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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
disclose exactly what we earn. Consistently across the firm’s products, we’ve been a strong top-quartile performer. In Europe, some labor leaders and government officials have called private-equity firms “asset strippers” and “locusts.”... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
mobilization that can improve labor conditions more broadly. Publisher's link: http://www.bostonreview.net/BR38.3/ndf_jodi_short_michael_toffel_global_brands_labor_justice.php Working Papers The Impact of Supplier Reliability on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
Additionally, labor quality and the structure of demand and a long tradition of work in organizational behavior suggests that the successful adoption of productivity enhancing managerial practices requires... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level, we find extensive evidence of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
Image by Lincoln Agnew Image by Lincoln Agnew The facts of the ever-widening tech labor shortage are increasingly difficult to ignore: As many as 9 million tech jobs sit vacant across the United States, Europe, and China, says Przemyslaw... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
firm but by most companies today. Yes, women were struggling to be fully present at home and work, but so were men. An always-on culture and gender-role expectations were to blame, not motherhood. And men were mourning the loss of their family time to client View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
under plausible assumptions regarding this altruism and the reaction of consumers to firms that demonstrate insufficient altruism, existing firms (or brands) can face a larger demand for new products than new entrants. Moreover, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
converted from hot-to cold-type printing technologies, and captured the labor cost savings afforded by new techniques. Nieva de Figueiredo, in her study of the post-war U.S. newspaper industry, explains that the View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
of Information By: Cullen, Zoë B., and Ricardo Perez-Truglia Abstract—The diffusion of salary information has important implications for labor markets, such as for wage discrimination policies and collective bargaining. Despite the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Organization Tax Aversion in Labor Supply By: Kessler, Judd B., and Michael I. Norton Abstract—In a real-effort laboratory experiment, labor supply decreases more with the introduction of a tax than with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
a community of scientists beyond the firm's boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-012.pdf Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
that are paying careful attention to the hiring, training, and rewarding of store employees. Our favorite example of a retailer that has used labor successfully is the online retailer Zappos.com. The company pays very careful attention to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
iron ore among them—found a growing market as China's demands grew with its economy. And because Brazil had done the hard work of building a better policy foundation, the boom meant sustained economic growth. So while other Latin American... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
generously subsidized (largely through the tax deductibility of mortgage interest, which stimulates demand for homes as well as loans from banks). Private equity, which enjoys a 15 percent tax rate on carried interest. (If the tax rate on... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009
additional demand for its products and services. How, then, should The Home Depot organize itself in advance of disaster events? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309055 Neck & Neck:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
1968 at the age of 30. In this environment, the company, now the world's fourth-largest maker of motorized scooters, three-wheel vehicles, and motorcycles—India's most common forms of transportation—was limited to producing just 20,000 units a year. Supply and View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
model also suggests, and theoretical modeling confirms, that many of the dynamics that often accompany globalization can in fact increase the viability of locally standardized strategies over time. Specifically, dgrowth, the broadening of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
not to mention our own self-esteem — are on the line.” Kanter’s recommendations, which span economic, social, and government concerns, include securing the country’s future by nurturing innovation; getting the work-family balance right; encouraging good companies by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Ivashina says, was not a lack of demand for corporate credit but rather a lack of supply. Once Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008, corporate borrowers drew down their revolving credit lines rather than withdraw savings—which is... View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
As globalization trends increase, so does the ability of non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace, Oxfam International, and the World Wildlife Fund to shape public and corporate policy on everything from human rights to labor... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell