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- 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27
findings: (4) consumers do not use all available information and are more responsive to quality changes that are more visible and (5) consumers respond more strongly when a rating contains more information....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution
conversation. What are the major market forces that are transforming the health-care system? First and foremost, it's consumers. They have already revolutionized the retailing and information industries because they are so busy working...
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- 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
virtually irresistible. But long-term assessments could differ, particularly if the free service reduces quality and consumer choice. In this short paper, we examine these concerns. Publisher's link:...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
eyeballs affect the quality and subject matter of online content? Bloggers Analyzed For their study, the pair drew on a data set from a leading Chinese media website that offers a range of services, including blogging. In September 2007,...
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- 01 Jun 2001
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Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
president, Moret created a new, reorganized student government and lobbied the faculty to place a greater emphasis on teaching quality in granting tenure. After graduating from LSU, Moret remained in Baton Rouge and worked as an...
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- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
prospective buyers may be necessary to facilitate the sale. Such disclosures can, of course, be protected in principle through a confidentiality contract which gives the seller the right to sue for unauthorized use of the disclosed View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3
We show when the owner prefers to license the property in exchange for a royalty and when it prefers to use the property directly. We find that variable royalty arrangements that depend on either audited self-reports or third-party attestation become more attractive as...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
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HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
the case method? How can we make sure that the quality of teaching remains as high as it has ever been?” I have met with each first-year course head and asked, “How can you strengthen your core course?” Several have taken on that...
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- 01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
to their fellow students — business in Europe, health-care careers, and entrepreneurship, to name a few. The strong tradition of student conferences continued this year; below are highlights of a few of the myriad events held in January and February. More View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
It's the set of processes that transforms either materials or information into a product or service. EE: How has this definition evolved over the past decade? Upton: There have been some exciting changes in recent years. First, operations...
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- 25 Jul 2018
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HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
of North Carolina (based at its Chapel Hill campus) from 1986 to 1997, he increased enrollment and faculty funding while prioritizing educational quality and affordability. His devotion, generosity, and service to Harvard University and...
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- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
access that opportunity: (1) Develop a small set of critical core values that truly define your culture. (2) Hire and retain only people who clearly and strongly exemplify those values. That will make it much easier to maintain your culture of View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
presence," reports Martha B. Achenbaum, associate director of MBA Admissions. "For example, the HBS Club of Paris has been hosting an information reception for many years, and these sessions are very well-attended," she says. Achenbaum...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
help a lot through modifying and extending key policies, particularly in the area of results information and removing restrictive and unnecessary impediments to competition. The corporate practice of medicine law is a perfect example. The...
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- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
fret about the quality of the care they receive, the burden of out-of-pocket expenses, and gaps in coverage for long-term care, prescriptions, and catastrophic illnesses. For business, health care has become a lose-lose proposition: You...
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by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
similar to that of advertising. A major challenge is that privacy laws prevent us from observing information about the applicant pool. I overcome this challenge by using order statistic distribution to infer applicant View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
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Feedback
This pioneering effort is now a multibillion-dollar industry. —Donn Walklet (MBA 1976) via alumni.hbs.edu Community from Cuisine Re: Doug Duda (MBA 1985) Food is love, and love drives consumer behavior. As the developed world becomes increasingly fascinated with the...
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Yi-An Huang
bottom line has to add up. During my MBA career, I was forced to think about how healthcare would operate if it had to think like a business. How could it be truly efficient? I found my current job through other people on campus looking for healthcare roles—we shared...
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Marco Crespo
ranked the quality of Brazilian nonprofits for potential donors. After completing his degree, Marco returned to Instituto Ayrton Senna, becoming its business director. His mission: Make education a priority for Brazil. "More...
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Evan DeFilippis
thinking,” he says. “Within the Psychology world, I’m much more focused on more fundamental questions about human behavior, examined through the lens of experiments, whereas at HBS, I deal more with large data sets with the goal of View Details