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- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
fixing this gap. For 40 years, economists have drawn from the well of Utilitarian theory—which has the goal of maximizing overall well-being in society—to help design tax systems in the United States and around the world. Although the View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Are Company Founders Underpaid?
are the opposite of what we'd expect based on large-company compensation patterns. Q: Can you explain the difference between stewardship theory and agency theory? How do these theories apply to new venture... View Details
- June 2001
- Article
Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and L. Ortolano
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and L. Ortolano. "Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study." Journal of Planning Education and Research 20, no. 4 (June 2001): 448–463.
- 08 May 2015
- News
An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society
“In addition, corporations are not a homogenous group, as the theories of profit maximization assume; not all corporations have the same role in society, and many of the largest corporations have more of their activities put to the test... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
There's a classic cartoon plot device that represents a struggle with temptation. A tiny angel pops up on the conflicted character's left shoulder, urging him to follow the path of righteousness. A tiny devil sits on his right shoulder, pressing him to give into his... View Details
- 2016
- Working Paper
Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation
U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice are shown to differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. A large share of respondents, and in some cases a large majority, resist the full equalization... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew C. "Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-104, March 2016. (Revised July 2016. Also NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22462, July 2016. Also see Notes on Fortune article. Accepted for publication by the Journal of Public Economics.)
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
product design important, or is manufacturing the key locus of learning? How does a supplier's initial resource endowment play into the dynamic? Our empirical analysis yields interesting findings that have implications for theory and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
commons where the equilibrium is not a stable one, and incentives to deviate are high for individual actors (profitability strikes again!). Consequently, a lot of the game theory we studied actually comes into action there. Moreover, the... View Details
- Web
European Economic History & Philosophy | Baker Library
comprehensive collections of the works of Adam Smith in many translations and editions, including The Wealth of Nations , The Theory of Moral Sentiments , collected works, and miscellaneous writings. To learn more about accessing our... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Ben Fiorentino: Selling the Family Business
The caseescribes the challenges Ben Fiorentino, the second-generation head of a family-run equipment business, must deal with as he decides whether and how to sell the business. The business is encountering classic problems that confront family-owned firms: The third... View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Ben Fiorentino: Selling the Family Business." Harvard Business School Case 902-052, December 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- July 1998
- Teaching Note
Hawthorne Plastics, Inc. TN
By: Paul W. Marshall, John S. Hammond and William L Berry
Teaching Note for (9-171-004). View Details
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Adam Smith - Vanderblue Collection | Baker Library
Adam Smith - Vanderblue Collection The Adam Smith – Vanderblue Collection is one of the most comprehensive collections of the works of Adam Smith in many translations and editions, including The Wealth of Nations , The Theory of Moral... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering women to lead
Public Policy, Hood asks students to consider—in an era where women are achieving at rates higher than ever before—why are there so few women leaders at the highest levels of decision-making? Her class combines leadership theory with... View Details
- 14 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption
In 1995, Harvard Business School professors Clayton M. Christensen and Joseph L. Bower wrote a seminal article for Harvard Business Review, Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave. Those words launched the theory of disruptive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- November 1981 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
A Keynesian Cure for the Depression
Keynes, in excerpts from a 1933 pamphlet, outlines his recommendations for recovery from the Depression. He emphasizes the need for public works expenditures financed by government borrowing and discusses the "multiplier" effect of deficit spending on gross national... View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "A Keynesian Cure for the Depression." Harvard Business School Case 382-065, November 1981. (Revised June 1998.)
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Scope of the Corporation, The
By: David J. Collis
Describes analyses that determine the appropriate limit to the scope of the firm. Examines both the production cost justification for firm diversification--economies of scope and shared resources, and the governance cost justification for including transactions inside... View Details
Collis, David J. "Scope of the Corporation, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-139, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Feedback
issue: A talk with Clay Christensen about how his business theory has affected his home life, Jennifer Raiser on the business of Burning Man, and Bill Tai on his accidental ascent to kiteboarding entreprenuer. You can subscribe to Skydeck... View Details
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Charmian Love Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Quantum Theory & the Rise of the B Corporation Charmian Love Kim Coupounas 19 Jul 2018... View Details
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Talia Gillis
consumer finance. I am interested in how the market and regulatory structure impact the way people interact with financial institutions and engage in financial transactions. The study of the process by which regulators adopt policies, and the implicit View Details
- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
the book was to show that we can start changing environments to make it easier for our minds, which aren't perfectly rational and don't absorb information perfectly, to succeed in life," Bohnet explains. While the book's authors applied their View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish