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- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
theme of the book. In addition to the company-centered chapters, there are two overview chapters: one on women and minorities in business, the other on the financial system, including an analysis of the events that led to the meltdown of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
the way we communicate. Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) (photo by Marea Evans Photography) READ MORE April: Rachel, your interest in communication techniques grew out of what you've seen in your work as a matchmaker. What do the dating world... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
for our tax system. For example, we might want to split the costs of government equally among all taxpayers, letting each of us keep whatever income we earn above our fair share. Or, we might want our tax system to reinforce social and political values, such as equal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
clients. “But there is a hidden cost,” says Viceira. “Index funds by definition don’t look at what is happening in the corporations they own.” That is less important when index funds are a minority of a company’s ownership—investors can... View Details
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
budget, and then scoop up the excess talent. But if the other owners move cautiously in this new terrain, it would be in your interest to aggressively sign stars before the market heats up. Either strategy carries risks. You wouldn't want... View Details
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
employee’s desk is only 166 meters from the clinic. Base proximity does not predict vaccination probability. Conclusions and Relevance: Minor changes in the environment can have substantial effects on the probability of vaccination. If... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
allowing for my first encounters with African art, with the art of James van der Zee and Jacob Lawrence, for example.” In his mixed-media assemblages, such as Astro Beeing shown here, and Minor (also in the Schwartz Art Collection) Bailey... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
increased resource utilization (i.e., longer average length of stay) for both minor and major teaching hospitals, relative to a control group of non-teaching hospitals. We find limited evidence of negative effects on quality as measured... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
yourselves out, or be just your sort of inner circle. That's some revenue. And it depends on the league, but it could vary anywhere from next to nothing to half of the revenue of that league if you're thinking more minor league. THE WAY... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
that prides itself on diversity - more than a third of MBA students are women, a third are international, and roughly a quarter are ethnic minorities - HBS can also be a difficult place for these groups to do their best work, said Nohria.... View Details
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
sociology, and history who want to know about the latest research in business history, as well as to a wider audience beyond academia, including practitioners, who are interested in learning from the past of business. Handbooks such as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
back to in-person learning after the COVID pandemic. Total enrollment remained flat in fiscal 2024 at nearly 42,000, as the percentage of women increased from the prior year while enrollment of international and minority participants... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
month, reviewing the numbers. I learned a lot about medicine that way. Wasn't your husband also in the health-care industry at the time? Yes. Under a push for funding from President Nixon, there had started to be more research and View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
diversity issues, notes, "Even companies that once were mostly interested in hiring women and minorities either out of a sense of moral obligation or merely to comply with the law now see the value that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
said. Already a global thought leader, the School should strive to enhance that position in the years ahead, he added. 4. Inclusion For a school that prides itself on diversity — more than a third of MBA students are women, a third are international, and roughly a... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
intersection of higher education, economic development, and workforce development. And the common thread of all three of those things, particularly over the last 10 years in an accelerating way, has been the importance of talent. And it was really View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
gras. As I spent my formative adolescent years in New York, I became aware of the Asian stereotype and my minority status. At the time, I battled ostracization by attempting to fit in through sports—soccer, tennis, fencing. At Brown... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self-interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
not remember,” he says with a laugh. “But I also pronounced ‘schedule’ incorrectly, and I also was corrected in real time. So John and I struck up a friendship — two Commonwealth students with an interest in sports, with no money, and... View Details
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
wanted to get involved with BENS? TB: Well, I knew nothing about it. And then a friend who is a member, said Tosh, you’re coming into BENS. And I think the reason for that was they had almost no women. [Laughs] I mean, I think he knew enough about me to know that I'd... View Details