Opportunity Costs - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

come. If the VC is vulnerable, use the opportunity to build trust rather than to take advantage. Focus on value-not just valuation. Nonfinancial considerations such as control are also important. Strive for understanding. Seemingly... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

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easily show to their superiors to justify those decisions. The lower frequency of experimentation in their decision-making leaves employees in tightly monitored environments with few opportunities to learn. The researchers question... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

(Ex-Im), and his team struggled to find a way to help finance the sale of Boeing aircraft to Emirates. Ex-Im responds to the challenges in the credit market with an innovative offering. This case provides students with an opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1996
News

Leading In a New Era

negotiations are the two most pressing challenges in his industry. Carty, Charron, and Harad — all chiefs of their organizations (Carty reports directly to AMR chairman Robert Crandall) less than two years — have an exciting opportunity... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

individuals bring well-articulated preexisting preferences to such decisions. Understanding beliefs and attitudes motivating these preferences can assist physicians in helping parents make informed decisions consistent with their values. Consumer-Driven Health Care:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

accessible by public transportation (a reaction to having traveled five days a week for years). Since the birth of her second child, Camargo has expanded Case to help other women who are seeking part-time work. "There was no question in our minds that there is an... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008

digitization of information goods have changed the commercial landscape: Virtual shelf space is infinite, consumers can search through innumerable options, and the marginal cost of reproducing and distributing products is low. What does... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

Communication, ends with looking at IR strategies, and I was searching for a suitable example to round it off and help students see the potential for even more growth. This BP situation seemed like a great opportunity to look at the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

when cities can tolerate risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs. We also report on an inexpensive Boston-based restaurant tournament, which yielded algorithms that proved reasonably accurate when tested... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

company’s director of marketing and is now brand manager for a large, national product line. He’s interested in either starting or acquiring his own company when the opportunity presents itself; the family company will provide the capital... View Details

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

hold across the country. Seeing the win-win of reduced costs and improved care, the government recognized it as a specialty in 2015 and vowed to support the momentum with further training. And the community-based home health care model... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

in the relationship so that you can do that. If you can't agree on what's going to happen going forward, you can back out. But the point is that you don't walk away because a target is missed. You use it as an opportunity to say, how can... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

pour Entrepreneurs by Fabrice Cavarretta (MBA 1996) Plon Yes, France is a paradise for entrepreneurs, Cavarretta writes. The country has one of the best opportunity ecosystems in the world and the drawbacks—for instance, the View Details

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