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Robert L. Vann

Under Vann’s leadership, the Courier became the essential, and the only, newspaper that reported news and provided a positive showcasing of Pittsburgh’s growing black community. The paper became a very active political and community... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1

Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer Abstract—This View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Statistical Resources - Research Computing Services

About Us Statistical Resources 3ms Technical Papers Our statisticians have compiled a few useful technical notes on various topics. In addition, the following document organizes many of these notes by topic and provides further details:... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Harnessing for-profit strategies for social good

experience to her current position as chief investment officer at ImpactAssets, a $120 million donor-advised fund that invests capital for social and environmental impact through public and private debt and equity. At HBS, Seegull wrote a View Details

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

information flow so easily in informal situations, this might be true in market situations as well." Sell Side School Ties In their paper Sell Side School Ties, cowritten with Andrea Frazzini, Cohen and Malloy look at school ties between... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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American Business History Records | Baker Library

resource for the study of American commerce and industry and cover a broad range of business activities. The collections include the records of companies and the papers of individual businesspeople. They reflect the evolution of American... View Details

February 2014 (Revised December 2015)
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Mara Group

By: Eugene Soltes and Sara Hess

Mara Group is a rapidly growing Pan-African conglomerate run by its entrepreneurial CEO Ashish Thakkar. The case explores Thakkar's decision on which African markets to expand operations into. View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications Manufacturing; Business Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Africa

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30 Apr 2014
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Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

of all, the studies show. The findings are detailed in the paper Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men, published in the March 2014 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Our View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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The Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Role of Government in Market Economies Course Number 1195 Professor Matthew Weinzierl Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 Sessions Paper Course Overview and Objectives This course is about one question: What is the proper... View Details

Henry R. Luce

Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which included eight radio and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

05 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

What really fuels a boom-and-bust cycle in the modern global economy? It’s not always household debt, says a new paper that parses in-depth data across 115 countries. Instead, rising corporate debt may flash the clearest warning that a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

Authors:Benjamin Chiao, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Publication:The RAND Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11156.) Abstract This View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Guts, Gall, and Good Luck: What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur

successful entrepreneurs. Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses Historians have hardly noticed the fringe-of-society entrepreneurs who gave birth to the green business movement starting in the 19th century. Research View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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HBS Alumni access to the Stamps Reading Room

Can HBS alumni get a photo ID to enter the reading room? HBS Alumni are eligible for free lifetime physical access to the Stamps Reading Room after completing an application process. Two types of cards are available: Paper card:... View Details

Herman Brown

Brown built one of the world’s largest construction companies - Brown and Root, Incorporated. Brown also developed subsidiaries that included hotels, oil and gas producing properties, paper mills, mines, real estate concerns, office... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

paper called, "Asset Allocation and Asset Location: Household Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances," published by the Journal of Public Economics in August, 2004. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF),... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

very powerful and deep strategic alliances between businesses and nonprofits. Q: This Working Paper is No. 22 in the Social Enterprise Series. What's the overall aim of the series, and what's next for you as part of it? A: The Social... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Q4 - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Q4 Course Number 1507 Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice Willy Shih Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 sessions Paper This short version of BSSE will focus on core... View Details

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Deals Q2 - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Deals Q2 Course Number 2265 Professor Guhan Subramanian Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions (120 minutes, across two time slots) Paper Enrollment: Limited to 42 HBS and 42 HLS students This advanced negotiation course... View Details

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