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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
years of training and placing job seekers. Why should she risk financial ruin on a big-ticket real estate purchase? The idea first surfaced when Russo’s accountant matter-of-factly suggested that she stop paying office rent — upwards of... View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
the following century. Firms employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
list began in 1955. The figures are only slightly better beyond the corner office. According to a 2016 report on corporate diversity, black men and women account for 4.7 percent of executive team members in the Fortune 100, a percentage... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
a Ph.D. (1968) in economics, finance, and accounting from the University of Chicago. Alvin J. Silk Alvin Silk, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, is an expert on marketing. His recent research covers the... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
part from massive outsourcing on the part of companies in developed markets. They were moving production to China in droves because labor was cheap, so the economy grew very, very fast. In the process of becoming the “factory of the... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
that hold back progress in resource mobilization research. We then propose a path ahead for future research guided by two overarching goals. First, we advocate for a process perspective, focusing attention on how an individual actor’s... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
contributions. Financial copy cats move in Most of the strategy Wealthfront pursues is identical for each client; however, it does provide some amount of individual customization through a process known as tax-loss harvesting and asset... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
like a renewed democratic process and appropriate regulatory regimes. I believe that these problems are usually best dealt with by the state, but in many cases that is not happening." Moreover the private sector has resources and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
“There are many more private equity firms than in the past, so it’s becoming difficult for them to generate returns and add value,” says Brian Baik, an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School.... View Details
- 14 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS
the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year. More information on the application process is available on our website. M – MS/MBA. The MS/MBA is the newest Harvard Business School joint degree program offered in... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
decisions to employees further down the managerial hierarchy. Economists have developed a range of theories to account for delegation, but there is less empirical evidence, especially across countries. This has limited the ability to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
management. The authors provide first-hand accounts of M&A transactions that they led or were involved in, assessing each from an insider perspective and outlining the key success factors and pitfalls. The book concludes with practical... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
forthcoming Journal of Accounting & Economics Career Concerns of Banking Analysts By: Horton, Joanne, George Serafeim, and Shan Wu Abstract—We study how career concerns influence banking analysts' forecasts and how their forecasting... View Details
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
others. This chapter reviews research on how these biases manifest themselves in the core processes of organizations—that is, how people are hired, compensated, developed, and evaluated—all of which are aspects of organizational life that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Allocation Theory By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—This article considers the process of resource allocation, whereby an organization determines how best to apportion its factors of production between the various productive activities in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
time at worksites and offices, and developing processes for monitoring social media and conducting meaningful employee surveys, Paine suggests. They should also make sure the company has whistleblower hotlines that are closely monitored... View Details
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
becomes the engine of progress and reform. Improvement feeds on itself. For that process to begin, however, the locus of competition has to shift from "Who pays?" to "Who provides the best value?" Getting there will... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
impacted the most vulnerable, especially children, and how to deliver the most effective aid. The event will feature firsthand accounts from HBS and Harvard community, with a focus on emergency survival, safety, health/medicine, shelter,... View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Kraiselburd and Noel Watson Abstract In this paper, we seek to use quantitative models to help appreciate the behavioral processes associated with successful cross-functional and cross-firm alignment in supply/demand planning. We model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
Cases & Course MaterialsAnalyzing New Venture Opportunities Harvard Business School Note 809-163 The note describes a systematic process for framing and researching the issues that should be analyzed in the course of considering a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace