Real Activities Manipulation - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

induces U.S. manufacturing firms to contract their operations along multiple margins of activity goes a long way toward explaining the response of U.S. innovation to the China trade shock. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

historical – and the ways in which these Africa-specific trends impact the opportunities and challenges in undertaking business and entrepreneurship ventures on the continent today. Drawing upon the active participation of prominent... View Details

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

Company, a commercial real estate firm where he worked on transformative urban real estate projects. One of those ventures was a 350-unit, mixed-income apartment development, near Atlanta’s MARTA train... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

well as financial analysis. In a world in which companies are expected to behave as moral actors that conform their activities to certain ethical requirements, financial tests of acceptability alone are insufficient. In the book, I spell... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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Judges - Alumni

a Rock Ventures Fellow. Industry Business Products and Services (B2B), Technology Verticals Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, CloudTech & DevOps, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Tech, Virtual Reality, Saas, Robotics and Drones, Space Technology, View Details

18 Sep 2012
First Look

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to sway our decisions in directions we did not initially consider? And what can we do to correct for the subtle influences that derail our decisions? The answers to these and similar questions will help you negotiate similar factors when faced with them in the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Continued: The Business Model What Does the Research Say? Show Hide Details Concepts Infectious Change Public Goods Problems Cooperation in the Real Economy Expanding on Purpose Featured Exercises Public good simulation game Prisoner’s... View Details

03 Nov 2023
News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

showing promise for real returns on investment. Jonströmer says the forum strengthened the connection between HBS and alumni in Sweden who are taking the lead on climate, and the club expects to partner with HBS to make the forum an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

12 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals

coaching, at any age or stage, begins with where you are, here and now. Fortunately, there's one thing it should not begin with. "Don't come with the first draft of your action plan!" says Butler. "One of the things that coaching can do is help you... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

competitive by integrating activities and coordinating resources across national borders. At the same time, they also need to be sensitive and responsive to national differences in consumer tastes and government requirements, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details

04 Nov 2015
What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

included those that “women have greater analytical skills and coordinate activities with much (greater) ease than men while upholding company values and strategy” (Mathews Daniel Kapito); “Having senior female leaders should lead to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

requires greater access to education, health care, and employment resources; at the same time, you might be trying to influence public policy on issues that affect the homeless. That involves a whole set of interrelated activities that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

outwardly the situation smells of economic anarchy. Where are the market forces, when thousands of talented programmers—and even many commercial firms—spend inordinate amounts of time writing and sharing computer source code: an activity... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated only after the fact. But by the... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

implicated in recent acts of corporate malfeasance—could have become so depraved, this is probably the wrong question. Given that human nature does not change much from age to age, the real issue is the effectiveness of the constraints... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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Career Support - Business & Environment

industry in which environmental challenges are front-and-center, such as energy, agriculture, or real estate. Work in finance, incorporating environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Engage in entrepreneurial ventures that... View Details

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details