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- 31 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
insurance at a time and only pay for coverage on the days they actually drive. The high cost of the uninsured While 13 percent of drivers nationwide are uninsured, the problem is even worse in some states like California (17 percent),...
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- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
that those delivering the news can find comfort in debriefing the experience. Some managers find these helpful, while others prefer time alone to reflect or to do physical exercise. Stress relief and...
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by Martha Lagace
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
increased more than 1,100%. As new wealth continues to pour into foundations, the authors take a timely look at the field and conclude that radical change is needed. First, they explain why. Compared with direct giving, foundations are...
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- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
requested at the time of the initial gift in terms of the types of solicitation processes that the donor would be receptive to was adhered to for many years. However, time and circumstances ultimately...
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by Danielle Kost
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
say, a product firm. Consequently, a product firm may not be attractive to various knowledge workers who prefer to work in the consulting environment. A fourth driver is the demand for process and behavior change that IT implementation...
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- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
strategy and operations (or tactics) are both important but they are different. The normal course of events is for companies to focus on day-to-day operations and short-term problem solving. Management meetings focus on fighting fires and fixing problems. Often little...
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by Martha Lagace
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
a simple model of populism as the rejection of “disloyal” leaders. We show that adding the assumption that people are worse off when they experience low income as a result of leader betrayal (than when it is the result of bad luck) to a simple voter choice model yields...
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Carmen Nobel
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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following graduation; preference is given to graduates entering the Program within three years...
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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
managed for the long term." The research team was interested in several issues: Do short-term companies attract a particular kind of investor? Is investing in these firms riskier than investing in companies with longer-term time horizons?...
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- 18 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)
completely unsure of what to do or they seem to be exactly where they want to be, one thing is certain: the only constant is change when it comes to life/career planning. Life is dynamic, and as a result, preferences and needs naturally...
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- 22 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
get work done." Just how flexible should companies be? That’s a question many business leaders are wrestling with as they try to balance the needs of the business with the preferences of their employees. Applying lessons gleaned from...
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by Michael Blanding
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
rather than gender-specific preferences and constraints. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45849 Do Interactions with Candidates Increase Voter Support and Participation? Experimental Evidence from...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
Transitions, 1800-2013 Notes: Definitions based on criteria such as executive recruitment, constraints on executive authority, and political competition. "Anocracy"= mixed, or incoherent, authority regime â œDemocracyâ = 1. citizens can express effective View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
elder Baker told Lawrence he preferred to contribute $5 million “for the privilege of building the whole school.” Dean Wallace B. Donham allowed the Bakers much leeway in the naming of first campus buildings, but it was at Donham’s strong...
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- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
(iStockphoto/Rawpixel) The subject of power has a certain intoxicating aura about it. Maybe that’s why I studied and wrote about interorganizational power in channels of distribution while teaching courses in marketing too long ago. The subject has come up from View Details
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by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bundle?
has been thin. Do shoppers prefer them? Do sales increase when companies bundle their offerings? Or, would a bundle cannibalize sales from its existing products leading to lower overall revenues? To help answer these questions, Kumar...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
have, except for a time after the wars and depression of the twentieth century, outpaced economic growth. As a result, returns to labor have lagged far behind, accentuating the concentration of income and wealth in the hands of an...
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by James Heskett
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
that when Craigslist enters a newspaper’s market, the newspaper repositions itself away from other newspapers by changing its content. This results in greater differentiation between newspapers in a market but occurs primarily in markets in which reader View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
Interest Rate Pass-Through: Mortgage Rates, Household Consumption, and Voluntary Deleveraging By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, Benjamin Keys, Tomasz Piskorski, Rodney Ramcharan, Amit Seru, and Vincent Yao Abstract—Exploiting variation in the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne