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- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
Amit Seru Abstract—We examine whether firms have an informational advantage in selecting arbitrators in consumer arbitration as well as the impact of the arbitrator selection process on outcomes. We collect data containing roughly 9,000 arbitration cases in View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016
food security (a key national security priority) by extending its control of the global food system through overseas acquisitions. At the same time, COFCO sought to grow its market share in China's fiercely...
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- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
India's economic prospects looked bright for a developing country—it had a well-trained government bureaucracy bequeathed by the British, a secure legal system, national railroads, and more advanced industry than, for example, China. Why...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), which conducts an annual analysis of available labor data. Presumably, the Dodd-Frank rule, once it's mandated, will make more data available for such analyses. The Security and Exchange...
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- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
million bribe to secure the $1.3 billion contract to construct the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal. The company billed the Quebec government for $191 million in cost overruns, for which it is unlikely to be reimbursed. In...
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by Michael Blanding
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
in state industries—became a closed caste, an industrial elite with hereditary jobs, and with privileges and security far above that of their rural cousins. If anything, the gap between urban and rural identities became greater. And the...
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by William C. Kirby
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
protect and secure their supply chain. A second is to gain competitive advantage relative to other people in their industry. Another is to appeal to their customers, who are demanding more and more that businesses behave in a responsible...
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Roger Thompson
- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
would be interested in for the summer were probably going to come in April or May, and even though I saw people around me securing internships earlier in more traditional industries, I just had to be like okay with that,” Gomih said....
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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
Communications Group) has secured $37 million in financing to support wireless communication programs in underdeveloped regions, including sub-Saharan Africa. "We are currently setting up voicemail through wireless public pay phones at...
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Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
the outside world that they're doing good work, in order to secure the resources needed to do that work. But the real challenge is to start with the problem that you're trying to solve, figure out the right strategy or strategies for...
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Staff Directory | Baker Library
documenting and maintaining the authenticity, integrity, and security of born-digital HBS records and special collections materials throughout the digital stewardship lifecycle. He also collaboratively develops Harvard Library-wide...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
back—relying on a School maxim that is nearly 90 years old. Chao Center construction (Architects of Group Genius) Bricks and Books HBS chief of operations Andy O’Brien is the person charged with coordinating the School’s campus plan, a daunting job that involves...
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- 15 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This
often look to similar individuals and imitate their actions. This allows them to capitalize on the research others have already done and makes them feel secure through a sense of normalcy. The publicly-held technology company Opower,...
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- 11 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
From Britain to Boston: Two Years at HBS
share their experiences was invaluable to me as it helped me consider the path that I wanted to take. Additionally, faculty were very helpful in my own planning of my career, for example, my LEAD professor provided me with connections which helped me View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Part 1: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Setting Career Goals
both align around one graduate degree. I chose law school to further my education in both national security law and mergers & acquisitions. I chose business school to further my education in finance, business, and management that...
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- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
to decide how to best market their innovation. The iconic status of existing electric guitars, and the lack of any recent radical innovations in the category, pose challenges in securing consumer adoption. If the company goes it alone, it...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
skin the proverbial cat: Some emerging-market companies compete in several countries, but others sell only at home. Purchase this article: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0610C How Much Is a Seat on the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers
the product is worthless,” says John. “It’s that you specifically don’t want to buy it because you don’t feel secure.” Better not to have a policy? The researchers found, however, that they could manipulate how secure shoppers felt. In...
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- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
building something physical from scratch and seeing the immediate results of my work. Startup recruiting for MBAs can be challenging. Most people in your class have already secured jobs and you need to be patient while waiting for the...
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