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- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
off-balance-sheet entities but with a transparent process and capital charges that are based on actual risks. We want banks to disclose their potential liabilities to these entities and to put capital behind these risks. Unless we have... View Details
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
multiplied by a marginal Federal borrowing cost of 3 percent), eliminating any price advantage of Medicare. The comparison between the administrative expenses of private insurers and Medicare also ignores the fact that Medicare pays no... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
Kenyan coffee farm. The price of coffee beans on the global market is under $1 a pound, while the actual cost to produce that pound is between $1.62 and $2. The coffee farms are profitable only when they rely on free labor, typically from... View Details
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
Is there any distribution system more poorly conceived than the one used by most U.S. car manufacturers and dealers? In the prevailing system, car prices are initially jacked up by locked-in labor concessions. Manufacturers pit dealers... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
specialize in different stages of a complex production process. This paper considers the pricing behavior and profitability of these so-called modular clusters. In particular, we investigate a possibility hinted at in prior work: that for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
almost managerial malpractice if you don't make crowdsourcing part of your toolkit." What about the fear of losing the ability to monetize intellectual property (IP)? Those are valid concerns. It really depends on the crowdsourcing approach you use. With a contest, the... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
try to be as transparent as possible in their dealings with others. It’s important to note that these findings complement, not necessarily contradict, those of Gino’s. Organizations exhibiting so-called rebel qualities have been found to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
to see more joint ventures in China. Turbine prices have dropped very significantly, and the efficiency has increased significantly, as well," said Samantha Ko, executive director of the China WindPower Group. "The improvements... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
segments to existing products, lowering price by removing features, failing to think through all the technical requirements, neglecting stakeholders, and refusing to believe products created for low-income markets could have global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
Since its founding in 2010, the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS has worked to educate students and business leaders about the environmental challenges and opportunities confronting companies and organizations today, and advance faculty research that... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
A&P lost that position. This fact it learned the hard way in 1972 when it launched a price war. The hostilities were conducted under the banner of WEO, which was supposed to stand for "Where Economy Originates." This ugly, clumsy... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
Liquidity Dean Jay Light began his introductory remarks by characterizing the crisis and collapse of housing prices as a test that has exposed how fragile the recently evolved U.S. financial system is. "Leverage, transparency, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
were being purchased, with each factory having its own suppliers and price points. While this revelation was itself startling, the manager maximized its impact by inviting the company's division presidents into a boardroom where samples... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
advertising market—one that suffers quite a different set of problems. Display advertising systems place ads-typically, rectangular "banners"—on the majority of popular web sites. Though display ads are widespread, they are also troubled—ignored by many... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees ( ) and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
incumbent that faces a low-quality ad-sponsored competitor. In addition to competing through adjustments of tactical variables such as price or the number of ads a product carries, we allow the incumbent to consider changes in its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation
executives by examining how they are penalized in starting pay when looking for new work. The study, co-written with Eric Lin of the United States Military Academy at West Point, reveals these executives pay a steep price for guilt by... View Details
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
transparency in the food industry, and the iterative process that created Clover’s different look and feel. READ MORE Julia Hanna: So how would you describe Clover Food Lab to someone who’s never been there before? Ayr Muir: At its most... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
at times of low market liquidity. We provide evidence suggesting that mutual funds’ cash holdings are not large enough to fully mitigate price impact externalities created by the liquidity transformation they engage in. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
studies have shown that these norms are not universally followed. Lack of openness and transparency means that scientific problem solving is constrained to a few scientists who work in secret and who typically fail to leverage the entire... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace