Time Use - Publications - Faculty & Research

2009
Working Paper

India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005

By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari

Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Economic Sectors; Economy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; India

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2008
Working Paper

Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality

By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III

This paper analyzes changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services (A&MS) industry using publicly released data that have been largely ignored in past discussions of the industrial organization of this industry, namely those available... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Mergers and Acquisitions; Revenue; Analytics and Data Science; Surveys; Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Rank and Position; Competition; Advertising Industry; Service Industry; United States

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22 Feb 2017
HBS Seminar

Juliet Schor, Boston College

Blog

Take Control of Your Personal Brand

branding because it allows each of us to be empowered to communicate the value we want to bring to the world. Here are a few key ideas that can help you get past the myths and build a personal brand that will really work for you. Your... View Details

05 Dec 2022
What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

pre-YouTube). He said he used it all the time with GE colleagues to help them maintain perspective. And he sent me a new copy. You may wonder why I’m having trouble with the question in the title, even if we... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

21 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It

With the advent of customer relationship management (CRM) in the late 1990s, companies came to believe that by using technology to tailor their offerings to individual consumers' needs, customer loyalty—and company profits—would... View Details

Keywords: by Jean Ayers

12 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53182 September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Online Experiments: Getting the Most Out of A/B and Other Controlled Tests By: Kohavi, Ron, and Stefan H. Thomke Abstract—In the fast-moving... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

time required for each process. Overhead functions such as billing, information technology, and human resource management should be attributed to the condition based on resource use resulting from the needs... View Details

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

growth and sustainability goals, it required significant investment in infrastructure and workforce expansion. Additionally, Bayçöl led the creation of the Senkron Remote Operation Center, a unit in the company’s headquarters whose function was to remotely operate and... View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

Klarnet and Leemore S. Dafny Private equity (PE) ownership of physician practices is increasing, with owners targeting sales, or exits, in 3 to 7 years. Little is known about the association of exit with physician retention and subsequent employment. View Details

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

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How to Apply | Predoctoral Researchers

Resume Cover letter Transcript(s) — unofficial is acceptable at time of application, official are required before official start date. Writing sample Candidates who are selected to interview for quantitative roles will be asked to... View Details

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYC Wagner School of Public Service

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

28 Oct 2024
Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

in the future. Instead, it is a good bet that the group will get more attention from both parties, and a bad bet that US politics will become lopsided. So, don't be surprised the next time a group starts to... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

licenses properties from blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. “It's really easy for them to be nimble and meet demand” LEGO's ambition has at times exceeded its reach. By 2004, the company's overdiversification into theme... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

Margolis described a couple quick and simple tools that allow us to get a better handle on the adversity we face: Write it down: Taking a few minutes to write down a problem can save all that time you might... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

increases brand attitude, and the company is seen as having more commitment to diversifying the workforce.” US law requires companies with more than 100 employees to report their workforce’s gender, race, and ethnicity by job category to... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

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Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

execution as the instructor moves through time from pre-class arrival, to the opening, through sequences of questioning, listening, and responding, to transitions and, ultimately, to the closing of the class. Discussion Management... View Details

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