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  • 14 May 2019
  • HBS Seminar

Patti Williams, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

    When Do Firms Greenwash? Corporate Visibility, Civil Society Scrutiny, and Environmental Disclosure

    Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance; other firms’ disclosures, in contrast, are more representative of their... View Details

    • 10 Jul 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Platform Envelopment

    Keywords: by Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker & Marshall Van Alstyne; Technology
    • December 2022 (Revised June 2023)
    • Case

    Hacking the U.S. Election: Russia's Misinformation Campaign

    By: Shikhar Ghosh
    The case discusses the relatively low technology approach used by Russia to influence the U.S. Presidential Election in 2016. Although political parties manipulating the media was not a new phenomenon, the Russians ran a broad, well-financed, and sophisticated social... View Details
    Keywords: Political Elections; International Relations; Social Media; Power and Influence; Information; Russia; United States
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    • September 2010
    • Article

    Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008

    By: Victoria Ivashina and David S. Scharfstein
    This paper documents that new loans to large borrowers fell by 47% during the peak period of the financial crisis (fourth quarter of 2008) relative to the prior quarter and by 79% relative to the peak of the credit boom (second quarter of 2007). New lending for real... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Credit; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Crisis; Banking Industry
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    • 15 Mar 2024
    • HBS Case

    Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

    vulnerability and willingness to compromise, so that your interlocutor knows you’re not looking for a fight. Steve could tell his mother, “I’ll miss living close to you,” and “I really value how hard you have worked.” Pick a neutral space... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • Web

    Marketing - Faculty & Research

    for HBS Case No. 925-018. Citation Purchase Related Goldenberg, Amit, and Elie Ofek. "Intuition Robotics: An AI Companion for Older Adults." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 925-026, February 2025. Disclosure, Humanizing, and Contextual View Details
    • December 2018
    • Article

    Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress

    By: Allison L. Williams, Acacia C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia Stafford and A.V. Whillans
    Depression and anxiety are costly for both employees and employers, in terms of direct medical costs as well as costs stemming from lost productive time and missed days at work. Resilience training has been shown to improve workplace functioning for employees, which... View Details
    Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Engagement; Resilience; Presenteeism; Employee Engagement; Mental Health; Employees; Emotions; Health; Internet and the Web; Performance Productivity
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    • 27 Oct 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Stock Price Fragility

    Keywords: by Robin Greenwood & David Thesmar
    • March 2012
    • Article

    How to Make Finance Work

    By: Robin Greenwood and David S. Scharfstein
    Once a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Value; Competitive Advantage; Investment; Performance Evaluation; Household; Financial Crisis; Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Health Equity, Schooling Hesitancy, and the Social Determinants of Learning

    By: Meira Levinson, Alan C. Geller, Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
    At least 62 million K-12 students in North America—disproportionately low-income children of color— have been physically out of school for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are at risk of significant academic, social, mental, and physical harm... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Public Health; Air Quality; Social Determinants Of Health; Schooling Hesitancy; Vaccine Hesitancy; Racial Injustice; Inequity; Inequality; Health Pandemics; Education; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Race; Equality and Inequality
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    • 05 Sep 2023
    • Book

    Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

    with a creeping sense of shame, fear, and embarrassment. She worried how she would tell her supervisor about the failure. “It really did feel lousy. I remember thinking, ‘I’m reasonably capable. I can find something else to do after I drop out of grad school.’” “We are... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • 08 Mar 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: March 8

    Abstract This paper explicates the challenge of risky trust, which we define as trust that exists between parties vulnerable to high economic, legal, or reputational risks at individual or organizational levels. Drawing from analyses of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 Oct 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy

    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Loubna Bouamane; Energy; Utilities
    • November 2024
    • Case

    AlphaGo (A): Birth of a New Intelligence

    By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
    This case, the first of a three-part series, traces DeepMind's evolution from its 2010 founding through its acquisition by Google in 2014. Often referred to as the "Apollo project" of artificial intelligence, DeepMind used games as a testing ground to develop AI... View Details
    Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Game Theory; Technology Adoption; South Korea; China; United States
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    • 2019
    • Chapter

    A Claim to Own Productive Property

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh
    BOOK ABSTRACT: The status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit, and invest? Is being prohibited to run a business a human rights violation?... View Details
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    • 22 Feb 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have

    that the larger the model, the more memorization occurs, the more training data is sort of reverse engineerable.” Layne: What makes generative AI so vulnerable to attack? For example, you talk about privacy leakage in your research. Neel:... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
    • 17 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?

    Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
    Keywords: by Tim Gray
    • 08 Oct 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: October 8

      Publications August 2013 The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal By: Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton Abstract—In this paper we distinguish different... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • May 21, 2020
    • Editorial

    Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?

    By: Leemore S. Dafny and J. Michael McWilliams
    Primary care clinicians are the front line for patients with suspected infection. We rely on them to diagnose, triage, and manage patients with potential or confirmed COVID infections. They are also responsible for keeping non-COVID medical conditions under control... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Primary Care; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Insurance
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