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- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
replaced financial advisors with robo-advisors, which use big data and algorithms to determine the best places to put clients’ money—and appeal to a whole new generation of investors. Technology replaces the financial advisor “They have a firm belief that the insights... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Where does confidence come from, especially when we go beyond the known? How do we justify our fallible judgments to ourselves and others? Drawing on more than 30 years of teaching and research, Amar Bhidé challenges both hyper-rational View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
free entry of rating agencies, the provision of quality ratings is at least partially sustained by the reputational concerns of the rating agencies. The economically significant entry of a third agency into a market that was previously... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
firm that invests in and supports the growth of early-stage climate tech startups. Gigascale’s portfolio companies are replacing fossil fuels, cleaning up the atmosphere, and modernizing massive sectors such... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
strengthen the community, and charted an aspirational course for the future, demonstrating the resilience of the School’s faculty, staff, and students and the strength of the HBS economic model. Total revenues increased to a record level... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
worked well only at the early phase of modern economic growth and would not necessarily become an obstacle for dynamic development as the economies mature. Our research shows... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
in an economically viable manner,” he says. “Today, though, I can actually build a smaller factory in the United States; have robots take some of the cost out, with high-skilled labor doing other parts of the work; and have a successful... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
within the confines society imposed. Integral Advantage: Revisiting Emerging Markets and Societies by Ronnie Lessem (MBA 1968) (Routledge) The BRIC countries are heralded for their double-digit economic View Details
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Damali Brown
Growth comes from pushing myself." Taking the initiative The biggest lesson Damali has learned from HBS involves leadership, she says. "Before, when I saw things that were wrong, I'd complain about them. But HBS has taught me to... View Details
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Carol Lauson
Carol Lauson's father owned his own construction company, an enterprise, she says, "that didn't necessarily pique my interest in business, but gave me an early exposure to it." As she got older, awareness turned into more direct action, beginning with a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
to sue. “Patent trolling” is the opportunistic use of a patent to extract licensing fees or settlements when no infringement has occurred. On average it takes 18 to 24 months and about $500,000 to $3 million for a patent holder to defend that type of case. It’s great... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
Sitaraman, The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017) ORIGINAL COLUMN: There is increasing talk about stimulating $1 trillion in spending on the aging... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
the Modern Administrative State, 1912–1925: Trade Associations, Codes of Fair Competition, and State Building By: Sawyer, Laura Phillips Abstract—From its founding in 1912 through the interwar years, the Chamber's history shows a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
is available at this time. Publisher's link: http://www.springer.com/business/production/book/978-0-387-78902-6 The Harvard Economic Service and the Problems of Forecasting Author: Walter Friedman Publication: History of Political Economy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior By: Baloria, Vishal P., and Jonas Heese Abstract—The media can impose reputational costs on firms because of its important role as an information... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Natural Advantage
“polluting” pressures such as stress and fear. Problems should be “composted” — by turning negative feelings into constructive output, “waste” becomes a source of future growth. “It’s already obvious that the natural environment won’t support continued View Details
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John Smith-Ricco
ambition, however, remains international in scope. "I’m not sure of the role or industry," says John, "but I want to be directly connected to emerging markets in Africa, where I can help encourage sustainable democracies with development tied to View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
Working Papers Growth Through Heterogeneous Innovations By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study how external versus internal innovations promote economic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
problem. “Following the season is the most important thing to do in the applied economics of a restaurant" — Davide Oldani "The people who work at this kind of restaurant are not part-timers coming in for four hours a night or... View Details