Relative Cost Analysis - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
News

Batteries Included

modern container shipping, the ship is really a relatively small part of costs,” observes McCown. “Everything ship-related might only be 30 percent of the carrier’s total cost. The biggest cost is fuel.”... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; Water Transportation; Transportation

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

Briefly, what are the opportunities and challenges presented by the Internet as a channel? A: The average cost of a direct sales call is about $150. The Internet is at about $5 or less per interaction! Of course, that should not be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2017
News

Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

shipment is little red scooters, with a 60-mile range. In the spring, we’ll have four-wheelers, with nice touches like windows you can operate and with a heater and that have a 60-mile range, and cost us less than those first scooters... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

14 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 14

innovation in which an innovator uses several research inputs to invent a new good. These inputs, in turn, must be invented before they can be used by the final innovator. As a consequence, the degree of patent protection affects the revenues and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

work authorization to come through before being able to work again. Joshua Rodriguez: My goals for the summer were three-fold: (1) demystify what is data science (2) get comfortable using Python and SQL for data analysis and (3) meet... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

US outbound FPI and FDI, this paper analyzes whether the composition of US outbound capital flows reflect efforts to bypass home country tax regimes and weak host country investor protections. The cross-country analysis indicates that a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Sheila Lirio Marcelo

pressures of a young immigrant family with no relatives in the area as backup support. Nonetheless, the entrepreneurial fervor struck her at HBS while taking classes with Lynda Applegate, Bill Sahlman and Myra Hart. ““I realized... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Q&A: Andrew Kendall

need for management experience in nonprofits, and I decided to try to combine my business skills with my commitment to the environment," says Kendall. He embarked on a "classic business school analysis of the industry," talking to the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Feb 2000
News

Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story

worrying about cost overruns, loans called in early by nervous banks, and credit-card debt. The company's woes strained the partnership, which ended in 1990, when Shafir took loans from his two Wall Street banker brothers to buy out... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

Also, McDonald's has already shouldered some of the costs of establishing quick-service restaurant formats locally. Sell Out. Even in cases where the big deal makes sense, it may be better for your company's shareholders if you're the... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

29 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 29

2012) Abstract Controversy surrounds occupational health and safety regulators, with some observers claiming that workplace regulations damage firms' competitiveness and destroy jobs, and others arguing that they make workplaces safer at little View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

relatively calm, he said. He was also impressed by their patience and resilience. There was no pushing and shoving, Takeuchi reported, no honking of car horns, even in long waits for a tank of gas. On the highway, anxious drivers eager to... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

with the organization as it's building its capacity and figuring out its accountability priorities. But that's still relatively rare. The third issue is the difference between financial and social metrics. We have a system of generally... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

17 Oct 2019
News

Venturing Away from Venture Capital

Fortunately, says Lerner, the opportunities for entrepreneurs have probably never been better, in part because the cost of starting a business has never been lower and in part because the mania for investing in startups has led to all... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

“completely revolutionized our business in terms of operations and streamlining,” Cleary says. With a relatively small $20 million in robo-advised accounts, “the effect on the revenue side was minimal, but the positive effect on the View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy

Why are people so drawn to social media? The question long haunted Mikolaj "Misiek" Piskorski and eventually led to his new book, A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media. Drawing from years of research dating back to before Facebook, the book offers an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

comes with costs Recognizing someone else’s emotions, especially negative ones, can come at a cost, the research team says. The person doing the acknowledging is willing to spend time talking through feelings of anger, sadness, or... View Details