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- 08 Nov 2011
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PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price
track the blood flow throughout the brain as test subjects respond to sensory cues. In this case, participants were responding to pictures of products and their prices. A new neuroscience study looks at how our brains make purchasing... View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
The Benefits of a Residential Campus
social life impact when living on campus. It isn’t quite like a college undergrad experience where the dorm is a hub for social activity. In fact, oftentimes, I found the dorms to be very quiet (and conducive to studying ?). That said,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015
or liking both scholarly documentary films and action-packed thrillers. However, when predicting other consumers’ tastes for the same items, people believe that a preference for one precludes enjoyment of the dissimilar other. Five View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
opportunities that their previous employers may have failed in or overlooked. Imagine how the last year might have been for all of us if Eric Yuan—formerly an executive at Cisco WebEx—was unable to go on to launch Zoom Video Communications; we learned about Eric’s... View Details
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Fiduciary Duty: Evidence from Variable Annuities” ( The Review of Financial Studies , 2022) with Shan Ge and Johnny Tang. Benjamin C. Esty : Winner of the 2023 Case Centre Award in the Finance, Accounting... View Details
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
Entrepreneurs Prepare for leadership roles after working as an individual contributor or functional specialist. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I loved the frameworks and the View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008
efforts to build and run an innovation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the center goes through different periods of leadership and strategic models, its relationship with the corporation and other research sites is explored. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
- 01 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bundle?
research that culminated in their paper The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy. Kumar and Derdenger studied the handheld video game market between 2001 and 2005, specifically Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
finishing work on a case study about Airbnb, where anyone can offer a room in their house or an apartment for short-term rentals. "Compared to restaurant choice, people are taking a big risk when... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008
Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain? Authors:Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr Abstract Why are some places more entrepreneurial than others? We use Census Bureau data to study local determinants of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
HBS case study mentioned in Bower's book, Mulcahy drew counsel from a wide constituency of friends and acquaintances at the company to help set its future direction based on color printers and office... View Details
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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Outstanding Educator Award for Excellence in MBA/Executive education from the Strategic Management Division of the Academy of Management. Maria P. Roche : Runner-up for the Best Paper in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the 2024 Industry View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007
chapters draw upon systematic interaction with companies and practice and this is presented in the examples and the case studies cited. The Handbook of New Product Development Management surveys this area in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016
how other companies can begin to adopt it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51074 Forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk-Taking? By: Beshears,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
The New Role for Government & NGOs Shared value fosters new relationships between companies, philanthropists, NGOs, and government in addressing social issues and achieving the most impact for the least cost. Case View Details
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
arrive on their desk flagged as marketing or finance issues; part of the challenge is problem identification. Then the challenge is to design a feasible and integrated solution that works for the entire business unit. You're A Case View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
across the spectrum, from entrepreneurial ventures to more established firms. Publications Open Door Legal: Universal Legal Access By: Brian Trelstad, Taylor Greenthal and Sarah Mehta September 2024 | Faculty Research This case is about... View Details
- 11 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive
Frances Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management, is an expert in the intersection of leadership and inclusion. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration, studies how people can lead more... View Details
Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint