Market Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong

John, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “They assume the Bachelor can only like one type of woman.” “When you like one lake, people infer that you hate cities” It turns... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

23 Feb 2016
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February 23, 2016

any agent’s preferences are not substitutable, then the existence of a stable outcome cannot be guaranteed. In many-to-many matching with contracts, a new market design issue arises: the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Nov 2017
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Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

the United States of America. “The temporariness induces you to take more risks—to share more risqué or uninhibited content” The paper, titled Temporary Sharing Prompts Unrestrained Disclosures That Leave Lasting Negative Impressions, was written by Reto Hofstetter, a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

July 1994 (Revised March 1995)
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Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)

By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein

Microsoft is about to release an apparently successful CD-ROM baseball product. The company is trying to determine what product(s) should be developed next, how it should organize itself, and what role it should play in the development of such products. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Applications and Software; Product Design; Organizational Structure; Product Launch; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; Washington (state, US)

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20 Oct 2009
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Working PapersGray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing (revised) Authors:Romana Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Launching Tech Ventures Course Number 1757 Senior Lecturer Jeffrey Bussgang Senior Lecturer Allison Mnookin Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Project Career Focus Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) is designed for... View Details

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IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS | Information Technology

knowledge of web programming. This work builds on the new Web Design System that the School developed in 2022. HBS IT, Marketing & Communications, and Baker Library are jointly leading this project with... View Details

April 1999 (Revised September 1999)
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Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group

By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon

Presents the background for a video of a focus group on Compaq Computer's new consumer notebook. Engineers, manufacturers, and retailers had collaborated on the product design, which has been approved by the executive committee. A launch is scheduled for nine months... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Product Launch; Product Design; Outcome or Result; Social and Collaborative Networks; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry

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01 Jun 1999
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Proposed Chair Would Honor African-American Business Pioneer

University, where he helped to develop a business program by instituting a marketing department, advising business and marketing clubs, and organizing the school's Small Business Center. Switching to a... View Details

13 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

Last year, Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati met with the marketing department of a large American corporation and posed a seemingly simple question: What do marketing people actually do?... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2013
News

The New Rules of E-Commerce

(Palgrave Macmillan), he has succeeded with a contrarian view about e-commerce. While other online markets focus on the end customer, Rakuten's mission is to support the vendors who sell to those customers. His rewrite of the rules of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

25 Aug 2022
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Research Brief: Paying the Price for Remote Work

significant within the United States, where, for example, remote workers living in Mississippi are paid about a third less than their peers in Massachusetts. This was particularly surprising for jobs that can be done well remotely, such as interior View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services

18 Apr 2005
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Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

mergers are likely to put more pressure on vendors. "You'll see, ultimately, a shakeout in consolidation on the vendors' side," he said. "I think it will complicate life on the vendors' side," Barnett said of the mergers. "The vendors are now... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Vietnam

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Vietnam? Industry and market research Passport Useful for: consumer-related industry reports across a variety of... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Rwanda

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Rwanda? Country information and economic data Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Useful for: in-depth country information covering recent economic... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Finland

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Findland to help me with FIELD Global Immersion? Industry and market research Passport Useful for: consumer-related industry... View Details

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Juan Camargo

When the 2014 Cadillac ELR—the carmaker's new electric luxury vehicle—rolled onstage at the Detroit auto show earlier this year, Juan Camargo (MBA 2012) sat in the fourth row, beaming. And it wasn't just because, as assistant marketing... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Technology; Consumer Products

09 Feb 2004
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Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

for the most part. And private conversations, by their nature, can't mobilize an organization to address the gaps between its business strategy and the structure, capabilities, and market realities it faces. In our experience, the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23

psychology and ethical decision making. Read the paper: http://www.francescagino.com/uploads/4/7/4/7/4747506/caruso_gino_cognition_2011.pdf The Design of Online Advertising Markets Author: Benjamin G.... View Details