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- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
head up too high here,” she says. “But if you keep too low of a profile, no one will find you. So I stay in the middle, and I keep on moving.” Japan’s population is aging at an unprecedented speed and exerting tremendous View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
tradeoffs that people make between having more time or having more money, and the extent to which people focus on each resource can have a significant impact on happiness. Considering subjective well-being (or “happiness”) as a combination of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- Web
Crypto Is Growing Up. Are Companies Ready? | Working Knowledge
requiring public disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents within four business days. This compressed timeline could increase firms' vulnerability, potentially emboldening attackers to exploit the pressure window before disclosures... View Details
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About
fatal It is the courage to continue that counts Resilience will allow you to aim high, act boldly, and build the resolve to persevere when you fail. Of all the attributes I admire in leaders and entrepreneurs, resilience is very high on... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
proposals that received a MV between 1997 and 2004, we find that the frequency of implementation has almost doubled from 22% between 1997 and 2002 to 41% in 2003-2004. With respect to the determinants of the implementation decision, we find a positive relation between... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
field study of a young company in the sustainable cities industry. We examine how company founders, facing the high ambiguity inherent in very early phases of a new industry, formed a strategic goal. Our data show goal formation as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
through the lens of her own. Day one, authenticity; day two, releasing yourself from others expectations; day three, demanding your own worth; day four, aligning your spirit, body, and mind; and day five, living your life with urgency. She shared her own circuitous... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
research from Future Forum, a consortium by Slack, and global case studies from leading companies such as Levi Strauss & Co., Genentech, Royal Bank of Canada, and IBM, How the Future Works offers concrete solutions and practical steps for building View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
and using 'money' facilitates the exchange of goods and services. So we are still capitalists " Barry Shere commented that "I do not see how profits are neutered as a result of the pressure on prices and margins per transaction.... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
Research and Analysis (CFRA) on companies in the solar industry with a focus on First Solar Inc. In 2009, CFRA was concerned that First Solar, like much of the solar industry, was facing deterioration in business prospects and exposed to risks arising from revenue... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
to pay for bringing low fares and to get the government out of your hair." And boy, when I heard that, I said we had to develop another strategy. AW: Talk to me about calendar fares, which I think was your first response to these coming View Details
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
research agenda for the future." But the choice to study South Korea first was methodical. The researchers deliberately sought out a country in which the decision to hire a woman would be truly opportunistic-one where there was little to no peer View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
strategy, creating high levels of customer satisfaction, or motivating people to navigate complex matrix organizations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-051.pdf Substitution Patterns of the Random Coefficients Logit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details
- 07 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits
Congress and the next president of the United States will be under pressure to make major changes to U.S. corporate tax policy, the consequences of which could have significant impact on profit and competitiveness of American companies on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.
rights as the need for new technologies like electric vehicle batteries expand. More crises and less peace are bad for everyone, certainly including businesses. As Lise Grande explained in an interview with Climate Stories: “The stakes are so View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
Extrusion Technology, however, Molded Dimensions has experienced a new level of competitive pressure from Asia, particularly China. “If the widget is the size of a softball or smaller, you can ship it from China for less than we can make... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
1993-termed as High Sustainability companies-exhibit fundamentally different characteristics from a matched sample of firms that adopted almost none of these policies-termed as Low Sustainability companies. In particular, we find that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
to the first contest. The climate was ripe in 1997. Enrollment in courses like Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Management was way up; the Internet revolution — with its low barriers to entry — was in high gear; venture... View Details