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By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

  • October 2001 (Revised March 2006)
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Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline project. Although the project presented a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty in... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Negotiation; Ethics; Social Issues; Economic Sectors; Investment; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Finance; Mining Industry; Chad; Cameroon
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  • 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26

  Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Events - Business & Environment

University; Harvard Club of NYC Open to Harvard Students Each year, the eight Ivy League schools come together to produce a unique and inspiring career fair that connects public agencies, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, and... View Details
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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Sample Student Projects MOC Student Projects on Country & Cluster Competitiveness The competitive assessments listed on this page... View Details
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Program reduces the educational debt burden for qualifying alumni serving in managerial positions in nonprofits, public sector organizations, or for-profit social enterprises. Alumni Recruiting Organizations... View Details
  • 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

Dubra, and Alejandro Lagomarsino Abstract—We analyze the role of people’s beliefs about the rich in the determination of public policy in the context of a randomized online survey experiment. A question we study is the desirability of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details
  • 10 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

so that they can lessen the negative public perception and media scrutiny,” Luo says. “We do see an increase in their likelihood of working with female writers after #MeToo, but much less so than female producers.” In fact, among... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting
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About - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

in the modern financial system, and on the unprecedented growth of the financial sector prior to the crisis. Harvard researchers have also been among the first to develop comprehensive historical data on the incidence and length of... View Details
  • 12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807011 Business, Law, and Society: The Systems Approach to Law and Management Harvard Business School Note 806-086 Presents the systems approach to law and management, a construct for understanding how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Werker Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

initially lower profitability but higher growth potential. This sample-selection effect determines the secular trend in U.S. public firms’ cash holdings. A stylized firm industry model allows us to analyze two competing changes to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Mar 2022
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5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

This function of keeping and nurturing values can be more difficult in public companies, where turnover of top leaders is relatively frequent. “Philosophically-wise, families are the key agent for passing on these value sets from one... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

It’s never been easy to make money in the restaurant industry. A highly fragmented sector dominated by 70 percent independent owners and operators, the average restaurant’s annual revenue hovers around $1 million and generates an... View Details
Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage
  • 20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007

will focus on creating infrastructure that will increase the bank's ability to communicate effectively in an environment of macroeconomic uncertainty. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107050  ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Initiative, Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority, and Third Sector New England Deval Patrick, JD 1982 Professor and Co-Director, Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership; Founder and... View Details
  • 08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008

Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch-banking deregulations affected the entry and exit of firms in the non-financial sector using establishment-level data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

large companies as well as the public sector benefit just as much as a small firm’s founder from the lessons we will explore. Examining small companies allows us to more fully understand decision-making and... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

and Annette's other research here . Related Themes: Credit Markets, Size & Growth of the Financial Sector More Info Pension Policy and the Financial System By: David S. Scharfstein JAN 2018 How has the growth in View Details