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- 2023
- Working Paper
Fintech to the (Worker) Rescue: Access to Earned Wages, Financial Health and Employee Turnover
By: Jose Murillo, Boris Vallée and Dolly Yu
Using novel data from a Mexican FinTech firm, we study the usage by workers of earned wages access, an innovative financial service offered by firms to their employees as a benefit. We find usage to be significant and concentrated towards the end of the pay cycle. We...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Present Bias;
Earned Wage Access;
Wages;
Employees;
Retention;
Well-being;
Mexico
Murillo, Jose, Boris Vallée, and Dolly Yu. "Fintech to the (Worker) Rescue: Access to Earned Wages, Financial Health and Employee Turnover." Working Paper, 2023.
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980) is president of the investment firm Paulson & Co. and a 2018 recipient of the HBS...
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Finance
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
conditions. One of the key assumptions underlying this proposition is that financing and investment decisions are separable and independent. When this assumption holds, various financing decisions such as...
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- April 2009 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Gucci Group: Freedom within the Framework
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Elena Corsi and Vincent Marie Dessain
Gucci Group's CEO had to decide if his decentralized management style was the most effective philosophy in an economic downturn. The sharing of customer information across units and its use in the creative process are key initiatives analyzed in the case. CEO Robert...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Leadership;
Management Style;
Management Systems;
Brands and Branding;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, Elena Corsi, and Vincent Marie Dessain. "Gucci Group: Freedom within the Framework." Harvard Business School Case 109-079, April 2009. (Revised January 2011.)
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
growing dependency ratios at the level of the firm tell us, regardless of where we are in View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 2019
- Working Paper
Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?
By: Shiva Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan and Forester Wong
Several government-mandated committees investigating the financial crisis highlighted four key deficiencies in the composition of bank boards before the crisis: (i) group think among bank board members; (ii) absence of prior banking experience of board members; (iii)...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Crisis;
Change;
Diversity
Rajgopal, Shiva, Suraj Srinivasan, and Forester Wong. "Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-108, April 2019.
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
What if businesses could learn from their worst mistakes without actually making them? How might the same progress and innovation occur, without firms incurring the costs...
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- 2012
- Book
Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter Corporations
By: John R. Wells
In today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded.
In fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Competition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Decision Making;
Innovation and Invention
Wells, John R. Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter Corporations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2012.
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
lot of tech firms make big investments in growth upfront, and then the payoff is long-term in the future. In our current macroeconomic climate,...
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- 18 Jun 2007
- Op-Ed
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field
governance view of taxation," suggests that tax authorities can be meaningful monitors who complement the activities of shareholders concerned with opportunistic insiders....
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by Mihir Desai
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
local schools and colleges in the education sector and the small- to medium-size businesses it serves in the United States. (The firm also raised...
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Alexander Gelfand
- Article
State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Juan Almandoz
A number of studies have shown that, as a result of the ambiguity of U.S. legal mandates, organizations have considerable latitude in how they comply with regulations. In this paper, we address how the different agendas of the federal and state governments increase...
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Keywords:
Organizations;
Opportunities;
Government Legislation;
Acquisition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Banks and Banking;
Motivation and Incentives;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Management Practices and Processes;
Research;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Juan Almandoz. "State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions." Social Science Research 41, no. 1 (January 2012): 130–145.
- July 2008 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
ghSMART & Co., 2006: Pioneering in Professional Services
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Ashraf Haque
Geoff Smart, founder and CEO of ghSMART & Co., wanted to build ghSMART into the #1 management-assessment firm for CEOs and investors. However, he had just received two pieces of very bad news: the demise of an existing project and the loss of a $1 million engagement he...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Governance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Service Industry
Wasserman, Noam T., and Ashraf Haque. "ghSMART & Co., 2006: Pioneering in Professional Services." Harvard Business School Case 809-024, July 2008. (Revised December 2011.)
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Invest in the New Abnormal
future relationships. B2B firms that make special accommodations for customers in need today could reap the benefits of long-term loyalty. As an example, wedding website...
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- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
lot more visible.” Companies need to weigh the benefits of maximizing profits against the potential cost of looking like they’re not paying their...
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by Roberta Holland
- 2016
- Working Paper
Experimental Evidence on Policies Aimed at Closing the Gender Gap in Willingness to Guess on Multiple-Choice Tests
Research has shown that women skip more questions than men on multiple-choice tests with penalties for wrong answers. We propose and test five policy changes aimed at eliminating this source of gender bias in test scores. Our data show that simply removing the penalty...
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- March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (C)- Esquel Group and the Chinese Renminbi
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
In July 2005, China revalued its currency by 2.1% and adjusted its exchange rate regime toward a more market-based system. Esquel Group, a family-run, privately held textiles firm specializing in high-quality cotton shirts with its most significant manufacturing base...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Private Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Value Creation;
China
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (C)- Esquel Group and the Chinese Renminbi." Harvard Business School Case 706-023, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
rendered uneconomic by high Israeli costs. At the same time, Israeli firms in industries that have been local, such as most services, can use alliances to begin trade and foreign investment. Any loss View Details
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Overview
By: Willy C. Shih
Willy's research interests reflect the 28 years he spent in industry, during which he logged many questions on firm performance, relative competitiveness, and firm culture as an impediment to change. His primary interests today are in the drivers of industrial...
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- February 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
GE's Growth Strategy: The Immelt Initiative
Follows the actions of GE CEO, Jeff Immelt, as he implements a growth strategy for the $150 billion company in a tough business environment. In four years, he reinvigorates GE's technology, expands its services, develops a commercial focus, pushes developing countries,...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Judgments;
Global Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Structure
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Growth Strategy: The Immelt Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 306-087, February 2006. (Revised November 2006.)