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- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
what is the right choice is so difficult. "Access to seemingly endless information online means you can find information to support the feasibility of any possible option. This may actually make decisions harder, not easier,” Hagerty...
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by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for the price trajectory of IP addresses. In a world without uncertainty, the unit price of IP addresses is constant until all addresses are in...
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Anna Secino
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
being pursued by the more conventional hierarchy. Again, it requires a "believer" in the feasibility of dual operating systems who is able to lead them with an even hand. This thinking raises questions: If these are the tensions...
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by James Heskett
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
new career development and remuneration system. Bhattacharya wonders if attempting to change the culture of a 206-year-old mammoth organization is feasible or a mere pipe dream. Purchase this case:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
management and waste to energy, as well as the characteristics of the waste management industry. The intent of the (A) case is to have students perform operational analysis on the organic waste to energy process to evaluate whether a potential new plant is economically...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
get a comparable discount on the other. The equalizer thus serves as a rolling BATNA as the negotiations unfold. 2. Assess Feasibility Having two birds in the negotiation bush is better than one. But what if the birds are perched on...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
outputs based on factors such as measurability, cost, understanding of cause and effect, and desired levels of innovation. We discuss the technical feasibility of monitoring and measurement, the cost of information, and the effects of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
point, management was aiming to raise $15 million to get closer to manufacturing prototypes, but had they sufficiently proved out both the manufacturing feasibility and the market demand? How could they address the next hurdles in terms...
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Anna Secino
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
The idea seemed feasible because Mends had once met Winfrey through a personal connection at college. "I thought it was a fabulous possibility for several reasons," Koehn explained. "One, based on intuition, was that...
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- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
homes. For example, more generous tax credits could substantially reduce the cost of adopting available children, and would make adoption more feasible for lower-income families. Our State Department could work more closely with...
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- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
these dynamics—and the feasibility of improving them—to get a more realistic picture of its long-term prospects. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55510 Financial Development and Technology Diffusion By:...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
of IGOs that focus on economic issues, but also on those with social and cultural mandates. This demonstrates that relational governance is important and feasible in the global context and for the most risky transactions. Finally we...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
propose a market rule that avoids excessive fragmentation while almost achieving social efficiency, and we argue that implementation of this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
argue that this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for reasoning about future prices of IP addresses and then explore the role of rentals in sharing information about the value of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
social efficiency, and we argue that implementation of this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for the price trajectory of IPv4 addresses. In a world without uncertainty, the unit...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
rich collection of feasible governance structures. Our model focuses on two issues emphasized by practitioners: spillover effects (as opposed to hold-ups motivated by specific investments) and contracting problems ex post (as opposed to...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
sustainable cotton supply chain in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. Key dilemma for its managers: feasibility of introducing tractor technology for improving yield. Purchase this case:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
the current mode of innovation, the MinuteClinic, the Ready Care Clinic, feasible today? They've got very powerful protectors. They're housed in Wal-Mart. They're housed in Target. These guys have got very powerful allies who have very...
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- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Transfers usefully move resources from lowest- to highest-valuation networks, but transfers tend to cause socially costly growth in the Internet's routing table. We propose a market rule that avoids excessive trading and comes close to achieving social efficiency. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
of modern Chinese professionalism; the implications of professionalism as an import in China; the impact of socialism, the developmental state, and the rampant commercialism on the professions in China; and the feasibility of liberal...
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Sean Silverthorne