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- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Your Guide to Social Enterprise
in Boston. "But I wanted to really learn how to run a nonprofit," she recalls. After considering law school, she applied to HBS because of its increasing emphasis on social entrepreneurship. "I had a mentor who helped me realize that not... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
do with how to get control of our work lives and our personal networking technologies hit my desk within a matter of days. Two were of particular interest. The first, iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming... View Details
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
was Eisenhower's difficulty during World War II in confronting Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, much to the exasperation of Generals George S. Patton and Omar Bradley. Montgomery fought hard to convince Eisenhower that Eisenhower... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
immigrants food stamps, a claim Edwards calls “false, outrageous, and offensive.” Edwards’s approach to curbing illegal immigration is less hard-line and more centrist, seeking more border security (he helped write the law that added... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
percent participated, saving $606 on average. Ten percent were turned away from opening a savings account due to prior bad financial management, i.e., having a bank account closed for non-sufficient funds. "I don't believe the federal government should pass a... View Details
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Bloomberg | Baker Library
Bloomberg Financial data on equities, indices, currencies, commodities and futures. Read More Provides company profiles and financial statements, analysts' forecasts, worldwide financial market news, audio and video interviews and presentations. Get Access HBS Faculty,... View Details
- July 2008
- Article
Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'
By: Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra
We observe that countries where belief in the "American dream" (i.e., effort pays) prevails also set harsher punishment for criminals. We know that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc). Our objective... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Economic Systems; Values and Beliefs; Law Enforcement; Mathematical Methods; Personal Characteristics; United States
Di Tella, Rafael, and Juan Dubra. "Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'." Journal of Public Economics 92, no. 7 (July 2008).
- May 2006
- Article
The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers
By: George P. Baker and Rachel Parkin
Keywords: Change; Law; Employees; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Structure; Legal Services Industry
Baker, George P., and Rachel Parkin. "The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers." North Carolina Law Review 84 (May 2006).
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
cut spending. As a businessman, I know the money you don't spend often representsyour profit. In a Wisconsin vein, I'm working to change the formula by which dairy prices are paid to farmers. We are a dairy state, and because of a law... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Part 1: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Setting Career Goals
veterans find personal and professional purpose after military service. In this three-part series, Phil Caruso discusses how to set career goals after the military, how to pursue a JD/MBA, and how to get the most out of your graduate... View Details
- 31 Jan 2013
- News
Bloomberg's Washington footprint explodes
- 22 Nov 2015
- News
Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job
A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service founded by Jessica Beck (MBA 2015) and Marcela Sapone (MBA... View Details
- April 2024
- Article
Pay-As-You-Go Insurance: Experimental Evidence on Consumer Demand and Behavior
By: Raymond Kluender
Pay-as-you-go contracts reduce minimum purchase requirements which may increase market participation. We randomize the introduction and price(s) of a novel pay-as-you-go contract to the California auto insurance market where 17 percent of drivers are uninsured. The... View Details
Kluender, Raymond. "Pay-As-You-Go Insurance: Experimental Evidence on Consumer Demand and Behavior." Review of Financial Studies 37, no. 4 (April 2024): 1118–1148.
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
Microsoft caused by (2) a defense personally led by Bill Gates and (3) by the failure of the company's board to provide counsel. In the case of a high-tech company where significant ownership rests in the hands of management (e.g... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
5.1 Information Technology | MBA
adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and state law and are therefore subject to criminal and civil penalties. Such... View Details
- Profile
Roy Ben-Dor
of thinking." New roles In previous summers, Roy has interned with the Paul Hastings law firm on bankruptcies and private equity, and in a management training program with Bridgewater Associates. But this summer, his path takes a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
captured the redoubt. Hamilton, sword in hand and the first person to leap into the fray, could not have written a better script or carried it off with more élan. It was the perfect culmination of his time in the army, and it made him a... View Details
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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience
amassed a great personal fortune as a banker, merchant, and mercer. 63 Philippe Du Four view image Designed and engraved by Johann Hainzelman (1641–93). [Paris], 1682. 23.5 x 18 cm F f1 x Du Four was Counselor and Secretary to the king,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
pre-shift briefing room featured in (1970s TV hit) Hill Street Blues? “Be careful out there!” Perhaps that is the seventh sense we all need to adopt.” The tone of Jobc’s comment was that the issue does not require more laws: “Only diligent enforcement of existing View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
that. I think people had issues with her transparency or whatever. But there were a significant number of people who had a huge distaste for Donald Trump, but who really believed that Hillary Clinton was the last person in the world you'd... View Details