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- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
a common language? Top management needs to place a higher value on legal literacy. Training and incentives are important. Potential problem areas can vary depending on industry and functional role, but they are easily recognizable if... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
in management control systems through research focused on the various issues related to the design and effects of performance measurement, evaluation and incentive systems, and, more recently, corporate control and governance systems. “In... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (both MBA 2004) (Portfolio) The founders of Gilt Groupe reveal how they built the web’s most famous fusion of high tech and high fashion. Sample sales... View Details
- 20 Aug 2015
- News
Note to Amazon: Run More Tests on Workplace Practices
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
has not had any defaults on $7.2 million in loans—large for a budding market like Singapore. At Austin-based online lending platform Able, founders Evan Baehr and Will Davis (both MBA 2011) have devised their own novel incentive to ensure... View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
nor would it be limited by the financial restrictions that govern nonprofit electrical cooperatives. Instead, it would have both the incentive and the flexibility to bring renewable power to communities that would benefit economically... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
A Better Way to Go on Strike
mounted with no relief to either side, the fund would keep growing, providing an increased incentive to settle. When one side cried uncle - on whatever terms - the financial strike would be over. But a great windfall would be waiting, and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards
investments that could raise American productivity and living standards. “A handful of changes would transform the corporate tax system from an obstacle to an asset,” says Desai. He advises creating better incentives for global... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Monaco's Digital Transformation
says. “It’s like speaking in English today. You don’t have to be Shakespeare, but you do have to understand it well enough.” The Extended Monaco program also is helping existing businesses by providing financial incentives for them to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
that provides incentives to employees while generating profits and growth.” The plan: Rechargeable batteries are a safe, clean, affordable energy source. Each battery has the size and weight of a brick and can be delivered directly to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
and incentives that will better integrate Executive Education alumni into the larger HBS alumni network. As I mentioned in my last report, it is a privilege to lead such an enthusiastic, hardworking group. As you can tell, these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
Edited by April White Josh King(photo via LinkedIn) Josh King (photo via LinkedIn) “The first question you have to ask yourself is, ‘Do I have something original to say, something that hasn’t been said before?’ ” —Josh King (PGL 2, 1999), public relations executive and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
Issue Focus: Entrepreneurship Cassidy: At Google, a more intense and frenetic experience than launching his own companies. Art by Joe Ciardiello Related Links Watch a video of Mike Cassidy explaining his approach to rapid product development. As a second-year MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia
Energy Future’s timeliness underscores another key “energy” problem: America’s inability to get its energy act into gear. “Cognitive, organizational, and political barriers — which are all interconnected — must be surmounted if we are to solve our energy problems,”... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
business school faculty at the University of Chicago, where he created a new course titled Entrepreneurial Finance and Management. Gompers joined the HBS faculty in 1995. His research focuses on the structure, governance, and performance of private equity funds;... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Bozidar Djelic
but people are the key. Djelic points out that Serbia is offering incentives for talented people to return. And although billions in international assistance and private-sector investment have been promised, Djelic smiles and says, “I'm... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home
comprehensive, regional planning and as only one element in a complex mix of interrelated socioeconomic factors. "A lot of businesses that are concerned about the problem have concluded that the best way they can help is by supporting the schools and thereby creating... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons