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FactSet | Baker Library

FactSet Financial data analysis platform to analyze data from global equity and fixed income markets. Read More Coverage includes data and information on ownership and private equity and venture capital investments. It also includes... View Details

22 Aug 2016
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The Future of GE

advances in data collection and analysis to, for example, improve jet engine performance and fuel efficiency. “Everybody who joins G.E. is going to learn to code,” Immelt said. “We hire 4,000 to 5,000 college grads every year, and whether... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Sounds Like a Plan

BRENNEMAN: A fast way to make money. Rigorous, thorough analysis is the precursor of an effective business plan, right? Maybe not. In an interview about leadership in the New York Times (March 15, 2009), Greg Brenneman (MBA ’88), chairman... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

these new profits to another productive use, the investor may expand Husk’s total impact. Roth cautions that his analysis does not offer a complete view of the many ways in which investments and grants differ. Many subtleties will... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

Goals for influencing government should flow directly from the analytic frameworks that companies use to develop business strategies. As Michael Porter noted in Competitive Strategy, "No structural analysis is complete without a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

At an event at Harvard Business School that was three parts analysis and one part rally, participants tried to chart a new path forward for the sluggish US economy—a move that may require a new definition of "competitiveness."... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

01 Oct 2018
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Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”

immediately understood and added value to a number of deals,” says Alastair. “But the single biggest value he brought? He was excited by our mission. He’s done everything from M&A analysis to support for your growth strategy, to... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

Institutions Authors:Matthew Hall, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large U.K. banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

employee engagement and wealth creation. This analysis reveals critical insights for business leaders seeking to address workforce disengagement while creating more equitable wealth distribution models. Play Video duration: 1:07 Beyond... View Details

11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

we provide evidence that those firms with insiders selling prior to the announcement of the loss face significantly more negative abnormal returns. Our findings are robust to subsample analysis examining firms reporting goodwill... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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news about major players and HBS recruiters, analysis of trends in the industry and the competitive environment, and news of innovative products and services. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Info Blast Monthly newsletters curated... View Details

2021
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Employee Ownership and Wealth Inequality: A Path to Reducing Wealth Concentration

By: Thomas Dudley and Ethan Rouen

This paper examines the impact of an economy-wide shift to broad-based employee ownership on wealth concentration in the United States. Relying on government data, we show that if all private firms became 30% employee-owned, the wealth distribution would be profoundly... View Details

Keywords: Wealth Inequality; Employee Ownership; Wealth; Equality and Inequality; Analysis; United States

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February 2018
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People Analytics at Teach For America (B)

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Julia Kelley

This is a supplement to the People Analytics at Teach For America (A) case. In this supplement, Managing Director Michael Metzger must decide how to extend his team’s predictive analytics work using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. View Details

Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Recruitment; Analysis

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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

available in the Resources section of the site. Sustainability Insights - analysis from McKinsey Quarterly and the McKinsey Global Institute. Email infoservices@hbs.edu to request research help from Baker librarians. We can... View Details

16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

certain general properties of the transition path from dirty to clean technology. We then estimate the model using a combination of regression analysis on the relationship between R&D and patents, and simulated method of moments using... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Vietnam

Group Country Reports Useful for: in-depth analysis of broad industry categories within each country (ICT, Retail, Transportation, etc). News Factiva Useful for: targeted news search on specific... View Details

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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)

IBISWorld - Reports include analysis of industry drivers, risk, market data and segments, competitors, and industry performance. US Industry Spotlight reports cover niche industries mostly comprised of small businesses. View Details

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HBS Alumni Research Tips: Finding Company News & Industry Research

IoT, digital business, robotics and drones, and security tech. For industry information click on sectors. For trends and insight click on analysis. There are many frameworks for analysis here such as Insights & Trends, Consumer... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Finland

analysis of broad industry categories within each country (ICT, Retail, Transportation, etc). News Factiva Useful for: targeted news search on specific industries, companies or countries Search tips: use News... View Details

01 Dec 2006
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Faculty Books

this second book from the HBS Leadership Initiative’s Great American Business Leaders project, Professor Nohria and his coauthors, with a combination of statistical analysis of their large leadership database and in-depth biographical... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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