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  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

across space? Why does the law of gravity apply? How do the costs of transporting goods, tasks, and technologies influence firms’ decisions to separate tasks geographically and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2019
  • Blog Post

Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."

his eye on what matters. He says he hasn’t ruled out a future run for office, yet he’s not trying to force history—if he can make a difference in that way, he certainly will. “I’m not measuring success by my title,” he says. “What I hope broadly is that I’ve developed... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 10 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

friends, and faith in God (Studies 3—6). Finally, dream content influenced judgment: Participants reported greater affection for a friend after considering a dream in which a friend protected rather than... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

Jane Gilbert: What inspired you to develop the concept of time-driven activity-based costing? Robert Kaplan: When Robin Cooper and I introduced ABC in the mid-1980s, we were strongly influenced by the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-073.pdf The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms' Corporate Tax Planning Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

Executive MBA programs who had worked in a range of organizational settings. Overall, our analyses demonstrate that influences on the decision to speak up include both stable and situation-specific factors,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

users' decisions about where and how to focus their attention: users who decide what to click based on listings' relevance became more likely to select paid listings, while users who are influenced by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)

my financial responsibilities influenced my choices. I'm not saying it's a privilege to choose an arts major or to work for a nonprofit, but for me it was.” She again accessed her MLT network for advice, spoke further with the Financial... View Details
  • 30 Sep 2022
  • Blog Post

Latina Women in Leadership: Jacqueline Burgos (MBA 2014)

Jacqueline Burgos (MBA 2014) grew up in Brooklyn, New York and received a BBA from Pace University’s Pforzheimer Honors College with a concentration in Accounting and minors in Economics View Details
  • 29 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 29

  Working PapersSurviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract We examine in this paper the differential response... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2021 (Revised July 2022)
  • Case

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the rise of Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower from a small town in Kansas to the pinnacle of power on the world stage. During his life, Eisenhower was leader of the Allied Forces in World War II, president of Columbia University, head of NATO, and president... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Leadership; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Work-Life Balance; Power and Influence
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  • February 2021 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

Muhammad Ali: Changing The World

By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the rise of Cassius Clay, who later called himself Muhammad Ali, from the poor streets of Louisville, Kentucky to international fame. The case describes how Ali won a gold medal in the Olympics, three heavyweight boxing titles, and became a role... View Details
Keywords: Sports; Mission and Purpose; Personal Characteristics; Religion; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Success; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Sports Industry
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  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

long-term bonds are the relevant asset for long-term investors. Thus these investors should care about long-term interest rates. The Fed has control over short-term interest rates, but it is less clear whether it can influence long-term... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

We also show that it is not all bad news to Microsoft. We analyze the effect of having forward-looking buyers and the presence of piracy, and conclude that both benefit Microsoft. We question the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 04 Jun 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

upper hand in the battle for access to information and the ability to organize it, value it (based on feedback from users), and use it for decision-making. The authors of a recent book, Absolute Value: What... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology
  • 24 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

University Press, forthcoming Abstract This chapter assesses contemporary qualitative research on Southeast Asia and its contribution to the field of political economy. It focuses especially on the political origins of economic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Mar 2016
  • HBS Case

Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'

reviews, online reviews, TripAdvisor being the biggest. The second one is location of the hotel and the third is price. So companies control price. They don’t control location. They control where they set up but once they set up they... View Details
Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Advertising; Travel
  • 15 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

Every managerial generation rediscovers the need for innovation to drive growth but, decade after decade, "grand declarations about innovation are followed by mediocre execution that produces anemic results, and innovation groups are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 22, 2015

definitions of the term are complex and at times contradictory. This background note traces the origins of university ranking systems and their evolution from a byproduct of lists of great men in the United... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 22

Dharmapala Publication:The Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper investigates how dividend taxes influence portfolio choices, using the response to the distinctive treatment of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace