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06 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal

2005 the king (Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev) decided to take back power. In 2006, bowing to popular pressures just like in '91, he gave it up again. And now Nepal is back to elective representatives of the people. There is a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

affiliation. These results hold through a large number of specifications and cannot be attributed to mobilization against the laws, measured by campaign contributions and self-reported political engagement. ID requirements have no effect on fraud either—actual or... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

process." That said, the study's implications extend beyond cadaver donations. To Anteby, who teaches the MBA elective Managing Human Capital, the findings offer proof that our career choices directly affect other major life... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

for shareholders." Perhaps with this in mind, a small but growing number of public company CEOs are electing not to provide earnings guidance, risking reduced interest on the part of analysts and possibly less publicity for their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

apartheid and its first democratic elections in 1994, was doing everything right. They had liberalized the economy. They had enacted economic reforms that made it easy for foreign capital to flow in and out. They performed well on various... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

the students, enrolled last fall in one of three sessions of Harvard Business School's elective "Entrepreneurial Finance" course, found the possibilities intriguing. They were having fun. But then Sahlman, who was having as much... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

Publications August 2013 Cambridge University Press Democracy and Its Elected Enemies: American Political Capture and Economic Decline By: Rosefielde, Steven, and Daniel Quinn Mills Abstract—Democracy and Its View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

dictator's fall from power (e.g., in Egypt), we should focus on building relationships with the country's many future leaders and constituents. This outreach should include all parties that will be relevant in the future, not just those whom we agree with and like.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

well-being of society. But those people are not corporate executives. They are elected leaders who are competent and trustworthy.” Is Milton Friedman’s philosophy an invitation, ironicaslly, to more active public governance? Is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked in a 2016 U.S. View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

have to elect marketplace coverage after you lose insurance, as some states have done. “Policymakers just need to recognize that while they haven't had to deal with a major loss in coverage yet, it's coming down the pike.” About the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

School MBA Elective Curriculum. Teams of HBS students have traveled to several developing countries to research prospects for private finance and delivery of solutions in traditional energy, renewable energy, urban transit, inter-city... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

there has been enough volatility in recent days to bring that number slightly below 20,000 again. But I think what brought us all the way to 20,000 from about 18,000 just three months ago reflects the impact of the election of Donald... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

unemployed, and demands for police reform and racial justice. But in the wake of one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in US history—marked by outgoing President Donald Trump claiming the View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

terms of not only financial performance but management practices and reputation in the community. The result of her efforts is the MBA elective course Globalization, Culture, and Management. According to Paine, as students examine the... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

23 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

people with health insurance often are saddled with medical debt. Policymakers have taken notice, and in an election year amid an uncertain economy, health care, debt, and economic mobility are all hot issues. A comedy show discovery... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

06 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 6

to leave sued firms. Overall, shareholders use litigation along with director elections and director retention to hold some independent directors more accountable than others when firms experience financial fraud. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

incorporates a focus on gender issues. His studies include a comprehensive global survey of board members, as well as a series of case studies that approach the issue of women on boards from an individual, an organizational, and a country level. This year, Groysberg... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

28 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance

Last spring HBS became the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer a course in consumer finance. Jointly taught by HBS professor Peter Tufano and Harvard Law School professor Howell Jackson (HBS MBA '80), the elective course... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Financial Services; Education

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

MBA course in negotiation as well as advanced dealmaking electives and Executive Education programs), has developed a model with former HBS faculty member David A. Lax called "three-dimensional negotiation." In a course note... View Details

Keywords: by Anita M. Harris

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