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- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
opportunity to drive innovative environmental policy, Professor Michael W. Toffel told an audience of HBS and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) alumni at the University Club of Washington DC, on February 12, 2020. “The traditional approach View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
chairman of MFS Investment Management, a Boston firm that oversees more than $170 billion in pension and mutual funds, Pozen writes with authority and unusual clarity about complex issues in Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
consulting, he founded Warsaw-based investment firm Metropolitan Capital Solutions in 2009. Now, with his back to the former Communist headquarters, Maj strides across a newly established public plaza. Embedded in the sidewalk at his feet... View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
difference in men and women," said Riley, who has worked on the Harvard Law School-based Program on Negotiation. "We were slightly more cooperative, and men slightly more competitive." One more recent negotiation study,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
their areas of expertise, have attempted to influence the debate through opinion pieces in major newspapers. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, HBS professor Jay Lorsch and coauthors Martin Lipton and Theodore Mirvis—partners of the New York View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
past few years (yes there are some). It is true that Greece reformed laws and regulations to make its economy more open to foreign trade and as a result more competitive. Trade (defined as the sum of exports and imports) to GDP ratio... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
justice, who signed yours?’ That put everything in the right perspective.” Banking vs. law: “The beauty of investment banking is you can get tremendous amounts of responsibility early in your career. That very much appealed to me. Whereas a View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
trying to establish the first hospital in the 1980s, as well as the motivations that helped him persevere. Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao Founder of MphasiS and Value and Budget Housing Corporation, explains how years of creating new legislation without... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
in a Chaotic World By: Wheeler, Michael Abstract—A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
issue," says Raman. (Gordon Brothers Group, an asset disposition firm that frequently handles liquidations, served as an invaluable real world test site and collaborator for the paper's researchers.) Two important facts came to... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
contribution? As Ante writes, "ARD was the first professional venture firm that sought to raise money from nonfamily sources—primarily institutional investors such as insurance companies, educational organizations, and investment... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
consequences. In corporations, these leaders excel in regulated industries and in firms that take a process approach to innovation. The larger lesson that the military can offer the business world is that fit matters. Different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
evidence that such “CEO activism” can influence public opinion and consumer attitudes. Our field experiment examines the impact of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s public statements opposing a pending religious freedom law that critics warned would... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
company's commitment to sustainability mean that firms that ignore this do so at their own risk. BMW Group has been a leader in recognizing this. Several years ago, it issued a Sustainable Value Report detailing energy consumed, water... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
foreign direct investment in an environment of politics, geography, globalization, and history. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa had undertaken substantial economic reforms in order to attract more foreign direct investment, but it was slow in coming. At the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2010
- News
Congressional Pork Is Bad for Business
ascendancy to the chairmanship of a powerful committee, the average firm in his state cuts back capital expenditures by roughly 15 percent, according to the trio's working paper, "Do Powerful Politicians Cause Corporate Downsizing?" The... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
institutions. It explores as well new efforts to understand the micro mechanisms and channels by which host countries can benefit from multinational activity, within and between firm productivity increases. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
moderator for the conversation with Elorza. “We chose him to speak because has had a very inspiring life and career, and because of his Latino heritage many of our members can relate to his experiences. On top of that, he’s a Harvard Law... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
primarily occurred for firms covered by financial analysts. Where Do Transactions Come From? Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Periodical:Industrial and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace