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- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
another repatriation tax holiday. Coupling these policies provides a carrot and stick for managers to begin to repatriate cash and use it productively at home. The combined revenue effects is likely to be... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
New Fellowship Program Encourages Young MBAs to Work for Nonprofits
organizations around the world to avail themselves of the unique gifts and talents of HBS graduates. Our aim is to make the program a tremendous learning experience for graduates and to make it affordable for participating organizations.” Along with the Nonprofit and... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
how seismic events in industry—such as the founding, merger, and dissolution of companies—have a ripple effect on the opportunities available to individuals. What Higgins has done recently, though, is to get at what she calls a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Author:Bettina Klaus Abstract We consider one-to-one matching markets in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. In these so-called roommate markets, agents are consumers and resources at the same time. We investigate two new properties that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
2013 elections in Kenya, the Electoral Commission sent 11 million nonpartisan text messages to registered voters in an effort to boost electoral participation. The messages had a positive effect on turnout but also decreased trust in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
documentation, litigation defense, and regulatory compliance. These excessive documentation requirements also strain the patient-physician relationship, reducing the time patients spend with their doctors and hampering effective... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
to be learned for all global companies as they confront language and culture challenges. Examining the strategic use of language by one international corporation, The Language of Global Success uncovers how all organizations might integrate language View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
calls and creating regular check-ins. Work from home can be an ideal setup for some, and for others it can be socially isolating so it’s important to manage that head on. Appropriate ergonomic setups are also important for View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
instead of phone calls and creating regular checkins. Work from home can be an ideal setup for some, and for others it can be socially isolating so it’s important to manage that head on. Appropriate ergonomic setups are also important for... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
and returns were determined by employers; workers were given no choice, no control, and very little information. When employees began to manage their retirement savings using 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans that allowed them... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- Web
Questions for Evaluating Company Culture and Community - Alumni
students and alumni who are searching for organizations that are committed to these same principles. Below is a sample of questions to enable HBS students and alumni to have thoughtful conversations with hiring managers on this important... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
India, Peru, Rwanda, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and Vietnam to observe local economies, study management practices in the field, and interact directly with business and community leaders. In addition, domestic programs took... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Satellite Radio
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
In early 2002, XM and Sirius were fighting for control of the emerging U.S. market for satellite radio. Each company targeted consumers in automobiles, providing 100 channels of CD-quality audio for a monthly subscription fee of $10-$13. Wall Street analysts predicted... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Problems and Challenges; Network Effects; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology; Business Model; Investment Return; Auto Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Satellite Radio." Harvard Business School Case 802-175, March 2002. (Revised November 2003.)
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
analysts) downward-adjusted ratings more often than aligned analysts covering the same firm at the same time, the study shows. The partisan leanings of intermediaries, such as credit-rating analysts, can have “sizable effects on firms’... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
onstage during Spring Reunions, McGinnis and I discuss the broad span of these ideas. Namely, how these forces at work in our social lives can also impact our professional lives—and how we can manage them. READ MORE Dan Morrell: I think... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
Mills considers the complexities of a school administrator’s job, she says it’s not enough to be just a great manager or instructional leader. “You have to be able to marry the two because you can’t have one without the other and truly... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Web
Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog
decisions in a family business? How do you define success in a family business that goes beyond maximizing shareholder returns? How do you build and sustain competitive advantage? How do you plan for effective succession and transition of... View Details
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
that shadowy area between the clear light of right-doing and the clear light of wrong-doing. What the jurors in Houston in effect told us is to forget about pushing the limits of legal compliance. They told us that what we need is a more... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- Profile
PJ Meyer
it's shaping the way I think so that I can be a more effective as a manager. The case method is a subversive form of instilling business experience!" PJ has also been able to acquire management... View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Reunions: Accelerating Climate Solutions with Professor Jim Matheson (MBA 2001)
race to manage (let alone reverse) the effects of global warming and climate change. And climate is not just an isolated threat, its connected to (and exacerbates) almost every other global challenge... View Details