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  • 14 Oct 2021
  • In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

such friction by implementing rigid policies based on the presumption that they have correctly anticipated how the pandemic will evolve. Designing and implementing any durable policy requires having a firm... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 29 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 29

provide indirect evidence as to why firm managers may cater to the demand for dividends from local seniors. Overall, these results suggest that the composition of a firm's investor base affects corporate policy choices. Download the paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

structures. The board—not the shareholders (directly), the family or the family council—sets the direction and policies for the business. Likewise, it is the family council that sets the direction and View Details
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Events - Business History

Society, and the Environment Victor Seow (Harvard University), "Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. May 2 02 May 2023 Seminar Hybrid Seminar: Meg... View Details
  • 02 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

government turns out to be different from that in the United States. It shows that big business emerged as a constructive player in environmental policy in the 1960s, when it persuaded the government to establish a joint research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

but they must also think about how to manage the entire firm's portfolio. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809072 Necessity and Invention: Monetary Policy Innovation and the Subprime... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Beth Clark | About

responsible for a wide array of services supporting the School's academic, research, administrative, and alumni engagement activities. She has held several leadership positions at HBS; her innovative leadership was evident during the COVID-19 crisis, where she... View Details
  • Web

Alumnae Circles - Alumni

commitment strengthens the group’s relationships and enhances the sense of support within the Circle. *While the program is in support of alumnae (women), it is open to all HBS alumni. Please see our policy on non-discrimination for more... View Details
  • 21 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

contemplated lies within the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with the policy of some higher echelon.” “To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Jean M. Cunningham | About

Ongoing activities include faculty policies and issues as well as communications. Jean serves as the HBS representative on the University’s Conflict of Interest committee and standing committee. She is a... View Details
  • 2020
  • Working Paper

Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers

By: Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru
This paper studies the impact of the arbitrator selection process on consumer outcomes by examining roughly 9,000 consumer arbitration cases in the securities industry. Securities disputes present a good laboratory: arbitration is mandatory for all disputes,... View Details
Keywords: Arbitration; Financial Advisers; Financial Advisors; Brokers; Consumer Finance; Financial Misconduct; Fraud; Personal Finance; Conflict and Resolution; Information; Fairness
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  • 25 Jan 2024
  • News

Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Alumni in Nigeria Discuss New Government’s Fiscal Policies To better understand the economic and policy direction of Nigeria’s newly sworn-in government, the HBS Association of Nigeria hosted a hybrid program on December 14 featuring Taiwo... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

identifying possible forms of bias, and evaluating methods of verifying whether bias in fact occurs. I then consider possible legal and policy responses, and I assess search engines' likely defenses. I conclude that regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

Such conflicts—real or perceived—are most apparent when a faculty member is grading a student’s work, but they can also exist when there is the potential to grade future work, to vote on degrees, or to vote on disciplinary matters. Although the HBS View Details
  • 18 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

effectiveness information. These findings could spur more effective labeling policies that facilitate healthier choices, do not decrease overall beverage purchases, and are publicly accepted. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted relations between business and government. The book represents a unique comparative study of the complex and non-linear impact of globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Conflict Correlates of War (1820-1990) Department of Peace and Conflict Research (2000) Download Data Set in Excel Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) KKR Firm History Map created by John Regan, MBA 2016 Download... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

and job-training programs-have tended to operate in silos. But they are far more effective when they're networked. By collaborating to bridge the gaps between them, business, academic, and policy leaders can help generate more ideas,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

The 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding last year stirred reflection about the country’s image, values, and position in the world among everyone from former diplomats to Hollywood actors. Despite efforts to portray Israel as modern and safe, the Israeli-Palestinian... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism
  • 14 Apr 2022
  • Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

environmental factors created by a persistent virus. It’s as if the success and gains made in 2021 with vaccinations and the incremental return to work and school policies have made leaders at different echelons reluctant to admit that... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson