Margins - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 24

marginal benefit of higher capital requirements related to this channel significantly exceeds the marginal cost, indicating that U.S. capital requirements have been sub-optimally low. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens

greenhouses appeared to be less than three quarters full. When asked, Baan explained that he grows only enough to meet demand from his clients and no more. With high margins and a maximum production cycle of six weeks, Baan can afford... View Details

12 Jul 2022
News

Expanding the Power to Prosper

Grant, Millicent is designed to make it easier for the world’s 1.7 billion marginalized and unbanked people to access financial services, according to a recent article in Forbes. Dyer moved to the United Kingdom as a refugee from Nigeria.... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

Portrait Project

Eleanor Joseph

tragedy at a small dinner. A woman whose nationality reflected a history of marginalization offered the maxim: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter." I was stunned. Could the murderers of my spectacular friend... View Details

04 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Black History Month at HBS

Racial Equity, 20 MBA students were selected last fall as the inaugural recipients of the Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Fellowship. The fellows were chosen for their demonstrated commitment to serving Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and other... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

A Force for Good

“In doing so, we can open up access to economic opportunities to traditionally marginalized groups and bring more equity into our economy, all while making hiring an easier, better experience for companies.” “We have to help companies as... View Details

20 Dec 2006
Op-Ed

Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting

change would save the considerable resources now dedicated to dual-reporting system compliance and allow for a lower marginal rate. Rough estimates are that a 15 percent tax on reported GAAP profits would be revenue-neutral for the... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

The small financial margin group received a 10 percent margin (50 kwacha) over the retail price for every condom pack sold. The large financial margin group received a 90... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Apr 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

was already close to the margin of exit. Restaurants with lower ratings are closer to the margin of exit at all observed minimum wage levels and are disproportionately driven out of business by increases to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Making the MBA Degree More Accessible

for financial aid to account not just for individual income and assets but also for socioeconomic background. Create a new complementary fellowship to support students who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to serving Black / African American, Hispanic / Latinx,... View Details

02 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 2

norton ariely.pdf Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers? Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Firm-level sales... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

establishing the range of issues under consideration. This includes identifying the specific interests and accessibility needs of various stakeholders, especially marginalized groups, and planning the outreach necessary for their... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

01 Feb 2002
News

If You're #1, Watch Out

such parts presents only marginal profit opportunity. Staying in the innovative segment of an industry may mean, in fact, manufacturing a key subsystem and even becoming a provider to competitors. The willingness to make such shifts and... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2007
News

KPMG for Mayor!

government as well as embezzlement. They might very well be willing to pay the same, or higher, taxes to finance good government, which would include a profit margin to the elected firm. Corporations might find that some parts of running... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

27 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 27

U.S. business cycles lead over medium-term fluctuations in Mexico; and (3) why Mexican consumption is not less volatile than output. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-029.pdf Publications Marginality and Problem... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2007
Research & Ideas

How Property Ownership Changes Your World View

squatters believe that other people could be trusted? Di Tella and his coauthors found that squatters with land titles believed individual achievement is possible by a margin of 31 percent over those who did not hold title to their land;... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

14 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump

be contempt for the whole category. Scorn the non-buyer. Trump alienated the marginal customer. He forgets that today’s brand rejecter may be tomorrow’s opportunity, but not if the marketing campaign has cruelly cut the market into... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Deighton

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Advancing Social Enterprise | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and bridging that gap. And I think the exciting thing is HBS was there really at the inception of this field and now, you see the entire field getting to scale. I think that people can get involved and it’s not on the margins anymore.... View Details

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Women's Leadership in Business and the Economy - Blog: RGE Report

their belief that money must remain coupled with what it represents: essential freedoms, liberties, and agency, especially for historically marginalized people and communities. Anderson works with the Black community in particular, where... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision

margin of about one dollar to repay the loan and earn a profit. The LCAE team is in the process of selecting countries in which to operate, examining factors such as market size, regulation, and access to suitable microfinance... View Details

Keywords: eyeglasses

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