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- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
was a big piece of that. Because India did not follow a similar extreme path it didn't need to embrace FDI quite as much. So that's a reasonable reason to expect low FDI levels. On the negative side, however, India, with its indigenous entrepreneurs, still engages in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14
undeniable ethical failure, people experience ethical dissonance between their moral values and their behavioral misconduct. Our findings indicate that to reduce ethical dissonance, individuals use a double-distancing mechanism. Using an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
PhD in Business Economics PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Business Administration, Strategy PhD in Business Administration, Technology & Operations Management Executive Education Launching New Ventures... View Details
- 05 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 5, 2007
critical action phase. We draw on the research on behavioral forecasting, ethical fading, and cognitive distortions to gain insight into the forces driving these faulty perceptions and, noting how these misperceptions can lead to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do
as a doctoral student at the University of California, San Diego, where she conducted a series of laboratory and field experiments with UCSD’s Uri Gneezy, a professor of economics and strategy, and Ayelet Gneezy, an associate professor of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
for work, entertainment, and shopping. As hubs proliferate and expand their reach, the danger is that they will exacerbate economic inequality and threaten social stability. It is thus incumbent on all stakeholders—traditional companies,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Allison Hughes
in the all-state band and orchestra. As a Harvard undergraduate, Hughes quickly rose to prominence in economics and government circles at the University as publisher of the Harvard Political Review and copresident of the Women in View Details
Keywords: Charlie Hogg
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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity
Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Anke’s areas of research include economic development, political economy, economics of gender, and behavioral economics. Her recent... View Details
- 05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5
systematically biased toward higher yield, higher CDS bonds. This behavior appears to be related to the business cycle, being most pronounced during economic expansions. It is also more pronounced for the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
reviews. “Restaurants are a classic example in economics where the consumer has to make a decision based on very little information” Most would agree these sites do influence consumers' decisions. In the paper Reviews, Reputation, and... View Details
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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity
Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group Researchers Anjali Bhatt Anjali Bhatt is an Assistant Professor in the Organizational Behavior Unit at HBS and a Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute... View Details
- 30 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
- 29 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism
going for it. First, it has been shown to be incredibly effective in leading to economic growth. "We don't know any better way to solve this problem," argues Ramanna. "If you look around the world, capitalism has lifted... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes
Halfpoint In the worlds of economic theory and conservative political orthodoxy, corporate tax cuts, such as the 2017 tax reform in the United States, should create benefits beyond businesses. As the thinking goes, middle class workers... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
students, Gerardo Lietz notes that they didn’t fully comprehend how it has affected the economy and consumer behaviors until they were in country. “They were surprised by the extent to which the cultural and View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
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Our Curriculum - Business History
Managerial Capitalism Taught by Tom Nicholas This second-year elective course explores the historical development of the most important economic actors and institutions—entrepreneurs, corporations, labor unions, and financial markets, as... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009
Working PapersLetting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Previously titled "Slippery Slopes and Misconduct: The Effect... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Faculty - Private Capital Project
Cambridge University. He served on the staff of the President’s Council of Economics Advisers in 1990-91. Laura Huang Associate Professor of Business Administration Laura Huang is an associate professor of business administration in the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Source: iStock If you’re stressed out because it feels like there are never enough hours in the day, here’s a solution: hire a housecleaner, order takeout, and pay the kid next door to mow the lawn. In other words, buy yourself more free time. New research finds that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman