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  • 08 Jan 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

and) directly create millions of new US mfg jobs " Mark Clark expressed concerns about the link between inequality and democracy, advancing a proposal that might also address some concerns about productivity and inequality. As he put it, "A foundational step... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

Confront the powerful divides in America The Public Option health insurance proposed by the Biden campaign will weaken our economic status by adding to the national deficit and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

Soaring COVID-19 cases are forcing government officials to confront a critical question: Should they lock down the economy further? Whether to curb activities like indoor dining might seem like a simple choice, but the decision to ease restrictions can send a powerful... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

worked tirelessly to operationalize her new mutualist ideals, which comprise collective strength, independence, and shared protections. In 2008, she plans to move the organization into the health insurance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

public companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Nov 2024
  • Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

as insurance against a starter who may get injured. Co-benefits are tangible and financeable. Health improvement and time savings, for example, are real benefits. We rode the new bus rapid transit (BRT)... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy
  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

Galinsky Abstract—At some point, every company makes a mistake that requires an apology—to an individual; a group of customers, employees, or business partners; or the public at large. And more often than not, companies and their leaders... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

greater risk and thus affects resource allocation. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1999484 Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

remarkable transformation of both the economic performance and the social institution. Gooding oversaw a rise in revenues from £1 billion to more than £5 billion, and she and her team worked to reconfigure the business portfolio. When she arrived, BUPA was a provider... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

investigates the design of incentives in firms, yet less is known about incentives in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive social spillovers. We conduct a field experiment in which agents hired by a public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

is negative in the short-term and positive only in (the) long-term, and many companies are too focused on the short-term.” Robert added that candor is the honest and open exchange of ideas, “but the techniques must be learned and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11

of Health Care Reform Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Raffaella Sadun, and Richard G. HamermeshHarvard Business School Case 711-403 Per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama signed in 2010, states would be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • May 16, 2016
  • Article

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

By: Dina Gerdeman and John A. Quelch
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe.

Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss... View Details
Keywords: Food Safety; Organic Food; Supply Chain Management; Globalization Of Food Business; Mérieux NutriSciences: Marketing Food Safety Testing; Food Safety Modernization Act 2011; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Transition; Economic Systems; Food; Health; Supply and Industry; Logistics; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Safety; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Insurance Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Relations Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Mexico; North America; United States; Canada
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  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

policy would be in the best interest of the United States, and what levers (if any) the U.S. government could pull in order to insure that such a policy would be carried out. What would the three actors decide, and how would their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

  Cases & Course MaterialsAdvanced Energy: Programs for Energy Conservation Harvard Business School Case 508-003 Describes the dilemma facing Advanced Energy (AE), a $6 million nonprofit engaged in energy conservation in North Carolina. Most of the money for its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Aug 2024
  • Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

aligned and trained to handle crisis communication effectively and manage public relations under pressure. Process: Develop a well-defined communication plan that includes benchmarks and standards for timely and transparent outreach... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

spillovers. We conduct a field experiment in which agents recruited by a public health organization to sell condoms are randomly allocated to four groups. Agents in the control group are hired as volunteers,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

vantage point, not in sight here. I don’t see it. And I’m most troubled by that. Push and pull marketing to build public support John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration and professor in View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 24

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 product.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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