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  • 20 Apr 2019
  • News

A Mars Colony Could Be Humanity's First Shot at a Ground-Up, Pure Economy

  • 29 Sep 2015
  • Blog Post

5 Leadership Lessons from the First Year at HBS

The first few weeks of the first year at HBS can certainly be overwhelming: meeting 900 new people, learning how to prepare for cases and how to jump in at the right time in... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

2015. Using web scraping, we collected daily prices for controlled and non-controlled goods and measured the differential effects on inflation, product availability, and price dispersion. We first show that, although price controls are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

were standard for start-ups, but some were unique to hedge funds—among them choosing the right fund structure, as well as how to raise capital for the management company versus raising capital to invest. Given the recent backlash against... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2014
  • Article

Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?

By: Ray Fisman, Rakesh Khurana, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Soojin Yim
We study how corporate governance affects firm value through the decision of whether to fire or retain the CEO. We present a model in which weak governance—which prevents shareholders from controlling the board—protects inferior CEOs from dismissal, while at the same... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Value; Retention; Resignation and Termination; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • 01 Apr 1999
  • News

Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

established markets - is sounding a wake-up call for corporate strategists. How did you first become interested in these disruptive technologies? It was the sudden demise of Digital Equipment Corporation that View Details
  • 27 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

emerging markets. Centralizing, decentralizing, or creating a hybrid structure is now Molinas' first priority. On top of these pressing organizational issues, shortly after assuming her new role, domestic and international events suddenly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

Want employees to think outside the box? Start by taking a good, hard look at how you’re paying them. That’s the implication of new research examining the impact of different compensation structures on employee innovation. While there is endless handwringing about what... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

designation. If the process took too long, or generated unexpected costs, a divestiture might destroy more value than it would create. Retaining GE Capital was risky, too, of course. Which set of risks was the right one to propose that... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 30 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

maintenance and repair parts and equipment in the U.S., had just held its November 2014 board meeting. The meeting had been productive but not without some soul searching for both the company’s management team and financial sponsors. Was now the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Blog

What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?

including human resources, internal audit, corporate governance, new business development, and investments and credit control. I am now responsible for digital strategy and new business development and part of a general management team.... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2024
  • News

Physicians Can Help Cut Costs. They Just Need the Right Incentives.

  • 18 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

there? And is it deliberate? Eva Ascarza: Most algorithms do not create the bias per se, but tend to exacerbate it because of scale. And this becomes very problematic. Think about the three types of sources that Ayelet mentioned. The View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne

    What Congress got Right with PPP, and What It Should Do Next for Small Businesses

    What worked and what didn’t in the first two rounds of PPP? Karen Mills presents recommendations for how to increase the program’s reach to the smallest and most vulnerable businesses. View Details
    • 24 Jul 2019
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

    Insights Team (BIT), which became the world’s first government organization dedicated to incorporating behavioral economics into policy. BIT saw the tax letter as an opportunity to test the value of behavioral interventions in a context... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 08 Aug 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

    model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what geographic market—China, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, or South Korea—is more suitable for AKB48’s first move overseas. During the discussion, students... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 May 2015
    • News

    The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)

    What inspired you to pursue a career in medicine and how does your HBS MBA fit into this career path? “I was drawn to medicine because I loved the idea that knowledge and skill could directly translate into improving the lives of others. I also loved the View Details
    Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance
    • March 2017 (Revised April 2021)
    • Module Note

    Responsibilities to Society

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh
    This module note for students outlines an approach to help managers deliver on their responsibilities in relation to society. The approach frames these responsibilities in terms of potential harms to third parties beyond investors, customers, and employees. The... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Political Activity; Corporate Social Responsibility; Human Rights; Role Of Business In Society; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Ethics; Business and Community Relations; Rights; Society
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    • 06 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

    Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Our findings illuminate the micro-foundations of innovation in firms by highlighting a trade-off between organizing patenting activity to maximize scope versus speed. Publisher's link:... View Details
    • 26 Sep 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

    Business Review What’s the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force? By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—Companies typically compensate their sales force by using some combination of salary, commission, and bonuses,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne