Affordable Care Act - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 23

concentration and are correlated with differences in firm performance. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2363528 Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 By: Chen, Hui, Katherine Gunny, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Take Responsibility for Rising Stars

have typically fallen into HR's domain. The prevailing wisdom has been that if HR took care of those often intangible "soft" issues, line managers and executives would be free to focus on "hard" business issues and... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey M. Cohn, Rakesh Khurana & Laura Reeves

18 May 2023
News

Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes

scholarship promise, affording graduating seniors access to $2,000 for future pursuits as well as an additional $5,000 to finish a four-year college degree. To date, more than 70 students have received an average of $3,300 in scholarship... View Details

Keywords: April White

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

people to buy forecasts? Does the act of forecasting set in motion unforeseen events that can counteract the forecast made? Publisher's link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10057.html August 2013 Edward Elgar Publishing Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

School of Public Health, Project Antares aims to create a system for devising commercial incentives that provide affordable public health initiatives, or "interventions" in healthcare parlance. Examples of commercial high-impact... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Jun 2009
News

Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support

charity, to improving the well-being of communities in the developing world. SHE’s first spin-off venture addresses the widespread phenomenon of girls and women missing school or work when they are menstruating because they lack access to View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

a great manager at the firm alongside the support of relationship managers at INROADS, who acted as career coaches to help young professionals navigate their careers. At Wellington, Ramirez also met fellows from Management Leadership for... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

Public company shareholders have long complained that corporate boards don't always act in the best interest of their investors. But does the addition of a shareholder-sponsored board member increase the market value of the firm? The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

that by drawing attention to these potentially disruptive forces and to the strategic opportunity they represented, we could inspire business leaders to act before it was too late. This new edition was triggered by the fact that after a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2017
News

Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations

combination of passion and perseverance that made high achievers special. In a word, they had grit.” Recommended by Health care executive Daniel Bowles (MBA/MPP 2015) Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz Voss on lessons... View Details

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

start.” Taking care of your physical and mental health while launching a company is just harder, said Garg, who advised founders to get the support of an executive coach or therapist if they can. Saigal added that she has joined a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Caitlin Reimers

to learn how to lead. The case method helps you define your own values within a universe of ideas." "I'm continually surprised by how thoughtful, caring, and family-like my section is," says Cait. "Here, people take View Details

07 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

induced by World War I and the Immigration Acts of the 1920s and instrument immigrants’ location decision relying on pre-existing settlement patterns. Immigration increased natives’ employment and occupational standing and fostered... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

What is welcome and all too rare? Leaders who care about building great institutions, not just profits. What sets these leaders apart in their practice and outlook? Harvard Business School's Michael Beer in his new book, Higher Ambition:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

in history. Most firms act as if false negatives don't exist because they don't have processes for managing them. In their own industries, many companies might have missed similar opportunities. Although smart organizations have... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

today, so the near-term is defined much more by deploying existing solutions than inventing never-before-known solutions.” He added: “The Infrastructure/Energy Transition is well underway, driven by customer demand for more affordable... View Details

20 Mar 2019
News

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

of policy action.” He mentioned three coalitions making strides: We Mean Business, Climate Alliance, and Environmental Entrepreneurs. Purpose and Clarity Drive Performance—but Time Is Running Out Without purpose, even if you have a business case, you won’t necessarily... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

decision will be informed by dynamics in the North American sugar market-NAFTA affords Mexico unique duty-free access to the U.S.-as well as the world sugar market and other major sugar-producing countries, especially Brazil. Purchase... View Details