Economic And Social Disparities - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

question. Of course, all countries are "developing" in one way or another. What I mean by the phrase is that countries or regions of countries in which poverty—described by the World Bank as living on less than $1 a day—is endemic, that is rooted in the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

market economies, what's the best that we can hope for? A Russian-style transformation to more social and economic freedom? A collapse and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America's economy, shaped the country's development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

face. More than 1,500 MBA students at Harvard Business School have experienced these groups since 2005, as well as participants in executive education courses and World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders.... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

November 14, 2022
Article

Policies for Adapting to the ‘New Normal’ of the Anthropocene

By: Andrew J. Hoffman, P. Devereaux Jennings and Nicholas A. Poggioli

Keywords: Natural Environment; Environmental Management; Economic Systems; Behavior; Technological Innovation

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02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

dissolves the social contract between people and government." Phil Clark commented that "Those who go bankrupt lose sight of personal principle and beliefs. A country... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

Summing Up Readers of this month's column agree that there are marked differences in the social environment for management in Europe and the United States. In some parts of Europe, at least, they foster... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

Historically, the idea was that multinational firms were looking at after-tax rates of return around the world and choosing to invest their capital eitherat home or abroad up to the point that those returns were equalized. If you believe... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

A few years ago, Sandra J. Sucher received worried emails from two MBA students in her first-year Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) class at Harvard Business School. Elana Green (now Elana Silver) View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

PublicationsPreference Signaling in Matching Markets Authors:Peter A. Coles, Alexey Kushnir, and Muriel Niederle Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract Many labor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

renewables, biomass, carbon capture and sequestration, hydroelectric, and nuclear are all losing the race with fossil fuels and are expected to keep losing. Fossil fuel use is... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

June 2010
Article

Correspondence Bias in Performance Evaluation: Why Grade Inflation Works

By: D. A. Moore, S. A. Swift, Z. S. Sharek and F. Gino

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Performance Evaluation; Inflation and Deflation

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02 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

Tatiana Sandino Abstract In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004—the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 8

Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations Authors:Amy J.C. Cuddy, Peter Glick, and Anna Beninger Publication:Research in Organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2015
Research Event

When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms

later Twitter acquired competing app Periscope and cut off Meerkat’s access to Twitter’s social graph. And then there was the iPhone flashlight app from Noah Corp., which... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Technology; Web Services

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

more important, Choudhury says, as people increasingly choose to live and work close to where they grew up, often foregoing economic opportunity to do so. “Vacation flexibility means being able to go to your... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

of crimes that do not directly steal from the company, and at smaller companies. While economic reasons could explain these associations, we show that gender and frequency of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

rigorous methods to problems of great social importance, tirelessly championing multi-level analyses of problems that matter. His impact on our field has been immense. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne