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- 09 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety
are hospitalized, and 3,000 die due to foodborne illnesses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The research is detailed in the paper “How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Market Research Meets the “People Factor”
"Managers might themselves try to identify their own 'comfort zones' for surprise," according to Zaltman and Deshpandé. Sheer quality of a research report is usually not enough. If the results are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat
management control and health care. Her latest book, Market-Driven Health Care, won the 1998 Book of the Year Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives. Herzlinger opened the conference by reporting on the forces driving... View Details
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Economist Intelligence Unit | Baker Library
Economist Intelligence Unit In-depth country and selected industry analysis and data. Read More Includes descriptions of the politics, economy, risk, regulation, and business environment of a country, as well as analysis of global automotive, consumer goods, energy,... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
economic effects across geography and industry thanks to the Dun collection’s comprehensive holdings. 2. New York, vol. 216, p. 731, Ibid. Credit reports for women, who were not legally liable for their debts, always made mention of the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
market—they must demonstrate to an independent panel from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) that a new product works better than existing options for an identifiable group of patients. The rule doesn’t apply... View Details
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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
(November 2014) Robert S. Kaplan and Derek A. Haas Health care providers are facing tremendous pressure to reduce costs—but evidence suggests that many of their responses are counterproductive, raising costs and sometimes decreasing the View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
investments, enabling them to forecast higher returns and discount reported liabilities at a higher rate, making the funds appear less under-funded than they were. “The cycles of optimism and pessimism in View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
on-the-job misdeeds served the purpose nicely. Those supporting the idea of a corporate board's creating an independent officer of compliance, reporting directly to the board, cited the need for visible action in the face of growing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
interests. I leverage the positive accounting literature's current understanding of properties of financial reports to develop three hypotheses on corporate accountability reporting. I argue that an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Big Deal
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) made big news in February when his Tata Group purchased Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel producer, the Financial Times reported (February 3, 2007). The $12 billion deal was one for the... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
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GlobalData Disruptor | Baker Library
GlobalData Disruptor Market research database covering technology disruption across multiple industries. Read More GlobalData's Disruptor database covers technology focused innovations, trends, consumer insights and venture capital portfolio investments for technology,... View Details
- Profile
Mi Zhou
had little time for strategy. I helped him delegate authority and develop reporting relationships that would allow him to focus on the big picture.” Testing interests After five years with McKinsey, Mi found “what I really enjoy –... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
level of specialization in cardiovascular care and the quality of its clinical performance on cardiovascular patients. We find that, on average, focus has a positive effect on quality performance. We then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
Final plans are in place for the 2000 HBS Global Alumni Conference, to be held in Berlin, June 1316. Conference cochairmen Christoph-Matthias Brand (MBA '94) and Heiner Thorborg (12th ISMP) report that early registration is strong for the... View Details
- 15 Apr 2011
- News
Students Hear Wall St. Critics
cited the FCIC’s January report that found failures in financial regulations and enforcement, corporate governance, risk management, and accountability and ethics at all levels. Overarching this, Angelides... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10
Publications 2006 Regional Studies Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract—We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. Among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
institutional accounts (that are not subject to the reporting requirements) at the exact same quarter-end dates. Moreover, the returns to these cloaked trades continue to accrue over the subsequent quarter and do not reverse in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
investment banking, also invokes the 1960s as a point of reference, specifically with regard to that era's conglomerate-building mania. "We saw huge companies of ill-fitting parts all held together by financial glue and the belief that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
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Resources for Harvard Economics Students
annuities), stocks and 529 plans. LSEG Workspace Features market quotes, earnings estimates, financial fundamentals, press releases, transaction data, corporate filings, ownership profiles and research. Note that analyst View Details