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  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

would create net benefits for society that contain salient costs frequently lack enough support for enactment because losses loom larger than gains. To address this consequence of loss aversion, we propose a policy-bundling technique in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

the Courts Credit and Information Technology Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits “Credit is the vital air of the system of modern commerce. It has done more — a thousand times more — to... View Details
  • 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 that View Details
Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice
  • Web

Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

financial variables. They use a diagnostic expectations version of a dispersed information learning model to explain why individual forecasters typically overreact to news, while consensus forecasts underreact relative to full-information... View Details
  • 12 Oct 2022
  • Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

inspired by the stories of these students. Visit @prideathbs on Instagram for more information and features about the LGBTQ+ community at HBS. Eduardo Avalos (he/him/his), Class of 2024 “Te quiero, mijo.” When my six-year relationship... View Details
  • December 2023
  • Case

TikTok: The Algorithm Will See You Now

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
In a world where attention is a scarce commodity, this case explores the meteoric rise of TikTok—an app that transformed from a niche platform for teens into the most visited domain by 2021—surpassing even Google. Its algorithm was a sophisticated mechanism for... View Details
Keywords: Social Media; Applications and Software; Disruptive Innovation; Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Cybersecurity; Culture; Technology Industry; China; United States; India
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  • 14 Jun 2023
  • News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

2003), president of the HBS Club of Japan, ended the program. During his remarks, Dean Datar talked about several innovative initiatives that he anticipates will have lasting value for the School and that place the School at the cutting edge of addressing the... View Details
  • Web

AASU50 - Alumni

multi-disciplinary event that celebrated the vibrant and important role that African Americans have played in shaping our institution, the business world, and society at large. This website has been designed to provide you with View Details
  • August 20, 2024
  • Article

Sexual Assault Victims Face a Penalty for Adjacent Consent

By: Jillian J. Jordan and Roseanna Sommers
Across 11 experimental studies (n = 12,257), we show that female victims of sexual assault are blamed more and seen as less morally virtuous if their assault follows voluntary sexual intimacy, a factor we term “adjacent consent”. Moreover, we illuminate a... View Details
Keywords: Perception; Prejudice and Bias; Moral Sensibility; Crime and Corruption; Social Issues
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  • 07 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

society at large. I pursued my undergraduate degree at a small liberal arts college, Ohio Wesleyan University, where I double majored in Economics and Politics & Government. Ohio Wesleyan was a great college fit for me. I received... View Details
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Fundraising - Alumni

5–9 years out, and $5,000+ for all other donors. See current list of Investors Society Class Agents . To get involved or learn more, contact Talia Hirsh . HBS Class Ambassador: These volunteers keep their classmates View Details
  • 15 Nov 2018
  • Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • Web

Global Business Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Business in Society and Strategy track. Introduction to Global Business LIMITED TIME ONLY Extra learning at no extra cost. Enroll now and unlock a GenAI Bonus Bundle featuring complimentary lessons on AI... View Details
  • November 2009
  • Article

Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies

By: Erin Marie Reid and Michael W. Toffel
The challenges associated with climate change will require governments, citizens, and firms to work collaboratively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a task that requires information on companies' emissions levels, risks, and reduction opportunities. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Pollutants; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Shareholder Relations; Management Practices and Processes; Social Issues; Corporate Disclosure; Values and Beliefs; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics
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  • 01 Oct 2021
  • News

Fostering Diversity

as a motivation for their philanthropic support. “When we consider the impact that we personally can have on society versus the impact that HBS can have, the School wins, hands down,” says Ben. The couple has designated their recent... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2006
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

for all to work forever" to Deepak Alse's, "Do not retire employees; treat them as part of an extended family where their services may be required." The timeliness of the issue was emphasized by information from Richard... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 18 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

Harvard Business School professor Lynn S. Paine's new book, Value Shift, argues that companies can't consider themselves amoral or apart from society anymore—that the relationship between companies and View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

Dynamic Duo

of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Judy, a former Fidelity Investments executive, is leading a science education initiative for early teens at the Museum of Science and serves on the board of Rosie's... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

a cultural industry, not boring at all,” he says, listing Indochine, Cinema Paradiso, and Dead Poets Society among his favorites. While he devoted weekdays to the family business, Ramirez spent weekends continuing his economic research... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 22 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

incentives to companies, including some that cost nothing to provide, and found that appetite for these workers increased substantially. In particular, providing objective performance information about workers with a criminal record... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald