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11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

introducing a different normative standard (i.e., National Regifting Day) corrected the asymmetry in beliefs about entitlement and increased regifting. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/adams flynn norton.pdf Creating a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 1997
News

"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

father [Robert K. Merton, a National Medal of Science winner whose work in theoretical sociology at Columbia University has spanned fifty years] has been a strong influence in your life and your career. What did he say when you told him?... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Q&A: Andrew Kendall

issues, and basic survival needs. You need to be able to show people how preserving the environment can help them economically. For example, we created a buffer zone around a national forest by establishing an "extractive reserve." We... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

downtown Colombo. In the background: One Galle Face, a mixed-use hotel, office, retail, and residential project in development. In early 2009, just before returning to Sri Lanka, Mawilmada had the opportunity to try something a little different, working for the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

superiority, but what legacy did the island nation deliver to the world? Covering more than 200 years of history, author Caroline Elkins reveals an evolutionary and racialized doctrine that espoused an unrelenting deployment of violence... View Details

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

shortage—which the National Education Association estimates to total some 300,000 vacancies. In this excerpt, Dwinal-Palisch discusses the problem set that the American education system is facing—and how she and Reach are tackling those... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

and the Underground Economy edited by John Edmunds (DBA 1977) Greenwood This easy-to-use guide covers the history, development, and current workings of cyber currencies and the underground economy, both in the United States and around the... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Reality to News Biz: Drop Dead

Well, did you care about Watergate or Vietnam or Enron, just a few of the countless national episodes vivisected by a vigilant press? Should you care that a credit crisis is roiling markets the world over as business reporters move en... View Details

Keywords: Roben Farzad; journalism; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

examined how decision makers’ own expertise influenced reliance on algorithms. Experts in national security, who regularly make forecasts, relied less on algorithmic advice than lay people did. These results shed light on the important... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

History’s Lessons

immediately became a bestseller, with total sales exceeding 1 million copies by mid-1964. Often credited with kick-starting a range of governmental actions in the United States and abroad, including the Clean Water Act and the founding of... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

31 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies

the Organizational Behavior Unit at HBS. "And as a result, the resulting policies are defensive in nature, and they don't tend to produce the high quality of relationships that you need across differences. For example, there are some... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

exacerbating urban sprawl, clogged highways, and polluted air. Says Bart Harvey, "The Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, California, one of the wealthier areas in the United States, has approached the Enterprise Foundation for... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

challenges facing Dr. John Noseworthy, president and CEO, in implementing a long-term strategy for the growth of the Mayo Clinic-a leading academic medical center with a reputation for excellence in tertiary and quaternary health care. The case highlights the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

million people—to make donations to efforts to organizations like Turkey’s AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), Red Crescent of Kazakhstan, and the National Volunteer Network. “Kaspi.kz’s mission is to improve people’s... View Details

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

Lawrence developed that further in commenting, ". . . Some people fell off the radar because they weren't part of ‘the plan' . . . Someone forgot to do the return-on-investment, and we as a nation will now pay a pretty price, not... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

nationality or which culture,” says Natarajan. “It’s not really a textbook leadership style,” he concedes. “When David Garvin first presented the case and talked about how we run a company through love, the students said, ‘Oh, my god, are... View Details

17 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 17

even rational in making funding decisions. Drawing on a panel of national experts and comprehensive data from the largest crowdfunding site, we examine funding decisions for proposed theater projects, a category where expert and crowd... View Details