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23 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

they are—unless they can figure out a way to thwart discrimination. That’s the frustrating takeaway of the new research paper “Equal Opportunity? Gender Gaps in CEO Appointments and Executive Pay,” written by Matti Keloharju, a visiting... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
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Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble

What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details

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28 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston

business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. This summer the Alumni in Climate Networking Series kicked off at Schwartz Pavilion on July 12th. This was a welcome... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Research Brief: Lessons from Last Place

to switch lines and more than four times as likely to abandon lines when in last place, even after accounting for how many people were queued in front of them, how fast the line was moving, and the length of the line. (Although the impulse is to switch lines, Buell’s... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

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Music & Activism: Market Research Resources

Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Where can I find market research reports on target demographic groups? Mintel Reports on consumer attitudes toward industries by generation.
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21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

With its abundance of complex management issues in a rapidly changing environment, Latin America offers a rich landscape for in-depth academic investigation. Some of the research work currently underway by HBS faculty is already earmarked... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

gender and commercial activity within founders’ local communities. The presence of female business owners in the same community mitigates the role of founders’ gender on the use of commercial activity. We examine these issues through a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Religion Seminar Series Sep 18 18 Sep 2025 STRAT Seminar John de Figueiredo, Duke University School of Law Strategy Unit Seminar - John de Figueiredo Time: 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Baker Library | Bloomberg Center 102 Harvard Business... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

teaching about the management of social-purpose organizations and business involvement in the social sector. In June 2001, HBS globalized its efforts in this area by organizing the Social Enterprise Knowledge View Details

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

S. Fader, Sunil Gupta, Bruce Hardie, Aurelie Lemmens, Barak Libai, David T. Neal, Foster Provost, and Rom Schrift Abstract—In today’s turbulent business environment, customer retention presents a significant challenge for many service... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

history? American Capitalism presents a sampling of cutting-edge research from prominent scholars. These broad-minded and rigorous essays venture new angles on finance, debt, and credit; women’s rights; slavery and political economy; the... View Details

15 Jul 2012
News

Using research to solve real world problems

21 Jun 2019
News

The Business of Yoga

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

is conducted at the School. The labs will drive foundational and applied research in six topical areas that address key business and societal challenges of the new digital world. Faculty members from across... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

Workout: The Complete Guide to Asking Better Questions to Get Better Answers for Running Your Business or Your Life by Bennett McClellan (MBA 1981) XLibris McClellan outlines several stages to answering important questions: fully... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

05 Jul 2017
News

Research shows that regular bragging is more effective than humblebragging

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Insights from Faculty and Business Experts

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Career Research Support | Baker Library

work with you to understand your career research needs so we can guide to to the best resources to help you achieve your career objectives. What we can help with Target Lists and Networked Searches Industry... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Research Brief: Launching into a Downturn

If you’ve just lost your job in a sour economy and you think this might be the sign you’ve been waiting for to get a startup off the ground, research by Assistant Professor Maria Roche suggests you might want to think twice. In “Lowering... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

December 2006 (Revised December 2009)
Case

Tejas Networks India Pte. - A Venture in India

Sanjay Nayak, co-founder of the Bangalore-based start-up, Tejas Networks, is faced with two completely different opportunities to choose between: pursing a short-term, quantifiable but unprofitable contract with Tejas' biggest telco customer in India, or an... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Contracts; Telecommunications Industry; India