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- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
of stories about social entrepreneurs, political entrepreneurs, and others whom we study in business schools—investors, capitalists, and so on. Q: What's different about entrepreneurship in both countries? A: The extent and type of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
What if businesses could learn from their worst mistakes without actually making them? How might the same progress and innovation occur, without firms incurring the costs associated with such errors? The results of a recent study about... View Details
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For Alumni - Health Care
challenges. If you're looking for a full time position, a summer intern or if you're interested in hosting an independent study team, visit the MBA Recruiting site . Update your alumni profile Please make sure your alumni profile is up to... View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation
“The findings of our study suggest that regulatory innovation can support more efficient drug development—in particular, in settings where we have unmet medical needs. ” In the first comprehensive analysis of its kind, Harvard Business... View Details
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
introduces powerful tools for interpreting the big-picture economic developments that shape events in the contemporary business arena. Detailed examples are also drawn from history to illuminate important concepts. This book is destined... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
How do companies survive not just for years, but for decades? For centuries even? During a global pandemic, researchers are studying anew what makes companies resilient, agile, and enduring. After all, Japanese construction firm Kongō... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Online Management Course | HBS Online
Garvin is so sentient and poignant in his discussions of process and decision-making. The case studies of significant historical events are like looking back through a time machine. People lost their lives... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
Casciaro, and Kouchaki are studying how to frame networking events in a positive light. "We are looking at the motives people have in their head as they approach networking," Gino says. "Academic literature... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—We study how a stock index can affect corporate behavior by serving as a source of prestige. After decades of low corporate profitability in Japan, the JPX-Nikkei400 index was introduced... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Women's Student Association
their “final review sessions,” where RC (first-year) women take the stage in Klarman Hall, at HBS, and present the content covered during the term to their peers to help them study for exams. The WSA final review sessions have become... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
this is us. EXCERPT How to Find Meaning at Work Trust falls and other team rituals When I’m asked to speak about rituals, I begin by coming to the front of the room or stage. I ask everyone to stand up. Without saying anything, I click to reveal this slide: The same... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather events beyond its control. However, fewer voters punish the ruling party when its government responds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Uber, Compensia HBS ACTIVITIES PRIDE Club, Rugby Club Joy Chen Joy seized every educational opportunity she could, first in China, and after age ten, in Canada and then the US. At age 16, she landed at Dartmouth, where she View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
spanning the careers of 3,884 academic life scientists. Using a combination of discrete time hazard rate models and fixed effects logistic models, we find that patenting events are preceded by a flurry of publications, even holding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
activist SEC filings between 1993 and 2006, focusing on instances where the target of the activism is a U.S. firm. In total, our database contains almost 1,000 events. Our main result is that targets of investor activism earn high returns only for the subset of View Details
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
regions. However, while heat pumps have historically been known to be more economical in warmer regions, recent studies have cited improvements in newer heat pumps, such as inverter technology, making them effective and efficient at... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Toomas Laarits & Jeffrey Wurgler MAR 2022 What is the role of fiscal stimulus in the stock market? The authors study the stock market effects of the arrival of the three rounds of “stimulus checks” to U.S. taxpayers and the single round... View Details
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I loved the frameworks and the case study model of the course, and I thought the course was very manageable on top of a full-time job." Abby Katz Senior Marketing Manager at Mavrck... View Details
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events and other networking opportunities. Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in... View Details