Northeastern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2003
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Andrea Silbert

Not only does it hurt people economically, but it also takes a psychological toll.” Training Women Silbert returned from Brazil committed to her vision of starting a nonprofit that would help women entrepreneurs in the Boston area. “I realized that in the View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

Japan after World War II. Trade surpluses with the United States played a major role in propelling growth. But there were two key differences. First, the scale of Chinese currency intervention was without... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Jeremy Andrus

brands are globally consistent, but they’re locally relevant. We have to build and create demand and bring a message that is relevant in Shanghai, Panama, South Africa, Europe, or wherever. The United States... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

patterns with the calorie labeling present. These findings highlight the potential importance of portion control interventions that specifically activate consumers' self-control. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

competitors' anticipated actions. Using new entrants into the United States from 1985 to 1994, we find that firms favor locations with academic innovative activity. Other results highlight differences in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Matthew Mariner

really opened my eyes," says Matthew. "I had a strong interest in math, but I didn't want to be a math major. I realized business could unite my quantitative interests with my desire to interact with people." Matthew's... View Details

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

research is unlikely to influence managers’ day-to-day decisions about whether to apply for patents. Indeed, many companies already attempt to have it both ways, as patent attorneys can use obfuscating language in patent applications in an effort to conceal ideas, he... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Mar 2015
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Providing an Environment for Ideas to Grow

polarizing barrier to collaboration,” Neeley says. “But no one was looking at that, even as global organizations were rapidly moving toward making English their lingua franca.” Since joining the HBS Organizational Behavior Unit nearly... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

24 Feb 2015
News

Florida Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

impact of HBS alumni and faculty in organizations and communities around the world. The effort to engage alumni began in Boston on April 26, 2014 and will extend around the world over the next 18 months as Dean Nohria and select faculty travel to alumni events across... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Revitalizing America

contributing to both quality treatment and prevention. Young people joining a health corps for a year could be patient advocates, provide community health education, collect data, or prepare for health-care careers while observing needs on the ground. In the View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2004
News

Hollywood Story

based on Goldman Sachs, The Deal tells the story of Tom Grover (Christian Slater), a young investment banker who agrees to manage a Russian oil company deal that promises to alleviate a severe energy crisis gripping the United States. But... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

communities throughout the United States to inspire young people to read. Visa operates the world's leading consumer credit card payment system. Although there is no obvious connection between the credit... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

July 2019 (Revised November 2022)
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Backstage at Boston Ballet

By: David G. Fubini, Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen and Julia Kelley

This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith “Max” Hodges became the youngest Executive Director (ED) in the Boston Ballet’s 51-year history. In her first year, she was able to claim several... View Details

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01 Dec 2012
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WSA Speakers Kick Off W50

women themselves that feminism is a social movement. It's not a 12-step program for personal perfection." Director of Policy Planning in the US State Department until early 2011, Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter spoke on her... View Details

16 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules

opportunity cost of their time. Yet by law, such meetings are not allowed to convey material information. "There seems to be a disconnect," says Eugene F. Soltes, an assistant professor in the Accounting & Management Unit at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

31 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Improving Fairness in Flight Delays

approach, you can get more efficiency out of the system and still have a nice balance of fairness when you have two conflicting programs in the system." According to the US Congress Joint Economic Committee, the cost associated with domestic flight delays in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Air Transportation

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

Commission sought to prevent investment companies from extending their control through investment pyramids, as was done frequently in the 1920s. Consequently, one section of the Act stated that an investment company could not own more... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

place new hires in supportive environments. “A team with low psychological safety may not be the best place to put your new hire” says Bransby. Yet if placement on such a team is necessary, managers should provide coaching in departments that are struggling, the team... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

that area. The real question is, when are these different methods appropriate, and under what circumstances? In international development there's been a lot of experimentation that hasn't quite made its way to the United View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2009
News

Up on the Green Roof

green roof at Simmons College in Boston shows what the Shad roof will look like by the summer of 2011. Photograph courtesy Apex Green Roofs In Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Japan, laws require green roofs on buildings with roofs of low pitch. In the View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Construction of Buildings; Construction

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