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    ULI Report Provides Wildfire, Energy, and Economic Resilience Strategies to Sonoma County

    Sonoma County, Calif., can enhance its ability to withstand and recover from wildfires by re-envisioning its land use, energy, and housing policies through a cooperative... View Details

    • 27 Nov 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks

    Keywords: by Nava Ashraf, Oriana Bandiera & Kelsey Jack
    • 2021
    • Book

    Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy

    By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel
    Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details
    Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy
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    • 10 Sep 2014
    • HBS Seminar

    Ben Edelman, Harvard Business School

    • 22 Jan 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Financial Patent Quality: Finance Patents After State Street

    Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Mark Baker & Andrew Speen; Financial Services
    • 12 May 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

    for-profit in that the nonprofit cannot easily access the public equity markets but instead has philanthropy as a potential additional source of funds. Chapter Five deals with the role of philanthropy and the trustee's role in it. This... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 14 Jan 2022
    • Blog Post

    Embracing Activism for Social Change

    chronic problems. “The goal is to help first responders better assess situations and connect at-risk individuals with support services as needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with... View Details
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    The Information Age has introduced well recieved opportunities to track performance. Fitbits and Fuelbands show individuals their own performance; service companies including Uber and leading hospitals help pick from drivers or doctors based on how others rate them;... View Details
    Keywords: Management Accounting; Performance Measurement; Incentives; Control; Healthcare Industry; Education; Education Industry; Health Industry; Transportation Industry; Energy Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Japan; India
    • 07 Jan 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Can Capitalism Be Fixed by Making Companies More Just?

    Keywords: Re: Ethan C. Rouen & Charles C.Y. Wang; Financial Services
    • 19 May 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations

    social networks in the form of school ties—bonds formed based on attendance at a common educational institution—helped equity analysts outperform on stock recommendations when the analysts enjoyed an educational link with a company's View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
    • March 2012
    • Article

    How to Make Finance Work

    By: Robin Greenwood and David S. Scharfstein
    Once a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Value; Competitive Advantage; Investment; Performance Evaluation; Household; Financial Crisis; Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • October 2002 (Revised October 2005)
    • Case

    United Parcel Service's IPO

    By: Paul M. Healy, Brett Laschinger and Ajay Shroff
    Examines the valuation of United Parcel Service (UPS) at the time of its IPO in mid-1999. Offers students the opportunity to assess UPS's current performance relative to its major competitor, Federal Express (FedEx), and to judge whether that performance is... View Details
    Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Competition; Shipping Industry; Georgia (state, US)
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    • 04 Oct 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Imperfect Information, Patent Publication, and the Market for Ideas

    Keywords: by Deepak Hegde & Hong Luo; Legal Services
    • March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
    • Case

    National Parks Conservation Association

    By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Briana Huntsberger
    The National Parks Conservation Association seeks to help the U.S. National Park Service increase its efficiency by incorporating principles of business management so that American national parks will be better managed. Its efforts raise fundamental questions about the... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Business or Company Management; Corporate Governance; Government and Politics; Natural Environment; Cooperation; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
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      Vikram Gandhi

      Vikram S. Gandhi is the Gerald P. Kaminsky Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the General Management Unit. He has developed and teaches two new courses in the Elective Curriculum of the MBA Program. The first is a finance and investing course, Sustainable... View Details

      Keywords: financial services
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      Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

      required) Sample 2: Consulting to Operating Company Resume (login required) Sample 3: VP with Long Tenure Resume (login required) Sample 4: Exec. Ed. with Long Tenure Resume (login required) Sample 5: Financial Services Resume (login... View Details
      • September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
      • Case

      John Rogers and Ariel Investments

      By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
      The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”. View Details
      Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
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      Inside the State: Bureaucratic Norms and Primary Education in Rural India (Book manuscript in progress)

      When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details
      Keywords: Education Reform; Bureaucracy; Policy Implementation; India
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      Placement - Doctoral

      University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Business Economics and Public Policy Department, Assistant Professor (2024) Dissertation: Essays on State Interventions and Market Outcomes in Developing Economies Advisors: Ariel Pakes (Chair)... View Details
      • 02 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Trends to Watch in 2024

      The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne