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  • 23 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

Brexit is Not Better for Britain Britain rarely has referendums, and for good reason. They call for binary decisions on complex issues, and voters have all sorts of reasons for voting one way or another. It is unprecedented that View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
  • 11 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

statement, in which case shareholders can vote on whether the company should adopt the change; negotiate with the shareholder to come up with a mutually acceptable solution to the beef; or formally contest the shareholder’s proposal by... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

are the perfect arenas in which to unleash the innovative forces that are triggered by markets and prices. That's because practically no one says, "I want to buy 50 million British thermal units." Instead, she might say something like, "I... View Details
Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities
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Management Training Program - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Management Training Program and experienced a brief postwar enrollment boom. The new name reflected a broader scope that included human relations as well as production issues related to industry and government. T. North Whitehead, who had served in the war in the View Details
  • 02 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

Tatiana Sandino Abstract In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004—the first case where the SEC has allowed an accounting matter to be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides

In the months leading up to the 2008 presidential election, CNN ran a story titled "Gender or Race: Black Women Voters Face Tough Choices in South Carolina." The "tough choice" in question: should they vote according to race (Barack... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

distinguishing themselves from the established elite. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2505184   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 812-113 Clarks at a Crossroads (A) "Clarks at a Crossroads (A)" describes how this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-116 India's Amul: Keeping Up with the Times Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative founded in 1947—eight months before India's independence from British... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS

especially timely, coming as they did on the heels of a failed EU budget summit in Brussels and the French and Dutch “no” votes on the proposed EU constitution. For those in the audience not well-versed in European politics and economics,... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 03 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 3

largest NGO. It had a strong presence in Bangladesh and had begun to deliver social development programs in nine other countries. Its founder and chairperson, Fazle Hasan Abed, was knighted in 2010 by the British Crown for his service in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

decided to exercise their discretionary power to award five top executives a bonus for 2008, even though they had not met the necessary performance measures under the compensation plan. Proxy advisors RiskMetrics and the British... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Internet can play in the home-buying process in China. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208015 British Land Harvard Business School Case 208-064 British... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

et al. Publication: British Journal of Social Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract Income inequality undermines societies: the more inequality, the more health problems, social tensions, and the lower social mobility, trust, and life... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

options is best for achieving this goal, including filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, restructuring its debt out-of-court, or filing a "pre-packaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211027-PDF-ENG Associated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

imbroglio—with only 0.58 percent of the vote separating the two leading candidates—poses an opportunity for the country's new democracy, says Maurer. "Despite some intemperate statements, the major players show every sign of playing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 13 Mar 2018
  • First Look

March 13, 2018

fields. A sponsor is someone who advocates for a protégé, and in doing so, takes a stake in her success. We use a laboratory experiment to explore two channels through which sponsorship has been posited to increase advancement in a competitive workplace. In our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

Katherine L. Milkman, Leslie John, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Many intend to stay fit but fail to exercise or eat healthfully; students intend to earn good grades but study too little; citizens intend to vote but fail to turnout. How... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

By: Mikes, Anette, Matthew Hall, and Yuval Millo Abstract—In theory, the risk management groups of two British banks-Saxon and Anglo-had the same influence in their organizations. But in practice, they did not: Saxon's was engaged in... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 04 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 4

Harvard Business School Case 514-067 India's Amul: Keeping up with the Times Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative founded in 1947, eight months before India's independence from British rule, and owned by over three million farmers in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
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and the people) and their impact on business. Representative cases include Lobbying in the chemical industry in the U.S.; Unrest in Chile, Looting at Walmart International; and Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News. The fourth module ("The... View Details