Evidence - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’Entrepreneurship and Multinationals’

both the pace of globalization in today's world, and the reappearance of multiple critics. This book is motivated by the belief that it is important to provide robust historical evidence on which to inform opinions and judgment about both... View Details

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Bringing the Environment Down to Earth

environmental problem affect their judgment of the scientific evidence that identifies the problem. Pulling the wool over your own eyes may convince you that you've averted disaster. In the long run, however, the fact that you can't see... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt

07 Jul 2020
Blog Post

The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground

central component of the program is the JD/MBA seminar, which students take in their third or fourth year. In the seminar, students present for an hour on a topic of their choice, drawing on past experiences, course learnings, and empirical View Details

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1.14 Academic Review / Academic Withdrawal | MBA

consider whether: The student's inability to meet academic standards resulted from circumstances that are no longer present and are not expected to recur. Evidence exists that the student's academic ability and intellectual capacity are... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

America the Unequal

people with zero net worth, and even negative net worth, can still believe that they are living the American dream, doing “better” than their parents did while keeping up with the Joneses. Second, poorer Americans’ belief in social mobility — despite strong View Details

Keywords: income disparity; class mobility

01 Oct 1997
News

Benaree Wiley

of a century spent working to level the playing field for people of color in Boston's professional circles, Wiley's optimism remains intact. "We've got a long way to go," she allows, "but I think we've made enormous strides as a country. You see View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

Profile

Andrew Goldin

person. I needed to develop as a manager and leader." When Andrew visited HBS, he saw hard evidence that this was the right school for lessons in education. "Looking over the research and course work, I could see many examples... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Books

Banking, and Mark Schanker-man draw on a large, new database (covering a range of countries in varying stages of development) to provide rigorous economic analysis and systematic economic evidence of the impact of open source software on... View Details

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

29 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?

single-family homes. But all things considered, there is evidence that we may have turned the corner. Q: How successful have been the Obama Administration's efforts to loosen credit for individual homebuyers? A: It is, of course, much... View Details

Keywords: Construction; Real Estate

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

Chinese—and how foreign businesspeople might overcome the challenge. The paper, "Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm Age on Senior Executives' Trust in Their Overseas Business Partners: Evidence from China, written... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

illustration of that point; BP is very profitable, but there is official evidence that it continues to compromise safety.) Gerald Nanninga, on the other hand, argued that profit is a default measure, commenting that "It is easier to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Feb 2005
What Do You Think?

If You Blink, Will You Miss?

practiced. According to Maris Martinsons, "There is strong evidence to suggest that selections a) within a specified domain of expertise, b) involving a small number of choices, and c) ranging from simple to a moderate level of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

new opportunities. Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility Author Daniel Litvin presented his evidence that modern companies find it difficult to operate on foreign soil. Big companies, in spite of their wealth,... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers and Order Flow Leakage: Evidence from Fire Sales By: Barbon, Andrea, Marco Di Maggio, Francesco Franzoni, and Augustin Landier Abstract—Using trade-level data, we study whether brokers play a role in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

1959 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company to facilitate sales and distribution in the United States. The details of American Honda’s early history have long served as evidence in debates among scholars and practitioners... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

We close with an attempt to identify strategies to close the gap between the unethical people we are and the ethical people that we strive to be. Truth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia (revised) Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy over whether and how much to charge for health... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

more oriented to determining the right risk exposures of long-term investors. Once they have decided upon them, they can then look for skill elsewhere. There is no evidence that demographic changes have influence on stock returns and on... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

Working PapersFinding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya Authors:Nava Ashraf, Xavier Gine, and Dean Karlan Abstract In much of the developing world,... View Details