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- January 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Note on the Balance of Payments
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments.
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Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, January 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Effect of Payment Choices on Online Retail: Evidence from the 2016 Indian Demonetization
By: Chaithanya Bandi, Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and Zhiji Xu
The Indian banknote demonetization in 2016 was one of the most significant international events of that year. Overnight, 86% of Indian currency in circulation was declared invalid unless exchanged for new bills. The sudden and unexpected demonetization constituted a...
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Keywords:
Cash On Delivery;
Online Retail;
Product Returns;
Payment Methods;
Digitization;
Emerging Markets;
Currency;
Internet and the Web;
Demand and Consumers;
Retail Industry;
India
Bandi, Chaithanya, Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe, and Zhiji Xu. "The Effect of Payment Choices on Online Retail: Evidence from the 2016 Indian Demonetization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-123, June 2019.
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Consumer Payment Systems — Japan
By: Benjamin Edelman and Andrei Hagiu
In 2008, the Japanese consumer payments landscape featured ongoing widespread use of cash, limited use of credit cards and rapid rise of e-money systems based on contactless technology embedded in cards and especially mobile phones. The case details the alliances that...
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Keywords:
Personal Finance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Digital Platforms;
Alliances;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Japan
Edelman, Benjamin, and Andrei Hagiu. "Consumer Payment Systems — Japan." Harvard Business School Case 909-007, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- August 2018
- Case
Garanti Payment Systems: Digital Transformation Strategy (A)
By: Shelle M. Santana and Esel Çekin
Işıl Akdemir Evlioğlu, executive vice president of marketing at Garanti Payment Systems (GPS), a subsidiary of Garanti Bank, is grappling with three questions. First, should GPS create its own mobile app for credit card customers or leverage the bank’s already...
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Keywords:
Loyalty Program;
Campaign Management;
Campaign Enrollment;
Branding;
Customer Acquisition;
Regulations;
Regulatory Changes;
Bank;
Retail Banks;
Banking;
Credit Card;
Payment Systems;
Installment;
Mobile App;
Call Center;
Data Analytics;
Digital Technology;
Banks and Banking;
Business Subsidiaries;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Credit Cards;
Brands and Branding;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Digital Transformation;
Financial Services Industry
Santana, Shelle M., and Esel Çekin. "Garanti Payment Systems: Digital Transformation Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 519-014, August 2018.
- November 1981
- Case
Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy
Gulf Oil in Italy was confronted by the need to increase the authorized capacity at a refinery in the face of substantial opposition. Raises the issue of their use of "facilitating gratuities" to minor officials, payments to influence news reports, and the employment...
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy." Harvard Business School Case 382-080, November 1981.
- August 2008 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
Consumer Payment Systems — United States
By: Benjamin Edelman and Andrei Hagiu
In 2008, the U.S. consumer payments landscape was characterized by the ongoing prevalence of credit and debit card networks, the decline of checks, the rise of stored value cards, and the growth of new payment methods such as PayPal, Bill Me Later, and decoupled debit....
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Keywords:
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Management;
Personal Finance;
Digital Platforms;
Motivation and Incentives;
Competitive Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
United States
Edelman, Benjamin, and Andrei Hagiu. "Consumer Payment Systems — United States." Harvard Business School Case 909-006, August 2008. (Revised July 2011.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- September 2011 (Revised August 2014)
- Background Note
Note on Bundled Payment in Health Care
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Charles C. Huang
The note explains how bundled health care payment differs from fee-for-service payment, provides examples of the difference between the two, describes early innovators in bundling and their results, provides guidance on how to make it happen, and elucidates the legal...
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Charles C. Huang. "Note on Bundled Payment in Health Care." Harvard Business School Background Note 312-032, September 2011. (Revised August 2014.)
- August 1984 (Revised August 1985)
- Background Note
Note on Payment Systems
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords:
Wages
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Note on Payment Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 485-030, August 1984. (Revised August 1985.)
- August 1977 (Revised February 1981)
- Background Note
Introduction to Balance of Payments Analysis
By: Bruce R. Scott
Minimal background to permit interpretation of positive or negative balances in the key summary accounts of a balance of payments statement; also to permit relating these balances and relevant supporting detail to a possible national development strategy. Designed for...
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Scott, Bruce R. "Introduction to Balance of Payments Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 378-043, August 1977. (Revised February 1981.)
- August 2012 (Revised December 2023)
- Background Note
Note on Health Insurance Coverage, Coding, and Payment
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Jo Ellen Slurzberg
This note explains how health care technology and service innovators receive payment from government insurers, in the U.S. and abroad, and from private insurers. It describes each of the three steps needed to obtain reimbursement: coverage, coding, and payment. It also...
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- February–March 2013
- Article
The Mobile Banking and Payment Revolution
By: Sunil Gupta
Mobile technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries and reach a large population of unbanked customers in emerging markets....
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry
Gupta, Sunil. "The Mobile Banking and Payment Revolution." European Financial Review (February–March 2013), 3–6.
- June 1994 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Marcia Radosevich and Health Payment Review--1989 (A)
Martha Radosevich, president of Health Payment Review, a small software start-up, confronts a serious cash-flow problem: Health Payment Review has built a PC-based prototype but has run out of funds to build a commercially acceptable mainframe product. As a stop-gap...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Cash Flow;
Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Sales;
Information Technology Industry
Bhide, Amar. "Marcia Radosevich and Health Payment Review--1989 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-204, June 1994. (Revised February 1999.)
- October 19, 2015
- Article
Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Derek A. Haas, Dereesa Reid, Jonathan Warsh and Michael E. West
Bundled payments—single payments that cover all the care for a patient’s medical condition or treatment over a specified timeframe—are increasingly being deployed to motivate the delivery of better patient outcomes at lower costs. Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), a...
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Kaplan, Robert S., Derek A. Haas, Dereesa Reid, Jonathan Warsh, and Michael E. West. "Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 19, 2015). (A collaboration of the editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine.)
- 01 Aug 2019
- News
Why LA restaurants aren't accepting cash payments
- Article
Payment Depreciation: The Behavioral Effects of Temporally Separating Payments from Consumption
By: J. T. Gourville and Dilip Soman
Gourville, J. T., and Dilip Soman. "Payment Depreciation: The Behavioral Effects of Temporally Separating Payments from Consumption." Journal of Consumer Research 25, no. 2 (September 1998): 160–174.
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
The Road to Successful Bundled Payment Risk
- 27 Nov 2017
- News
Payment Reform Is a Play We’re All Watching
- August 2017
- Editorial
Outcome Measurement in Value-Based Payments
By: Samyukta Mullangi, Stephen Schleicher and Thomas W. Feeley
Mullangi, Samyukta, Stephen Schleicher, and Thomas W. Feeley. "Outcome Measurement in Value-Based Payments." JAMA Oncology 3, no. 8 (August 2017): 1019–1020.
- April 1980 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Two Cases of Questionable Payments
Matthews, John B., Jr., and Laura L. Nash. "Two Cases of Questionable Payments." Harvard Business School Case 380-184, April 1980. (Revised June 1984.)
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Credit card & payments industry
Where can I find data on the credit card industry? You may begin with: Statista provides quick statistics on the topic. Just search by keyword. Nilson Report Publishes statistics and in-depth articles on the credit card system and other View Details