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- 2022
- Working Paper
Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics
By: Pedro Bordalo, Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
We present the case for the centrality of overreaction in expectations for addressing important challenges in finance and macroeconomics. First, non-rational expectations by market participants can be measured and modeled in ways that address some of the key challenges... View Details
Keywords: Overreaction; Rational Expectations; Macroeconomics; Market Participation; Social Psychology
Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer. "Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30356, August 2022.
- Column
The Changing Geography of Work: Priorities for Policy Makers
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the issue of how and where we work into the spotlight. The adoption of remote and hybrid work increased exponentially as lockdowns necessitated social distancing. But now, as we enter a new phase of the pandemic, the Geography of Work—where... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Hybrid Work Model; Work-from-anywhere; Employees; Geographic Location; Policy
Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "The Changing Geography of Work: Priorities for Policy Makers." OECD Forum Network (December 6, 2021).
- April–May 2021
- Article
Labor Mobility and Antitakeover Provisions
By: Aiyesha Dey and Joshua White
How do firms protect their human capital? We test whether firms facing an increased threat of being acquired strengthen their antitakeover provisions (ATPs) in order to bond with their employees. We use the adoption of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine (IDD) by U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Labor Mobility; Antitakeover Provisions; Trade Secrets; Implicit Contracting; Employee Bonding; Corporate Governance; Acquisition; Human Capital; Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Safety
Dey, Aiyesha, and Joshua White. "Labor Mobility and Antitakeover Provisions." Art. 101388. Journal of Accounting & Economics 71, nos. 2-3 (April–May 2021).
- 2013
- Article
Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North, and How we Can Fix It
By: C. Moore and F. Gino
This chapter is about the social nature of morality. Using the metaphor of the moral compass to describe individuals' inner sense of right and wrong, we offer a framework to help us understand social reasons why our moral compass can come under others' control, leading... View Details
Moore, C., and F. Gino. "Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North, and How we Can Fix It." Research in Organizational Behavior 33 (2013): 53–77.
- March 18, 2009
- Article
Regulate, Baby, Regulate
The U.S. today faces its biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. That is why Barack Obama and his team have been looking to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for help. The stimulus measure passed by Congress in February that includes money for building... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Management Teams; Infrastructure; Insurance; Negotiation Deal; Government and Politics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Credit; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; United States
McCraw, T. K. "Regulate, Baby, Regulate." New Republic 240, no. 4 (March 18, 2009).
- January 2009
- Article
Spatial Diversity in Invention: Evidence from the Early R&D Labs
By: Tom Nicholas
This article uses historical data on inventor and firm R&D lab locations to examine the technological and geographic structure of corporate knowledge capital accumulation during a formative period in the organization of US innovation. Despite the localization of... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Knowledge Acquisition; Research and Development; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Spatial Diversity in Invention: Evidence from the Early R&D Labs." Journal of Economic Geography 9, no. 1 (January 2009).
- March 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Jeanne Lewis, after six years with Staples, Inc., is promoted to senior vice president of marketing. She is to work for fifteen months alongside her predecessor, a legacy in the organization, "learning the ropes" before he moves on. This case is set nine months after... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Management Succession; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 400-065, March 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- October 1992
- Case
Charles River Jazz Festival
Charles River Jazz Festival must decide whether to press a compact disk (CD) of Friday's jazz performance for sale on Saturday and Sunday. The idea to press CDs is novel, so there is considerable uncertainty about how receptive customers will be. The festival must... View Details
Wu, George. "Charles River Jazz Festival." Harvard Business School Case 893-004, October 1992.
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
How Immigrants Have Contributed to American Inventiveness
Negotiation 360
Negotiation 360 an app built for Apple and Android personal devices. It empowers users to track negotiation performance and draw valuable lessons from their own experience. Its interactive features are based on cutting edge theory and proven best practices.
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- Portrait Project
Selamile Dlamini
women are meek, respectful, and silent. Somewhere along the line, I began to silence my inner voice, my intuition. When I had a feeling that I shouldn’t take the first job I landed in corporate America, I ignored it. Many times, I knew it was time to leave – many... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
required to succeed as an entrepreneurial manager. The knowledge, skills, tools, and frameworks that TEM develops are built upon the foundation of your other RC courses including TOM, LEAD, LCA, FRC, Marketing, Strategy, and Finance, integrate those lessons into a... View Details
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Client Success Stories
Long-Lasting Impact The world's top companies and organizations turn to Harvard Business School for assistance with challenges that demand a new level of skill, leadership, and inspiration from their executives. We help many different... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows
during COVID. She also led the team’s health equity strategy and founded its first DEI program, in partnership with senior hospital leadership. She said, “the Goldsmith Fellowship will be instrumental in helping me achieve my goal of... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
large scale helps distribute the fixed costs, reducing per-transaction cost. Narayana Hrudalaya, for instance, has installed cutting-edge expensive equipment for heart procedures, but the high volume of its operations drives down... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Christensen, longtime HBS faculty member and legendary case method teacher, the Center's focus is helping faculty develop as teachers. It augments the School's traditional system of faculty-to-faculty mentoring by providing additional... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details
- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
about the producers and writers. Luo and Zhang chose to focus on the hiring of writers because they are involved in the earliest stages of a project and often help define its trajectory. Writers are “either the original creators or have... View Details