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- 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008
Life-Cycle Funds Authors:Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract We investigate optimal consumption, asset accumulation and portfolio decisions in a realistically calibrated life-cycle model with flexible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
infrastructure in the world. What are the implications for their ability to leapfrog content and technical developments in this sector in the United States? Internet development in China. Online marketing and consumer behavior in South Korea. View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
Jeff Bussgang, general partner, Flybridge Capital Do you know how to get the most from your investors? Below, I have outlined the basic asks (table stakes) as well as suggestions for deeper asks. What to ask for Hiring Table stakes:... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
consumers who have access to vouchers must generally be lower than those of consumers who do not have access to vouchers. Offering vouchers tends to be more profitable for firms that are patient or relatively unknown and for firms with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
before we came. So we basically, do fundraisers and other things, to help promote ocean health and environmental causes that, we think, will benefit people for generations to come. White: Can you give me an example of one of the projects... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
jobs that provide a sense of dignity for individuals.” Terry is riding the crest of the electric vehicle wave. The White House has an aspirational target of 50% of all new cars sold in the U.S. being zero-emissions models by 2030. And... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
the Silicon Valley model of moving fast and breaking things—an early Mark Zuckerberg mantra—just doesn’t work. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Remember what Alex said in episode one about how these challenges shape frontier... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
built through institutional deepening by means of dispute resolution processes. This shift, I argue, raises epistemic questions of expertise, the relationship of models to real-world outcomes, and methods for bounding disputes over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30
Baldwin, and Christopher L. Magee Abstract Hierarchy is a generic structure in which levels are asymmetrically ordered. In an industry setting, classic supply chains display strict hierarchy, whereas clusters of firms have linkages going... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
guards, to analyzing attendance data, to developing new media initiatives. I wouldn’t have been ready for the challenges in my current job without that prior experience,” she states. “I loved my time at Lincoln Center.” In part, it was the sheer excitement View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
model fits the practice of teleradiology. The article, titled "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services," was written by Huckman; Jonathan R. Clark (HBS PhDHP '10), Pennsylvania... View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
Barry Abstract—Many markets, including the markets for IPOs and debt issuances, are syndicated, in that a bidder who wins a contract will often invite competitors to join a syndicate that will fulfill the contract. We model syndicated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016
to exert over the different segments of their production processes. We describe a property-rights model of firm boundary choices along the value chain that generalizes Antràs and Chor (2013). To assess the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016
components. In essence, a small number of components generate a large proportion of system costs. However, we find major differences in the potential benefits available from refactoring these systems, related to their differing designs.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
organizational management practices all over the world. The project was borne of a widely perceived gap in economic research. In business academia, there is an optimistic tendency to assume that managers generally make decisions in the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 11, 2006
and, eventually, through its decision to execute a management buyout to exit the public market. Explored at the corporate level is the tension between Edison's effort to generate profits and achieve excellent educational outcomes. Brief... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25
(revised) Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin G. Edelman, and Hoan Lee Abstract We model competing auctions for online advertising, with attention to the participation costs that limit advertisers' interest in using small ad platforms. When... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50187 Capital Requirements, Risk Choice, and Liquidity Provision in a Business Cycle Model By: Begenau, Juliane Abstract—This paper develops a quantitative dynamic View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and... View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
establishing a mission—and then make sure it’s communicated in a way that is memorable, differentiable, credible, inspirational, aspirational, and simple. Is the organization well managed? “People who give significant gifts dive into that question pretty fiercely,”... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna