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- 27 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
perspective of actual consumer buying patterns, a blazer in an atypical size actually has more in common with a fashion-driven product than with the same style jacket in a popular size. For example, sales for 46-regular, one of the most popular sizes, vary only View Details
- 17 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times
- 19 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
suitcases at the airport. But now agencies are finding that subtle “nudges” can motivate behavior much better than ads, fines, or deadlines. Nudges, or small changes to the context in which decisions are made, are the subject of a new analysis View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
- 12 Mar 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
What Courses Should Law Students Take? Harvard’s Largest Employers Weigh In
- 03 Sep 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Supply Chain Screening Without Certification: The Critical Role of Stakeholder Pressure
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
the winner, but many consumers would choose Target, the research suggests. "People's perception is that brands that sacrifice relatively more of their earnings seem more generous." The findings come as many companies—reassured by a... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
When electronic cigarettes first appeared a little over a decade ago, they were hailed by many as a godsend: a tool to help smokers quit while mitigating the most harmful effects of tobacco. "The [e-cigarette] market is producing, at... View Details
- 2021
- Article
Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy: The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services
By: Samantha Bates, John Bowers, Shane Greenstein, Jordi Weinstock, Jonathan Zittrain and Yunhan Xu
This paper analyzes the extent to which the Internet’s global domain name resolution (DNS) system has preserved its distributed resilience given the rise of cloud-based hosting and infrastructure. We explore trends in the concentration of the DNS space since at least... View Details
Keywords: Domain Name System; Resilience; Entropy; Internet and the Web; Infrastructure; Performance Effectiveness; Safety; Cybersecurity
Bates, Samantha, John Bowers, Shane Greenstein, Jordi Weinstock, Jonathan Zittrain, and Yunhan Xu. "Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy: The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services." Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media 1 (2021).
- 28 Apr 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Is the Healthiest Building in the World Worth the Rent?
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
study was directed by John A. Deighton, the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The study's principal investigator was HBS research associate Leora D.... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
that they will disappear quickly from the public eye after having been seen by the intended recipients or after a short period of time. Disappearing selfies are seemingly the ideal solution for people who enjoy life on social media but... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
research studies by Harvard Business School faculty explore this brave new world of "oversharing" — asking what it means to organizations and to reputation when we decide to buck the trend and keep personal information, well,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
quantity than raise prices, conclude Harvard Business School marketing professor John Gourville and University of Texas professor Jonathan Koehler. They recently published their findings in a working paper, "Downsizing Price Increases: A... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 04 Oct 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Soul and Machine (Learning)
- 29 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies
- 06 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
poses its own obstacles for multinationals entering new geographies. Your recent case on Tesco highlights challenges faced by companies coming to do business in the United States. Tell us about the initial strategy to conquer the United... View Details