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- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
include a rich discussion of corporate taxation. Like tax competition, many fundamental issues in taxation are relevant for individuals and businesses, so much of my work ought to be useful to both. Q: What are the most important trends in public finance that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2024
- News
My Worst Job
project that was quite difficult and challenging. My wife and I had been married for about a year at that time. She was a medical resident, and so her hours were really terrible. And at the time she was doing surgery rotation, which... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Allston
managing director at Bain Capital. “It’s so incredibly important to the future of Harvard, the city of Boston, and the entire state of Massachusetts. When John Paulson made his transformative gift, the light underneath the View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
in the United States, but US companies gave it all up.” HBS Professor of Management Practice Willy C. Shih served as president of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging business through the turn of the 21st century. Shortly after starting... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
stylized facts: (i) shocks to N have a large effect on S, (ii) business cycles in N lead over medium-term fluctuations in S, (iii) the outputs in S and N co-move more than their consumption, and (iv) interest rates in S are counter-cyclical. August 2013 International... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
change. Thus, for a capitalist system to evolve in an effective developmental sense through time, it must have two hands and not one: an invisible hand that is implicit in the pricing mechanism and a visible hand that is explicitly View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
can write whatever they want about growth in their strategy or annual report, but top management responds to the capital market's need for quarterly earnings, and it turns out that quarterly earnings drive the resource allocation process.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
specifically. Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. (MBA 1978) (Harvard Business Review Press) Part of a manager’s job is making tough calls, and the hardest... View Details
- Profile
Josh Solera
lots of information in order to arrive at informed answers.” As a management consultant at The Parthenon Group, Josh had ample opportunity for addressing big problems. “We analyzed a large school district in the South as part of a View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Building a Startup at HBS
researchers, or product managers – we could use our time at HBS as an opportunity to both launch a product and build a business from scratch. After discussing a number of pain points we had seen in hospitals over the years, we arrived at... View Details
- Fast Answer
Transforming Health Care Delivery
project sponsors Executive bios Size of organization, i.e., number of employees, revenue Capital IQ - Public and private companies and nonprofit... View Details
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In The Community | About
scholarships for staff from local organizations $ 884 k in funding for the Summer Fellows program , supporting 202 local partners $ 23 k introductory business education scholarships to local students through HBS Online and Summer Venture in View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
began with the Giants’ cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A’s. As a political science major at the University of California, Berkeley, Baer fed his passion for journalism and sports by serving as business manager and sports director of the... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
creditors for quality reporting. In contrast, the "opportunistic behavior" hypothesis posits that public equity firms, because their managers have a greater incentive to manage earnings, have lower... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
jet-powered airliners. The growing requirement for more factory space was fueled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a new factory on 760 acres at Paine Field... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
maximize the gains and minimize the risks, but all three have been in short supply in Argentina, especially, for decades. Q: What role did the Business History Initiative interviews done with Latin American business leaders for the Creating Emerging Markets View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
retailers rely on temporary workers during the holiday season, so training and managing frontline staff becomes essential. Finally, retail executives should be highly focused on customer service. Consumers who shop in person will likely... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy By: Simons, Robert Abstract—This study focuses on the relationship between business strategy, organization structure, and diagnostic control systems. The project analyzes... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 05 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology
imagination. Tell us about your summer internship experience?My internship experience was nothing short of incredible. I debated doing a more traditional role in product management for the summer, but ultimately decided to stick to a... View Details
Keywords: Technology