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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
obtain patents of questionable merit that force other firms to pay a royalty, which in turn restricts the resources they have available for research. Similarly, some royalty demands are no better than extortion. For instance, someone has... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
mutual funds also impact the propensity toward other contractual features that influence when and how creditors have control. However, these factors are less relevant in explaining the strength of restrictions on indebtedness, liens,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
well. Clearly the man-of-action hero is a very important model for professional life for the upper middle class. However, for the purposes of this academic paper, we had to restrict the boundaries on our claims. Q: Are there people in... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
identity and culture, and worry that immigrants do not assimilate. 1. A complete ban on immigration would be a major mistake. At the same time, a drastic and sudden reduction in border restrictions would be neither politically feasible... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
giving an arithmetic average rating based on collective reviews. The problem, Luca says, is that star systems such as these aren't as accurate, or optimal, as they could be. "Arithmetic averages are only optimal under very restrictive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
we provide a bridge loan from an internal revolving fund, thus allowing the farmer to receive cash immediately. We, in turn, pass the restriction along to the state when the funding becomes available. It's a win-win for the farmer, the... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
people's perceptions over time." Survey respondents also answered questions about how much they agreed with a variety of restrictive public policy measures, including closing schools, shutting down nonessential shops, and imposing... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
stock market valuations—particularly the component of valuations that is predicted to revert the next year, and particularly in the presence of capital account restrictions that limit other mechanisms of cross-country arbitrage. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
both the movement of capital markets and gains in the price of competitors’ stock can provide executives with unearned windfalls for uncompetitive performance and promote unwarranted overconfidence. Awarding stock grants without View Details
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
in their privacy policies, the paper states. The researchers were quick to point out that they were not recommending a restriction of disclosure practices, since "high-disclosure services play an important role in a competitive... View Details
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
reality into the discussion by commenting that free trade and free markets, as described by economists in their theories, are both a delusion. “Trade today is pretty much an evil mixture of economics and politics, and markets are often [full] of imposed View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
ways in which teamwork can suppress the most important kinds of creativity and innovation. Overbearing team leaders, the desire to conform in face-to-face relationships, free riding team members, the dominance by articulate extroverts of more creative introverts, all... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
thinking. You see a pattern through a kaleidoscope, but it’s not fixed. Imagination and the ability to change the pattern have been main elements in the prosperity that Americans have enjoyed, and we need to value them highly. Science is central, and we must invest in... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
features a seller with private information and costly buyer participation. The empirical context of the study is the market for original movie ideas. Consistent with the theory, I find that inexperienced writers are excluded from selling early-stage ideas, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
through restrictions on the number of apartments a resident is allowed to purchase and aggressive promotion of affordable housing on the low-end of the market. Zhang Xin wonders what opportunities and threats such market conditions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
restricting hair color, tattoos—I got rid of all of that. I wanted people to feel comfortable showing up and being themselves, students and staff. This work is so hard and it requires so much intentionality, and I’m very grateful for all... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
five-year legislative process for a major new law regulating chemicals in the European Union appeared to be nearing its conclusion. REACH—the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals—would create a new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
continental perspective. My goal is not to be elusive but to avoid restricting the strategies to a particular geographic scale. Particularly with large countries, the logic of the strategies can apply to intranational as well as... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- Web
4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy 4.0 General Policies This policy outlines guidance and requirements for and restrictions on demonstrations and other forms of dissent on the Harvard Business School campus. It complements the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
debate, Cohen notes, is the fact that “through the use of research into embryonic stem-cell lines, we could make great strides in our ability to understand the biology and etiology of disease. Important research into how disease happens is being hampered by View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons