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- 15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008
two centuries. We evaluate the implications of our estimates for aggregate TFP and per capita income. Our results reveal that, on average, countries have adopted technologies 47 years after their invention. There is substantial variation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
implications for how policymakers should evaluate the financial reporting environment facing firms. A real-world tax shelter is dissected to illustrate how tax shelter products enable managers to manipulate reported earnings. A stylized... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008
Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to... View Details
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want to build a narrative toolkit for talking to future employers and investors about the experience Want to join a startup and are looking for tools to evaluate companies and founding teams they are considering working with Intend to... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
managers formulate problems, evaluate their difficulty, define “good enough solutions,” and optimize the ways in which they will solve them in advance of attempting to solve them. The paper introduces both a framework for the analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
teaching and a corresponding faculty commitment to remaining close to actual business practice. Moreover, the School continuously evaluated and updated its curriculum. "The general criticism of MBA programs you read today—that MBA... View Details
- 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007
economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the indirect consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
typical startup roles to help you determine which one might be the best fit for you, 2) profiles of startup executives across many different functions who share their stories and describe their responsibilities, and 3) a methodology to identify and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517006-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-025 Springfield Hospital One of the key roles of costing systems is to support the evaluation of performance... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
evaluate them and take proper action if they are not performing.” Under these pressures from capital markets, most executives would begin restructuring and cutting costs immediately. Dryer's senior management began with honest and open... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007
instructors and students to build a framework of analysis that enables them to understand the challenges of international trade and investment and master the opportunities they represent. This framework is based on a systematic evaluation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
When trying to alleviate companies in need, the government should not simply look at sharply lower levels of investments, but evaluate their financial needs using the ‘Groucho Marx’ criterion: companies that are eating up their future and... View Details
- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
these findings offer meaningful insight for policymakers, particularly in innovation hubs, as they contemplate adding nonstop flights to their airports. It’s also useful for corporate leaders evaluating the importance of business travel.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog
information about what the course program fee includes and excludes, as well as information about student accommodations, please visit the GEO website or email geo@hbs.edu . GEO continuously evaluates the safety and logistical feasibility... View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
"There are three ways to evaluate an opportunity," he says. "First, you need an important problem to work on, one where there is a market that can be created. Second, you need to examine the ways you can address unmet needs and quantify... View Details
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
returns. Digital advertising provides marketers with renewed opportunity to measure advertising effectiveness. Economists draw on both existing theories of advertising and the tools of econometrics to test and evaluate advertising... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
shoes. The consistent pattern of their careers—and there is a consistent pattern—will help answer our question about which individuals in history really did have an impact. It will help identify contemporary leaders who could have a large impact, and even View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
research department of Lehman Brothers took steps to create a comfortable environment for women, and to evaluate all their analysts fairly and mentor them intensively. This paid off: The bank developed a lot of stars and benefited from... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
(1970). In a 1988 interview in Manager magazine, Andresen said that his business philosophy was based on "diligence, toughness, and honesty" toward himself and others. "You have to have the ability to constantly criticize and evaluate... View Details