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- 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016
for rigorous accounting research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50473 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Hiding Personal Information Reveals the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
the broadband explosion to come into being. But other countries are moving much more aggressively to create new broadband infrastructure. One result is that the United States appears to be slipping behind.... View Details
- June 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Communities In Schools (Atlanta): Innovating a College Program
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Lynda M. Applegate and Alexis Lefort
Frank Brown, CIS of Atlanta's new Black CEO, was keen to extend CIS's well-honed case management in schools program to youth in college. Founded 50 years ago by Bill Milliken, CIS, a network of 110 affiliates, had built a strong program of assisting and supporting... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Lynda M. Applegate, and Alexis Lefort. "Communities In Schools (Atlanta): Innovating a College Program." Harvard Business School Case 823-070, June 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 21 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree
that we are pursuing. In my first year, we went to New York to meet with industry professionals. After meeting the CEO of HBO, I was surprised at how much of the cohort was interested in the entertainment... View Details
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
They started their working years with guaranteed pensions, strong union protections, a more competitive minimum wage, and spent multiple decades at a single company. However, by the end of their working years, pensions disappeared in favor of a View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
making up 40 percent of the Class of 2014. But a new case study shows that there's still a ways to go. “We want them to grapple with what it takes to build an organization, to leverage diversity and create an inclusive culture."... View Details
- June 1992 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures
Parker Co., a U.S. based agricultural chemical company with $4 billion in sales, has agreed to a joint venture with Spencer, Inc., a smaller U.S. based company, to develop and market a new herbicide for corn. The two companies must consider marketing, tax, and... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Joint Ventures; Taxation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
Wilson, G. Peter, and Jane Palley Katz. "Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 192-155, June 1992. (Revised August 1992.)
- 23 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Founder of Modern Venture Capital
Georges F. Doriot, an educator and a founder of the modern venture capital industry, is the subject of a new exhibition and website at Harvard Business School, where he spent 40 years. The charismatic professor taught business and... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
When you think about which countries have produced the greatest management innovations, the United States and Japan are likely to top your list. But it was Germany in the late 1800s and early 1900s that was a cauldron of innovative and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World
economic crisis provoked fresh consideration of the relationship between business and society. “People aren’t occupying Wall Street any longer, but reflecting on where our ideas of capitalism come from and how they’ve evolved over time is one way of offering some View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
bang for the buck from their new AI. Choudhury has spent his career researching human capital, looking inside companies such as Microsoft, Infosys, and McKinsey to analyze what makes knowledge workers most productive. A few years ago, he... View Details
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
data sets and understand them has helped me make major decisions on future state reporting. Kali Pfaff What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
environments.” If central banks had used economic models that account for variations in the speed of firm’s pricing decisions rather than their traditional forecasting tools, policymakers might have detected rising inflation sooner, suggests View Details
- 29 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
shopped at retail stores and outlets were virtually identical in terms of demographics, including income and zip codes. They differed, however, on two important variables: their willingness to travel, and the degree to which they cared about "quality," which... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
their life and career aspirations. Coffman presents her findings in a new working paper that explores the experiences, goals, and preferences of non-binary people and how these compare with those of men and women. Past research provides... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- July 1991 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Work: Craft and Factory in Nineteenth-Century America
Illustrates conditions of work for two types of 19th-century workers: an itinerant craftsman and New England textile factory "operatives," most of whom were women. The contrast is between freedom and geographical and occupational mobility for the craftsman, versus... View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "Work: Craft and Factory in Nineteenth-Century America." Harvard Business School Case 391-264, July 1991. (Revised May 1995.)
- January 1997 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Guhan Subramanian
A young entrepreneur, Lynton V. Harris, who successfully staged family-oriented shows in his native Australia and who had several entertainment ventures in the United States, is on the verge of signing an agreement with Madison Square Garden to jointly produce a new... View Details
Wheeler, Michael A., and Guhan Subramanian. Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (A). Harvard Business School Case 897-143, January 1997. (Revised October 2000.)
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
motivated to work harder over the long term. But new research suggests that some awards may actually have the opposite effect, according to a recent paper called The Dirty Laundry of Employee Award Programs: Evidence from the Field,... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
West: Origins, Evolution and Resilience The United States in Contemporary Perspectives: Evolving Forms, Strategy, and Performance By: Collis, David J., Bharat Anand, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng Abstract—In spite of surging interest in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne