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- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
important determinant of delegation and the provision of incentives. Using a sample of convenience store chains, we show that market-type dispersion is related to the degree of franchising at the chain level as well as the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
"levels" for publicly traded corporations according to how protected small investors were: level 1, level 2, and the highest level, New Market. Today, most of the IPOs are for companies that are... View Details
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
should have insured and enforced fairness and honest reporting." Many questions were raised about the level and form of compensation afforded U.S. business leaders today. Allen Roberts comments, "In sustainable, successful... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path
or having time to invest in a startup or other personal or professional endeavor. In determining which path (or mix of multiple) you seek to take, consider your career objectives, level of confidence in the hypothesis and plan you have... View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
such as bert-base-multilingual-uncased that leverage BERT, RoBerta, and DistillBERT, and are available on HuggingFace . Packages Capturing How Text is Communicated Spelling and grammar error detection Detect language of text Reading level... View Details
- 26 Sep 2016
- News
Schools for the Future
make profits. But if it can impact the society in a dramatic way, I think it gives you a different level of pleasure. “I think it’s over 10 years now [since] we took the decision, ‘let’s do something which will make a difference.’ So we... View Details
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Elisabeth Ndour
HBS. In Nairobi, she’ll work with a startup that allows SMBs to accept mobile payments. “It’s a life-changing technology for people without computers or bank accounts,” Elisabeth explains. “And it represents a whole new level of... View Details
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Kyle Bisutti
learning model For Kyle, the most visibly distinctive characteristic of HBS is its teaching and learning model. “It’s very different from what I had experienced before,” he says. “The high-engagement level in the classroom leads to deep... View Details
- Web
Oral History, Business History and Business Archives in India - Creating Emerging Markets
present and former staff at all levels of the organization. Finally, Usha Iyer (Cipla Ltd) explored the challenges of making business archives relevant within her own company, noting how she employed innovative and proactive social... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
India, and Bangladesh alone under threat from rising sea levels by 2100, “our ability to steward the water molecule is going to be fundamental to our ability to respond to whatever inevitable climate change we’ve baked into our future,”... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
improve the level of critical and divergent thinking before decisions are made while simultaneously building consensus to help implement those decisions. Actual situations examined include tragedy atop Mt. Everest and the space shuttle... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
overlapping geographic layers—from local to global—and the idea is to focus not on one layer but on many. Doing so fosters flexibility by helping companies adapt ideas about regional strategies to different geographic levels of analysis.... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
Summing Up The Dodd-Frank legislation provision requiring the publication of the ratio of CEO compensation to that of the average compensation level of all employees in public companies will have little or no impact on CEO compensation... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
answered the right question poorly (Study 2). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-048.pdf Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality Authors:Alvin J. Silk and Charles... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
The past 10 years have seen some level of this direct marketing model bear out. But according to an HBS working paper to be published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing, consumers are using technology to learn about marketers, rather... View Details
- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
more diverse, it is likely that only a few relatives per generation will directly work in the business. Outside-the-business members might still support family philanthropic efforts or social activities, and sometimes that level of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Set Your Recruiting Vision for 2020
A new year provides an opportunity to set your vision for the future at home, in your career, and for your company. In your role as a recruiter or hiring manager, a cornerstone of that vision will be attracting and retaining top talent so your company can reach... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
out of MIT, A123’s patented rechargeable batteries include a breakthrough Nanophosphate powder that increases conductivity, providing higher power levels and longer battery life. With initial applications for commercial customers (such as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
high-tech company about its two-year-old English-only language mandate. (She uses the pseudonym Frenchco for the company in the case.) She found that all employees whose native language was not English experienced a status loss under the mandate, regardless of their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
provides information and support to moms and sons and promotes positive images of black males. MOBB United for Social Change aims to influence policy at the local, state, and federal levels to impact how black boys and men are treated and... View Details