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- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
critiques of our work with empirical data and conceptual arguments. We agree with Wilson and Stolarz-Fantino that researchers seeking to understand a policy’s influence on View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Forthcoming
- Article
Human-Algorithm Collaboration with Private Information: Naïve Advice Weighting Behavior and Mitigation
By: Maya Balakrishnan, Kris Ferreira and Jordan Tong
Even if algorithms make better predictions than humans on average, humans may sometimes have private information which an algorithm does not have access to that can improve performance. How can we help humans effectively use and adjust recommendations made by... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Digital Marketing
Balakrishnan, Maya, Kris Ferreira, and Jordan Tong. "Human-Algorithm Collaboration with Private Information: Naïve Advice Weighting Behavior and Mitigation." Management Science (forthcoming).
- March 2019 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Global Sourcing at Nike
By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael W. Toffel and Olivia Hull
This case explores the evolution of Nike’s global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers’ factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike’s... View Details
Keywords: Sourcing; Factory Conditions; Trade; Geography; Geographic Scope; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Labor; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Labor and Management Relations; Complexity; Sports Industry; Fashion Industry; Oregon; Portland; Asia; North and Central America
Hsieh, Nien-hê, Michael W. Toffel, and Olivia Hull. "Global Sourcing at Nike." Harvard Business School Case 619-008, March 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
- October 2011
- Article
Fair Pricing
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper explores the consequences of supposing that consumers see a firm as fair if they cannot reject the hypothesis that the firm is somewhat benevolent towards them. When consumers can reject this hypothesis, some become angry, which is costly to the firm. The... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Fair Pricing." Journal of the European Economic Association 9, no. 5 (October 2011).
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
joining Teach for America or law school, and then ultimately management consulting after college graduation. In consulting, Leahy had her first exposure to the retail industry, working primarily with clients in the retail banking View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
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... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Speculation and Credit - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
corpulent man demanding payment for a bill. 52 [ A Lucky and Unlucky Speculator ] view image Etching and engraving (part stipple) by unidentified artist; "Rentier fecit."... View Details
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
Credit: pixelfit SUMMING UP How Will Digital Currencies Be Regulated? Blockchain technology has a brighter future than most digital currencies in general and Bitcoin in particular, judging from responses to this month’s column. It’s also... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Comparing the Cash Policies of Public and Private Firms
Keywords: by Joan Farre-Mensa
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
collaborative, and characterized by public and private partnerships. Those who are responding to society's needs are succeeding; those who are not are losing out. The food system's greatest growth area is... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Benjamin Abstract—I present the institutions and incentives of online reviews, including attracting initial reviews, assuring truthful reviews of genuine experiences, and avoiding inflated or deceptive... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
have a three-year-old and a demanding job, but at the end of the day, staying healthy is my job number one. But I would be lying, if I didn't tell you I had ups and downs.... View Details
- April 1985 (Revised September 1993)
- Background Note
Hattori-Seiko and the World Watch Industry in 1980
By: Michael E. Porter and Edward J. Hoff
Focuses on the industry's development and evolution in three principal watch producing countries: Switzerland, the United States, and Japan. Based in part on two earlier cases by F.T. Knickerbocker and H.E.R. Uyterhoeven. View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Edward J. Hoff. "Hattori-Seiko and the World Watch Industry in 1980." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-300, April 1985. (Revised September 1993.)
- 12 Dec 2023
- Book
HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well
themselves unfulfilled at the top. In the book Build the Life You Want, Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey offer high achievers a guide to becoming better leaders—of their lives. Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
leadership and the role of serving others through collaboration. At the video services provider Vimeo, Anjali Sud persuaded both managers and employees to follow her insight that the firm could perform... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 5 Complementarity By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—The purpose of this chapter is to relate the theory of task networks and technology set forth in previous chapters to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Oct 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
executives to demand more. It describes the characteristics of the most valuable peer networks, where executives meet regularly for conversations they can't have anywhere else. And it offers a set of design... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
Harvard Business School professors often travel into the field to conduct business research, but it's a safe bet none have had the experience of Professor Robin Ely. She and coauthor Debra Meyerson of Stanford University took helicopter... View Details