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Fall 2020
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Business Credit Programs in the Pandemic Era

By: Samuel G. Hanson, Jeremy C. Stein, Adi Sunderam and Eric Zwick

We develop a pair of models that speak to the goals and design of the sort of business-lending and corporate-bond purchase programs that have been introduced by governments in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An overarching theme is that, in contrast to the... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Business Lending; Government Intervention; Econometric Models; Health Pandemics; Credit; Governance; Policy

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09 Jan 2024
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Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program

Peek is an annual online program for current undergraduate students that provides an opportunity to try out the HBS case method of study, join a leadership development discussion, gain an understanding of the career flexibility and... View Details

21 Sep 2009
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Harvard Business School Launches Programs For Real Estate Executives

November–December 1990
Article

Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change

By: M. Beer, R. A. Eisenstat and B. Spector

Keywords: Programs; Change

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August 2024
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The Labor Market Effects of Loan Guarantee Programs

By: Jean-Noël Barrot, Thorsten Martin, Julien Sauvagnat and Boris Vallée

We investigate the labor market effects of a loan guarantee program targeting French SMEs during the financial crisis. Exploiting differences in regional treatment intensity in a border discontinuity design, we uncover a central trade-off for such interventions. While... View Details

Keywords: Labor; Financial Crisis; Policy; France

June 1993 (Revised November 2007)
Case

Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

A private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value Creation

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April 2025
Case

The CHIPS Program Office (Abridged)

By: Mitch Weiss and Sebastian Negron-Reichard

In February 2023, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo weighed signing off on a Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) with at least one unconventional provision: a pre-application (“pre-app”) to the actual application for parts of $39 billion in direct semiconductor... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Motivation and Incentives; Semiconductor Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

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December 1999
Case

Lees Supermarkets: Customer Loyalty Programs

By: David E. Bell, Rajiv Lal and Ann Leamon

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

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06 Nov 2024

ClearAdmit: Deferred Enrollment MBA Programs

Do you have your sights set on deferred enrollment MBA programs? HBS is participating in a ClearAdmit virtual panel that will feature MBA Admissions representatives from top business schools answering questions about deferred enrollment. Register today! View Details

23 Feb 2022

HBS College Programs Series: Canada

Come learn about the ways you can get involved with HBS as a college student. This includes our deferred admission process for college seniors, 2+2, and our MBA preview experiences Peek, Virtual Venture into Management, and Summer Venture in Management. You will get to... View Details

14 Mar 2017

MBA Program Chat in Medellín

Join us for an information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event will be hosted by current HBS students. Topics to be covered include the academic experience, HBS community and alumni network. View Details

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Leadership Development & Rotation Programs

Where can I find a list of companies offering Leadership Development programs? Current HBS MBA students may consult this page on the HBS View Details

26 Jan 2024
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About the Program - Summer Venture in Management

Harvard Business School Summer Venture in Management About the Program About the Program Curious to know what a “day in the life” of an MBA student is like? Experience it first-hand at the Summer Venture in... View Details

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Program FAQs - Summer Venture in Management

Harvard Business School Summer Venture in Management Program FAQs Program Frequently Asked Questions Can I apply if I am not a college junior or senior? SVMP applicants must graduating in the classes of... View Details

01 Jul 2009
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Harvard Business School Offers Custom Program for Multicultural Executives

January–February 2025
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Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers

By: Thomaz Teodorovicz, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Evan Starr

The precipitous growth of remote work has given rise to a new phenomenon: the emergence of relocation incentive programs that localities use to compete for the physical presence of remote workers. Remote workers with high general human capital may create value for... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Motivation and Incentives; Geographic Location; Talent and Talent Management; Human Capital; Tulsa

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June 2019
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Social Risk, Fiscal Risk, and the Portfolio of Government Programs

By: Samuel G. Hanson, David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam

We develop a model of government portfolio choice in which a benevolent government chooses the scale of risky projects in the presence of market failures and tax distortions. These two frictions generate motives to manage social risk and fiscal risk. Social risk... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Government and Politics; Programs

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