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February 2009 (Revised September 2009)
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Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank

By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta

In his role as Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis Fed), Art Rolnick and his colleague, Rob Grunewald, had written "Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return." The... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Early Childhood Education; Investment Return; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Performance Effectiveness; Nonprofit Organizations; Minneapolis; Saint Paul

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A Blueprint for Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Increase Value

By: William Shrank, Michael E. Porter, Sachin H. Jain and Niteesh K. Choudhary

Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) have a unique opportunity to promote public health and generate value in the healthcare system. However, PBMs are largely evaluated on their ability to control costs rather than improve health. PBMs should be evaluated along three... View Details

Keywords: Opportunities; Health; System; Cost Management; Partners and Partnerships; Motivation and Incentives; Value; Innovation and Invention; Performance Effectiveness; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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08 May 2012
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that egalitarianism distance has a negative causal impact on FDI flows. This effect is robust to a broad set of competing accounts, including the effects of other cultural dimensions, various features of the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

Companies are increasingly looking to emerging markets like China as a vital source of growth. The problem is these companies often lack an effective strategy for identifying which countries to do business with. In a June Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

16 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 16, 2007

disclosed by a social rating agency, we find empirical evidence that supports our hypotheses. We present implications for theory and public policy. Download paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Cases & Course... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2006
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Career Advancement Without Experience

rarely holds, O'Mahony notes; making that transition frequently involves hidden work of a social nature. Future research might test which tactics are most effective in translating skills from one assignment... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology

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Classroom and Field Work - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

the imagination to put facts and ideas together as solutions or alternatives, the readiness to make decisions, and the sensitivities needed to work easily and effectively with other people." 31 031, 147 Doctoral Program and Executive... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Marked Managers

Your personal accountability is laid on the line, and the anxiety level is likely to be quite high, as is the amount of social reinforcement for doing well. How much of imprinting can be attributed to the relationships that are formed... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

29 Apr 2015
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2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business

Health, Documentary Film, and Social Activism. I studied the potential of documentary film to improve public health and inspire social activism. Gallatin recognized the importance of learning outside the... View Details

02 Sep 2008
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Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

hyperopic. As a result, they have wistful regrets of missing out on life's pleasures when they look back at how they spent their time." Permission To Indulge Keinan proposes a possible way to change that unfortunate outcome. In "Remedying Hyperopia: The View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23

Effective Self-Policing Authors: Michael W. Toffel and Jodi L. Short Publication: Journal of Law and Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Administrative agencies are increasingly establishing voluntary self-reporting programs both as an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jul 2019
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Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

abandon their ethics to get it.” When applied to individuals, the question prompted an interesting exchange between Sandeep and Phillippe Gouamba regarding the effect of wealth and poverty on the tendency of managers to employ super... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Apr 2018
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Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

with the utmost respect. Kanter believes a formal complaint process might not be effective if the victim feels vulnerable and exposed. She might question if it’s even worth reporting, doubting that the complaint will be investigated... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success - Course Catalog

that are more window-dressing than substance? Finally, what impact does real, practicable adherence to the values of DEI have on effective teamwork, individual satisfaction, and organizational performance? These are the questions we will... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

pleasure and purpose aspects of the organization are reconciled in a thoughtful way. If we’re having amazing events to showcase the best of American food, in the same breath we should be talking about what we mean by an equitable food system. The penny has really... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

03 Apr 2019
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Finding Common Ground

institutions worldwide. Recently named one of the 50 fastest-growing consulting firms in the U.S. by Consulting magazine, Cicero also made Vault.com’s 2019 list of the 50 best consulting firms in North America. Aligning Services with Needs Shumway’s interest in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Aug 2021
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Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course

Nimisha Ganesh is a Class of 2021 MBA graduate from Harvard Business School and the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of GenUnity, a civic leadership startup. Prior to HBS, she worked at Goldman Sachs and Kitamba, a U.S.-based View Details

01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008

enabling conditions required for each to work in practice. In the final section of the paper, we discuss how firms can "mix and match" multiple modes of collaboration into coherent "architectures" that lie at the heart of innovation strategy. The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

countries between 1985 and 2000, we find that the growth effects of FDI increase when we account for the quality of FDI. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-072.pdf How Well Do Social... View Details