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- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
Networks Authors:Albert Creus-Mir, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Andres Hervas-Drane Abstract We present a model of bandwidth allocation in a stylized peer-to-peer file sharing network with s peers (sharers) who share files View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
Rossotti Courtesy HBS Press When Charles O. Rossotti (MBA ’64) was appointed commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in 1997, it was the most feared and loathed of all federal government agencies.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
opportunity for success; and (4) perhaps most damning, the original evidence that the courts relied upon to conclude that Section 203 gave bidders a meaningful opportunity for success was seriously flawed-so flawed, in fact, that even... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
immediate work team. They will bond, if such opportunities have been wisely provided by the leaders, with their department, their plant, their division, and even with the entire firm. Other things being... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
to improve them. “As performance pressure mounts, teams are considerably more likely to follow general experts.” "Performance pressure emerges when people are working on a high-visibility project and when... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Fill Diplomatic Posts
HBS alumni currently hold several key diplomatic posts in Europe. U.S. ambassadors to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria are, respectively, Craig Stapleton (MBA ’70), William Timken Jr. (MBA ’62), Ronald Spogli (MBA ’75), View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
decent pay and job security) workforce to supply the manpower with which to create sophisticated products. The export of these well-designed and efficiently produced goods was actively View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Decision Points
Bush: For future observers, a context for his administration. On the occasion of the publication of his memoir, Decision Points, and in his first newspaper interview since leaving the White House, a relaxed, introspective former President... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
on the cards were black, and the other half white, so asking a yes/no question about skin color was a very efficient way to narrow down the identity of the photo on the partner's card. But the researchers... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
to carry on the tradition of the firm in changed circumstances. Perhaps the competition was more intense than it had been. In some cases the business was really challenged. In other cases the firm had become global View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Nov 2019
- News
Scranton Elects First Female Mayor
fill out the remaining two years of former mayor Bill Courtright’s term. (Courtright, who faces federal corruption charges of bribery and extortion, resigned in July.) Cognetti moved to Scranton in 2016 following stints at Goldman Sachs... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
August. The program provides an overview of Harvard Business School and a window into research and research support at the School, the case method, View Details
- 30 Jun 2010
- News
Congressional Pork Is Bad for Business
Professors Lauren Cohen, Joshua Coval, and Christopher Malloy discovered to their surprise that increased federal spending causes local companies to lose sales and cut back on research, payroll, View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
economics, in business education over the other behavioral disciplines. We document the key role of these institutions in diffusing "Chicago-style" economic approaches-offering support for... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 23 Feb 2021
- News
Dan Koh Named Labor Department’s Chief of Staff
grandfather was South Korea’s ambassador to the United States. His father, Howard Koh, was assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services during the Obama administration. And... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Interpreting the Gipper
Beschloss Photo Courtesy of The Newshour with Jim Lehrer Following the death of former President Ronald Reagan in June, presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss (MBA 1980) was frequently quoted in the media on his assessment of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Research Online
long before the current recession took hold. Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin discuss causes and possible solutions. Better by the Bundle? Video-game companies do it, fast-food restaurants, too. Why... View Details