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- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
employed mothers are more likely to be employed, more likely to hold supervisory responsibility if employed, work more hours, and earn marginally higher wages than women whose mothers were home full time. The effects on labor market... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
multiple sectors. But I also continued to have this desire to look for ways to have impact and to make a difference. And in building businesses, we do that. We create jobs. We create economic growth. We do have an impact. I continue to be interested in broader societal... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
concentration is increasing rapidly in its industry. Our article, "The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers," in the July-August 2000 issue of Harvard Business Review, provides additional details on concentration patterns in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
issue is how to expand the concept without adversely affecting the original users of the product. Also, what new kinds of competition are they creating? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
social enterprise (WISE), a type of organization that helps people transition back into the labor market after long-term unemployment. It also exemplifies what organization theorists call a hybrid: Rather than depending on charitable... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
our visit to Hindustan Unilever (HUL), a subsidiary of Unilever. We visited a community sanitation facility in Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, and a plastic recycling facility (Material Recovery Facility, or MRF). These sites highlighted the complex,... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
sell-side analysts employed at state-owned brokerages issued relatively optimistic earnings forecasts and stock recommendations during these periods. This relative optimism is particularly pronounced in earnings forecasts for larger firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
connect alumni and friends with fellow alumni, faculty members, and other experts around a variety of issues related to the pandemic. Highlights of their efforts include the following: Africa Research Center—In June, the center launched... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
complex, society-wide issues behind the problems in our education system, and it will require strong leadership and a smart investment of resources — not just setting standards — to turn them around. You write extensively about the way we... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
Skelly stayed with Horizon until 2007, when he launched a bid for election to Congress as the Democratic nominee in the Seventh District of Texas. “Key issues for me were energy and education,” says Skelly, “but I was a relative unknown,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
that this anarchy will remain," said Spar. That is, until the revolution moves to the next phase, when rules are demanded. The demands may stem from social concerns, as is now the case with privacy issues on the Internet, or, more... View Details
- Web
From the Director | Baker Library
From the Director From Inquiry to Action was originally launched in 2021. The website was migrated to a new platform in 2025 with the guidance of Adam Jacobi and Jennifer Wilson. The first Harvard Business School case, a one-page document written by Clinton P. Biddle... View Details
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2.1.4 Academic Retaliation | MBA
individual or designee will consult with the MBA Program Chair, Executive Director of the MBA Program, and a representative from The Office of Labor and Employee Relations to determine if the student engaged in conduct protected from... View Details
- 07 Nov 2018
- News
A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis
where we've reached more than 3 1/2 million people alone. “When you look at the solutions that are being brought to bear in solving the water crisis, there are many. And we need to have many different solutions with such a complex issue... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
the product of long, structured deliberation. As for the decision to let AIG pay out its controversial bonuses, regulators simply refused to address the issue until events had moved beyond their control. And going back even further, few... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
at the issue of executive compensation and the idea that excessive compensation is a sign of poor governance. It also discusses the union's 'Say on Pay' proposals that sought to allow shareholders an advisory vote on executive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
motivated him and his wife Patricia to make an ongoing investment in HBS’s global efforts through their support of the HBS Fund, the School’s research outposts, and an endowed fellowship for international students. The Value of Being Different “I became engaged in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
of H-1B temporary foreign workers are at ‘Level IV’ (above the median wage) officially defined by the Department of Labor as those who are ‘fully competent.’” On the other hand, Ted G. argued, “The unemployment rate is low in the US. Let... View Details
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Black History Month | Baker Library
Enterprise Magazine Baker's microfilm collection contains the founding issues of Black Enterprise Magazine , a journal that provides "essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
with New Hampshire Audubon to work on global conservation issues in Costa Rica. What are the keys to success in working on environmental issues in a developing country? Costa Rica is known for its... View Details