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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

generations of the Heard Family of Ipswich, Massachusetts, constitute the most comprehensive and detailed collection held by Baker Library on the China trade. Engaged in the China trade principally from 1840 to 1877, Heard & Co. records... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

performance in public and private performance domains by decreasing anxiety. Belief that a specific series of behaviors constitute a ritual is a critical ingredient to reduce anxiety and improve performance: engaging in behaviors... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

cross-sector collaborations driven by competitive motivations. Since they constitute real success stories in terms of their economic and social impact, it is worth discussing these experiences in greater detail. One of the companies was... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

consider which, if any, aspects of BYD's operations constitute sources of sustainable competitive advantage for the company. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606139 Calloway Laboratory:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

situations and make decisions that have a profound impact on people and organizations. These realizations constituted my “second calling” – to come to HBS in pursuit of the same opportunities for impact and service that had called me to... View Details
  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-070.pdf Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence Authors:Shon Hiatt and Wesley Sine Abstract Although entrepreneurs constitute a key... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

older investors prefer dividend-paying stocks. Together, these tendencies generate geographically varying demand for dividends. Firms headquartered in areas in which seniors constitute a large fraction of the population are more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

modularized. Instead these areas should be located in transaction-free zones so that the costs of transacting do not overburden the system. The boundaries of transaction-free zones constitute breakpoints where firms and industries may... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

for offsetting equity issuances by firms. In particular, we explain the importance of accounting for indirect equity issuances, which constitute the majority of total equity issuances in public firms. In addition, S&P 500 firms are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the government restrictions on executive pay for TARP recipients and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27

perspectives on how such networks of ties shape organizational behavior and performance outcomes, but they have paid little attention to the underlying mechanisms driving these effects. We propose reach, richness, and receptivity as three fundamental mechanisms that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business School Online Privacy Policy , the SMS Terms , the Community Values , and the Honor Code together constitute the entire agreement between you and Harvard Business School Online with respect to your use of the Services,... View Details
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

constitute a first level in the system, regulatory systems the second level, and political authority the third. This multi-level system could not emerge until sovereign political authorities relinquished some power in order to release the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

considered so basic that, regardless of culture, they are accepted as public responsibilities. However, for the low-income populations in developing countries, which constitute the majority of the world, access to these takes place... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

background on Baosteel, China's SOE reform, the Chinese government's pilot project on corporate governance, and the functioning of Baosteel's newly constituted board of directors. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

identities, specifically previously enacted ones, constitute potent incentives for inducing efforts or actions. People Are Experience Goods: Improving Online Dating with Virtual Dates Authors:Jeana H. Frost, Zoë Chance, Michael I. Norton,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

subsidiaries, and affiliates. Transfer pricing is legal, but when it becomes abusive — serving no legitimate business purpose and with tax evasion as its only intent — then you are breaking the law.” Opinions differ, however, over what View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 10 Mar 2021
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COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

changes ranging from the greater use of remote work and a permanent reduction in business travel to the accelerated adoption of digital technology as the most important changes spurred by the pandemic. I disagree. Those changes are important, but merely View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

PowerPoint Slides) Authors:Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard Abstract We argue here that the three factors we identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

commodity boom that had asymmetric effects among states. These two effects generated variation in revenues per capita at the state level thanks to the extreme form of fiscal decentralization that the Brazilian government adopted in the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace