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
problems become computationally intractable (strongly NP-hard). We apply our model to assess the cost effectiveness of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), a new screening method for colorectal cancer. Our results show that despite the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
health-care reform is a management problem. It can't be solved by policymakers acting at a distance.” Having said that, I think we have to recognize that in the last 10 to 15 years there have been substantial advances. Mortality rates for... View Details
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
prior industries: photography, consumer electronics, and computers. By 2004, several features had emerged as a dominant design; however, the timing and rate of adoption varied by prior industry. This study extends previous research on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
standard deviation increase in the divergence increases the average loan spread by approximately 18%, or 35 basis points. The effect of the excess control rights on the cost of bank debt is more pronounced when the borrowing firm is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the ability to innovate and compete.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal (revised)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
suffering rather than sacrifice substantially increases willingness to compromise with the regime to bring about peace. This effect remains strong among those who experienced greater violence. Together, these results show that even among... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
approaches. This can explain why the Fed stopped basing monetary policy on the quality of new bank loans, why it stopped being willing to cause recessions to deal with inflation, and why it was temporarily unwilling to maintain stable interest View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
competitors' scores are increasing faster it should be a cause for alarm. Acquisition rates may be robust, but if old customers are abandoning ship as fast as new ones are coming on board, strong acquisition can give a deceptive picture... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne