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  • 14 Jun 2022
  • News

Gen Z Revived Life Is Good and the $150 Million Clothing Brand Makes a Case Study for Riding Out a Down Cycle

  • 18 Aug 2008
  • News

What the Olympics tell us about China and India

  • February 2019
  • Article

The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct

By: Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru
We construct a novel database containing the universe of financial advisers in the United States from 2005 to 2015, representing approximately 10% of employment of the finance and insurance sector. We provide the first large-scale study that documents the economy-wide... View Details
Keywords: Financial Advisors; Brokers; Consumer Finance; Financial Misconduct And Fraud; FINRA; Financial Institutions; Crime and Corruption; Organizational Culture; Personal Finance; Financial Services Industry
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality

By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III

This paper analyzes changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services (A&MS) industry using publicly released data that have been largely ignored in past discussions of the industrial organization of this industry, namely those available... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Mergers and Acquisitions; Revenue; Analytics and Data Science; Surveys; Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Rank and Position; Competition; Advertising Industry; Service Industry; United States
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  • June 2022
  • Article

The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb and the Accommodation Industry

By: Chiara Farronato and Andrey Fradkin
We study the effects of enabling peer supply through Airbnb in the accommodation industry. We present a model of competition between flexible and dedicated sellers—peer hosts and hotels—who provide differentiated products. We estimate this model using data from major... View Details
Keywords: Peer To Peer; Airbnb; Digital Platforms; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Accommodations Industry
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  • 11 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

Few resources have been committed and decision making is flexible, meaning that other approaches can themselves be tested. Thus, experiments that result in failure should not be viewed as failed experiments. Q: New experimentation... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
  • 30 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

maintenance and repair parts and equipment in the U.S., had just held its November 2014 board meeting. The meeting had been productive but not without some soul searching for both the company’s management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

with Liang and Luc Renneboog of Tilburg University, and Sunny Li Sun of the University of Missouri—Kansas City to study whether the same held true in business. Would a company's use of language, particularly... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 2020
  • Working Paper

How Competition Affects Contributions to Open Source Platforms: Evidence from OpenStreetMap and Google Maps

By: Abhishek Nagaraj and Henning Piezunka
Open source platforms often face competition from commercial alternatives and yet we lack an understanding of whether and how commercial competition affects contributions to open source platforms. We study how contributions to OpenStreetMap, a widely-used open source... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Platforms; Contributions; Competitive Entry; Impact; Multi-Sided Platforms; Competition
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  • February 2020 (Revised February 2022)
  • Case

Sustainable Product Management at Solvay

By: George Serafeim, Vincent Dessain and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
In November 2019, Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, a Belgian specialty chemicals and advanced materials group, with annual revenues of more than €10 billion in 2018, announced the group’s mid-term strategy, eight months after she took the helm as Solvay’s 11th CEO. The case... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Development; Management Accounting; Innovation; Carbon Emissions; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Targets; Target-setting; Product; Management; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Chemical Industry; Europe; Belgium
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  • 14 Sep 2020
  • News

Rude work emails are bad for your health and on the rise - here's what you need to know

  • May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
  • Case

Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition

By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne Wilson
By 2021, the mindfulness app wars reached their apex. Over 2,000 meditation apps were available to consumers, but two apps, Headspace and Calm, dominated the space, jointly holding about 70% of the total market. Headspace had established itself as the approachable... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Communication; Integrated Strategy; Brand; Brand ＆ Product Management; Brand Communication; Brand Differentiation; Brand Building; Brand Management; E-Commerce Strategy; Ecommerce; App; App Development; Applications; COVID; COVID-19; Pandemic; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Subscription Model; Subscription; Partnerships; Strategic Partnerships; B2B Vs. B2C; B2B; Health ＆ Wellness; Wellbeing; Digitization; Commoditization; Mobile App; Mobile App Industry; Mobile Healthcare; Mobile Marketing; Digital Brand; Digital Health; Consumer Health; Apps; Online Business; Online Competition; Online Community; Online Entertainment; Entertainment And Leisure; Meditation; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Price; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Partners and Partnerships; Health; Well-being; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Communication; Communication Strategy; Disruption; Consumer Behavior; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Communications Industry; United States; North America; United Kingdom
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  • 22 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

forget more than 80% of the information they were taught within 90 days. To increase retention and effectiveness, companies should offer reps additional training at times of need, provide them with access to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Article

TDABC Cost Analysis of Ocular Disorders in an Ophthalmology Emergency Department versus Urgent Care: Clinical Experience at Massachusetts Eye and Ear

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Jonathan Chou, Mahek Shah, Amy Watts, Matthew Gardiner, Joan Miller and John I. Lowenstein
Purpose  To perform a cost analysis comparison for managing common ocular disorders in an eye emergency department (ED) versus an urgent care setting using a time-driven activity-based cost model (TDABC) to assist physicians and staff in appropriate allocation of... View Details
Keywords: Time-driven Activity-based Cost Model; Emergency Room; Urgent Care Clinic; Cost; Analysis; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment
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  • 30 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

last role at the firm, led the initiative to help the firm better serve underrepresented investor demographics, including creating our women’s investor education program. I look forward to staying in touch with the wonderful women I’ve met during my View Details
  • 27 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

organization already exist, having cross-cultural experience will prepare leaders for the ways in which they will need to be ready to adapt. Recruiting international students may sound like a daunting task if the first thing that comes to mind is View Details
  • 14 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Dec 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

companies that are owned by private equity. They are composed of the CEO and six directors, all of whom have relevant industry expertise. The directors make the time commitment, spending several days each... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 29 Jan 2019
  • News

Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage

Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Waitress, Finding Neverland, Hair, and Pippin, among many other productions. Paulus was selected for 2014’s Time 100, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 10 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

and in-tune with the communication and leadership styles of others. This internship is my first time starting a new job with career experience under my belt View Details