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- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
Abstract—In this paper, we develop a new model for government cost-benefit analysis in the presence of risk. In our model, a benevolent government chooses the scale of a risky project in the presence of two key frictions. First, there are...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Services (revised) Authors:Robert S. Huckman, Bradley R. Staats, and David M. Upton Abstract Much of the literature on team learning views experience as a unidimensional concept captured by the cumulative production volume of, or the number of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
had the opportunity to learn from fantastic faculty in the classroom, at Startup Bootcamp, and through an Independent Project focused on my business. I’ve also been involved in the programming provided by...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
offers four humanitarian Rainbows of Hope, personal and ambitious projects that have yet to reach fruition: the Hope Scholarship, which provides funds to help eligible high school graduates attend college; Hope for Starving Children, to...
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- 09 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade
simulations, but Strategic Brew stands alone in scope. All 940 first-year students play the game simultaneously as part of the required Strategy course. Roughly 40 faculty and project members manage and supervise the events. “It’s a...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half century, capitalism has created...
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Ruth Cenat
independent project on Haiti’s economic development, and meet the philanthropist who sponsored my HBS fellowship. How are you pushing yourself? As the first person in my family to attend college and, better...
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- 08 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
6 Discoveries I Made About HBS
pull together financial and political support to open a new kind of charter high school in California, and HBS was very generous. From grants to covering plane tickets, to Independent Project (IP) credit for...
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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
Worldwide. Moore described the lengths to which Time Inc. goes to probe for insights into the ever-changing mindset of consumers. The company conducts more than 1,000 research projects a year. But insights can come from unexpected places....
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- 28 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
and Successful Enterprises, Negotiations, and an immersive class that allows me to travel to Los Angeles and work with a media company. I’m also working with one of my favorite professors on an independent View Details
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Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion
well-suited to this international audience. In today's international marketplace, Hayes said, nothing is more important than understanding global capital-market developments. He discussed those developments as they specifically relate to View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
marketing chicanery almost by accident. He was working on a related project involving a major US-based clothing and accessories brand (he can’t say which), when he noticed something odd happening at their outlet stores. “They never even...
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- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
economies. The Industry R&D Survey—Patent Database Link Project Authors:William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu Periodical:Journal of Technology Transfer (forthcoming) Abstract This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
the inception of the company in 1999. eClinicalWorks was a privately run business in the healthcare information technology field that took in $25 million in revenue in 2005. Revenues for 2006 were projected to reach $40 million. This...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
Mac Bartels (Photo courtesy of Mac Bartels) Just back from the Toronto Film Festival, Eric d'Arbeloff (MBA 1993), copresident of independent film producer and distributor Roadside Attractions, talks to Mac Bartels (HBS 2016) about how he...
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- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
First, it would provide for a collective approach to poverty reduction. The WDC board of directors would include about twelve of the world's most admired MNCs. In addition, associated companies could be called on to participate in particular View Details
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
economic reasons. The conventional wisdom is that politically motivated aid is less effective in promoting developmental objectives. We examine the ex-post performance ratings of World Bank projects and generally find that View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
COO and Loan Fund president, says a few words as well. Jones highlights BCC’s role as an intermediary lender between Citizens Bank and the Somerville Community Corporation and mentions another BCC project in the works: a day-care center...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
jet-powered airliners. The growing requirement for more factory space was fueled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a new factory on 760 acres at Paine Field...
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- 19 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library
number of these questions (in addition to those related to course work or independent projects) that focus on career research – helping students create target lists, and learning more about industries or the companies they’re interviewing...
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