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current awareness and perspectives on business and policy challenges and trends in the banking industry. International Banking Library The International Banking Library is a web-based platform for the exchange of research on cross-border... View Details

30 Aug 2016
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August 30, 2016

variation generated by the experimental treatments, we model sales force performance to identify the effectiveness of various forms of conditional and unconditional compensation. We account for salesperson heterogeneity by using a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the export-orientation is still feasible if it is being pursued by a large number of countries in parallel. It might have negative terms-of-trade effects if all exports focus on the same industries. It might to lead to unsustainable macroeconomic imbalances with... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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correctly. Topics of Interest Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society I am interested in the for-credit version of CORe I am interested in the for-credit... View Details

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

February 2018 Journal of Accounting & Economics Bank CEO Materialism: Risk Controls, Culture and Tail Risk By: Bushman, Robert, Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith Abstract—We investigate how the prevalence of materialistic... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

a discussion on Accounting for Social Insurance (PV): http://www.fasab.gov/pdffiles/si_newsrelease.pdf Of course, dependency ratios are not reduced without other economic and social effects. For example, to the extent that View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

Companies can create shareholder value through more effective governance, and through boards that do not simply ensure compliance, but focus their time and efforts on the most critical strategic areas. Past board results have often not been outstanding, and the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

small number of large major accounts, some mid-sized ones (the previous focus of the field sales force), and often a bunch of little ones. And, accounts are complex collections of diffuse buying teams involving different customer... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

lot of tech firms make big investments in growth upfront, and then the payoff is long-term in the future. In our current macroeconomic climate, it’s harder for them to find money for those sorts of investments, and so that type of... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

support every low- to moderate-income family, says Tufano. Beyond valuable programs like Social Security, tax breaks for savers, or auto-enrollment initiatives, there are more innovative and exciting projects: Prize-linked savings View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

diverse urban charter school were at first frustrated in their attempts to connect with and socialize students, but learned valuable lessons about asking questions and sharing information about themselves to break down barriers. The paper is View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

realization—that the coordinating system needs to account for individual biases and that the coordinating system is in part responsible for an individual's biases—creates a level of design complexity not View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

the profitability of the current business? The ban on cow slaughter in India adds to the dilemma. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517014-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-081 Tesla in 2015 No abstract... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

the MAX MEM Info in Terminal In a terminal window, use the bjobs -l command for a currently running job and the bhist -l command for finished jobs (recall that the -l flag asks for the output in a long format with more detailed... View Details

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault

current energy and passion around issues of racism in the US and make long-term change. The team transformed the Anti-Racism Fund GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization, ARF, and then set off to make that organization the best it... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

are willing to take some risks, disclose some of their shortcomings, and open themselves to constructive criticism—admittedly a tall order. Choosing The Right Position Establishing a management career begins with choosing the right positions along the way. Managers... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

suicide and assault. In addition, this guide arms you with the top actions you can take as a parent to ensure your adolescent thrives throughout the perilous, exhilarating, and memorable teen years. Accounting for Colonialism: Measuring... View Details

13 Jun 2011
HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

bank accounts at all—they wanted effective ways to send money home to their families. The case's key lesson is the importance of meeting the real needs of your target audience, not the needs as you perceive them, says professor V. Kasturi... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

many new cases arrive at the same time, companies could be much less well-served by the bankruptcy reorganization process.” What makes the current financial crisis unique is that the economic harm caused by forced shutdowns is being felt... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

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Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online

for a grant, you'll see the grant option(s) listed on your account page on the Financial Aid tab. Grants are limited in number and awarded during designated grant application windows four times per year. We are not View Details

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