Merit - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2020
Case

Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress

By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner

In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details

Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state

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February 2019 (Revised August 2019)
Case

KangaTech

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik and Steven Randazzo

On a warm January afternoon in 2019, Steve Saunders, Dave Scerri, Carl Dilena, and Nick Haslam (see Exhibit 1 for biographies), co-founders of KangaTech, wrapped up the latest round of discussions about the future direction of their sports-technology start-up. Focused... View Details

Keywords: Startup; Technology Commercialization; Prototype; Business Startups; Technological Innovation; Sports; Health; Commercialization; Research and Development; Decision Making; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Sports Industry; Health Industry; Australia

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12 Feb 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Bricks to Clicks: The Effects of Store Openings on Sales through Direct Channels

Keywords: by Jill Avery, Mary Caravella, John Deighton & Thomas Steenburgh; Retail

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

interests could indicate the areas that are critical enough to merit his individual attention. For example, a cursory reading of most of Bezos’ patents shows that they focus on e-commerce, logistics, devices, and digital content—all core... View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

Teaching Interest

Decision Making Under Uncertainty

By: David E. Bell

Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details

19 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

merits of different policies,” Beshears says. “Doing so makes the case that nudges are often a particularly fruitful avenue to invest in.” Related Reading: The Business of Behavioral Economics 5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?

countries with universal health care have struggled to regulate. If done right, establishing a mechanism for deciding whether a treatment’s benefit-to-cost ratio is high enough to merit inclusion in the basic bundle could provide a carrot... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Insurance; Health

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

into action. That is why we have placed strategy analysis and formulation as Stage 1 of our management system, with planning and translating the strategy as Stage 2. We take the same position with the various operational improvement methodologies. We don't want to be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

intending to idealize what we have called the bona fide professions, we believe that the comparison we undertake in this paper has merit as a way of suggesting how management as an institution might be reformed, other than through the... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

presenting them, even when the merit of one alternative is clearly superior to others. A natural aversion to loss leads us to make irrational choices that minimize it. Choices may be expressly made to enable us to conform to the behaviors... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Mar 2021
HBS Case

The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

it, we can all learn about the potential merits and difficulties of reparations.” In addition to writing the case with independent researcher Suzanne Antoniou and HBS research associate Leanne Fan, Desai also partnered with HBS multimedia... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

working closely with students in small groups, assisting teachers, and running extracurricular programs.) The ethos of the school centers on a “no excuses,” high standards approach for performance and behavior, backed by a system of View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Perfecting the Project Pitch

Overcoming that obstacle can be a difficult process, especially for entrepreneurs who have a background in a technical, engineering, or another non-sales discipline. They are not used to having to convince anyone of the merits of their... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

considers Shibusawa’s foundational thinking as having a long-term vision; essentially “aiming for the North Star.” He was working as CFO of Mizuho Financial Group as the 2008 financial crisis took hold, which prompted him to reassess the View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

stages and managers feel the pressure of deadlines and the rush to close, they often compromise or adjust the criteria they originally created for judging the appropriateness of the deal. Dissent and Debate. David Hume, the great Scottish philosopher, argued... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

individuals and enable the integration of developing countries into the global economy. It’s an understanding that can be useful in the here and now, too. “This could be a good way for multinational corporations and business practitioners to consider the relative View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

other reasons that have nothing to do with the obvious merits of your proposal. These people are not irrational; they are simply fulfilling needs and interests that you may not fully appreciate. When others appear irrational, negotiation... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

enterprise has shown that there are fundamental tensions between pursuing scale economies and playing the spreads. (See the table "Conflicting Challenges.") The data indicate that there is some merit to classifying companies... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

Research Summary

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By: Matthew C. Weinzierl

My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

loyal in the traditional sense, ready to jump ship when their employers fail to meet expectations. Yet too many companies are falling short in their efforts to recruit the best and brightest young minds. Most try to convince skeptical millennials of the View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

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