Difference In Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

understanding of how we measure inequality, we can both uncover its impact and intervene to more effectively correct it. One size doesn’t fit all In the plainest terms, inequality refers to the degree to which some have more than others.... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

program length. Our goal in offering different program lengths is to give learners different options to balance the program’s rigors with their particular lifestyle and... View Details

29 Nov 2023

Perspectives from Africa

Preparing to submit an application in Round 2? In this Perspectives from Africa virtual event, Africa Business Club ECs will share their RC experience, the difference being an... View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

well-being of its students. How would the foundation sustain momentum with donors and make the most meaningful difference for generations of rural students in Kazakhstan? Keywords: Mission and Purpose ;... View Details

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Adrian Obleton

leadership skills that would carry me through the rest of my career. Coming to HBS is like Walking into a new world. I'm a first-generation college student and grew up in a low income family. Even with the professional and academic... View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

studies support an economic idea known as Tournament Theory, which says that as pay differences between job levels increase, the value of receiving a promotion also rises—spurring employees to put in more... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)

compared to any racial or ethnic demographic in the United States. 4. Latinos currently represent $1 trillion of spending while their market share continues to grow. I hope to use my education here to help change these statistics View Details

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

probably make it unappealing to speculators. In the long run, the Internet will move to IPv6. So anyone speculating on IPv4 knows the price is going to plummet, probably to zero, in due course. How soon will... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

21 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

economy and consumer behaviors until they were in country. “They were surprised by the extent to which the cultural and economic differences there had an impact on business,” she explains. Maxwell Nii Laryea... View Details

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

word différend, tellingly, means "quarrel." Not surprisingly, most people decide it's easier to cover up their differences than to try to discuss them. Our research shows that this tendency to remain silent rather than express a... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

25 Oct 2010
HBS Case

Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market

Tesco PLC is the third-largest retailer in the world, just behind Wal-Mart and Carrefour. But that didn't make the UK-based chain immune from many costly mistakes as it entered the US market in 2006. For... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

How to Avoid a Price Increase

sensitive to differences in price than differences in quantity. In the case of breakfast cereals, for instance,... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Donor Societies - Alumni

remains the preeminent institution for educating leaders who make a difference in the world. They also join a special community of HBS entrepreneurs—founders, builders, and investors—and have opportunities... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

13 Jul 2021
Blog Post

A View from the Horizon

probably what I’d do, too. But my sister had a different idea for my future. She pushed me to go to college instead—and I listened—which is how I ended up studying accounting at Boston College. But even though I was on a path View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

information — and think about what information they could have given you." Dogs That Don't Bark On the face of it, John's and Luca's studies seem to be showing different things. In John's study, people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Affordable Care Act. The (A) case in this series discusses the legislative strategy in the House of Representatives, where three different committees each had jurisdiction over... View Details

Research Summary

3D Negotiaton

By: James K. Sebenius

In articles and books, often with David Lax, I have been developing a broad approach to effective negotiation that encompasses three "dimensions." In this "3D" approach, our first dimension — "tactics"-- is the most familiar territory. Tactics are the persuasive... View Details

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