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05 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior By: Baloria, Vishal P., and Jonas Heese Abstract—The media can impose reputational costs on firms because of its important role as an information... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Fuller , and HBS alumni practitioners like Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) and Chris Yeh (MBA 2000) Research-based and practical frameworks for scaling your venture successfully Opportunities to make connections with VCs and both founders and builders of high-growth... View Details

18 Jun 2018
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Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

sizes, and more water and mid-calorie options.” Cities look for public support If cities want to win public approval for labels, this research suggests it might behoove them to publicize information about their effectiveness. A related... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

28 Mar 2012
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Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

the loss of jobs in manufacturing hadn't been offset by new tradable jobs involved in the creation of ideas (for example, consulting and the development of new information technologies, nearly all service View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

development of sectors like education, the environment, immigration, and health care through impact investing, philanthropy, advocacy, and more. The organization brings together entrepreneurs, academics, artists, and community leaders, to... View Details

October 2017 (Revised January 2018)
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Bitfury: Blockchain for Government

By: Mitchell Weiss and Elena Corsi

In the Republic of Georgia, legend had it their land was a precious gift from God he had intended to keep for his mother. But over time, the land had been under intermittent threat from without and within. In 2017, the Bitfury Group, which Valery Vavilov had... View Details

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28 Jan 2020
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Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

fence-sitters. It’s important to know who’s who. First, determine who holds the power tools you need—the resources, information or expertise, and support or legitimacy, and then persuade them to invest in the effort. They will also be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

to build your skills. It’s also critical to assess the market. Get to know your industry or sector of interest broadly and deeply, familiarize yourself with the competitive landscape, and develop a point of view outside of your company.... View Details

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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness

leaders, especially in business, can take to strengthen the U.S. economy. The research is informed by global surveys of Harvard Business School alumni working in many industries. Project faculty members regularly present the latest... View Details

November 2023
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Riiid: Scaling AI Educational Services Globally

By: John Jong-Hyun Kim, Nancy Dai and Ruru Hoong

This article explores the definition and evolution of AI, its applications in education, and the role of AI, particularly in K-12 education. It discusses the founding of Riiid, an AI-driven educational technology company, and its journey in the education sector, with a... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Economic Sectors; Technological Innovation; Education Industry; South Korea; Asia

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09 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.

promotion. A government can carry out investment promotion itself, but this approach has the disadvantage that the government organization may be unable to acquire skills that are required if the activity is to be managed properly. The required skills may reside in the... View Details

Keywords: by Louis T. Wells & Alvin G. Wint

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

having the most material ESG issues, as well as investors anticipating proprietary and political costs as a result of the mandated disclosures. Overall, the results are consistent with the equity market perceiving that this disclosure regulation of nonfinancial View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

license the property in exchange for a royalty and when it prefers to use the property directly. We find that variable royalty arrangements that depend on either audited self-reports or third-party attestation become more attractive as accounting View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

to navigate this shifting and complex landscape. To mark the launch of BiGS, the School brought together senior executives in industry, academia, government, and the nonprofit sector for a day of discussion around current practices,... View Details

21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54887 forthcoming Production and Operations Management The Operational Value of Social Media Information By: Cui, Ruomeng, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno, and Dennis J. Zhang... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

WTO, World Bank, and the OECD. Or they could be related to lagging capabilities of domestic companies, either in understanding foreign markets or in their own products, services, or value chains. Another large body of thinking is devoted to identifying specific View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

01 Sep 2010
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James Has New Role

served in various administrative posts at the School for fifteen years, ending as Associate Dean and Senior Executive Officer. He then worked in the private sector as President and COO of The First Marblehead Corporation until 2005, when... View Details

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

October 2020
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Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress

By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner

In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details

Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

course, visit the HBS Executive Education site . For more information about a published case, click its title. CVS currently in development Founded in 1963, CVS Health (CVS) was the leading drugstore chain in the United States.... View Details

December 2018 (Revised March 2019)
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iyzico: Fundraising in Emerging Markets (A)

By: Marco Di Maggio and Gamze Yucaoglu

The case opens in 2016 as Barbaros Ozbugutu, co-founder and CEO of the Istanbul-based payment technology start-up iyzico, contemplates the offers the company received for its Series C round. The case then describes iyzico’s origins and provides a detailed overview of... View Details