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  • March 2004
  • Article

Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption

By: Miguel Braun and Rafael Di Tella
We present a model where agents can inflate the cost of goods needed to start an investment project and inflation variability increases monitoring costs. We show that inflation variability can lead to higher corruption and lower investment. We document a positive... View Details
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Crime and Corruption
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  • 05 Dec 2013
  • News

Find Your Inner Mandela: A Tribute and Call to Action

  • July 2020 (Revised October 2020)
  • Case

Valentina Tereshkova: Conquering Space

By: Boris Groysberg and Annelena Lobb
On June 13, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman to fly in space on Vostok 6. Soviet leaders publicly espoused gender equity, but also sent Tereshkova on her mission in order to be the first country to send a woman to space, a milestone they... View Details
Keywords: Gender Equity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Personal Development and Career; Aerospace Industry; Soviet Union; United States
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  • 2018
  • Race and Leadership Development

Why Are We Talking About Race at Work?

  • February 2020
  • Article

Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Sector of Rwanda

By: Manuel Barron, Rowan P. Clarke, Amanda Elam, Rebecca Klege, Anita Shankar and Martine Visser
Until recently, women have not been seen as having the potential for entrepreneurial success. Yet women’s engagement in the energy sector could substantially improve energy access for those most underserved. This article examines the role of women as energy... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Renewables; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Renewable Energy; Performance Effectiveness; Emerging Markets; Energy Industry; Africa
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  • 16 Jun 2021
  • Interview

Harvard Business School: How to Build Fearless Organizations

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ron Lovett
Our guest is Amy Edmondson - Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Amy has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and... View Details
Keywords: Psychological Safety; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Diversity; Communication
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  • 02 Nov 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Antoinette Schoar, MIT Sloan School of Management

    Greater Good

    Marketing has a greater purpose, and marketers, a higher calling, than simply selling more widgets, according to John Quelch and Katherine Jocz. In Greater Good, the authors contend that marketing performs an essential societal function--and... View Details
    • April–May 2021
    • Article

    The Influence of Loan Officers on Loan Contract Design and Performance

    By: Robert Bushman, Janet Gao, Xiumin Martin and Joseph Pacelli
    We investigate the extent to which loan officers generate independent, individual effects on the design and performance of syndicated loans. We construct a large database containing the identities of loan officers involved in structuring syndicated loan deals, allowing... View Details
    Keywords: Loan Officers; Covenants; Interest Spreads; Syndicated Loans; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Design; Performance
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    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Is Accounting Useful for Forecasting GDP Growth? A Machine Learning Perspective

    By: Srikant Datar, Apurv Jain, Charles C.Y. Wang and Siyu Zhang
    We provide a comprehensive examination of whether, to what extent, and which accounting variables are useful for improving the predictive accuracy of GDP growth forecasts. We leverage statistical models that accommodate a broad set of (341) variables—outnumbering the... View Details
    Keywords: Big Data; Elastic Net; GDP Growth; Machine Learning; Macro Forecasting; Short Fat Data; Accounting; Economic Growth; Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science
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    • 12 Oct 2022
    • Video

    Christine Marie Ortiz Guzman on how we are all “designers”

    • Program

    Managing Turbulence

    raises the bar for everyone Attract and retain the best talent with a diversity and inclusion approach Build a powerful coalition of high-performing individuals and teams Cultivate self-awareness and authentic leadership at every level... View Details
    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    Leadership to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speakers: Archie Jones (MBA 1998) , Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Karen Stanley (MBA 1991) Panelists will discuss using business leadership to advance diversity, equity,... View Details
    • Web

    Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS - MBA

    Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details
    • May–June 2021
    • Article

    How to Close the Gender Gap

    By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
    Most companies say they’re committed to advancing women into leadership roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are holding women back. As a result, women remain disadvantaged at every stage of their employment and underrepresented in... View Details
    Keywords: Gender Discrimination; Employment; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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    • 06 Oct 2023
    • Book

    Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week

    most workplaces, adoption of the activities that would create truly inclusive environments where people are thriving and performance is off the charts as a result. In the book, we run through the mechanics of inclusion, how to get there,... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 2008
    • Book

    Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy

    By: John A. Quelch and Katherine E. Jocz
    Marketing has a greater purpose, and marketers, a higher calling, than simply selling more widgets, according to John Quelch and Katherine Jocz. In "Greater Good", the authors contend that marketing performs an essential societal function—and does so democratically.... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Systems; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Marketing; Practice; Welfare
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      Clayton S. Rose

      Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice. He currently teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His research is focused on the how leaders can manage the challenges created by the intense, varied and often... View Details

      Keywords: financial services
      • Web

      Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting

      Job Descriptions Job descriptions have always been an important element of the hiring process. They serve as a marketing tool to attract candidates and the language used can unconsciously tell people or groups that they are not the right fit. When crafting your job... View Details
      • 2023
      • Working Paper

      The Limits of Algorithmic Measures of Race in Studies of Outcome Disparities

      By: David S. Scharfstein and Sergey Chernenko
      We show that the use of algorithms to predict race has significant limitations in measuring and understanding the sources of racial disparities in finance, economics, and other contexts. First, we derive theoretically the direction and magnitude of measurement bias in... View Details
      Keywords: Racial Disparity; Paycheck Protection Program; Measurement Error; AI and Machine Learning; Race; Measurement and Metrics; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Forecasting and Prediction; Outcome or Result
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