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- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
good thing?" Tabellini asks. "Or is it something that eventually might, because of this multiplier effect, harm the local labor market even more, slowing down its recovery relative to what would have happened?" Tabellini, who specializes... View Details
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
"identity"? Does this require yet one more intrusion by government into the private sector? In fact, is it even achievable in countries like the U.S. at this late date? Will such efforts result in the same slow responses to an economic crisis and sluggish... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
minute—and the decision of whether to ride it out and hope for a recovery or to blink and 'puke their position' (pardon the phrase but it's how actual traders describe it)—to be an extremely harrowing experience," says professor... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
reopening plans of institutions,” they write. Leadership could consider childcare infrastructure at each university or institution when crafting reopening plans, both as the pandemic drags on and well into the recovery period, Myers and... View Details
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
domains. Later in the article, I will discuss the role of different theories from social science in the policy formulation process. "Against Desperate Peril: High Performance in Emergency Preparation and Response." In Communicable Crises: Prevention,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
of dollars every year. I estimate that liquidation is frequently chosen when a reorganization would have maximized total creditor recovery. I estimate that courts could dramatically improve creditor recovery by assigning liquidations... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
deep financial distress and had no choice but seek a foreign partner. Ghosn, who had never worked in Japan but had extensive experiences in other parts of the world, motivated the middle management at Nissan and transformed the culture of the company, leading to the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
show that overall creditor recovery rates are higher, and unsecured creditor recoveries and post-bankruptcy survival rates are not different when bankrupt firms sell businesses as going concerns. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Pittsburgh had a second act (or third, counting the city's reversal from untenable air and water pollution levels in the 1940s). Pittsburgh's recovery offers a potential model for Detroit. It went on to become a technology hub, anchored... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
nations, says Greyser. In 1964, Japan made a similar overture with the Tokyo Games to point to its recovery from defeat in World War II. China used the Beijing Games in 2008 to showcase itself as an economic and political superpower. "The... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
unhappy organization is unhappy in its own way, but once we set aside the details, the fundamental dynamics of decline—and recovery from it—in these three companies turn out to be remarkably similar. Indeed, across a wide variety of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Much has been written about the distressing consequences of an exit, both for the UK and Europe. Such an outcome would be contrary to economic and historical common sense, would further damage a barely nascent economic recovery on this... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
and the US auto industry are on their way to recovery and that the IPO symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in the life of GM, whose sales figures have recently shown improvement. Vineet Kumar, Assistant Professor of Business... View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
recovery by far (by at least 16 months), and we are still shy of our predownturn employment peak by 1.5 million. The levels of inequality in our country are the worst since 1929, and some indicators suggest a lot worse than even then.... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
early May, SecondBite’s food volume had increased from 40 million meals to over 50 million meals per year. “The long-term impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity has yet to be determined,” says Carson. “As the government quarantine ends and View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
Abdulkadiroglu, Atila, Yeon-Koo Che, Parag A. Pathak, Alvin E. Roth, and Oliver Tercieux Abstract—In 2012, New Orleans Recovery School District (RSD) became the first U.S. district to unify charter and traditional public school admissions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
the stock market. The real money is in the property market; a drop in values of real estate would have more far-reaching consequences. In terms of global spillovers, the recovery in most developed markets does not depend on exports to... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
proceeds were used to repay CPP receipts without jeopardizing loan growth. Banks that received CPP funds prior to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and banks with greater reliance on non-traditional banking... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
in life about resilience and purpose, prompting all students to reflect upon handling adversity and leading a purpose—driven life—and what it takes to equip oneself to do both. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411022-PDF-ENG U.S. Department of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
households cope? After a conflict ends, how long does it take for households to recover? How do mechanisms like occupational change or migration contribute to recovery from crisis? Quy-Toan Do and I are planning to study this question, in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace