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Finance - Faculty & Research
decide what titles and authority to give to a daughter who is being courted to leave a promising career in Europe to come back and join the business. The choices of role range from an assistant to the current COO all the way to replacing...
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- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
fallen in love with a Craftsman-style house and decided to build its store inside. The company also experienced a string of production setbacks. “It's a tricky thing given Brian's commitment to handmade...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 21 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Living in a Dorm at HBS
Living in dormitories isn’t just for undergrads anymore—many HBS students opt to live in them during their two years at business school. There are many advantages to this living setup, including that they come fully furnished, are cleaned regularly, and provide access...
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- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
the profits come from the other side. Can you give an example or two and explain why these markets are structured like this? A: Dating clubs usually charge only the men, and credit card companies make their revenues mostly from merchants...
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- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
won a $200 gift card in a community raffle and decided to buy a $200 flat-screen television. Participants were divided into two groups: in one, Joe was described as lower-income, or in the bottom 25 percent View Details
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by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap
working world, keeping education a key priority. “Student loan debt exceeds consumer credit card debt by $500 billion,” Drake continues. “We’re buying more higher ed than we are Amazon, which is just unbelievable.” Coupled with that is...
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for students to bring an attitude of openness and experimentation to their learning, and because our pedagogy often requires students to speak in class and take positions on topics not of their choosing, we...
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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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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.
- 07 Mar 2016
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Living Off Campus at HBS
they think about their living options at HBS? Joe: Finding off campus housing can be hard if you are not in town. The Boston housing market tends to really pick up around April/May and the vast majority...
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- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
offered $10,000 bonuses to employees who moved closer to the company’s main campus in Menlo Park, California. Google went even further in 2017, providing affordable, modular housing for hundreds of workers...
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by Lane Lambert
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Clusters - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
clusters can enhance competitiveness in today’s increasingly complex, knowledge-based, and dynamic economy. As part of its long-running Cluster Mapping Project, the Institute is building a registry of U.S....
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
triggered by the popping of the overall housing bubble; which had, in turn, been fueled by the ability of these firms, as well as commercial banks, to finance so many mortgages...
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Partners and Families - MBA
integrated into life at HBS. The answer is a resounding yes! HBS warmly welcomes significant others and children into the campus community . MBA Partner Resources Partners are vital members of the thriving HBS community. Some View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
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Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
for skilled and unskilled labor. Either way, immigration will be a critical issue during the US election season. The carefully negotiated bipartisan bill that failed in the House of Representatives earlier...
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by Rachel Layne
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami, generating waves higher than 125 feet that ravaged the coast of Japan, particularly the Tohoku region of Honshu, the largest and...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jun 2023
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Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
(iStockphoto/Anchiy) The late Professor Anthony Athos, an unforgettable member of the Harvard Business School faculty to all who knew him, used to have a favorite non-activity. He would take a break, leave the office, and take a seat on a...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jan 2012
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Intermediaries for the IP Market
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by Andrei Hagiu & David Yoffie
- 08 Mar 2019
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Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
Amazon execs to remain above it all.) And for a rental-dominated community, wouldn’t this wealthy influx of Amazonians drive up rents, housing prices, and real estate costs, forcing long-time residents and...
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- 30 Aug 2023
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I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me
House (with hashbrowns covered and capped obviously), and the merits of the word "y'all" as the most efficient method of addressing a group of...
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