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21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

therefore, to see how this law will be implemented in practice. In addition, there are likely to be some unintended negative consequences. Will the new derivatives rules pull in various industrial companies that will now have to use... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

each originator minimizes his reliance on costly informed capital in good times by issuing safe securities. Our model suggests regulations that limit the issuance of safe securities in good times. Read:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

every decision. I don’t have to tell anyone here that we face an uphill battle in Scranton, but I have seen that with a collaborative effort, public officials can accomplish extraordinary things. It can’t happen overnight, and officials must be given the space and the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Jun 2019
News

City on a Hill

companies like International Harvester and US Steel. But over time, automation steadily reduced the number of workers required to extract the mineral, while competition from natural gas and cheap, low-sulfur coal from out west did the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

21 May 2018
News

Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

professional women navigating the workplace as new hires, managers, and leaders in a “post-#MeToo” environment. Co-organizer and moderator Laura Fortner (MBA 1995) says the event, held at creative space MONDO in Summit, NJ, was an opportunity to address a View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

payment model undoubtedly simplifies billing matters for the patients, the main impetus is to lower health care costs while simultaneously improving quality of care. In the traditional fee-for-service model, hospitals secure permission from the patient's insurance... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

economics. This award celebrates the extraordinary achievements of students who made a positive impact on Harvard, Harvard Business School, and/or broader communities through exceptional acts of leadership during their time at the School.... View Details

14 Jun 2016
First Look

June 14, 2016

by leading multifaceted lives themselves. They can reward employees for the quality and results of their work rather than the time put into it. And they can enforce reasonable work hours, require vacations, and take other steps to protect... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

Michael Dell refocused his newly private company on services and solutions, the entire corporation was pushed to embrace social media. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/building-a-social-media-culture-at-dell/an/514096-PDF-ENG... View Details