Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2012

In July 2011, Netflix announced a significant price increase that incensed consumers. Also, it is easier psychologically for a last minute traveler to understand a high ticket price when they board a jam-packed airplane. Before long, the first stop for online shoppers will be an Orbitz-like price comparison site for products.

Retail 8

Retail Price Strategy Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

Patients in remote areas of Thailand could not afford to travel to clinics in an urban setting. Between 1992 and 2011, the mobile units have made more than 115 trips serving over 16,000 amputees. By comparison, there is something highly inefficient about the health care delivery in the U.S.

Health Care 15

Health Care Cost Constraint Innovation 15

Coaching Tip

MAY 25, 2011

This comparison understates the problem, too, because SAT scores are hardly a pure measure of merit. Colleges also reward students for overseas travel and elaborate community service projects. The New York Times, May 25, 2011. Carnevale and Jeff Strohl, “is phenomenal.”. It’s pretty hard to call that meritocracy.

Human Capital 118

Human Capital Class Comparison Travel 118

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

In contrast, loans to larger firms have risen every year since hitting bottom in 2011, and are now up about 4% since that low point. In comparison to larger firms, small businesses are less well equipped to efficiently navigate the loan process  in economic parlance, their search costs are higher.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In comparison, TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. Then, 9/11 hit and the travel industry was decimated.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

There have always been friends and family we trust, journalists and film critics we find credible, and publications like travel guides or Consumer Reports that we know are reliable. Consider, for example, Google's 2011 acquisition of Zagat Surveys , one of the most trusted and established names in restaurant reviews.

Advice 9

Advice Review Reputation Engineering 9

Curious Cat

MARCH 30, 2016

That is a pretty sad state of affairs especially when you consider that other countries are not doing a great job – so we are twice as costly, not as some extremely wonderful amazing system but twice as costly as mediocre comparisons. Related: USA Health Care Spending 2013: $2.9 trillion $9,255 per person and 17.4%

Health Care 40

Health Care System Deming Letter 40