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17 Oct 2022
News

Old-school employers like AT&T, Cisco, and Microsoft may offer the best career advancement

08 Apr 2020
News

Organizational responses to COVID-19 and climate change: A conversation with Rebecca Henderson

January 2014 (Revised February 2014)
Case

Japan: Betting on Inflation?

By: Julio J. Rotemberg

The case focuses on the challenges still confronting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of 2013, a year after he has been in office. It also gives an overview of Japan's earlier economic performance, focusing primarily on the period after it suffered a stock market... View Details

Keywords: Quantitative Easing; Debt Sustainability; International Relations; Borrowing and Debt

02 Mar 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?

Keywords: Re: Mihir A. Desai

1978
Article

Perceptions of Unfair Marketing Practices: Consumerism Implications

By: Gerald Zaltman, Rajendra K. Srivastava and Rohit Deshpandé

Previous research in complaint behavior has ignored the perception of unfair marketing practices as an explanatory variable. Perceptions of unfair marketing practices are related to consumer complaint behavior, although differentially related across different ages.... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Consumer Behavior; Marketing

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2024
Working Paper

Fecal Microbiota Transplants —Too Simple to be Safe? Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Amar Bhide and Srikant M. Datar

By 2013, after many decades of very slow development and adoption, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation procedures were attracting widespread attention. This case history chronicles the: 1) pioneering fecal transplants performed in the 20th century; 2) development of the... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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2016
Working Paper

Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Trade-offs

By: Shane Greenstein, Martin Peitz and Tommaso Valletti

The “net neutrality” principle has triggered a heated debate, and advocates have proposed policy interventions. In this paper, we provide perspective by framing issues in terms of the positive economic factors at work. We stress the incentives of market participants... View Details

Keywords: Rights; Internet and the Web; Debates

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December 1993 (Revised November 1995)
Case

Wetherill Associates, Inc.

By: Lynn S. Paine

Top managers of Wetherill Associates, Inc., a small, privately held distributor of electrical parts to the automotive aftermarket, are considering whether to modify the company's compensation system for its salesforce. The management wants a compensation system that... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure; Compensation and Benefits; Salesforce Management

09 Oct 2013
News

A New Way to Pay for Long-Term Care

22 Aug 2010
News

Income Inequality and Financial Crises

19 Feb 2019
News

Global Migration and Offshore Outsourcing

15 Mar 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products

Keywords: by Alberto Cavallo and Diego Aparicio; Food & Beverage

February 1992 (Revised October 1996)
Case

CUC International, Inc. (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy

The case series examines the role of financial reporting and corporate finance policies as vehicles for communication between managers and outside investors. This case describes management's concern that the company's stock is undervalued because analysts viewed the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Stocks; Financial Management; Decisions; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Management Style; Management Practices and Processes; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value; Financial Services Industry

November 1978 (Revised June 1982)
Case

Federal Express (B)

Federal Express is a small-package airline operating throughout the United States. After initial heavy losses, it is now profitable. Management is examining the services offered by the firm and believes that there is great potential for "Courier Pak," an overnight... View Details

Keywords: Product; Product Marketing; Air Transportation Industry; Service Industry; United States

19 May 2017
News

Minimum wage increases can kill businesses — if they already stink

750 Gun Deaths a Year Are Prevented by Waiting Periods, Study Finds

Waiting periods in 17 states for handgun purchases prevent about 750 gun deaths each year in the United States, new research has found.

An estimated 910 gun deaths could also be avoided if those policies were adopted... View Details

17 Sep 2018
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores

Keywords: by Katherine B. Coffman and David Klinowski; Education

Research Summary

Antitrust in the new economy

The objectives of this project are threefold: (1) identify the computational, managerial, and legal issues that interact and make antitrust compliance difficult in the context of B2B exchanges; (2) examine the computational difficulties and policy implications of... View Details

September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
Background Note

The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983

By: Michael E. Porter

Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goods and Commodities; Volatility; Vertical Integration; Supply and Industry; Shipping Industry