Compensation And Benefits - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

function that made it clear the CEO could carry the new firm forward. An affiliation with a previous employer, which suggested skills and connections that could benefit the young firm. Other people on the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

between financial and strategic buyers. "Just believing that debt markets are overvalued does not imply a benefit to one type of buyer," says Rhodes-Kropf. Rhodes-Kropf says that debt market... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

this question, particularly since if this is a question of coordinating efforts, highlighting the risks and benefits of action may help to create a critical mass of firms working together. "Could we... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

Not only has technology entered nearly every area of our personal life, it's the rare industry that isn't computerized, networked, and advertised on Facebook. Except one: education. Outside of the occasional computer lab, basic webpage,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

02 Jul 2014
What Do You Think?

Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?

they: (1) are special, (2) are entrepreneurs first and leaders second, (3) or represent a kind of leadership important for only one phase of the longer-term development of a business. Comments did suggest, however, that some ideas about... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

industry forecasters," says Greyser, who, with Vadim Kogan, analyzed the issue in the HBS working paper: NBC and the 2012 London Olympics: Unexpected Success. Achieving the same kind of success in Sochi may be more difficult. There are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

17 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

proposed an intermediate category of workers called "dependent contractors" with some legal protections and benefits without the full perks of employees, similar to classifications in other countries such as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology

26 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

Digital Doctor In recent years, many physicians have put away pen-and-paper and taken up the keyboard or tablet to maintain patient health records. One motivation was the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

medication, which alleviates a health problem, or the face cream, which enhances skin care. But other individuals and groups also satisfy our definition: Pharmacy chains, distributors, hospitals, physicians, View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

that women often leave client service to work in industry where they experience better work/life quality but limit their ultimate career progression. Her team focuses on creating policies to influence the costs and View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

taxes, and this effectively reduces the tax burden on foreign profits. But, to receive the benefits of deferral, Cummins must reinvest the profits in active businesses as opposed to passive portfolio assets.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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