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- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
Supplement 312-008 The (B) case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as the Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
mattering for current tax policy is the "Buffett Rule" debate. The Buffett Rule would ensure that people with substantial incomes from investments paid average tax rates at least as high as middle-class workers. Both sides of this debate think they have the upper hand... View Details
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
twentieth century offers an interesting puzzle. Among the large economies in the Americas, it had the lowest level of literacy in 1890, but by 1940 the country had surpassed most of its peers in terms of literacy and had made a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
issues, proposals surrounding the topic varied widely. Describes some of the proposals and summarizes scholarship on their advantages and disadvantages. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707018 International... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
gave an off-the-shelf solution. The pharmaceutical company had never viewed the problem as a crystallography problem; they thought it was a toxicology problem. Again, this opened up a whole new domain for the firm to pursue in terms of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
Lorsch: People talk about curbing the power of CEOs, but I frame the issue in terms of enhancing the power of boards. Over the last decade, I think there's been a lot of progress made in boardrooms. Problems remain, of course, but... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
operations in a manner consistent with the intentions of donors and the terms of each gift. Harvard Endowment Returns FY24 9.6% FY23 2.9% FY22 -1.8% FY21 33.6% FY20 7.3% FY19 6.5% FY18 10.0% FY17 8.1% FY16 -2.0% FY15 5.8% The generosity... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
on agribusiness, the term with which he has become synonymous. He currently teaches a food policy and agribusiness course at the Kennedy School, the Agribusiness Seminar at HBS, and a University-wide seminar on public issues facing the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
of online advertising.” The company’s technology led to more than a 100 percent lift in the performance of ads on the page, something that could benefit a lot of destination sites on the internet. We even had come to an agreement on investment View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
And the answer was not no. The answer was never a certain yes, but it wasn’t a no. And that’s inspiring: to be able to say we can look at an individual and try to develop a therapeutic for their specific form of the disease. Morrell: Talk about where you are in View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
especially when I am in transit. Is there a talent that you wish you had? There are many. I’d like to have been a long-distance runner. I wish I could read more quickly and retain every word. What makes you the proudest in your career to date? My two View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
Walt Whitman termed “the pulse of the continent.” As the century drew to a close, railroads dominated both freight and passenger traffic over long distances. But in densely populated cities, horse-drawn streetcars were still the most... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
part, Chinese reformers who negotiated the terms of the WTO agreement made a calculated gamble that it would provide the necessary leverage to force policy changes necessary for homegrown businesses — including SOEs and TVEs — to adapt... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
exit. A new and central economic force is the selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using U.S. Census microdata on firm-level output,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
and managed as investment accounts with the goal of accumulating the largest possible pot of savings. Communication with savers is framed entirely in terms of assets and returns. Ask a saver what his 401(k) is worth and you'll hear a cash... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
outcomes to controls similar in terms of industry, size, age, and prior growth. Relative to controls, employment at target establishments declines 3% over two years post buyout and 6% over five years. The job losses are concentrated among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
societies—what might be termed leadership with a big "L?" Or does it mean something fine grained and local—leadership with a small "l"? Taxes, Dividends and International Portfolio Choice Authors:Mihir Desai and D.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
give a lending hand. We are both lucky. What advice do you have for others thinking about starting a family? In terms of timing, I believe one can try and get ready but nothing can fully prepare one for motherhood. Learning on the job is... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
So, and then, when I got the job, he didn't really explain why. And I don't think he did to the other two in terms of why they didn't. The way I've answered the question over the years is, you know, like, I was a good peer, you know? In... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
termed a “freedom from fear.” Amy’s book touches on these powerful themes that are also central tenets of agile organizations. I cannot wait to engage and learn more within the covers of these two exciting books. For listening and iPhone... View Details
Keywords: by Staff