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- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
functioned using a benchmark pricing mechanism, in which large steel mills in Japan (now in China) negotiate the benchmark price with the largest of the big three iron ore producers (Vale do Rio Doce). Yet this market is changing rapidly—with the rise of China as the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
also be most selective in recording information. We further find that recording successes is more valuable than recording failures, which supports firms' focus on best practice. Beyond these main principles, we also show that it may be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
best thinking to the task of building stronger and more effective nonprofit organizations,” says Tierney. “Think of it as a Bain & Company for the nonprofit sector.” Bridgespan’s services focus on three main objectives: to increase social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
country, could very well be a felony offense under U.S. law. Yet this is something that goes on in the majority of U.S. corporations all the time. Think what this says to the thousands of people involved in these kinds of decisions every day.” Baker Crossing the Line... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
leadership, finance, and operations skills that senior health-care professionals need to transform care delivery in their organizations. Presented in three one-week modules offered over a nine-month period, the program is structured around the View Details
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
doing and how they are coping made me realize I am not in bad shape.” Another made a habit of “talk[ing] to at least one friend a day to vent—[the] main objective was not to help each other, but to hear each other out.” Developing... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
independent predictor of mental and physical health-such as decreased depression and doctor's visits-over and above mean levels of positive and negative emotion. These results remained robust after controlling for gender, age, and the five View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19
platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the platform owner. We present four main results. First, the successful development of an open... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
you explain the long gestation? What have been the main obstacles to date? A: PRT designers in Morgantown started with the right concepts—small vehicles and on-demand service. But the designers worried about the occasional rush, so they... View Details
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
Harvard economist N. Gregory Mankiw, Weinzierl coauthored the HBS working paper "The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution" [PDF]. The main framework economists use to think through tax... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
Seated in his office near Boston's Public Garden, he recollects sunlit summers in Maine (where his love for the natural world flourished) and his family's four-year sojourn in Paris (where, as a teenager, he received state-of-the-art... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
donors, volunteers, and idea generators. Marketers aim to satisfy the needs of consumers at all levels of income wherever they live in the world, surely a worthy goal. Why then is marketing criticized so often? And why do marketers offer such little resistance? There... View Details
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What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI | Working Knowledge
that might affect how they perceive your use of it. Solve real problems. Identify how AI will make specific customer experiences better in line with your brand image. Keep humans in the picture. Avoid making AI the main focus of customer... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
therefore focus their research worldwide, not just on the BRICs. “Often the main prize today is the emerging middle class, which aspires to consume world class products at lower price points." -Krishna G. Palepu "We have been studying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
By: Coates, John C., Jesse M. Fried, and Kathryn E. Spier Abstract—We report the results of an online survey, conducted on behalf of Harvard Law School, of 124 practicing attorneys at major law firms. The survey had two main objectives:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
full price? A: We've seen two main effects. First, some discount voucher services send users to merchants en masse. The day after a Groupon is released, hundreds of buyers tend to swamp a small business unprepared for the rush. That... View Details
- 17 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 17
http://www.nber.org/data/chat. We discuss the main aim of CHAT, its scope and limitations, as well as several ways in which we have used the data so far and ways to potentially use the data for other research. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
Working Papers Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
And while the role offered Howard the opportunity to apply her company-building skills, the company’s mission, “democratizing finance for all” was the main draw. “Knowing from my prior career experience just how many people don’t feel... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
the main character of The Beach, a novel by Alex Garland, I also left my homeland, friends, and family for years of the unknown, and backpacked by myself through India and Thailand, including Ko Phi Phi, where this book is set. It was... View Details