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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details

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Supply Chain Inventory Planning

My work studies management decision-making in demand and supply planning contexts with a focus on forecasting and inventory planning decisions. I examine these decision-making processes from both a supply chain (i.e. across firm) and an... View Details

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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

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AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014

AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography

Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details

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The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details

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Course Development

By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

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Leadership and Leadership Development: An Ontological Approach

This summarizes my research program over the last twelve years (with my co-investigators Werner Erhard, Steve Zaffron, and more recently Kari Granger) in which the objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Kudos from the Academy

the George R. Terry Book Award, granted once every three years to the book judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge. Professor Christopher Bartlett was honored with the Distinguished... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2013
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The Long View

strategic research questions in four main areas: government and markets, institutions of democracy, economic inequality, and national security. Does the organization contribute to policymaking? Our primary goal is to support scholars in... View Details

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Gordon Road | About

Gordon Road Named in honor of distinguished alumnus Albert H. Gordon (AB 1923, MBA 1925), Gordon Road commemorates Gordon’s legendary Harvard support. He served on numerous committees at Harvard University. His contributions to the... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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FAQ

in the sample budget below, students contribute an amount that HBS calculates by taking into account their prior years’ salary and spouse’s salary, if married, as well as their personal assets, including real estate, investments, and... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Research Brief: Pocket Change

Illustration by Jim Frazier Women and ethnic minorities donate small amounts of money to political candidates in ways that have helped to democratize the American electoral process, suggests Associate Professor Vincent Pons. In his “Small Campaign Donors” paper, Pons... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Awards - Commencement 2025

Throughout their careers, these distinguished alumni have contributed significantly to their companies and communities while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni... View Details

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

individuals invested, the returns to the group pool were then divided among all members of the group. Given the theorized impact of group size on cooperation, the authors expected larger groups to have fewer students contributing their... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

24 Apr 2014
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Driving the family business onto a global stage

Scorpio is now a case study at Harvard Business School. Mahindra’s contributions to business and society in India include his founding, in 1996, of Project Nanhi Kali, which provides primary education to underprivileged girls and furthers... View Details

06 Jan 2020
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Home Grown

view (Granite Equity plans for businesses, including Granite Equity itself, to be sustainable for 100 years or more); and investment in community (often businesses owners or senior officials contribute to the community financially and... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Mar 2006
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HBS at 100: School to Celebrate Centennial

involving alumni in as many of the intellectual and celebratory activities as possible,” he added. “There’s a desire both to highlight the rich contributions faculty past and present have made to management thinking, and to set the table... View Details

Keywords: Centennial

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

tacit knowledge flows. These knowledge flows, in turn, contribute to cumulative incremental innovations in both product and process technology among firms embedded in the cluster. I use the term 'active inertia' to describe the tendency... View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

16 Oct 2018
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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

service. “I turned to Leadership Fellows because I was interested in contributing to the social good,” says Mizuho. “For those of us entering the social space fulltime for the first time, it’s a great place to start because of the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

12 Feb 2022
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Industrialist Rahul Bajaj Dies at 83

two-wheelers, financial services, and electrical appliances.” He was awarded the nation's third-highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan, in 2001, for his contributions to Indian industry. “He was one of the pioneer nation builders in... View Details

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