Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (5,630) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (5,630) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 186 of 5,630 Results →
  • 02 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

capital. We examine productivity differentials between machine learning and older vintage technology based on interactions with two important human capital attributes: domain-specific expertise and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 May 2014
  • Op-Ed

The Alibaba Effect

Alibaba is about to make history with the first genuine mega-IPO of a Chinese entrepreneur-founded company in the United States. The numbers are historic as well—an anticipated market capitalization of some $200 billion. It comes to the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill Kirby & Warren McFarlan; Retail
  • 15 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

alumni have navigated this past year and provide important insights about the strength of our community. Here is our roundup of notable posts published in 2020: Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles The Class of 2021 is facing a time unlike any other... View Details
  • April 2007 (Revised June 2007)
  • Case

Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim
At the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burdens and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; International Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Poverty; Welfare; Africa
Related
  • 22 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought

And, it might seem appropriate to ask, how do such philosophical questions relate to marketing? Zaltman's eponymous research tool, the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique, called ZMET for short, was designed to illuminate exactly these kinds of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Web

Emerging Topics - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases Emerging Topics Emerging Topics Shared Value Measurement Shared Value & Investors Emerging Topics Creating shared value, a framework for View Details
  • February 2014
  • Teaching Note

Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management

By: Nava Ashraf and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Training; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Mission and Purpose; Non-Governmental Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Zambia
Related
  • 10 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

commercial solutions to social and environmental problems." The goal of the study was to help IC, whose members collectively invested $80 million from 1992 to 2001, the time horizon of the study, develop a fact-based understanding of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • 08 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

target of success in their new book Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life (Wiley, 2004). After conducting hundreds of interviews with high achievers, they developed a framework for thinking about integrating four... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
  • August 2001
  • Case

Charmed Technology

By: Youngme E. Moon
Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Resignation and Termination; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Luxury; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Computer Industry; Fashion Industry
Related
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

partners investing at the same VC firm at the same time. Furthermore, our estimates suggest the partner's human capital is two to five times more important than the VC firm's organizational View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Smaller than We Thought? The Effect of Automatic Savings Policies

By: James J. Choi, David Laibson, Jordan Cammarota, Richard Lombardo and John Beshears
Medium- and long-run dynamics undermine the effect of automatic enrollment and default savings-rate auto-escalation on retirement savings. Our analysis of 401(k) plans incorporates the facts that employees frequently leave firms (often before matching contributions... View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Saving; Retirement; Behavioral Finance; Compensation and Benefits
Related
  • 22 Dec 2021
  • News

How Do I Navigate a New Senior Role?

  • 12 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program

yourself to the “conventionally-derived” realm of the possible when coming up with product/service ideas for African markets; developing solutions to counter talent scarcity can be just as (if not more) important than addressing View Details
  • May 2024
  • Case

Mission Veterinary Partners

By: Boris Groysberg, Zeeshan Ali and Annelena Lobb
After five successful years, Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) had to decide on the best way to scale. MVP owned 300 animal hospitals and competed with other consolidators to buy more small veterinary practices. MVP had to distinguish itself as the buyer of choice but... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy
Related
  • 26 Jan 2024
  • Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

Emerson Collective is an organization that works toward the equitable development of sectors like education, the environment, immigration, and health care through impact investing, philanthropy, advocacy, and more. The organization brings... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • December 2022
  • Supplement

Freelancer, Ltd. Case Supplement

By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes
Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500 companies,... View Details
Keywords: Labor Markets; Freelancers; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Human Capital; Employment; Digital Platforms; Global Range; Adoption; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Employment Industry; Information Industry; Australia; United States; Philippines
Related
  • 09 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 9

developing the $20 Stanford-Jaipur knee, BMVSS has assisted over a million people in its lifetime of 44 years. As the founder, Mr. D.R. Mehta, thinks about the financial sustainability of BMVSS, he must devise a strategy that will sustain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • News

Checking in with One Championship

Asia, with stops ranging from Kuala Lumpur to Manila to Beijing. In July, Heliconia Capital Management invested an undisclosed eight-figure sum in the business, which Sityodtong hopes to take public. “One of the many life lessons I picked... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 29 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 29

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410046-PDF-ENG Managing Organizational Human Capital: Library Resources Harvard Business School Note 410-045 This technical note provides a list of library resources for researching various aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace