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- 20 Apr 2020
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Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories... View Details
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
nearly all corporations ceased offering defined benefit plans in favor of "defined contribution" packages such as 401(k) plans—in which employees contribute a set amount from their paychecks that would be individually View Details
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
rising stock markets. As a nation, then, we make a substantial investment in foundation philanthropy that goes well beyond the original gifts of private donors. We should therefore expect foundations to... View Details
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
forecasts as an input into the government budgeting-making process would probably reduce official forecast errors for budget deficits. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
young boy for dismantling a phonograph, from then on "nothing or nobody could stop me from carrying through the execution of an experiment." 6 As a child, he was drawn to the beauty and utility of chemistry... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
(A): U.S. Treasuries in November 2008 Ryan D. Taliaferro and Stephen BlythHarvard Business School Case 211-049 Investment manager James Franey confronts an apparent arbitrage opportunity during the global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
savings plans made people less likely to save for retirement. Instead of being motivated by their peers’ admirable investment activity, they were demoralized. As writer Christian Camerota explains in View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
that the added investment to train young people may not offer enough of a return. The report, however, offers a very different picture of apprenticeships that potentially alleviates concerns of both parents and employers, focusing on the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
you are feeling pretty good about your predictions, your best option would be A, to stay in the game as an active investor. If this round is a down round, which means that your prior View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
expanding involvement of households—both as savers and as borrowers—has had an enormous effect on the range of products and services offered. Important changes taking place at... View Details
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
One day in 1966 while Ranjan Kapur was walking in midtown Manhattan, a black limo pulled up alongside. A man he instantly recognized as advertising icon David Ogilvy, founder of the agency where Kapur had recently been hired, stepped out... View Details
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
book? Anne Morriss: Yeah, of course. On Monday we want you to identify your real problem so you can think about that as diagnostics day. And then you wake up—we call it Tuesday morning confidence—you wake up the next day, you know exactly... View Details
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
The Lovelorn With their extensive research on the subject, Frost and Norton have advice for online daters. "Remove yourself as much as possible and don't invest your ego... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
overview of key issues that Lebowitz and his team must consider as they plan for the firm's growth—how to raise capital, how to gauge the optimal size for the company, and how to manage an expanding staff. A... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
performance of an under-performing company than on grooming leadership within the company. A famous CEO was preferred over a low-profile CEO, as the former was seen as a boost... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance
MarsYu Who says finance is boring? These stories, written about HBS faculty research and case studies, cover such diverse topics as financial adviser robots, the rise of impact investing, and the tell-tale signs that brokers are giving... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
down; that's good for the consumer's pocketbook as well as for those industries benefiting from low-priced materials or commodities. In addition, overcapacity often springs from innovation - View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
On this Mother’s Day, as we reflect on the past year, the impacts of COVID-19 on working mothers deserve our attention. I have heard many people equate the COVID-19 pandemic to a period of wartime: a life-altering change to our collective... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
particularly strongly and to construct risk indicators to predict taxpayers' responses. We show results from an application in Chile and describe lessons learned during the implementation. August 2013 JAMA Surgery Informal Peer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details