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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
returns in excess of the cost of capital. When Dunlap took over the leadership of the company, he immediately announced and implemented a reduction of 11,000 people at both the management and working levels.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
late 1999, Mobil merged with Exxon to become ExxonMobil). Figure 2-10 shows the elements of Mobil's dramatic turnaround to industry-leading profitability. The productivity strategy created a 20-percent reduction in the View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
choice without government interference. If elected, I will do everything possible to guarantee that there will be no real reduction in Social Security or Medicare spending. If elected, I will do everything possible to protect our natural... View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
financial firms face in considering appropriate capital levels. Purchase this note: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310005-PDF-ENG A Note on Cost Reduction in Financially Troubled Organizations Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
prepared for an extended, indefinite lockdown. The company cut its annual operating expenses by $1 billion, as well as its capital costs by hundreds of millions. While some of those reductions came from... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
emotion regulation and utilitarian decision making. November 2014 Journal of Marketing Research Cost Conscious? The Neural and Behavioral Impact of Price Primacy on Decision-Making By: Karmarkar, Uma R., Baba Shiv, and Brian Knutson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
most viable to meet a home’s holistic heating and cooling needs. Here are the most important components of TCO and how they may drive meaningful cost differences: Government incentives: the Inflation View Details
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
de Chalendar. Managing Talent Pipelines in the Future of Work , Harvard Business School case, 2019. With William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Carl Kreitzberg. The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity By Helping... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
Assistance Program , HBS Loan Reduction for Private Sector Employees Program , HBS Rock Center Loan Reduction for Entrepreneurs Program , and the HBS Search Fund Fellowship . Demand for the program (i.e.,... View Details
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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
applications while at HBS. To be considered for the Social Enterprise Loan Repayment Assistance Program (SELRAP) and both the Rock Center and Career & Professional Development (CPD) at-graduation loan reduction programs, your loans must... View Details
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Student Research - Doctoral
gifts... 2025 Article Nature Communications Emotion Regulation Contagion Drives Reduction in Negative Intergroup Emotions By: Michael Pinus, Yajun Cao , Eran Halperin, Alin Coman, James J. Gross and Amit Goldenberg When emotions occur in... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
be digitized, distribution is nearly free. Second, online interactions reduce the need for travel. The reduction in search costs on the internet follows directly from the other lower costs. If communication... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
persuade lower-skilled groups that thousands of new support jobs and training opportunities would be forthcoming along with the $100,000+ job bonanza for high-skilled workers. Community groups looking for improved parks, sidewalks, and local amenities could be nurtured... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
risk and the cost of equity (the beta anomaly): As firms lever up, the overall cost of capital falls as leverage increases equity beta, but as debt becomes riskier the marginal benefit of increasing equity... View Details
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
high standards and criteria on climate, health, and equity. As an example, offsetting the emissions of an economy flight from San Francisco, CA to Boston, MA would cost $13.50 To meet those goals, CNaught curated a project portfolio with... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
much more welcoming attitude, given we found that inspections by Cal/OSHA, California's health and safety regulator, led to substantial reductions in injuries and workers' compensation costs. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
to reductions in dividends relative to the reference point set by prior dividends. Managers with strong but unobservable cash earnings separate themselves by paying high dividends but retain enough earnings to be likely not to fall short... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
million, down 28 percent from the prior year. This amounted to 9 percent of the School's total operating costs in both fiscal years. As with other line items on the income statement, the reduction in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
full-price sales, a decrease in lost sales, and a decline in costs due to a reduction in excess inventory—along with up to a 95 percent reduction in manual labor. As Syrup... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
by instituting freezes on hiring and wage increases, limiting employee rewards and recognition programs, and reducing the company match to employee 401k retirement accounts. In light of the cost reductions... View Details