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- January 2013
- Article
Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India
By: Shawn A. Cole, Xavier Gine, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend and James Vickery
Why do many households remain exposed to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? We use a series of randomized field experiments in rural India to test the importance of price and non-price factors in the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance...
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Cole, Shawn A., Xavier Gine, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery. "Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5, no. 1 (January 2013): 104–135.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Financing and Loans;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Market Entry and Exit;
Banking Industry;
United States
Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-010, July 2009. (Invited submission to Journal of European Economic Association, Revised October 2009.)
Responses to Entry in Multi-Sided Markets: The Impact of Craigslist on Local Newspapers
How do firms respond to entry in multi-sided markets? We address this question by studying the impact of Craigslist, a website providing classified-advertising services, on local U.S. newspapers. We exploit temporal and geographical variation in Craigslist's...
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- July 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Vietnam: Market Entry Decisions
The management of three U.S. multinationals have to decide whether to enter the Vietnam market and, if so, how.
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Emerging Markets;
Viet Nam;
United States
Arnold, David J., and John A. Quelch. "Vietnam: Market Entry Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 597-020, July 1996. (Revised January 1998.)
- February 2006
- Article
Do a 3-D Audit of Barriers to Agreement
Keywords:
Agreements and Arrangements
Sebenius, James K. "Do a 3-D Audit of Barriers to Agreement." Negotiation 9, no. 2 (February 2006): 7–9.
- Fall 2012
- Article
Innovation Strategy and Entry Deterrence
By: Ozge Turut and Elie Ofek
We model an incumbent's decision to pursue radical or incremental innovation when facing a rival entrant. The radical innovation may yield lucrative financial returns but entails significant technological and market-related uncertainties. It is also particularly...
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Turut, Ozge, and Elie Ofek. "Innovation Strategy and Entry Deterrence." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 12, no. 3 (Fall 2012).
- 15 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India
- April, 2023
- Article
Reducing Information Barriers to Solar Adoption: Experimental Evidence from India
By: Meera Mahadevan, Robyn C. Meeks and Takashi Yamano
Off-grid solar technologies hold promise for unelectrified and low-quality electricity settings; however, their adoption remains low. Important barriers to adoption, such as incomplete information remain relatively unexplored in developing countries. In collaboration...
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Keywords:
Technology Adoption;
Renewable Energy;
Knowledge Sharing;
Developing Countries and Economies;
India
Mahadevan, Meera, Robyn C. Meeks, and Takashi Yamano. "Reducing Information Barriers to Solar Adoption: Experimental Evidence from India." Energy Economics 120 (April, 2023).
- October 2013
- Article
Barriers to Completion of Patient Reported Outcome Measures
By: Elizabeth H. Schamber, Steven K. Takemoto, Kate Eresian Chenek and Kevin J. Bozic
Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) are commonly used in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to assess surgical outcomes. However certain patient populations may be underrepresented due to lower survey completion rates. The purpose of this study is to evaluate...
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Keywords:
Patient Reported Outcome Measures;
PROM;
Total Joint Arthroplasty;
Hip;
Knee;
Electronic Survey;
Equality and Inequality;
Demographics;
Surveys;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry
Schamber, Elizabeth H., Steven K. Takemoto, Kate Eresian Chenek, and Kevin J. Bozic. "Barriers to Completion of Patient Reported Outcome Measures." Journal of Arthroplasty 28, no. 9 (October 2013).
- 21 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007
- December 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry
Mount Auburn Hospital is preparing to introduce a physician order entry (POE) system throughout the hospital, starting with the labor and delivery ward. POE systems replace paper-based and oral medication ordering processes with an information system; the physician...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Service Delivery;
Information Technology;
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation and Invention;
Health Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Sarah MacGregor, and Michael Benari. "Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry." Harvard Business School Case 603-060, December 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- May 2007
- Article
Silo Busting: Transcending Barriers to Build High Growth Organizations
By: Ranjay Gulati
Gulati, Ranjay. "Silo Busting: Transcending Barriers to Build High Growth Organizations." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007): 98–108.
- May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Icebreaker: The China Entry Decision
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Dan Heath
Jeremy Moon, CEO of Icebreaker, maker of merino-fiber activewear, thinks about the strengths and weaknesses of staying focused on his rapidly expanding U.S. and European markets vs. broadening his attack to include China. If he enters China, should he continue his...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Global Strategy;
Expansion;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Market Entry and Exit;
Marketing Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China;
United States;
Europe
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Dan Heath. "Icebreaker: The China Entry Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-195, May 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- May 1999
- Article
Our Mind as a Barrier to Wiser Agreements
By: M. H. Bazerman, J. Gillespie and D. Moore
Keywords:
Agreements and Arrangements
Bazerman, M. H., J. Gillespie, and D. Moore. "Our Mind as a Barrier to Wiser Agreements." American Behavioral Scientist 42, no. 8 (May 1999): 1254–1276.
- 1976
- Other Unpublished Work
Barriers to Equal Opportunity in Rural Housing Markets
By: Dutch Leonard
- February 2014
- Article
Responses to Entry in Multi-Sided Markets: The Impact of Craigslist on Local Newspapers
By: Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu
How do firms respond to entry in multi-sided markets? We address this question by studying the impact of Craigslist, a website providing classified-advertising services, on local U.S. newspapers. We exploit temporal and geographical variation in Craigslist's entry to...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Market Entry and Exit;
Internet and the Web;
Newspapers;
Advertising;
Advertising Industry;
Journalism and News Industry
Seamans, Robert, and Feng Zhu. "Responses to Entry in Multi-Sided Markets: The Impact of Craigslist on Local Newspapers." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 476–493.
- 31 Mar 2021
- News
A new barrier to diverse hiring in tech
- November 2020
- Article
Barriers to Hospital Electronic Public Health Reporting and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: A Jay Holmgren, Nate Apathy and Julia Adler-Milstein
We sought to identify barriers to hospital reporting of electronic surveillance data to local, state, and federal public health agencies and the impact on areas projected to be overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 2018 American Hospital Association data, we...
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Keywords:
Electronic Health Records;
Public Health;
Syndromic Surveillance;
Pandemic;
COVID-19;
Health Pandemics
Holmgren, A Jay, Nate Apathy, and Julia Adler-Milstein. "Barriers to Hospital Electronic Public Health Reporting and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 27, no. 11 (November 2020).
- 26 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them
- September 2013
- Article
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
By: Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely and Deborah Kolb
Even when CEOs make gender diversity a priority—by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates for senior positions, and developing mentoring and training programs—they are often frustrated by a...
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Keywords:
Prejudice and Bias;
Leadership Development;
Working Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Gender;
Diversity
Ibarra, Herminia, Robin Ely, and Deborah Kolb. "Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers." R1309C. Harvard Business Review 91, no. 9 (September 2013): 60–66.