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- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We develop a new survey instrument to codify CEOs' diaries in large samples and use it to measure the labor supply of 1,114 family and professional... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
shareholders' meeting in 2004 in Leipzig. While rival carmakers such as Ferrari, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, and Lamborghini have been happy to locate where labor costs are cheaper, Porsche wanted to ensure its "Made in Germany"... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
consistent with a view that cross-border social networks play an important role in helping entrepreneurs to circumvent the barriers arising from imperfect domestic institutions in developing countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-003.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
“suggesting that many businesses expect this to extend well beyond their current cash.” Survey respondents indicated that demand shocks and employee health concerns have been more disruptive than the supply chain problems that are more... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
increased enrollment by 3–5 percentage points. Newly eligible households were also 20% more likely to own a business, with larger effects for incorporated firms. I find large increases in labor supply on the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
growth at the firm level. Importantly, however, we also document substantial crowding out of non-treated firms' employment within local labor markets. While the overall net employment effect was positive, it was close to zero in tight... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
policy, resulting in even stricter immigration restrictions—with potential negative consequences for the economy. The US government and business leaders should instead seek a coordinated approach to design an open, but flexible immigration policy. The limits to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
13% of employment over two years. In short, private equity buyouts catalyze the creative destruction process in the labor market, with only a modest net impact on employment. The creative destruction response mainly involves a more rapid... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
The debate has gotten to the point where neither side is willing to cede ground." The Supply Side Of Innovation Kerr's desire for a systematic study of the H-1B program resulted in the paper The Supply Side... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
stakeholder theory, institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Biomass Supply for Biofuel Production: Estimates for the United States and Canada Authors:Subbu Kumarappan,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of lighter labor market regulations and more human capital specialize relatively more in people management. There is evidence for complementarities between information and communication technology, decentralization, and management, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base
By: William W. George
Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate... View Details
Keywords: Industry Clusters; Employment; Organizations; Transformation; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Minneapolis; Saint Paul
George, William W. "Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base." Harvard Business School Case 412-074, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
sold by knowledgeable associates, The Home Depot became a destination place for customers in need of anything from shovels to a new kitchen sink or supplies to use in recovering from a hurricane or flood. Disasters are thus both a source... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
is increasing yields in their production while moving the supply chain toward more productive and just labor conditions. Novo Nordisk, a leading healthcare provider for diabetes, is making great strides in... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
state police powers to control competitive practices and price outcomes for ordinary goods and services was nothing less than a constitutional revolution, which would also affect labor standards, wage legislation, and consumer prices.”... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
powerful economic incentive to lend to companies in Chapter 11. (Although American did not need such debtor-in-possession financing, United and Delta together raised almost $3.5 billion in DIP financing in their bankruptcies.) Chapter 11 also allows a company to reject... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
not going to compete by building a car manufacturing supply chain, a telephony network or a big retail footprint. We are going to use that available infrastructure to our advantage. These startups are like fleas on the backs of dinosaurs... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
Development program (CCDev), where it would partner with private New Space companies to share the cost burden of near-Earth activities like supplying the International Space Station. NASA has always had private sector partners. But its... View Details