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- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
access the results of that study, she may be less inclined to repeat it," he says. "This reduction in duplication can lead to lower costs without harming quality." Productivity losses are not inevitable, and not every small practice will... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
will be accessible on their server. Also on our to-do list will be several symposia and a hardcover book delving into various aspects of the pilgrimage from the viewpoint of the different schools involved. I plan to publish a multimedia... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
Olympics can be pulled off only by large, rich cities that have most of the existing infrastructure and venues in place and access to substantial subsidies. A supportive political environment (think Seoul, Beijing, and yes, London) is a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
emphasize expanding sales, with profitability to follow with a lag—rather than having to produce high profitability along with rapid expansion from the start. And, finally, a key virtue of acquisition from the perspective of the mice is that it may, if structured... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
valued identity. Our identity is an asset to the extent that others value access to us and use it in ways that benefit us. The idea of offering the opportunity to buy privacy is hard to swallow. The challenge is to give people a claim on... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
2009, the company embarked on a journey to build "One-Firm" with a unifying culture and governance system across business groups. IDFC aimed to provide seamless access to products and expertise across business groups, increase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
Less: Experimental Evidence from Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Chile By: Kast, Felipe, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—Poverty is often characterized not only by low and unstable income, but also by heavy debt burdens. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-057 Fluidity In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
new offering that would "change the way people experience TV." The new service would allow consumers to bypass traditional cable and satellite delivery and use the Internet to access live streams of more than 40 popular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
users can access and improve the source code. At the same time, however, opening a module sets up an open source (free) competitor. This hampers the firm's ability to capture value. We analyze three competitive situations: monopoly,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
that this manager has high credibility in both organizations. Integrators serve as mediators between the new venture and the parent organization. When the new venture needs access to the parent's resources, the integrator can prompt the... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
years later, both camps benefit enormously from their close ties: the mutual fund is America's investment vehicle of choice, with one in three U.S. households owning a stake in the industry's $5.5 trillion in assets. "By making the capital markets easily View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
Washington The People’s Republic of China is more open to foreign investment and trade than it has ever been. Beijing has recently removed restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and given unprecedented access to... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
levels of poverty. One common challenge is that farmers only have access to one channel, often an auction, in which to sell their crops. Recently, e-intermediaries have emerged as alternate, technology-driven posted-price channels. We aim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
beneficent nonprofits exploit such regulatory leniency and exhibit higher mispricing. Drawing on organizational legitimacy theory, we argue that both regulators and beneficent nonprofits seek to protect their legitimacy with stakeholders, including those who demand... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
in industrial water and wastewater systems. Woteer had expressed an interest in gaining exclusive access to Oasys' forward osmosis technology for water treatment applications in China in exchange for an equity investment. Jim Matheson,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
households that were reminded of the government's negative views about the privatization. A person's beliefs of the benefits of the water privatization were almost 30% more negative (relative to other privatizations) if his/her household did not gain View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
biography. He did not read a page of it until it came out in the form in which you see it right here. He was not involved in it financially. I sold it to a publisher myself. However, he was very cooperative. He gave me access to his... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
of COVID-19. First, the country made testing available and accessible for everyone. It created a vast number of testing sites, which included not only big hospitals but local clinics and public health care facilities. Anyone could walk... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
these modalities. An incomplete understanding of the value of costly, yet effective, technologies could impede medical innovation and decrease the quality of cancer care through a reduction of patient access by third-party payers. With... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne