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- 1993
- Chapter
An Assessment of the Productivity Impact of Information Technologies
By: Gary W. Loveman
Loveman, Gary W. "An Assessment of the Productivity Impact of Information Technologies." In Information Technology and the Corporation of the 1990s: Research Studies, edited by Thomas J. Allen and Michael S. Scott Morton, 84–110. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- June 2009
- Article
The Impact of Add-On Features on Consumer Product Evaluations
By: Marco Bertini, Elie Ofek and Dan Ariely
Bertini, Marco, Elie Ofek, and Dan Ariely. "The Impact of Add-On Features on Consumer Product Evaluations." Journal of Consumer Research 36, no. 1 (June 2009): 17–28.
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act on the U.S. Economy
By: Joe Long, Carlo Medici, Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
This paper studies the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese immigration to the United States after 1882, across U.S. counties between 1870 and 1940. We find that the Act reduced labor supply for both the Chinese and other groups (i.e., white and...
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Keywords:
Immigration;
Growth;
Productivity;
Business History;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Business and Government Relations;
Prejudice and Bias;
Government Legislation;
United States
Long, Joe, Carlo Medici, Nancy Qian, and Marco Tabellini. "The Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act on the U.S. Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-008, March 2022.
- March 2022
- Article
Learning to Rank an Assortment of Products
By: Kris Ferreira, Sunanda Parthasarathy and Shreyas Sekar
We consider the product ranking challenge that online retailers face when their customers typically behave as “window shoppers”: they form an impression of the assortment after browsing products ranked in the initial positions and then decide whether to continue...
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Keywords:
Online Learning;
Product Ranking;
Assortment Optimization;
Learning;
Internet and the Web;
Product Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
E-commerce
Ferreira, Kris, Sunanda Parthasarathy, and Shreyas Sekar. "Learning to Rank an Assortment of Products." Management Science 68, no. 3 (March 2022): 1828–1848.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Female "empowerment" has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a...
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Keywords:
Saving;
Microfinance;
Personal Finance;
Decision Making;
Microeconomics;
Gender;
Power and Influence;
Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-100, March 2009.
Impact of Online Consumer Reviews on Sales: The Moderating Role of Product and Consumer Characteristics
This article examines how product and consumer characteristics moderate the influence of online consumer reviews on product sales using data from the video game industry. The findings indicate that online reviews are more influential for less popular games and...
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- 2010
- Article
Impact of Online Consumer Reviews on Sales: The Moderating Role of Product and Consumer Characteristics
By: Feng Zhu and Michael Zhang
This article examines how product and consumer characteristics moderate the influence of online consumer reviews on product sales using data from the video game industry. The findings indicate that online reviews are more influential for less popular games and games...
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Keywords:
Internet Marketing;
Online Consumer Reviews;
Word Of Mouth;
Long Tail;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing Reference Programs;
Digital Marketing;
Video Game Industry
Zhu, Feng, and Michael Zhang. "Impact of Online Consumer Reviews on Sales: The Moderating Role of Product and Consumer Characteristics." Journal of Marketing 74, no. 2 (March 2010): 133–148.
- May 19, 2021
- Article
Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood
By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
The #MeToo movement has brought issues of sexual harassment and gender inequities to the forefront around the world. But how much of a tangible impact has it had on the experiences of women in the workplace? In this piece, the authors discuss their research that...
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Keywords:
#MeToo Movement;
Gender Equity;
Creative Industries;
Impact;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality;
Film Entertainment;
Social Issues
Luo, Hong, and Laurina Zhang. "Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (May 19, 2021).
- 2022
- Article
Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding and Feng Zhu
We study the disproportionate impact of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on female and male academics' research productivity in social science. The lockdown has caused substantial disruptions to academic activities, requiring people to work from home....
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Keywords:
Gender Inequality;
Research Productivity;
Telecommuting;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Research;
Performance Productivity;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality;
Health Pandemics
Cui, Ruomeng, Hao Ding, and Feng Zhu. "Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24, no. 2 (March–April 2022): 707–726.
