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- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
Right, a new book by HBS research associate Gorick Ng. Educated during the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2021 concludes an unusual academic experience only to face an unsteady global economy.... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Elfenbein Publication:Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 28, no. 1 (2012) Abstract We explore the relationship between exclusivity and state-contingent control rights using a sample of over 100 Internet portal alliance contracts. We find that stronger... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
In the family of investment products, a U.S. savings bond might be cast as boring old Uncle Ned, snoozing away in the corner after dinner. There's nothing wrong with that—but HBS professor Peter Tufano envisions a more meaningful role for... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
as returns to investors. So the question becomes, what is the board's responsibility in that context? Q: The survey that you summarize in the book's first chapter shows that directors are really wrestling with that question. A: In 2009, eight senior members of the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
companies knowingly persist in money-losing customer relationships. Why such inconsistent behavior? HBS associate professor Narakesari ("Das") Narayandas has been investigating the various stances... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
years, MacCormack has led FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development), a hands-on experiential learning program that has arguably revolutionized education at HBS more than any development since the introduction of the... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
high rents are associated with a slower reduction in tariffs. A country's average mark-up in manufacturing is a strong negative predictor of future economic growth, indicating that we may be measuring a phenomenon of the broader business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
focused on physical health much more than they have on mental health," says Professor John A. Quelch, Charles Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In collaboration with Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
Marshall Fisher of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Ananth Raman of HBS and their colleague Anna Sheen McClelland recently completed a survey of 32 retail companies focusing on their practices and progress in four... View Details
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
make HBS a vibrant, innovative, principled place, a place that our alumni will be proud of, and a place that will earn the trust and the respect of the society we serve. That's my commitment. View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
abnormal returns associated with routine traders are essentially zero. Further, opportunistic insiders predict future firm-specific news, as well as announcement returns around future analyst forecasts, management forecasts, and earnings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University chose business and government ethics and a good infrastructure for attracting business; while a third panelist selected civil society. Discussion and debate ensued among the five panelists, led by moderator Debora... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
deployment to a challenging context is associated with human capital development. Managers initially deployed to more challenging contexts were not, however, more likely to break into the upper echelons of the organization. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
the biggest medical insurer in the United States; one of the top-ranked hospitals in the world; and a multiyear research project at HBS that aims to repair the American health-care system. In billing for services, value-based health care... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
generations. What doors are opening? Which remain closed? The book, written by Harvard Business School's Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria, and Boston College's Laura G. Singleton, is the second in a trilogy on leadership and leaders from the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
casually dressed person is a big shot and why do we do it? What's going on psychologically?" Bellezza says. Keinan and Bellezza, teaming with HBS Associate Professor Francesca Gino, conducted a series of... View Details
- 05 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges Between Education and Business
COPPEAD/UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro, who spoke for the Brazilian group, suggested plugging into the extensive network of Harvard and HBS alumni. "There are about 600 Harvard alumni in Brazil who could be a useful... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
Publications 2006 University of Chicago Press Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education By: Anteby, Michel Abstract—Corporate accountability is never far from the front page, and Harvard Business School trains many future business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
cultural values (perceived social mobility) and differences among cultures (North America vs. Europe) to demonstrate moderators and boundary conditions of the positive associations derived from signals of busyness. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne