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HBS - The year in Review

administration, business economics, organizational behavior, and health policy management. During the Class Day ceremony the day prior, graduates, their guests, families, and friends honored five faculty with teaching awards and heard... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an MNE with two sets of interrelated decisions. First, the MNE has to decide whether to enter, exit,... View Details

07 Mar 2023
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ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

the high ground, allowing it to influence norms and policies to mitigate AI bias. But the tech giant’s decision to push out pioneering AI researcher and ethicist Timnit Gebru set the company on a rocky course, contends Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

engineer scarcity by limiting supply when secondary markets thicken to separate primary and secondary markets. We find support for these hypotheses in the U.S. concert ticket industry. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2359803 August... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War

By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra

In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable... View Details

Keywords: Media Regulation; Media; Government and Politics; Policy; Newspapers; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Monopoly; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Argentina

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased... View Details

09 Nov 2023
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From the Brink

litigation, and almost certainly a chaotic unwinding of the economy. In the spring of 2015, Weiss convened a team to address the situation in Puerto Rico, drawing on staff from across the Treasury. The group was tasked with evaluating the... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Effectiveness (63) Performance Efficiency (6) Performance Evaluation (19) Performance Expectations (6) Performance Improvement (20) Performance Productivity (41) Performance (196) Personal Characteristics (77) Personal Development and... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts Who Will... View Details

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

schools are public schools of choice that operate outside the governance and policies of their local school districts. In nearly all states, charter schools must be open to all students, just like traditional public schools. Families... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

structures. The board—not the shareholders (directly), the family or the family council—sets the direction and policies for the business. Likewise, it is the family council that sets the direction and View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

people (zones of attention), between feedback and evaluation (zones of judgment), between decision rights and improvement rights (zones of slack), and for set periods of experimentation (zones of time). By balancing transparency and... View Details

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What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

will help to create better-performing, more sustainable organizations. The value goes beyond helping women. By helping to break down stereotypes and rigid norms around gender roles, you can enable people of any gender to bring their best selves to work. But not all of... View Details

07 May 2014
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How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

self-evident: campaign donation limitations The 'playing field' would still be unequal but less severely so." Albert Stepanchic had a suggestion that hit close to home: "If I were evaluating the redistribution of wealth, I'd... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

their increased tendency to behave fairly. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/shaw et al.pdf Robust Enforcement Should Complement Voluntary Regulation Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Publication:Georgetown Economic View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008

are used to evaluate investments creates a systematic bias against successful innovation. The authors recommend alternative methods that can help managers innovate with a much more astute eye for future value. Why Mentoring Matters in a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Academics - Health Care

the role of U.S. regulations and policies on organizational strategies and market outcomes. Course Catalog Listing Independent Projects Students may earn academic credit by working independently or in teams as they conduct research and... View Details

22 Nov 2022
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When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning

joined by Julia Minson, an associate professor of public policy at the Kennedy School who researches the psychology of disagreement at the Minson Conflict and Collaboration Lab, for “How to Engage in Productive Disagreement.” The event... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

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Innovation & Innovative Capacity - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Innovation & Innovative ... Innovation & Innovative Capacity... View Details

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

explicitly and with intent. The implication for leaders: overcommunicate, and over-reinforce boundaries and expectations. While organizational policies are the infrastructure of meeting employees’ four drives, managers implement those... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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