- January – February 2011
- Article
'Bricks and Clicks': The Impact of Product Returns on the Strategies of Multichannel Retailers
By: Elie Ofek, Zsolt Katona and Miklos Sarvary
The Internet has increased the flexibility of retailers, allowing them to operate an online arm in addition to their physical stores. The online channel offers potential benefits in selling to customer segments that value the convenience of online shopping, but it also...
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Ofek, Elie, Zsolt Katona, and Miklos Sarvary. "'Bricks and Clicks': The Impact of Product Returns on the Strategies of Multichannel Retailers." Marketing Science 30, no. 1 (January–February 2011).
- Web
Impact Stories - Impact Stories
Impact Stories Impact Stories The Godmother of Consumer-Driven Health Care Regina E. Herzlinger 14 Apr 2024 Guardian Forgiving Medical Debt After It Is Sent to Collections Has Fewer Benefits – Study Re:...
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- January 1991
- Article
A Model to Evaluate Variables Impacting the Productivity of Software Maintenance Projects
By: R. Banker, S. Datar and C. Kemerer
Banker, R., S. Datar, and C. Kemerer. "A Model to Evaluate Variables Impacting the Productivity of Software Maintenance Projects." Management Science 37, no. 1 (January 1991): 1–18.
- November–December 2013
- Article
The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy
By: Timothy Derdenger and Vineet Kumar
Several key questions in bundling have not been empirically examined: Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure components? Does correlation in consumer valuations make bundling more or less effective? Does bundling serve as a complement or substitute...
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Derdenger, Timothy, and Vineet Kumar. "The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy." Marketing Science 32, no. 6 (November–December 2013): 827–859.
- May 2022
- Article
When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Liability laws designed to compensate for harms caused by defective products may also affect innovation. We examine this issue by exploiting a major quasi-exogenous increase in liability risk faced by U.S. suppliers of polymers used to manufacture medical implants....
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Keywords:
Product Liability;
Innovation;
Tort;
Medical Devices;
Vertical Foreclosure;
Product;
Innovation and Invention;
Legal Liability;
Laws and Statutes;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 14, no. 2 (May 2022): 366–401.
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- 2015
- Working Paper
Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement
By: Frank Nagle and Christoph Riedl
Studies of online word of mouth have frequently posited―but never systematically conceptualized and explored―that the level of disagreement between existing product reviews can impact the volume and the valence of future reviews. In this study we develop a theoretical...
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Keywords:
Online Word Of Mouth;
Online Communities;
Viral Marketing;
Online Product Reviews;
Quality;
Internet and the Web;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Reference Programs;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Digital Marketing;
Analytics and Data Science
Nagle, Frank, and Christoph Riedl. "Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-091, May 2013. (Revised May 2015, selected for AOM Best Paper Proceedings.)
- November 2021
- Article
Ratings, Reviews, and the Marketing of New Products
By: Itay P. Fainmesser, Dominique Olié Lauga and Elie Ofek
We study how user-generated content (UGC) about new products impacts a firm's advertising and pricing decisions and the effect on profits and market dynamics. We construct a two-period model where consumers value quality and are heterogeneous in their taste for the new...
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Keywords:
Online Reviews;
Product Ratings;
Social Networks;
Word Of Mouth;
Pricing;
User-generated Content;
Advertising;
Product Marketing;
Price;
Consumer Behavior;
Product Positioning;
Social Media
Fainmesser, Itay P., Dominique Olié Lauga, and Elie Ofek. "Ratings, Reviews, and the Marketing of New Products." Management Science 67, no. 11 (November 2021): 7023–7045.
- 2020
- Book
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
By: Joseph Allen and John D. Macomber
By the time you reach 80, you will have spent 72 years of your life indoors. Like it or not, humans have become an indoor species. This means that the people who design, build, and maintain our buildings can have a major impact on our health.
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Keywords:
Architecture;
Real Estate Development;
Air Pollution;
Air Quality;
Public Health;
Productivity Gains;
Buildings and Facilities;
Health;
Pollutants;
Performance Productivity;
Construction Industry
Allen, Joseph, and John D. Macomber. Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Measuring Impact
founders of firms that collectively have an indelible impact on the world economy by creating jobs, fostering prosperity, and bringing innovative products and services to market.” In addition to measuring...
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April White