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01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

Jan Rivkin conceived of a data-based, research-driven effort to influence the national dialogue and shed light on the crucial issue of the ability of US companies to compete in a global economy while supporting rising living standards for... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

01 Feb 2002
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Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story

in organizations. Can you offer an example? Sony's role in Japan's path to global conquest is probably the best example. In the wake of the devastation following World War II, Sony acquired from Bell Laboratories one of the first licenses View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

January 2004
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Cross-country Technological Adoption: Making the Theories Face the Facts

By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn

We examine the diffusion of more than twenty technologies across twenty-three of the world's leading industrial economies. Our evidence covers major technology classes such as textile production, steel manufacture, communications, information technology,... View Details

Keywords: Technology Adoption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Development Economics; Human Capital; Government and Politics; Trade; Production; Information Technology; Steel Industry; Communications Industry

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

scales, it’s incumbent upon us to ensure that our work is concerned with human dignity and quality of life. When we consider the history of our workforce and cultural practices around labor, trends reveal themselves. We find labor... View Details

15 Apr 2011
News

Students Hear Wall St. Critics

jail persists — and it still does, the two men agree — little will change. While Wall Street remains a popular destination for HBS students, Chris Johnson (HBS 2012) of the Leadership and Values Initiative, noted, “We’ve had a lot of deep conversations about these... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

merit? Adds Austin, "The business model is tricky for a CEO. No one wants to be perceived as taking advantage of someone with ASD. It is a fairness issue that most companies don't have." Although the company has emerged from... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

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Real estate: emerging markets

href="http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/wdi.html" target="_blank" title="World Development Indicators">World Development Indicators Statistics for almost 600 development indicators (including public health, environment, education, and labor... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Déjà Vu All Over Again

leading to the Panic of 1873; James Landis, an early champion of financial regulation; a run on New York’s 19th Ward Bank in the early 1900s; privately issued banknotes from the 1830s wreaked havoc with the nation’s money supply. Union... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

economy? The ones most at risk? A: Singapore, China, and India are clearly doing the best and, pending political stability, Russia. Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa all have significant competitive problems, and Italy, Japan, and the USA have View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

shareholders' meeting in 2004 in Leipzig. While rival carmakers such as Ferrari, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, and Lamborghini have been happy to locate where labor costs are cheaper, Porsche wanted to ensure its "Made in Germany"... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Manufacturing

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The Campus Emerges - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

under construction, also employed workers from Hegeman-Harris, leaving labor sometimes in short supply at the Business School. Completion of the campus dormitories, however, took only sixteen months, allowing more than 750 students to... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

BiGS Fellows The BiGS Visiting Fellows are scholarly researchers who focus on issues of business and society. Consisting of scholars who study climate change or racial equity, they provide intellectual leadership and research support that... View Details

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

mistrustful of exotic foods." He also determined that labor cost and availability was the key problem in the U.S. restaurant business and that eliminating the conventional kitchen could address that. From these fundamental... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

they “enjoyed eating in exotic surroundings but were deeply mistrustful of exotic foods.” He also determined that labor cost and availability was the key problem in the U.S. restaurant business and that eliminating the conventional... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Jan 2014
News

Tapping into Opportunity

between Florida and Georgia, and some are among water districts within a single state, such as California. Shankar has worked on this issue as well, coauthoring the water policy paper that has driven California's water conservation... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Business and Environment Initiative; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2009
News

Document Assesses Impact of Financial Crisis, Looks Ahead

Annual Report The economic crisis was a catalyst for radical shifts in budget management at HBS, which enabled the School to remain cash flow positive and conclude the year ended June 30, 2009, with a strong reserves balance. The HBS Annual Report for fiscal 2009,... View Details

05 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 5

PublicationsThe Labor Illusion: How Operational Transparency Increases Perceived Value Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract A ubiquitous feature of even the fastest... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2009
News

Gazprom Goes Global

A Russian Giant Grows, Despite a Bad Rap THE BIG CHILL: Russia and Ukraine’s gas wars give Europe the shivers. In a virtual replay of events this past January, in 2006 Russia’s energy giant Gazprom cut off its supply of natural gas to Ukraine’s energy company in the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

04 Jan 2012
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Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

income mobility has not declined in the US, said "This metric of income inequality (ignoring mobility) causes meaningless chasing of rainbows Folks move up through the quintiles of earning all the time (therefore mitigating the issue... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

Paul A. Gompers Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high-growth, and newly public companies. He holds a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial and Service Management units.... View Details

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