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  • October 2018
  • Article

A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility

By: Gary Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy and Jorg L. Spenkuch
We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human capital theory, we derive several novel results. In particular, we show... View Details
Keywords: Intergenerational Mobility; Inequality; Complementarities; Equality and Inequality; Human Capital; Income; Family and Family Relationships
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    Michael A. Wheeler

    Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

    Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
    • Web

    Accounting & Management - Doctoral

    Accounting & Management The doctoral program in Accounting and Management, which falls under the PhD in Business Administration, focuses on understanding the role of information and measurement systems for allocating resources among firms... View Details
    • November 2008 (Revised February 2009)
    • Case

    Omron: Sensing Society

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ethan S Bernstein
    "Leading profitable growth is only part of the goal. We cannot live without breathing, but we do not live in order to take a breath,” said Omron's President and CEO, Hisao Sakuta, in 2008. Omron, a $7B global supplier of sensors, control system components, advanced... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Competitive Advantage; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Invention; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Electronics Industry
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    • 20 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials

    Keywords: by William R. Kerr
    • 2007
    • Working Paper

    The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust - An Experimental Study

    By: Ben Greiner, Axel Ockenfels and Peter Werner
    We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, where trust increases efficiency and thus allows higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with equal endowments, but decreases... View Details
    Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Performance Efficiency; Trust; Economics
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    • October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
    • Case

    Red Flag Software Co.

    By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Tarun Khanna, David Lane and Elizabeth Raabe
    In 2005, just five years after its formal launch, Beijing-based Red Flag Software was the world's second-largest distributor of the Linux operating system and was expecting its first annual profit. On a unit basis, Red Flag led the world in desktops (PCs) shipped with... View Details
    Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competitive Advantage; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Globalized Markets and Industries; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; Beijing; United States
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    • 20 Jul 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation

    problems or create value in some way. What's driving this trend? Karim Lakhani: The main driver is accessing knowledge that is widely distributed in the world. Many organizations are now finding they simply do not have the ability to... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
    • 2015
    • Working Paper

    A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility

    By: Gary Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy and Jorg L. Spenkuch
    We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human capital theory, we derive several novel results. In particular, we show... View Details
    Keywords: Intergenerational Mobility; Inequality; Complementarities; Human Capital; Equality and Inequality; Income; Family and Family Relationships
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    • February 2001
    • Case

    Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris Strategy

    In the late 1990s, Sun Microsystems' Solaris has emerged as the dominant UNIX-based alternative to Microsoft for server operating systems. At the same time, the open source operating system Linux has appeared unexpectedly, and it is generating significant excitement... View Details
    Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competition; Open Source Distribution; Standards
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    • Article

    Cheating, Inequality Aversion, and Appealing to Social Norms

    By: Clara Amato, Francesca Gino, Natalia Montinari and Pierluigi Sacco
    We conduct a field experiment involving 143, 9-years old children in their classrooms. Children are requested to flip a coin in private and receive a big or a small prize depending on the outcome they report. Comparing the actual and theoretical distribution of... View Details
    Keywords: Cheating; Inequality Aversion; Social Norms; Children; Experiment; Behavior; Equality and Inequality; Moral Sensibility
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    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation

    By: Matthew C. Weinzierl
    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
    Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Attitudes; Taxation; Theory; United States
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    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    A Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism?

    By: Paula Rettl, Diane Bolet, Catherine E. De Vries, Simone Cremaschi, Tarik Abou-Chadi and Sergi Pardos-Prado
    The growing participation of women in the labor market has marked a significant societal transformation, coinciding with the rise of gender conservatism and far-right support. We study whether the economic consequences of labor market feminization and gender backlash... View Details
    Keywords: Gender Bias; Gender Equality; Gender Inclusivity; Politics; Political Backlash; Political Culture; Conservatism; Gender; Government and Politics; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Labor
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    • 2008
    • Working Paper

    Accountability and Inequality in Single-Party Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnam and China

    Over the past two decades, no two economies have averaged more rapid economic growth than China and Vietnam. But while China's income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam's has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants... View Details
    Keywords: Income Characteristics; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; Equality and Inequality; China; Viet Nam
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    • March 1994
    • Case

    Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (A)

    By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson
    Bose Corp. is evaluating an unusual plan to manage relationships with vendors that supply components for Bose speakers. The company must decide: 1) which planning and ordering activities should be performed by Bose and which can be performed by vendors, 2) how much... View Details
    Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Planning; Production; Alliances; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Electronics Industry
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    • Article

    Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation

    By: Matthew C. Weinzierl
    U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. When expressing their preferences over allocations in stylized, hypothetical scenarios meant to isolate key... View Details
    Keywords: Optimal Taxation; Welfarism; Luck; Benefit-based Taxation; Taxation; Equality and Inequality; Attitudes
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    • September 2024
    • Case

    The Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center

    By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Katie Sonnefeldt
    This case describes how Boston Medical Center, a hospital and safety net organization, changed its strategic approach to health equity after realizing that previous efforts were not sufficient to address the health disparities among their patients. In 2021, the Health... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Decisions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Diversity; Race; Ethnicity; Urban Scope; Local Range; Equality and Inequality; Health Industry; Boston
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    • 19 Jul 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity are Linked

    Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg
    • 26 Mar 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: March 26, 2008

    corporate managers use information provision to encourage subsidiaries' adoption of advanced management practices. Focusing on the distribution of expertise across subsidiaries, we propose that corporate managers elect an information... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 22 Mar 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

    What does it take to put a price tag on open source software (OSS), a resource so critical to the global economy that some 96 percent of commercial programs include some code created, tinkered with, or distributed for free by... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology