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- 2025
- Working Paper
Incentive-Compatible Recovery from Manipulated Signals, with Applications to Decentralized Physical Infrastructure
By: Jason Milionis, Jens Ernstberger, Joseph Bonneau, Scott Duke Kominers and Tim Roughgarden
We introduce the first formal model capturing the elicitation of unverifiable information from a party (the "source") with implicit signals derived by other players (the "observers"). Our model is motivated in part by applications in decentralized physical... View Details
Milionis, Jason, Jens Ernstberger, Joseph Bonneau, Scott Duke Kominers, and Tim Roughgarden. "Incentive-Compatible Recovery from Manipulated Signals, with Applications to Decentralized Physical Infrastructure." Working Paper, March 2025.
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
with his work at National Geographic. One big factor favoring the Society is that it has bought itself time thanks to a multiyear cable deal with Fox that is expected to net NGS $100 million in 2012. "These kinds of changes take... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- Blog
Recent Insights from HBS Podcasts
expectations for them—and yourself. Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy Does your organization offer a sabbatical? In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, HBS senior lecturer DJ DiDonna shares results of his extensive research on... View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
soon becomes self-reinforcing. A spiraling arms race can be created with everyone seeking more and more of a good thing. There seems to never be enough of the good thing—until a crisis breaks up the cycle. Individuals can be expected to... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- Web
Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online
platform was engaging, innovative, and allowed me to interact with the material in a way I never expected from an online course. Jocelyn Johnson NYC Lawyer Credential of Readiness (CORe) I'd never experienced such an immersive platform... View Details
- Profile
Mollie Breen
to consider business applications, serving as an admissions representative for her section. "I want to set an expectation that this is a school for everyone," Mollie says, "we are a very diverse student body." View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
expect that you are now in a better position to make some changes to the project deadlines. An extra month for each milestone would help us immeasurably." Notice that this statement achieves three goals. First, it labels the... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- Web
Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni
ready to take the next step in their careers and launch a job search. You will get the most out of the program if you have an idea of what you want to try next and you are ready to tactically approach the job search. What is the structure of the Virtual Job Search... View Details
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
Participants are expected to fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This means completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the required deadline. This course also features... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 17 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Being the Boss
report to you. But unless you manage the context in which your team resides, there's no way that your team can be successful. So you have to understand the political dynamics, you have to understand how to build a network with peers and bosses, and you have to set the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Is India’s Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?
- August 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Gome: Bidding for China Paradise
Gome, China's largest electronics retailer, has the opportunity to acquire China Paradise, the number three player in the Chinese electronic retailer industry. This happened in the general context of a great market development and potential consolidation of the... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Trade; Market Entry and Exit; Performance; Opportunities; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; China
Jin, Li, Li Liao, Ruoran Guo, and Jielun Zhu. "Gome: Bidding for China Paradise." Harvard Business School Case 208-002, August 2007. (Revised September 2007.)
- 20 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank
Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker
- Teaching Interest
Doing Business in Africa
By: John D. Macomber
This course introduces frameworks and models for smart and focused investing and operations across sectors, nations, industries, and time frames in Africa. Students will learn tools and skills to help navigate the business landscape of Africa in terms of selection... View Details
Keywords: Africa
- Research Summary
Growing as a Purposeful Leader
Leaders today have to lead in the context of extraordinary changes and challenges. The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission (more than profit),... View Details
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Fairness and Efficiency in Resource Allocation
In studying the relationship of fairness and efficiency, Professor Trichakis takes the novel approach of looking at varied industries for unifying factors, and he pays special attention to inequities by incorporating both quantitative work in social welfare and the... View Details
- 2020
- Chapter
Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build
By: John D. Macomber
As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
Macomber, John D. "Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build." In Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review. Vol. 12. HBR Insights Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- 2012
- Report
Sweden's Position in the Global Economy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
In the spring of 2012, the Swedish economy is, as many of its peers, facing a difficult and uncertain economic environment. While these challenges are real, the Swedish economy looks much better prepared to deal with them than many of its peers. Following its own... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Policy; Globalization; Competitive Advantage; Sweden
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Sweden's Position in the Global Economy." Globaliseringsforum Rapport, Entreprenörskapsforum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012.