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08 Jun 2010
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partly a result of poor corporate governance. We also provide evidence of a channel through which the benefits of ownership concentration outweigh its costs. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-100.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBank of America:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Mar 2012
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benefits from racial diversity but that diversity is a liability when society's negative stereotypes about racial minorities' competence inhibit such interactions. We analyze two years of data from 496 retail bank branches to investigate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

examines the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. It focuses on two companies, Bayer and Henkel, that have been identified as "green giants," and traces... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

it possible that a month before the collapse, rating agencies such as Moody's and Fitch still ranked the country and the bank investment grade credit? What can we learn? Why did real estate perform so differently than expected? Why are... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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Grand Bargain: Negotiating Toward a Better Middle East

By: James K. Sebenius

How can sophisticated negotiation bring about a more peaceful and prosperous Middle East? While a "grand bargain" to accomplish this lofty goal may seem implausible, the potential value of such an agreement would be vast for most Israelis, Palestinians, and key... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; War; Conflict and Resolution; Israel; West Bank

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12 Sep 2007
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Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure

inflation, a stake in the community. As home prices rose, millions of renters, particularly those with less-than-stellar credit, yearned to seize the American dream. But traditional banks shunned "credit-impaired" borrowers.... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Banking; Banking

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

unpromising situation stepped Alexander Hamilton, an orphaned, illegitimate (and brilliant) native of the West Indies who grew up in St. Croix and in 1789 became the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton, along with Swiss-born Albert... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Banking

20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

programs than the entire budget of the WHO and has played a major role in aiding recovery in the Ebola-hit economies of West Africa. The Commission's report hints at but never quite concedes that the World View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

Publications Civilization: The Six Ways the West Beat the Rest Author: Niall Ferguson Publication: Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Review the book: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jul 2008
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Working PapersFixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test for political capture in a novel... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Nov 2024
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How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

report from the Global Center on Adaptation suggests that more than $100 billion per year is needed to invest in infrastructure, weather forecasting, and protecting agriculture in Africa to address both poverty and climate stresses. Yet the entire annual World View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

23 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 23, 2007

story—it is the story of the personal computer, its software, and its impact upon society. From two college drop-outs based on the West Coast came a revolution which fundamentally influenced the global practice of business. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2009
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relationship. In this paper we look at this era as economic historians, trying to set events in a longer-term perspective. In some ways China's economic model in the decade 1998-2007 was similar to the one adopted by West Germany and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2014
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case: http://hbr.org/product/iora-health/an/814030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-008 Rawabi Bashar Masri is developing the first new stand-alone Palestinian city 25 kilometers north of Jerusalem and 9 kilometers north of Ramallah in the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015

from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments methods. Nuti envisioned a world in which consumers would use NCR hardware or applications whether transacting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Edmondson, and Michael A. West Abstract— Many teams face the problem of process loss, or suboptimal functioning, with sometimes serious consequences, such as medical errors. Team reflexivity—a deliberate process of discussing team goals,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 18, 2006

countries, these firms now account for one-quarter of the total merger and acquisition activity of all firms. The larger private equity firms generate fees for investment banking firms that exceed $350 million per year. Shows how the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 19, 2010

Abstract Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the influence of psychological hardiness, social judgment, and "Big Five" personality dimensions on leader performance in U.S. military academy cadets at West Point.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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