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  • 31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007

Asian Currency Crisis led to the collapse of agreements Indonesia had negotiated for private electric power only a few years earlier. The ensuing struggle meant bad publicity and several hundred million dollars in costs for Indonesia. As... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships

By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih
Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Firm Performance; Public-private Partnership Funding; Translational Research; Small And Medium Enterprises; Partners and Partnerships; Public Sector; Private Sector; Performance; Science-Based Business; Innovation and Invention
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  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

2006. Examines the possible impact that public litigation will have on the two firms. The impact of the litigation will be different for each firm because they are at dissimilar development stages and plan to employ distinct investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

(along with personal relations), laws and regulations can evolve to facilitate real estate investments. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207090 The Convention on Biological Diversity: Engaging the Private View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the policy determinants of economic transition and estimates the demand for labor in the infant private sector in urban China. We show that a reform that untied... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 20 Jun 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories

studies in economics that actually tries to study the role of memory and similarity in a controlled way,” Graeber says. A story that people will remember The findings have significant utility for business executives, public View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 14 Nov 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections

individual employee relationships at 7,715 public US companies representing 19 industries. The researchers found that companies whose real-world employee connections put them at the center of their professional communities performed... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55402 The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets By: Bernstein, Shai, Abhishek Dev, and Josh Lerner Abstract—This paper explores the creation and evolution of new stock... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 2016
  • Article

The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet as a Financial-Stability Tool

By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel Gregory Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
We argue that the Federal Reserve should use its balance sheet to help reduce a key threat to financial stability: the tendency for private-sector financial intermediaries to engage in excessive amounts of maturity transformation—i.e., to finance risky assets using... View Details
Keywords: Central Banking; Policy; Risk Management; Public Administration Industry; United States
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  • February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
  • Case

From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)

By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran
In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Israel
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  • 02 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

of time focused on the CEO and the members of the management team: the quality of the people they attract, their biases, their strong points, and their overall depth. We've also done some analysis that suggests another big determinant of success is the sector; it's a... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
  • February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
  • Case

Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority

By: John Macomber
Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California
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  • October 2014
  • Case

McKinsey & Company, 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2012, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) was the world's premier management consultancy, providing advice to CEO's and top executives of leading companies around the globe. Many consulting firms were bigger but few could match the reputation McKinsey had built over more... View Details
Keywords: Consulting Firms; McKinsey; Strategy; Consulting Industry; North America
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  • 04 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

its stance on specific issues. Why do we judge government by one standard and the private sector by another? In this book, we argue that the way citizens and government currently think about real-world problems is dangerously narrow. We... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk
  • Teaching Interest

Overview

By: Regina E. Herzlinger
Course Requirements

Students are required to prepare a business plan, which employs the framework of this course, to explore an entrepreneurial opportunity in health care, and to evaluate their classmates' plans.

Career Focus

For... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Healthcare Industry; Healthcare Innovation; Healthcare Costs; Healthcare Operations; Healthcare Organizations; Healthcare Startups; Healthcare Technology; Healthcare Ventures
  • 24 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

evidence that “short-termism" and “quarterly capitalism” are impairing firms' ability to invest, innovate, and provide good wages. We explain why S&P 500 shareholder-payout figures provide a misleadingly incomplete picture of corporate capital flows and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jun 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

beg off sugary drinks. John co-wrote the article with 2018 HBS doctoral degree recipient Grant E. Donnelly, Harvard School of Public Health doctoral candidate Laura Y. Zatz, and HBS doctoral candidate Dan Svirsky. How much does fountain... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Public Relations; Public Relations
  • 06 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

understands his side's massive advantages in the process. With the economic fate of Welz's newly public smaller firm in the balance, Welz and his team must figure out how to handle some very tough tactics by Spitzer and his minions aimed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

private sector, but well-intentioned efforts to address global health through the public sector have the unintended consequence of crowding out capital formation in the private sector. PharmaAccess is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807011 Business, Law, and Society: The Systems Approach to Law and Management Harvard Business School Note 806-086 Presents the systems approach to law and management, a construct for understanding how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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