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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
"Against the Grain" ends as a cliff-hanger: What should Jim do? The array of ethical choices forms the basis of class discussion in the required course Leadership and Corporate Accountability. "Corruption can be defined as paying for a... View Details
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How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA | MBA
How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA By Katie Kelsall on January 21, 2022 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email As a first-generation college student, I understand firsthand what it’s like to have to figure out how to View Details
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
Employers, insurers, taxpayers, and individual consumers pay widely varying prices for treatments, medical technology, and for digital information of fluctuating quality. One patient may receive a small charge for a treatment, while... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Day 116 was bizarrely poetic. Or poetically bizarre. And not just because I was an HBS grad participating in his second strike. To that point in last year’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, View Details
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
markets, these are the kinds of concerns you should think about when setting payment terms and dealing directly with suppliers. One tool to deter fraud: pay later. Edelman's new research on a major advertising affiliate network... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
shareholders — compared with 8-plus percent for its customers. It is worth adding that this shareholder surplus would be completely wiped out if Wal-Mart’s million-plus employees were to receive a $2-per-hour pay increase, modest though... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
and the latest example of zero-sum competition. If drugs are too expensive, let's get the government to pay more. Now that healthcare costs have gotten so high, it is squeezing consumers, employers, state governments, and federal... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
choices. That doesn’t solve the problem of forum shopping. In fact, it makes it worse. What if rating agencies were paid by investors rather than by bond issuers? Wouldn’t that stop forum shopping? In theory, yes. The people who are being served by the rating agencies,... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
restaurant versus on Grubhub.com, or paying cash versus using a credit card. In many cases, consumers pay the same price for a given product or service, whether buying it directly from its source or through... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent
enormous financial cost, too, with over 50 percent of the companies surveyed paying college graduates more than non-college graduates for the same job. The takeaway message: stop raising degree requirements for jobs that don’t absolutely... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment
for social investors. These are people who put their money where their mouth isand they pay a very significant price.— Sam Hayes Hayes related an experience as a member of a Swarthmore College investment committee, which was responsible... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
he or she earned $7 million being a secretary. The answer is that secretary would have to pay close to $2.5 million in taxes, $1.5 million more than I would. The difference, of course, is that my good fortune was a long-term capital gain,... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
if an employer provides some special training/skill to an employee that increases his market value substantially ." Naseem Khan suggested that " a retention bonus may be doled out in lieu of base pay increases." Steve... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
data-id=_/CWwxVO0Me28Q0etkq2Sr][/div] The most vulnerable businesses won’t last that long. They’ll need interest-free loans and other cash buffers to pay their workers and keep their storefronts while they wait out citywide lockdowns and... View Details
- 02 Mar 2021
Women's Virtual Visit Week: Professor Katherine Coffman and Gender Differences
Join us for this faculty chat where Professor Katherine Coffman will discuss how gender differences in "willingness to apply" -- for things like higher paying positions, promotions, and stretch assignments -- impact the distribution of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
integrate supportive services to provide stability and reduce management costs for property owners. For example, a service provider can work with new tenants to create a monthly budget, ensure they pay their rent on time, and effectively... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Justifying Executive Pay In response to “Over the Top” in the September issue, it’s not a question of whether executive pay can be justified on legal or economic grounds (I believe it can). It’s a question... View Details
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Admissions & Financial Aid | MBA
their second year at HMS, in Round 2 of HBS application cycle. Tuition & Financial Aid In Years 1, 2, and 3 of the MD/MBA program, students are registered at HMS pursuing core medical curricular requirements and pay full HMS tuition and... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
business world with revelations it had been paying bribes for contracts on a massive scale—eventually admitting to payouts in 60 percent of its markets, totaling $130 million to $275 million a year. Shopping trips to Hong Kong were the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding