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- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
to helping the combined companies compete with rivals such as Disney and Cap Cities/ABC. To get the deal done, however, Michael Ovitz, talent agent turned unorthodox corporate matchmaker, kept the parties mostly apart during the process,... View Details
- Profile
David A. Frankel
for Fund Two and Frankel said they could have easily raised a far larger fund. Instead, at Paley’s insistence, they capped the fund at $70 million. “Eric said `We are just starting to show we’re good at something so let’s keep that going... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
are used only once or twice in a person’s lifetime—a far different business opportunity than the one presented by drugs that treat chronic diseases. In addition, governments are the major purchaser of many vaccinations, effectively View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
existing relationships do affect spillovers, primarily by capping downsides, but also by limiting the upsides of being near a high-performing team. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52779 Evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
would benefit both firms and consumers to increase the cap on unskilled immigrants in specific industries such as hospitality, nursing homes, and agriculture. Here, foreign-born workers can work in jobs that native-born workers are... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
as they remained in class when it ran overtime. He recalls skits from 1984A and 1985A, one titled “Benaway” and another an advertising pitch for an ad for HBS featuring Dean McArthur. He also remembers Halloween costume classes, for which he, too, wore a costume: his... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
to be able to contribute to the rethinking about corporate management in the region." Speaking at the dinner that capped the research conference, Professor F. Warren McFarlan, a veteran faculty member who is now overseeing the operations... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
powers include increasing the business lending cap and raising secondary capital from non-members. The protagonist is a research analyst who must evaluate the benefits of credit unions against the costs, including the federal tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
decisions will come as business leaders figure out how to respond to new regulations, taxes, or to cap and trade schemes, all enacted to control the buildup of greenhouse gases. In addition to providing opportunities for quick-witted... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
renewal of existing franchises. 16 With new rules in place improving their access to programming and capping franchise fees, cable operators rushed to develop urban markets. They encountered a chaotic and sometimes corrupt process as they... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
of damage caps on settlements, the propensity of men and women to initiate negotiations, and the readiness of each gender to volunteer for, and work on “nonpromotable tasks.” Linda won this award, however, not only for her path‐breaking... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
the ultimate wealth that feeds the local economy derives heavily from the traded economy. Therefore, the US economy's inability to generate net new jobs in the traded sector for the last decade is deeply disturbing. Also, the ability to raise wages, particularly in the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
and infrastructure, and with personnel costs that match European standards, we can compete only on the basis of high-quality French Caribbean service. We do have one luxury hotel that already exhibits that standard: the Cap Est Lagoon... View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
league’s salary cap is meant to create an equal playing field. Some teams, including the Patriots, have been able to use the salary cap’s restrictive nature as a source of competitive advantage. According to SB Nation, the Patriots “kept... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
wanted to invest. Roberts also took into account the possible impact on his mutually respectful relations with his fellow partners. From a housing project in Brooklyn, New York, Roberts became a scientist who did advanced study at Duke and Harvard, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
help explain all three facts. We then exploit a natural experiment in the expiration in legislation surrounding the H-1B visa cap for high-skilled immigrant workers to study how these costs affect firms' responses to policy changes. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
found no takers given injury concerns, their high asking price, and the supply of quality quarterbacks on the market. Given that cutting Newton would free up $19 million in space in salary cap terms and would cost the Panthers only $2... View Details
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
but it will be up to the regulators themselves to use these tools wisely. Ideally, I would like to have seen more in the way of hard limits, including a tougher cap on leverage, written into the legislation to prevent backsliding by... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
culture as the primary cause of the disaster. Drawing on public sources, this case traces the circumstances surrounding the accident, including not only the role of BP, but also of the two principle subcontractors hired to actually do the drilling and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne