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- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
We all know the moral of Aesop's fable about the industrious ant and the fun-loving grasshopper: Work now and save for the future, or else regret the consequences. And who hasn't been confronted with a similar dilemma? You know you should work late to finish that...
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by Julia Hanna
- November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantees, or None of the Above?
By: William R. Kerr, Reilly Kiernan and Jordan Bach-Lombardo
How can policymakers and business leaders address AI and automation's potential for widespread labor market displacement? This case examines potential policy responses, looking closely at the United States' existing social safety net and the impacts of implementing...
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UBI;
Job Guarantee;
Managing The Future Of Work;
EITC;
Employment;
Labor;
Social Issues;
Income;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Problems and Challenges
Kerr, William R., Reilly Kiernan, and Jordan Bach-Lombardo. "Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantees, or None of the Above?" Harvard Business School Case 819-035, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement
Describes the alliance between a private businessman in Chile and a municipality to manage the local public education system. Describes the institution of a performance-based culture, including the use of management tools to align visions and incentives among key...
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Partners and Partnerships;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Education Industry;
Chile
Barrett, Diana, Rafael Aguila, Mladen Koljatic, Monica Silva, and Alexandra de Royere. "Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 303-078, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Exercise
Negotiating Peace Accords in Bellicoso for the Leader of the Peasant Freedom Front (PFF): General Instructions and Confidential Information
Bellicoso is a multi-party conflict resolution simulation based loosely on the bitter civil war in El Salvador. It is designed to explore issues in: 1) the management of interactions between external negotiations between sides and internal negotiations within them, 2)...
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War;
Negotiation Tactics;
Negotiation Participants;
Government and Politics;
Conflict and Resolution;
El Salvador
"Negotiating Peace Accords in Bellicoso for the Leader of the Peasant Freedom Front (PFF): General Instructions and Confidential Information." Harvard Business School Exercise 899-092, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Exercise
Negotiating Peace Accords in Bellicoso for the Head of the Pro-Peace Party (PPP): General Instructions and Confidential Information
Bellicoso is a multi-party conflict resolution simulation based loosely on the bitter civil war in El Salvador. It is designed to explore issues in: 1) the management of interactions between external negotiations between sides and internal negotiations within them, 2)...
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War;
Negotiation Tactics;
Negotiation Participants;
Government and Politics;
Conflict and Resolution;
El Salvador
"Negotiating Peace Accords in Bellicoso for the Head of the Pro-Peace Party (PPP): General Instructions and Confidential Information." Harvard Business School Exercise 899-091, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- October 1989 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Smoke Wars: The Case for and Against the Cigarette Industry
Describes the arguments for and against the tobacco industry. With the per capita demand for cigarettes steadily declining by 2% to 3% every year, the tobacco companies have been using various approaches to stem the tide. Many such moves, however, have come under...
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Debates;
Marketing Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Performance;
Social Issues;
Consumer Products Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Smoke Wars: The Case for and Against the Cigarette Industry." Harvard Business School Case 590-040, October 1989. (Revised October 1992.)
- January 1998
- Case
Sideco Americana S.A. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
Supplements the (A) case.
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Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Moral Sensibility;
Ethics;
Argentina
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-082, January 1998.
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Touching the lives of patients and their loved ones
Ebru Dorman (MBA 1999) is deputy CEO of the largest private health care provider in Turkey, focused on improving the patient experience. She is also working to introduce the “softer skills” into the primary school curriculum. (Published November 2014)
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Site Credits - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
Library Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Art Resource, NY Museum of the City of New York New-York Historical Society New York Stock Exchange Archives The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Books
firm. China and Globalization The Social, Economic, and Political Transformation of Chinese Society by Douglas Guthrie (Routledge) This book is about the economic reforms sweeping across China over the last 25 years. Visiting Professor...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
In striving to be of benefit to American society and the economy, antitrust has succeeded in mirroring the many-faceted self-contradictions with which Americans view business. That having been said, when one looks at history, there are...
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Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- May 2017 (Revised July 2017)
- Supplement
Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory
By: Tarun Khanna, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
Approximately 1.1 billion residents of India (99% of the population) had a unique biometric identity—Aadhaar—by 2017. In six years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had achieved an unprecedented milestone in emerging and developed markets. The...
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Entrepreneurship;
Business and Government Relations;
Emerging Markets;
Information;
Information Technology;
Organizational Design;
Infrastructure;
Identity;
Projects;
Information Management;
Government and Politics;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Transformation;
Society;
Welfare;
Social Issues;
Private Sector;
Public Sector;
Information Technology Industry;
Asia;
India;
New Delhi
Khanna, Tarun, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-512, May 2017. (Revised July 2017.)
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Profits? Barbara DeLollis 16 Mar 2023 Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) Debuts New Offering Exploring the Pu... New Venture Competition Announces 2023 Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists 22 Feb 2023 In...
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- 11 Jan 2021
- News
Strengthening Democracy
Professor Rafael Di Tella and Associate Professor Vincent Pons discuss populism in democratic countries from Bolivia to France to the United States. Building a Strong and Prosperous Society University Professor Rebecca Henderson discusses...
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Brett Laffel
career in the sense of knowing that my work had tangible positive effects on the quality of life of some or many around me. This can take many forms, but knowing that my work will add to the betterment of society is something for which I...
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Stephanie Atiase
Stephanie would like to be a entrepreneur—building a business that serves customers with a great product and society socially. “I believe happiness is a state of mind,” Stephanie says. “When you’re invested in being at HBS – in the cases,...
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
India's Chidambaram Says Nation Is "Poor Rich"
doors to many people who wished to enter the marketplace.”) It wasn’t until India nearly went bankrupt in 1991 that the idea of “an open and competitive society was embraced by the people,” who, Chidambaram observed, brushed aside...
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- 08 Feb 2016
- News
Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
– My HBS and The Case for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. In addition, participants viewed a video about HBX, the School’s innovative...
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- 05 Feb 2016
- News
The Wheel of the World
Mundi—to aid future scholars and enthusiasts in the study of time and timekeeping. In addition to his activities closer to home, Mueller-Maerki has led a dozen or so study tours for the Antiquarian Horological Society to countries around...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Porter Course Goes Abroad
remarks. “It is a powerful tool to catalyze a global shift in how societies view the concept of competitiveness.” Porter says that he's encouraged by the strong interest in the course and agrees that it could be spread to dozens, if not...
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