Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

first day talking to the global partner and reviewing objectives. The next day, they take cars and translators to interview potential customers. If all goes well, they'll generate insights like those students had about laptops in China.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

of plant-level data provides evidence of capital deepening and a decline in total factor productivity following the introduction of wrongful-discharge protections. This last result is potentially quite important, suggesting that mandated... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

years or, more often, 10 years. Researchers can’t observe the potential immediate adjustment costs faced by native workers, such as temporarily lower wages or higher unemployment. It’s thus impossible to conclude that immigration has no... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

Web

Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

markets, potential trade avenues, observations on Asian culture, statistical information on goods, and the variety of goods available for purchase. Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library |... View Details

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Videos - Advancing Racial Equity

Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, presents “Sankofa:... Pathways to a Just Digital Future Brandeis Marshall on the potential for data equity 20 Feb 2021 HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Director Colleen Ammerman has a... View Details

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

the next few decades on the world stage? What factors will be critical for its continued growth? Jones: Turkey is at once an Asian, a European and a Middle Eastern country. This provides unique potential for economic success in the world... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2019
News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

after SpaceX. My second largest is not another early stage company. I think that what needs to happen in the industry for this to change is that we have the constellations up there. We'll start seeing hosted payload potentially with all... View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

are prone to leave or overlook U.S. locations because they ignore many hidden costs associated with offshoring and do not consider how to enhance the economic potential of U.S. locations. Although both government and business must... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2021
Book

How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems

appropriate and helpful ways now. There’s the mix of a long list of problems, potential solutions, potential solution providers among entrepreneurs in and outside of government that’s a call to action. What... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Sep 2016
First Look

September 27, 2016

a substantial anticipation effect that presents as a gradual decrease in operational performance beginning several months before the actual cohort turnover. We identify higher overall quality of nursing and increased intensity of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

corporate positions, not from academia. Studies have documented that, for these individuals, the attractiveness of entrepreneurial activity is very sensitive to tax policy. Also important is ensuring that the law allows firms to enter into the needed contracts—for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

of September 11 as well as the recent declines in stock values, we've clearly seen renewed interest in the idea of government as ultimate risk manager. And so, with respect to a potential Phase IV, I suppose we'll just have to wait and... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

the secondfastest growing in the world and that Japan, despite its troubles, is the world's second largest. Panelist Richard Smith, president of Eli Lilly's Asia division, noted that China seems to be the odds-on favorite for leading Asia's recovery, but cited View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Aug 2021
What Do You Think?

Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?

Goldshlager added, “ a CXO could prove instrumental (if) the company (is) ready to invest in its customers and employees, potentially to the detriment of its short-term profit needs everyone else, particularly the front-line employees,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

might be threatened. Rob Houck reminds us that considerations of potential legal liability often inhibit transparency in such cases. Should the public sector wait for an "invitation" for its intervention? The sentiment here... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

06 Mar 2006
What Do You Think?

The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?

not see any threat or moral hazard when the service provider makes clear to its customer the potential threat of use or sharing of the information by the intelligence or other authorities. Forewarned is forearmed. . . . As in Buddhist... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Dec 2022
News

The State of Play

If the category of offerings known as “immersive experiences” were a soup, it would probably have to be a gumbo—a saucy and colorful assemblage of potentially disparate things. And while it’s rooted in familiar traditions, it’s also open... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

22 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

imperative for climate awareness,” says Oliveau. Other keynote speakers included HBS Professor Brian Trelstad, who introduced a finance panel with an overview of impact investing’s rise over the last decade; UC-Berkeley Professor Stuart Russell, who talked about the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 May 2020
News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

times and exploring coping techniques. “Many alumni are in positions of leadership where their decisions and actions have huge impacts,” he says. “Some are facing the potential loss of businesses in this new downturn, and balancing the... View Details