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Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy
In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
organizational changes led to delayed identity crises. “It’s easy to mandate structural changes,” Raffaelli says. “But mandates for structural change don’t mean that behaviors will change among the individuals who sit within those...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
Innovation in health care treatment seems to far outpace innovation in health care business management. Just ask President Obama—two weeks ago he delayed enactment of a key provision of the new health care law for fear its requirements...
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- 23 Apr 2024
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Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate...
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by Rachel Layne
- 13 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions
bonuses, there are drawbacks inherent in the delayed nature of performance-based bonuses, the researchers discovered. The paper notes that any incentive tied to a loan's performance must be paid at least several months after the loan is...
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- 18 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works
team members used redundant communication, compared to 12 percent of managers with direct authority. And 54 percent of managers without direct power combined an instant communication (via IM or a phone call) with a delayed communication...
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by Kim Girard
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Support for Students with Disabilities - MBA
documentation, the student can then initiate a formal request for accommodation. HBS reserves the right to request additional diagnostic information. Last-minute submission of information could delay the implementation of accommodations,...
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- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
months. With an increase in patent application by nearly 20 percent in five years, however, there is currently a backlog of a half-million applications, resulting in delays of an additional six months or more. In the past, employees have...
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- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
analyzed a year of individual-level data from a North American online grocer to determine how the delay between when a person's order was completed and when it was delivered affected the content of the order. In general, as the View Details
- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
device industry. That allowed the researchers to evaluate how a recall’s severity and proximity—the degree of product market overlap between recalled and competing products—may stall or speed innovation in a product market. Among their findings: A recall can View Details
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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) - MBA
flight routing. Visa Considerations Some non-U.S. citizens may encounter delays or challenges securing a visa for certain Immersive Field Course countries due to more complex application procedures, additional consular security, or...
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- 22 Jul 2002
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Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
payment is often delayed more than normal. A software startup, for example, might desire to price on the basis of the value-in-use of its software, such as cost savings to the customer. Such an approach might make the sale easier because...
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Greenhill House | About
stucco and brick office building was designed in the Georgian Revival-style by McKim, Mead & White as part of the original 1920s campus plan, though construction was delayed for financial reasons until 1965, during the tenure of Dean...
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
aligning technological progress with human values, driven by concerns over AI's potential for harm without robust safety mechanisms. Anthropic’s cautious strategy, including delaying the release of an earlier version of Claude to ensure...
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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
resources, checking classroom equipment, and perhaps pre-setting one or more boards with information the instructor would prefer to record in advance. By allowing ample time for these activities, the instructor can avoid delaying the...
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- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
promised that Itanium had backward compatibility with Xeon, IT directors really worried about it," Ofek says. "That created a real delay in purchasing for Itanium, which really never took off." To illustrate this point...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
time to get all of their people together, so the meetings kept getting delayed and delayed,” he says. “The intent of these processes is often good, but the results are not. You have to walk a fine line and strike a careful balance between...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Aug 2022
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University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
Gerberding. The president was delayed in arriving, being held up in meetings with the legislature on the university’s budget. I will never forget his arrival. He came in, wordlessly, and he ordered an enormous Scotch. Then he told me:...
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