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- 12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12
assignment of students into business school sections that have varying numbers of classmates with prior entrepreneurial experience. We find that the presence of entrepreneurial peers strongly predicts subsequent entrepreneurship rates of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
countries between 1985 and 2000, we find that the growth effects of FDI increase when we account for the quality of FDI. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-072.pdf How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering women to lead
Public Policy, Hood asks students to consider—in an era where women are achieving at rates higher than ever before—why are there so few women leaders at the highest levels of decision-making? Her class combines leadership theory with... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Courage and Hope in Africa
the country's economy and infrastructure in shambles and with its enormous social problems (Sierra Leone has the highest infant mortality rate in the world), Van Gerpen is seeking aid for UNICEF from Western governments and international... View Details
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Women Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? | Working Knowledge
Data and Technology Women Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? Featuring Rembrand M. Koning . By Michael Blanding on February 20, 2025 . Women are adopting generative AI technology at a significantly lower rate than men, in many... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
hand—using people who are dispatched to these areas to plant one tree at a time—is inefficient,” Maudous says. “At best, one person can plant 800 seedlings a day, but yields are only estimated at 30 to 40 percent.” With drone technology, Maudous hopes to replant trees... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems - Course Catalog
the course has enjoyed very high ratings from PE firms and students and is an excellent relationship-building opportunity. Projects range from sector vertical analysis, portfolio operations, re-underwriting failed deals, deal sourcing,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
the rate of increase in patents has been far outstripped by the increase in patent litigation. And essentially all the new cases are brought by this new organizational form called the non-practicing entity, or NPE, that amasses patents... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
idea of “paying themselves first” by precommitting a portion of their refund to savings. U.S. savings bonds hold particular appeal among low- and middle-income families. Savings rates at tax-preparation sites that offer bonds are 8.5... View Details
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Monica Dodi
decade. Even though women start businesses at twice the rate of men, their access to capital has been limited, says Dodi, who launched WVCF with fellow HBS alumna Edith Pripas Dorsen (MBA/MPA 1985) and with the support of female HBS... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs
decade. Even though women start businesses at twice the rate of men, their access to capital has been limited, says Dodi, who launched WVCF with fellow HBS alumna Edith Pripas Dorsen (MBA/MPA 1985) and with the support of female HBS... View Details
- Portrait Project
Austin Dirks
My gaze fixed upon the exposed beating heart. There was an infant lying in front of me. Its heart rate 150 beats per minute. The monitor next to me beeping faintly with each twitch of the revealed organ. The skin, the muscle, the ribs,... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Leverage Baker Library to Inform Your Job Search Every Step of the Way
search. eBaker provides free access to a curated selection of licensed databases and deeply discounted subscription rates to others. Your LEFA (Lifetime Email Forwarding Address) is required. On-site Access to Baker Library for Life Visit... View Details
- 18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18
I. Norton Abstract Three studies demonstrate how culture shapes the contents of gender stereotypes, such that men are perceived as possessing more of whatever traits are culturally valued. In Study 1, Americans rated men as less... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
Serum, that compared their own admission rates to their estimates of how likely they thought other researchers were to engage in and admit to the same practices. Higher scores were given to the admissions that were surprisingly common,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
and $12 billion, which equates to between 1.3% and 8.7% of the stock of prepackaged software in private fixed investment in the United States and a very high rate of return to the original federal investment in the Internet. We argue that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
high grade to several of the countries in East Asia. It puts technology at the center of the story. The real winners, in our view, over the long term are those countries that are able to sustain high rates of innovation. For middle-income... View Details
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- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
http://hbr.org/search/213003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 312-127 Credit Rating Agency Reform in the U.S. and EU The purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry.... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
some of the interest rate risk. In the 1990s a couple of things happened that set the stage for where we are today: There emerged automated underwriting and credit scoring. All of a sudden the world of the deposit-taking institution, your... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Rent Out Your Ride
fleet. A users’ rating system encourages owners to keep cars clean and running well. To date, the service is available only in Boston and Cambridge. Said one owner, who makes about $200 a month from renting his vehicle after RelayRides... View Details