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  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2012) Abstract The article argues that U.S. taxation reform should reduce corporate taxes, incorporate an awareness of the global marketplace, and generate revenue-neutral incentives for innovation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2022
  • News

Singing to the Corn

the dot-com boom. At a tribal ceremony to celebrate his graduation, he remembers feeling the acute dichotomy between the go-go culture of HBS and the words of a tribal elder: "He was translating back and forth in Omaha," Keen recalls,... View Details
  • 30 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

production and "customization" of materials. The engineering or applied science-based culture of many German firms kept power and authority closer to the factory or subsidiaries. Craft production meant skilled workers also... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

Work cultures will be stressed anyway, as the continuing COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty puts people on edge. Employee loyalty has waned and resistance grown. Leaders could suffer empathy fatigue and become less understanding, but leaders... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 01 Jun 1997
  • News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

dynamism. China's economy, he reported, has been growing at a rate of over 10 percent a year in this decade, on a scale the world has never known. China's chaos stems from the lack of preparation before reforms began - including a lack of... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Capital and Sangetsu Corporation Japan’s corporate culture has traditionally prioritized the interests of stakeholders such as employees and suppliers over those of shareholders. After a decades-long economic slump, Japan’s government has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 23, 2016

per-person basis. On the other hand, the Japanese government was calling for financial and governance reform as part of the prime minister’s recently announced economic growth strategy known as “Abenomics.” Although Inaba and his team had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jun 2021
  • News

Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

the depth and breadth of the challenges they face. “We’re one of very few nonprofits actually founded during COVID,” said Collenette, a longtime champion of women and childcare reform in Canada, who has served in both government and the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 09 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 9, 2016

and urban construction in China tend to focus on “ghost towns” on the one hand or urbanization as China’s silver bullet to growth and reform on the other. In this paper, we detail what China calls its “New Urbanization Policy.” While... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

School in 1963 I have been trying to find ways to teach about the political, social, economic, and cultural environment of business, the context that shapes corporate purpose, provides corporate legitimacy, and in many ways controls... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 18 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

marketing of stylish, lower-tech bicycles. The company's future hangs in the balance. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609042 KPMG (B): Risk and Reform Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Apr 2023
  • News

Step Change

making something from nothing had long been part of the cultural mindset. Today's startup scene in Egypt is hopping. Venture capital funding reached $491 million in 2021, with a compounded annual growth rate of 117 percent between 2017... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
  • 17 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

shape the moment we find ourselves in. When we consider Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, or Trayvon Martin – how far have we really come? The American Myth is that legislation and civil rights reforms provided a break... View Details
  • 19 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

impact of immigration on native men’s employment and occupational standing, which increased the supply of “marriageable men.” We explore alternative mechanisms—changes in sex ratios, natives’ cultural responses, and displacement effects... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

Entrepreneurship Author:Ramana Nanda Abstract This paper examines the extent to which the positive relationship between personal wealth and entry into entrepreneurship is due to financing constraints. I exploit a tax reform and use unique... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

financial goals over time—specifically, how organizations set goals, structure activities, select members, and socialize those members. In my own research, I see that these four pillars both shape and are shaped by the culture of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

their interconnected early history. Even the 18th century had its “socialists,” but unlike those of the 19th, they paradoxically sought to make the world safe for “capitalists.” The word “socialists” was first used in Northern Italy as a term of contempt for the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Mar 2016
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

throne. Enemies plot horrific evils against the hero, even as two passionate women seek him for their own, in a tale of intrigue, revenge, power, and the unquenchable, all-consuming passions of love. Last Bell: Breaking the Gridlock in Education View Details
  • 07 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

countries serving on the board are rewarded with an average $60 million "bonus" in IBRD loans. This is more likely driven by soft forces like boardroom culture rather than by the power of the vote itself. We find no significant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

housing program. The initiative, Home for Good, collaborates with local service providers and tribal health organizations to deliver high-quality, culturally tailored care to those experiencing homelessness in the Anchorage community, the... View Details