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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
areas where they resided. Fourth, a sizeable proportion of investors were stockholders in more than one bank. Protecting Outside Investors in a Laissez-faire Legal Environment: Corporate Governance and Dividends in Victorian Britain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
working in the social or public sectors, or pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors. Işik Keçeci Aşur (MBA 1997) and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship The Işik Keçeci and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship was established through the generosity of Işik Keçeci Aşur (MBA 1997) and Mustafa Aşur.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
Most eight-year-olds are familiar with cooties: an imaginary infectious disease spread through proximity to children of the opposite sex. We eventually outgrow the silly idea. But when it comes to the world of consumer products, fear of... View Details
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash 30 OCT 2024 | Climate Rising David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for New England, shares his... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
provided by us willingly.” George Yurieff put it this way: “If you are concerned about your privacy and want to somehow protect yourself to some extent, start paying for services which you want to use stop posting (send directly to your... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
households’ stock holdings, the authors find that unrealized capital gains lead to a marginal propensity to consume of 23% for the bottom 50% of the wealth distribution and about 3% for the top 30% of the wealth distribution. Household... View Details
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
and Copyright Authors:Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf Abstract The advent of file sharing has considerably weakened effective copyright protection. Today, more than 60% of Internet traffic consists of consumers sharing music,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
and Galanz, which has brought microwave ovens to millions of Chinese consumers previously considered too poor to buy such an appliance. What’s more, the essentials of development can be “pulled in” by market-creating innovators—and over... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
reflect a lower burden of crime, but rather a higher investment in crime avoidance. Moreover, protection activities by one group can displace crime onto another group. We take advantage of a dramatic increase in crime rates in Argentina... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Teaching Note
Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
perform multiple tasks within a store, and the way in which they are evaluated and rewarded for these tasks affects their behavior. Using empirical data from multiple stores of a consumer electronics retailer, Tweeter Home Entertainment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
New Zealand grown kiwifruit outside of Australia and New Zealand. Facing growing international competition, Zespri invested in consumer branding and innovation, which has led to new types of kiwifruit that taste better and are View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Professor Rob Huckman (PhDBE 2001) + More Info – Less Info Amidst calls to increase consumerism in health care, large tech companies and retailers are making bold moves into the industry. These health care “entrants” aim to leverage their general skills in serving... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
turn around a city Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS Alumni reflect the like-minded cofounders, life-changing professors, and lifelong partners they met on campus Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases In this... View Details
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
"reserve requirement" to back up supply commitments. Enron had a major advantage over competitors as a middleman between producers and consumers because it operated one of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline networks.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
consumers in the dining area. On average, restaurants spend 30 percent of their revenue on labor. With increasing focus on fair wages and legislated wage increases, restaurants may easily exceed that average. Moreover, restaurants spend... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
Marquis, Jianjun Zhang, and Yanhua Zhou Publication:California Management Review (forthcoming) Abstract We develop a framework to analyze the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and present... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
serve this less affluent segment of the market. How consumers can protect themselves For consumers, the message is clear: Make sure you know your bank’s policy on how—and when—overdraft fees are charged.... View Details