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- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
you: more police equals less crime. But there has been no evidence to support that [in previous studies]. "In 1994 there was a terrible terrorist attack on the Jewish community in Buenos Aires. Afterwards, the government placed one police officer in front of each... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Wall Street: From Managing Money to Saving Souls on the Streets of New York by Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In The Missionary of Wall Street, Auth shares dozens of riveting and often funny stories about ordinary... View Details
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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog
and repeatable sources of risk-adjusted excess returns in the private equity space, what skills and institutional features enable that success, and what opportunities and challenges are presented by recent developments in the PE industry.... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
skills, (2) broad perspective, (3) teaming skills, (4) expanded social network, and (5) boundary-spanning skills. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our ideas for conducting future team research. Board of Directors'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
1949. It had endured eight years of war with Japan, followed closely by another four years of civil war. But was it in need of an economic revolution? “The broad indictment of the pre-revolutionary economy is simply not sustainable... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
what guidelines might you suggest? —Norm Boone (MBA 1977) DITKOFF: At Bridgespan, we define impact investing as “investing capital to generate social impact in a way that also provides monetary returns.” As you can see, a broad spectrum... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
commodity, the major actors have focused primarily on lowering and shifting costs, increasing their bargaining power, and restricting services. Providers have offered broad and undifferentiated services, competing based on convenience and... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
banks over a five-year period provides evidence that these customer-level differences are explained in part by customer compatibility. Customers whose needs diverge more starkly from those of their bank’s average customers report significantly lower levels of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
Consider the title. "The Electronic Century" is the twenty-first century. The "inventing" refers to the creation of the technological and institutional foundations—the "infrastructure"—during the latter... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
question: What are the best business management processes and practices needed by executives heading up companies that incorporate science-based innovation? A Different Management Strategy Sato believes that the challenges particular to businesses and View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
cheaper) to manufacture in China. So depending on one’s perspective, China can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for U.S. manufacturing. For Sharpe and Katz, it is competitor and partner. As a competitor, there’s broad... View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products. “Alternative players have the... View Details
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
practices; and there is scant empirical evidence that any of these approaches really work (Pfeffer & Fong, 2002; Mintzberg, 2004). In short, the current state of leadership education lacks the intellectual rigor and institutional... View Details
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
short-term profits and returns to shareholders at the expense of worker safety and health, the environment, and society in general. In this article, I argue that a very different logic informs the practices of most high-performing and sustainable companies: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
policies that promote localism. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-062.pdf The Speed of New Ideas: Trust, Institutions and the Diffusion of New Products Authors:Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Victor Calanog Abstract Trust in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
Reed Edwin C. Reed (MBA ’79) spends Saturdays with his family, but on Sundays, you’ll always find him at the office. Reed is the CFO of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens — a powerhouse religious institution... View Details
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Departments | Employment
work and collaborate with customers to ensure we meet their information needs in the dynamic climate of the information industry, knowledge-creating institutions such as Higher Education, and the changing global economy. More about... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
forthcoming World Scientific Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
shifts in strategy with far-reaching consequences for the structure of industries, the way people behave, and the resources they use. Transformational reforms typically involve a decision to change a suite of institutional arrangements... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Make clear where we stand and where we aim to go. - Advancing Racial Equity
institution that has long prided itself on educating business leaders and shaping business practice, Harvard Business School is complicit in this reality. We cannot tout our influence on business and deny our influence on the individuals,... View Details