Cost Effectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

responsibility. Working PapersInducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Abstract We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2018
News

The Long Run

persistence in offering SARA’s hard data—and solutions—to craft effective legislation. Langford is a frequent presence at Georgia’s state capitol, working to influence policy addressing the opioid epidemic. “We’re going to be running... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

mutual fund industry, HBS professor Peter Tufano explains that with the industry's growth, competition intensified as well. "In the last fifteen years," Tufano says, "competition has centered on the most effective means of... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

10 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

also became very clear that measuring ESG performance is no longer a ‘nice-to-have' but is mission-critical, impacting company cost of capital, share-price, reputation and ability to attract and retain talent, amongst other things. We... View Details

27 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad

the effects on non-native English speakers. She interviewed the US-based employees a year after the policy was announced, and was surprised by what she found. "They were almost euphoric, giddy, and excited and felt like 'We have arrived.'... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

03 Jun 2021
Blog Post

HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund

with the intent of scaling BIPOC-led and owned small businesses. The team believes that HBS students are uniquely positioned to support these kinds of investments, which typically have smaller ticket sizes, because they can bring down the high transaction View Details

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

Nigerians with affordable financing for clean, reliable energy. We leverage group financing and carbon accounting to lower costs and risk in the energy transition of Nigeria's $14B fuel-based, off-grid generator market. Fluency Hiro... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Rx for Too Big to Fail

attractive, but ultimately unrealistic, plans to end too big to fail. It might feel good to declare that we can eliminate too big to fail once and for all through a simple act of reform. But the cost of such short-term satisfaction will... View Details

Keywords: David Moss; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

set goals around creating value faster than costs (his preferred goal)." Deepak Alse reminded us that "the world of business is an unbounded system! The 'Corporation' is in effect an acceptance of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

for firms from industrialized economies and negative effects for firms in other emerging economies, which are less export-intensive and more import-intensive. Motivated by these facts, we build a dynamic model in which real depreciations... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

communication has been elusive. That's too bad, because people have been anticipating profound effects from the ability to collaborate in real time at a distance for a long time. One of our favorite examples of this is described in a... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

urban business sectors and communities. It was also in 2011 that Anderson met Jane Mitchell, an educator who worked in correctional institutions, while visiting a mutual friend in New York City. Like Anderson, Mitchell was convinced that her work would be more View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

Greenstein, and Catherine Tucker (University of Chicago Press) As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But while the effects of... View Details

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

On August 31, 2016, many investors celebrated the 40th birthday of one of the world’s most successful financial instruments: the mutual index fund, created by Vanguard founder John C. Bogle. Index funds, which automatically track an index of stocks such as the S&P... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

collection of data, engage more deeply and effectively with all their stakeholders, and lower reputational risk through a high level of transparency. Given the importance of sustainability, I think companies have an ethical obligation to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

the layoff research of our colleagues as a touchpoint, we are troubled by the potential long-term costs of this trend, including reduced innovation, lower team engagement, and attrition of talented people. The path to competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

intention-action gap with tools such as effective marketing which communicates their sustainable practices in a recognizable and transparent way. The CEM project offers a unique insight into the issue from the perspective of leading... View Details

06 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 6, 2007

designed to enhance safety and effectiveness had the unintended effect of changing how men enacted their masculine identities at work. Interview and participant observation data show that the major... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015

network, with a pattern broadly consistent with theory. Quantitatively, the network-based propagation is larger than the direct effects of the shocks. We also show quantitatively large effects from the... View Details