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Kanwaljit Bakshi
seem, sex traffickers operate a lot like businesses," she says. "You see these fascinating informal networks of organized criminals sort of collaborating through different aspects of the human trafficking supply chain, so to...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
nature," she explains. "There are no other Harvard MBAs working there. Just having that perspective has been very valuable both to me and hopefully to the outcomes. "As horrible as it may seem, sex traffickers operate a lot like businesses," she says. "You see these...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
employer and employee, Nomad manages the process, from background checks to malpractice insurance to payroll. It charges health care institutions a 15 percent commission for each hire—a transparency unheard of in a sector in which the employment agency typically serves...
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April White
- 19 Oct 2022
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If I Were You
Image credit: iStock / -Antonio- Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. During this spring’s reunions, the Skydeck crew set up shop on Spangler lawn and asked returning alumni to reflect on their time at...
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- 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14
and also broadening the circumstances in which they arise. We discuss applications to travel reservation systems, payment card systems, marketplaces, rebate services, search engine advertising, and various types of brokers and agencies....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
brokers to talk to Internet customers in real time, cautioned that advances in quality and service should be introduced over time. "It's important to stay on the leading edge with customers without falling off," he concluded. "Technology...
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- 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008
Social Networks Authors:Adam M. Kleinbaum and Michael L. Tushman Publication:HBS Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July - August 2008) Abstract Idea brokers are good at sparking...
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Martha Lagace
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Dana Hoffmann
provides tenants with the quality of a rental broker but without the exorbitant cost. We decided to pivot and create a tool for consumers, using a platform of qualified tenants. When did you launch Portico? We pivoted to Portico on March...
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- 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/418007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-109 Ashar Group: Brokers and Co-opetition in the Life Settlement Industry Connecting life insurance policyholders with potential investors...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016
supportive analysis of the impact of the 2011 Japanese tsunami on CDS markets; and (v) a discussion of why the role of dealers as prime brokers does not impact the stylized facts and results presented throughout the paper. Economic...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
leader in technology,” he says. “Somehow, over the years, we had become the nation’s technology broker to outside companies.” The 2011 shuttering of the shuttle program—and its $600 million per launch costs—left them without a...
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Robert S. Benchley
- 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008
Working PapersSell Side School Ties Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract We study the impact of social networks on agents' ability to gather superior information about firms. Exploiting novel data...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8
By: Hałaburda, Hanna, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract—The value of many products and services rises or falls with the number of customers using them; the fewer fax machines in use, the less important it is to have one. These network...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006
contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements, expertise, and financing. The company had outpaced its competitors by building the most populous online business network, but...
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Sean Silverthorne
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero
3 million fans a year, as it has done for nine of its eleven seasons at AT&T Park. However, in an industry where filling the airwaves has become as important as filling the stands, Baer’s brokering of a partnership in a regional sports...
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- 01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts
their careers. The organization offers academic support, mentoring, and opportunities for networking. As part of the networking process, Ma met Bromberg, a fellow volunteer who shared her enthusiasm for the WSA. "I had never planned to...
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- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct View Details