Generalized Additive Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

the Japanese model of government policy actually did not work, and does not explain the Japanese economic miracle. We show that, in fact, the reverse was the case: that the approach is actually at the root of most of what is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

clause in Argentinian sovereign debt instruments have generated considerable controversy. Some official-sector participants and academic articles have suggested that the rulings will disrupt or impede future sovereign debt restructurings... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 May 2018
HBS Case

How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?

to $2.6 million for its limited edition platinum Grand Complication, which takes one year to craft. Capturing value from innovation The company seemed a perfect model for a study in how to price products. Mainly, how do you think about... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Fashion

08 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 8

Working Papers Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation Authors: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

expertise to improve the lives of children and youth of low-income families in the Washington, D.C., region. Morino is the author of Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity. Alnoor S. Ebrahim is an associate professor in the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

shopping time to finding the items that they wanted," says Ngwe. "The objective of filling their purchase basket up to reach that threshold is an additional effort from their perspective. As a result, we find a substantial... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

fruition. The typical pitfalls encountered in group decision-making are all too familiar. Who hasn't witnessed, for instance, the silence around a conference table as meeting participants turn suddenly speechless, unable to generate novel... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

04 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

is increasingly being called on to be part of the solution. How business can do this most effectively is the focus of the GPP's research and scholarly activity. Multinationals Leading The Way While GPP faculty note that it is too early to declare any View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

take. Where organizational conversation flourishes, it involves up to four elements. These elements reflect the essential attributes of interpersonal conversation, and likewise they reflect the classic distinguishing features of a high-flying small company. In... View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

17 Oct 2016
HBS Case

Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

listening to those who disagreed and then incorporating their feedback." Finding The Next Generation Of Funders Levy also faced significant financial challenges. In general, funding for nonprofits was becoming harder to secure, and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

By the end of his early career, Williams had won additional supporters within the company, including Barrett's boss and several white peers who, when they were promoted to management before Williams, vouched for him with their colleagues... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

sustainability is more achievable "if the concept is integrated into the business model at inception." And as Laura Howard put it, "This works best in small companies who can design their entire business and brand around a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

23 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers

attract desirable customers. "On the face of it, price coherence seems good for consumers because they get a benefit for choosing the intermediary, and they pay no additional fee," says Benjamin G. Edelman, an associate professor at... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Air Transportation; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation

14 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Smartphone Addiction

world's most elite and demanding professional service firms—The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)—could work together to ensure that they each could truly disconnect from work for a scheduled unit of time each week. This modest experiment View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

aspect of that general theme: Can technology drive changes in demand? In a world of growing information resources, what are the drivers of search? How do people search, really? What would the answers to these questions imply for industry... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

geographic friction influence FDI and present the key empirical studies and findings. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52121 January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review Africa's New Generation of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies that environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. This case compares the models of two dissimilar environmental powerhouses: Greenpeace... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

recently filed for an additional $2.1 billion. And according to various analysts, Uber is on track for an estimated valuation north of $60 billion. To say the least, the company can afford lots of lawyers to fight its global legal... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

detailed in a firm's patents. However, since this information is generally available to the public, firms often deliberately withhold information from the firm's patents, in the United States and in the foreign country, in order to... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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