Design Economics - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 5, 2009

percent are in the developing world. The first part of this paper explores the economics of HIV and treatment from a social marketing perspective. The second part of the paper uses three specific case histories of successful social... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

is all this misconduct occurring now? A: I think it's the confluence of several factors: the use of powerful incentive packages, an exuberance that pushed equity prices to heights that were hard to justify economically and yet were very... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

building a more sustainable economy. She focuses particularly on how firms can safeguard economic growth and long-term profitability by addressing challenges like climate change and inequality, actively contributing to the health of our... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

channel partners weren't motivated to sell the product because it was disruptive to their economic model. The company quickly ramped up expenses to establish a global presence, hoping to build a steeper ramp to volume. But this increased... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024

Supplemental Financial Information Financial Overview Harvard Business School’s economic model is designed to support the School’s mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. Prudent... View Details

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

of diabetes; cardiovascular disease; cancer, spine and joint disease; and metabolic syndrome. One of the most important aspects of AHCA is the creation of designated accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs shift reimbursement away... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

result, sponsorship does not close the gender gap in competitiveness or earnings. We discuss how these insights from the laboratory could help to inform the design of sponsorship programs in the field. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

streamline production processes, lower costs, produce better quality products, gain a first-mover advantage, and enhance their global competitiveness. Properly designed government regulation, Porter believes, can provide incentives for... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

01 Jun 2017
News

Supercharged

Institute estimating that autonomous vehicles will exert a global economic impact ranging from $200 billion to $1.2 trillion by 2025, there ought to be plenty of new players on the horizon. Moreover, ridesharing makes the cost easier to... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Dec 1999
News

Covering the Issues

research laboratories, recreational facilities, and a large and exceedingly well-equipped business library." Housed since its 1908 inception in Harvard Yard, HBS would at last have its own home. In a burst of activity, most of the campus was View Details

Keywords: Susan Young, Deborah Blagg, and Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

care today is not how expensive it is. It's that we're held down by force, our money is taken, and then we're shoved into a medical system that is not responsive to us." Athenahealth's cloud-based services are designed to make... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

are really just made up of hundreds or thousands of human beings working together under various incentive structures and schemes. As a result, incentive and organization design is probably the most important factors in determining whether... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

beings working together under various incentive structures and schemes. As a result, incentive and organization design is probably the most important factors in determining whether a business is ultimately successful. And getting that... View Details

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

empower underrepresented groups, from founding mentorship programs for college and high school students to supporting non-profit boards focused on expanding educational outcomes for minority students. “Through a career focused on entrepreneurship, I hope to scale... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Economics Matthew Weinzierl Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent (also listed under General Management) Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0... View Details

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

would have you, and themselves, believe in how 'hard' they work it's about productivity in spite of how workers report about how hard any of us 'feel' we work." TNoble101, arguing for better economic justice for overtime workers,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Sep 2008
News

Building a Better MBA

(Princeton University Press, 2007). Within five years, business school faculties became specialized along traditional academic disciplines, with particular emphasis on economics and quantitative analysis. And that’s largely where they... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

include the World Economic Forum, IDEO, airlines, and many government and border operations. SEPTEMBER 18 Sara Vicente Barreto (MBA 2009) is a corporate strategist whose blog, “Make Space for Growth,” offers insights on personal and... View Details

23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

Publications Forthcoming National Bureau of Economic Research Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 16 By: Lerner, Josh, and Scott Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://papers.nber.org/books/lern15-1 2015... View Details