Filter Results:
(696)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(696)
- People (1)
- News (291)
- Research (338)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (87)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(696)
- People (1)
- News (291)
- Research (338)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (87)
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
friends through classes ... Well I went to the American school in Paris, so it was quite international, which meant there wasn't a status quo we had people from all over the world, from Asia, from the United States, from North America in... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
against type: a double major in math and economics at Yale, a stint at McKinsey, and a joint degree in business and law from Harvard—all admirable accomplishments, but none a prerequisite for screenwriting. Singer acted and sang his way... View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
Institutions on the Philippine Frontier Under American Rule, 1898-1918 Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Noel Maurer Abstract Abstract We examine three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
the more general reader interested in national parks. The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for Your Money by Deborah Dove Gordon (MBA 1999) Praeger Health care consumer policy expert Deborah Gordon offers a guided tour inside View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
are not driven by reverse causality. These patterns are not driven solely by common law nations such as the United Kingdom and United States, but also hold in Continental Europe. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
traffic). New energy-efficiency laws focus on buildings, which produce about 75 percent of the city’s carbon emissions. From his vantage point as VP for sustainability consulting at Groom Energy Solutions in Salem, Massachusetts, Paul... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Fredberg, Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, and Flemming Norrgren Abstract We tend to assume that great leaders must make difficult choices between two or more conflicting outcomes. In an interview study with 26 CEOs of top View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira Publication: American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 98 (May 2008): 297-303 Abstract We investigate optimal consumption, asset accumulation and portfolio decisions in a realistically... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
today's government for the better. Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company By Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) with Amy Wallace Simon & Schuster In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most famous CEO in history, Jack Welch,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions of the next seven generations." —from the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions of the next... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
We conclude with directions for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55591 February 2019 American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Does It Matter If Your Health Insurer Is For Profit? Effects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
extensive American military action between the U.S.-Mexican and Civil wars. Based on a half-century of research and a wealth of carefully selected new material, itpresents the history of the conflict through the voices of... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
that decays over time, similar to that of advertising. A major challenge is that privacy laws prevent us from observing information about the applicant pool. I overcome this challenge by using order statistic distribution to infer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
is the impact of foreign bank entry on the pricing and availability of credit in developing economies? The Mexican banking system provides a quasi-experiment to address this question because in 1997 the Mexican government radically changed the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
subjective well-being. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54526 May 2018 American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings Nowcasting Gentrification: Using Yelp Data to Quantify Neighborhood Change By:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
with a narrow interpretation of Linus' Law, namely, a greater number of contributors to an article makes an article more neutral. No evidence supports a broad interpretation of Linus' Law. Moreover, several empirical facts suggest the law... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
Cristina Kirchner, Néstor Kirchner’s wife and successor. Then in 2009, in a call for “democratizing” the media, Cristina Kirchner introduced a media reform law that would significantly limit Grupo Clarín’s operations. By 2012, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
inefficiencies and capitalize on its innovation: strengthening antitrust and intellectual property rights enforcement; improving the legal infrastructure (e.g., producing more business law attorneys); lowering barriers to entry for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
him the embodiment of the American spirit. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408072 JP Morgan Partners—Cabela's Inc. Harvard Business School Case 208-026 JP Morgan Partners (JPMP), the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
business plans, and key personnel ignited a bi-coastal battle between two fierce rivals that was played out in courts competing for jurisdiction and states with diametrically opposed laws and public policies concerning non-competition... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman