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  • 20 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

uncover in the data. We show that inventors were highly educated and that father’s income and education were important intergenerational transmission channels. Inventors tended to migrate to places that were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Asia Pacific - Global

research, but a full range of MBA and Executive Education student programming. Through their ongoing work they have developed important links with governments, academic institutions, and corporations within a region that is assuming an... View Details
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

, Jiaqi Jin and Yapei Li April 2025 | Case | Faculty Research Citation Educators Purchase Related Zhang, Letian, Jiaqi Jin, and Yapei Li. "Mobidrop: Leadership at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 425-095, April 2025. More View Details
  • 27 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

business leaders adopted already, and which styles are likely to be most successful in the future? In a talk in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 at the invitation of The Star/BizWeek publication and the Harvard Club of Malaysia, Mills explained... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • 24 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

The research provides food for thought as policymakers debate the efficacy and fairness of education initiatives like No Child Left Behind, the 2001 United States Act of Congress requiring federally funded View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

which will allow the broadcaster to succeed in an increasingly competitive media environment. Keywords: Television Entertainment ; Cooperative Ownership ; State Ownership ; Privatization ; Public Ownership ; Media and Broadcasting... View Details

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
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    Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research

    Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) John Dionne Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar Sara Fleiss Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course:... View Details
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    Outreach Events - Doctoral

    doctoral degrees in business administration and economics. Its purpose is to promote doctoral education in business throughout the world. Through DocNet events , a group of administrative representatives host outreach events to share more... View Details
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    Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development

    By: Michael Beer
    A normative and actionable theory of planned organizational change and development is proposed based on fifty years of engagement by the author as a scholar-consultant. Five principles are central features of the theory and practice proposed: 1) Organizations are... View Details
    Keywords: Consultant; Process; Systems; Silence; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Learning; Management Teams
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    • Forthcoming
    • Article

    How Important Is Editorial Gatekeeping? Evidence from Top Biomedical Journals

    By: Joshua L. Krieger, Kyle R. Myers and Ariel D. Stern
    We examine editors' influence on the scientific content of academic journals by unpacking the role of three major forces: journals' missions, aggregate supply of and demand for specific topics, and scientific homophily via editorial gatekeeping. In a sample of top... View Details
    Keywords: Editors; Biomedical Research; Editorial Gatekeeping; Scientific Homophily; Intellectual Capital; Mission and Purpose; Journals and Magazines; Intellectual Property; Innovation and Invention; Human Capital; Higher Education; Publishing Industry
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    Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

    developing among coulissiers. Public attention given to the coulisse price lists—distributed via newly opened telegraph lines—challenged the legitimacy of official brokers as authoritative sources of price information and compromised the... View Details
    • November 2004 (Revised August 2008)
    • Case

    KIPP National (A) (Abridged)

    The KIPP Academies are, two high-performing public middle schools founded in 1995 by Michael Feinberg and David Levin in Houston and New York. In January 2000, Feinberg and Levin meet with Scott Hamilton, managing director of the Pisces Foundation, to discuss the... View Details
    Keywords: Middle School Education; Framework; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Programs; Expansion
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    • November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
    • Case

    John Whitehead: A Life in Leadership

    By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
    In 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC), confronts the collapse of a delicate agreement among business, government, and public interests in rebuilding on the World Trade Center site. Provides information on the leadership... View Details
    Keywords: Education; Construction; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Agreements and Arrangements; Nonprofit Organizations
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    Podcast - Business & Environment

    automation are reshaping their operations. James also describes related public policies like extended producer responsibility (EPR) and provides advice for those pursuing careers in circular economy innovation. Read the Transcript... View Details
    • November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
    • Case

    Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal

    By: Francesca Gino, Katherine B. Coffman and Jeff Huizinga
    On April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911... View Details
    Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Prejudice and Bias; Crisis Management; Employees; Training
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    • 04 Oct 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: October 4

    elite-oriented cultural and educational institutions and social welfare-oriented organizations. We find that corporate density enhances the growth of both types of nonprofits, as does location in the Northeast U.S. and being a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • March 8, 2016
    • Article

    Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests

    By: Hans Henrik Sievertsen, F. Gino and Marco Piovesan
    Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find... View Details
    Keywords: Time Management; Education; Performance Evaluation; Education Industry; Denmark
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    Strategy - Faculty & Research

    develop concepts that will help managers improve their strategic decisions while advancing the state of knowledge in the academic study of strategy and related disciplines. Recent Publications Outcome and Process Frames: Strategic Renewal... View Details
    • 16 Nov 2010
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

    Obama-to move government data to the Web-lead to public benefits much faster? Data.gov, the subject of a new HBS case study, taught for the first time this summer, highlights the potential of raw data to spur citizen creativity and... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology