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- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
find that the effects are stronger among innovating Massachusetts firms, particularly those facing greater Wall Street scrutiny. The evidence is consistent with staggered boards improving managers' incentives to make long-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and growth in host countries, particularly developing countries. It provides a broad overview, with a focus on two elements that have recently become particularly important, (1)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
forces like skill-biased technical change. Exploring movements around these long-term levels, however, this study finds mixed evidence regarding the vicious cycle hypothesis. On one hand, larger compensation differentials are accepted as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
says Hendricks. "Our support will help expand soccer in America, where we believe there are tremendous growth opportunities. In fact, we look to the long-term investment benefits of helping to develop... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- Web
About IT: IT Planning and Service Delivery Team Profile | Information Technology
organization is investing in the right mix of initiatives that align with and advance its strategic goals. Together, these functions create a strong foundation for innovation, efficiency, and long-term success. To put it simply, the work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
minimum wages to go up 13.5 percent a year. That’s an 82 percent increase in wages over five years. Higher wages will cause China’s growth engine to transition from low-cost exports to domestic consumption. My prediction is that over the... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
earns an average risk-adjusted return of 4.68% per year. Firms with central boards also experience higher future growth in return-on-assets (ROA) with analysts failing to fully reflect this information in their earnings forecasts. Return... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
climate change and electrification. Over the summer, Amrit worked directly with the management team of a major US utility on defining their long-term growth strategy including handling of fossil assets (e.g.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
cancers and affect millions of lives. How did they reach this crossroads? The answer lies within a story that can be traced back to a chance meeting at HBS. In 1999, five months after enrolling at HBS, David crossed paths with Jen while walking through campus, leading... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy
are in the midst of what is often described as a gold rush. Is there any danger that firms will fly so high that they may spin out of control? A: The book is built around a number of the tensions that are inherent in all businesses — profit and View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
quarterly earnings reports, reflecting the complexity of corporate restructurings and other long-term growth strategies. Lessons To Be Learned There are important implications of these differences for public... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
Firms and Flexibility As job security and long-term relationships between corporations and their white-collar workers become relics of the past, what will link these two parties in the future? According to HBS assistant professor Jeffrey... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
long-term business confidence, setting the stage for the release of immense economic energy. His programs had helped to shape the distinctive American balance between political stability on the one hand and capacity for economic View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
prices across the board, instituting price-match policies with online retailers, or accepting that they will lose sales to customers who are showrooming. In all of these circumstances, either because of price reductions or fixed cost deleveraging (when low or negative... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
high consideration. Spiritual and ethical factors are often viewed as separate “silos,” but these core values pervasively shape, bind, and energize the economic culture. Long-term policy and growth must... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
challenges facing Dr. John Noseworthy, president and CEO, in implementing a long-term strategy for the growth of the Mayo Clinic-a leading academic medical center with a reputation for excellence in tertiary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
clusters for economic development. Pursuing productivity and profitability by positioning business activities to draw on America’s unique strengths. Reining in short-sighted, self-interested actions, especially in lobbying and government relations, that weaken the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
long business manifesto, which is my silver bullet to unlock potential growth across Africa through a holistic, long-term plan,” she explains. Tantawy also credits HBS’s Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO:... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
short-term and long-term thinking, and craft emotionally engaging visions while staying focused on execution. In this article, we analyze how one organization, GE Money Bank in Switzerland, successfully created a new View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
Working PapersTraveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to examine how politicians with short-term electoral pressures control bureaucrats with View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace