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  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

decision-making “Minds”—Ideal Point Mind, Market Comparison Mind, Local Comparison Mind, and Image Mind—lead to very different outcomes and behaviors. We have developed the 4 Minds framework to serve as a diagnostic tool to help identify... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 7

to existing competitors in a local market. We provide evidence that these results are due to a sorting effect, whereby firms trade-off service quality and price, and in turn, the incumbent attracts service (price) sensitive customers in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

NVC Regions - Alumni

Europe Regions and will be managed by the European Region for the 2025 competition. Visit the regional club websites and their NVC specific websites below for details on local entry and registration fees to become a member of a club.... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

provide tax advice. NOTE: HBS will not be able to make payments in jurisdictions where such payments may violate gift ban rules, create a local tax obligation for HBS, create an employment relationship, create a business presence or... View Details
  • 09 Jan 2020
  • Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

John Foley was irritated with his local gym. He was constantly getting elbowed out of his favorite spin classes as other cyclists snapped up spots in sessions led by the most popular instructors. Foley’s frustration inspired him in 2012... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details
Keywords: by Glen Justice
  • 26 Sep 2023

HBS Information Session in Accra

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to... View Details
  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Feng Zhu
Professor Zhu’s research focuses on the design of platform business models and its impact on platform performance. Platforms have become central to our economy. A platform is a product or service that enables two or more customer groups to interact. For example,... View Details
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Geography of Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

In a high-value health care system, medical condition-specific IPUs need to expand geographically, rather than continuing to compete only locally or regionally. Value will increase quickly when superior providers serve more patients... View Details
  • 06 Jul 2023
  • News

Home Economics

percent, and empowered 96 percent of participants in Mexico to become active decision-makers in their households. In Uganda, almost every participant reported believing in her own ability to succeed. Historically, Trickle Up has implemented these programs in... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • Article

Social Technology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Care for Older Adults

By: Arthur Kleinman, Hongtu Chen, Sue E. Levkoff, Ann Forsyth, David E. Bloom, Winnie Yip, Tarun Khanna, Conor J. Walsh, David Perry, Ellen W. Seely, Anne S. Kleinman, Yan Zhang, Yuan Wang, Jun Jing, Tianshu Pan, Ning An, Zhenggang Bai, Jiexiu Wang, Qing Liu and Fawwaz Habbal
Population aging is a defining demographic reality of our era. It is associated with an increase in the societal burden of delivering care to older adults with chronic conditions or frailty. How to integrate global population aging and technology development to help... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Age; Service Delivery; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
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  • February 2020
  • Case

Rotoplas: Bringing More and Better Water

By: John D. Macomber and Carla Larangeira
Private companies were being turned to for potable water in the world’s megacities due to impacts of climate change including droughts and flooding. Mexico City had endured several water-related crises, with its population suffering from floods, droughts, water... View Details
Keywords: Water Supply; Water Management; Finance; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Business and Government Relations; Latin America; Mexico
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  • August 2015
  • Article

Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices

By: Pol Antràs and C. Fritz Foley
This paper analyzes the financing terms that support international trade and sheds light on how these terms shape the impact of economic shocks on trade. Analysis of transaction-level data from a U.S.-based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Financing and Loans; Trade
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  • 2014
  • Working Paper

The Unfairness Trap: A Key Missing Factor in the Economic Theory of Discrimination

By: Jordan I. Siegel, Naomi Kodama and Hanna Halaburda
Prior evidence linking increased female representation in management to corporate performance has been surprisingly mixed, due in part to data limitations and methodological difficulties, and possibly to omission of a fairness factor in the economic theory of... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Fairness; Performance Productivity; Gender; Japan
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  • 2011
  • Article

Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China

By: Christopher Marquis, Jianjun Zhang and Yanhua Zhou
We develop a framework to analyze the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and present a number of resulting implications for doing business there. We identify three major dimensions that characterize change in regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Law Enforcement; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Alignment; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; China
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  • 30 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

intimidate the local population, some captains took to sinking their ships as soon as they landed. Now there was no choice but to stay and fight. Scuttling the ships made the threat—"We will fight to the death!"—credible to the... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
  • 19 Jul 2023

HBS Information Session in Boston

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to... View Details
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

Transform Your Organization Whether you represent a large multinational corporation or a small local business, we have a solution for your learning and development needs. Learn More Our Difference Leadership Principles is designed to help... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time

market share in the 1920s. Ford, who believed that buying cars on credit was morally reprehensible, responded to GMAC with a surge in advertising and an unpopular program that encouraged customers to use their local Ford dealer as a... View Details
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Continuing Education - Business & Environment

opportunities across global and local food systems. The current environment presents many challenges but also new possibilities for firms that can embrace innovation, develop new strategies, deliver value, and build resilience. For more... View Details