by Benjamin Lockwood - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jan 2014
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several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2018
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historically, only government-subsidized products have achieved widespread adoption. A recent contractual innovation, which links insurance payouts to realized weather rather than farmer indemnity, has spurred substantial research in the past decade. This review begins... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2016 (Revised December 2018)
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From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem

By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran

In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “startup nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details

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24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

discriminate in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The veiled methodology also produces larger estimates of the fraction of the population that identifies as LGBT or has had a sexual experience with a member of the same sex. Self-reports of non-heterosexual... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2024
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Back at the Ranch

the closing day, Minden calls the guys over to the shade of the tack room porch. In front of a smattering of friends and family who’ve come out to honor them, Minden tells the graduates how proud he is of them and the work they’ve put in. One View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Adler and Vance Jacobs; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

18 Jun 2013
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Second, pay disparity between managers located in different states decreases relative to that of co-located managers. Third, division productivity falls in dispersed firms, with the effect driven by managers at the low end of the wage... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines By: Karlan, Dean, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Benjamin Roth Abstract—A debt trap occurs when someone takes on a high-interest rate loan and is barely able to pay back the interest, and thus... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Oct 2009
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Working PapersCapitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan (revised October 2009) Authors:Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Jul 2014
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performance to provide quantitative insight into the link between a firm's business model choices and its profit consequences. The method is applied to Walmart by building a qualitative representation of its business model and mapping... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Jul 2009
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without substantial verification of recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than others. Using a new dataset on website safety, I... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Sep 2014
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http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Kiatpongsan%20Norton%20PPS_31f17547-5033-401c-8ed2-ccc9b6a2b433.pdf Working Papers Bitcoin By: Böhme, Rainer, Nicolas Christin, Benjamin Edelman, and Tyler Moore Abstract—Bitcoin is an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Business Economics - Doctoral

lens of business. Jointly administered by HBS and the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the program combines theoretical analysis with in-depth, interdisciplinary research rooted in real-world applications.... View Details

February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
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From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)

By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran

In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Israel

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

venture investor. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Arkitekt Ventures, an early stage Health + Bio investment firm with the mission to improve and advance human health. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top Ten... View Details

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Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

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Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and paths for social entrepreneurship. Alumni Engagement Connect to a powerful global network of social impact leaders through events, interest groups, and local alumni clubs. For Organizations Build your organization’s social impact by... View Details

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

free coaching sessions per year, including self-assessment, interviewing prep, and offer negotiation tips. Keep Learning with Alumni Virtual Programs Expand your knowledge and skills with online programs led by HBS faculty and other... View Details

October 2018 (Revised February 2018)
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Masayoshi Son and the Vision Fund

By: Tom Nicholas, Ramana Nanda and Benjamin N. Roth

In October 2016, SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese conglomerate giant caused a significant shock to the worldwide market for venture capital and private equity by announcing the Vision Fund, the largest tech investment fund in the world at close to $100 billion. The... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Competitive Strategy

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May 2019 (Revised June 2021)
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State of Charge: The Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2017, Judith Judson (Harvard Business School MBA, 2000), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), was reflecting on the results of the initiative she had led to identify the contribution advanced electricity storage could make... View Details

Keywords: Energy Storage; Energy Generation; Programs; Policy; Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Massachusetts

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August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
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Amazon.com, 2021

By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin

In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details