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- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing — such as Boston's Orchard Gardens, — is increasingly scarce. How... View Details
- 07 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies
The steep market drop in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis is being used as a laboratory to study the importance of companies investing in stakeholder relations with their employees, suppliers, and customers, and how those investments could be strategic resources... View Details
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
When Harvard Business School professor Vincent Pons went to Kenya to conduct research in advance of the 2013 national elections, he discovered surprising lessons about how the ethnic makeup of teams affects the work they do—now published... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
consequences of distribution. DR: There is no doubt that there is an overall gain. But the question is, who gains? Who loses? The concentrated interests affected negatively by free trade in some industries or regions lead to requests for... View Details
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
issues, human capital, and regulatory issues. He acknowledged that all three affect economic health. Regarding infrastructure, the national power grid is on track to be connected to the central power grid within a matter of months, he... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
From Britain to Boston: Two Years at HBS
Cross-registering - I took classes at HKS, HLS and with the economics department. These classes allowed me to explore subjects of interest to me. Taking these classes allowed me to make friends and connections in my field of interest which has subsequently View Details
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach
nature of work. Prediction: How AI will affect Business, Work, and LifeHow should we think about improvements in artificial intelligence? Bill speaks with Joshua Gans, co-author of "Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Whale Wars
have now returned to work, but not as the same person who left. As an individual, I will “take less,” in many ways. As a businessperson, what I have learned will affect every investment decision I make. Sustainability, or the lack of it,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
going to take your job? Current research by economist James Besson suggests that despite being associated with job losses, automation in fact often boosts employment in affected industries. View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
interdependencies." Looking Out for Number One The tension between the desire to maintain cordial relations with others and the need to act in one's own self-interest affects all human relations. This conflict is particularly apparent in... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO
community service programs provide pro bono consulting to nonprofits and small businesses affected by the World Trade Center tragedy. Dallas Club Hosts Crimson Charity Gala HBS Club of Dallas officers: Mark Huhndorff (MBA ’97), Joe... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
changes affect the company," she says. "They want directors with insight on how the world works today, particularly regarding technology." Secondly, they're more eager for diversity. "Diversity is being driven by a louder voice from... View Details
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
offered them a lower price, but when women said the exact same thing, they were exploited.” Lessons for consumers Israeli studies how the internet affects interactions of both consumers and firms with each other, especially how online... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
their “agency” at every level will be in the best position to create change. Corporate social responsibility in action Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening Are product sales affected by the CEO's stance on... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
because IT issues can affect economic and regulatory matters such as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. For this reason, it's a good idea to have one audit committee member serve on the IT oversight committee. The charter of the IT committee... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 21 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
parks, the order of our streets, the success of countless individuals and families. And yes, the online payment of parking tickets. From birth certificate to death certificate, City Hall affects the lives of every one of its citizens.... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 02 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society
disabilities affect the lives and work of their coworkers and teams, and steps they can take to make their organizations more inclusive. I am deeply grateful for her contributions.” Wald was formally recognized during graduation week. As... View Details
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2.3.2 Hazing | MBA
physical activity which is likely to affect adversely the physical health or safety or any such student or other person, or which subjects such student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or... View Details
- Web
Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog
funding away from worthy philanthropic causes. Using tools from both the asset pricing and corporate finance toolkits, this course examines these questions in detail: What does it mean in practice to incorporate non-traditional preferences and criteria? How do such... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
affecting the entire world at once. The women at FGFH recognized an opportunity for impact when they began to hear stories of the massive shortages of personal protective equipment for front-line medical workers and to see images of... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon