Labor Force Participation - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

plus side of the ledger, tariff rates declined, leading to more competition and forcing Greek companies to compete internationally. Reducing bureaucracy also helped: time to export decreased from 20 to 16 days, according to the World... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

development occurred after I had left the School. I had the good fortune of participating in a luncheon in New York City to honor the Dean after his retirement. He told a moving story about service, friendship, and HBS involving a friend... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

23 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2008

ones; and they need to make it safe and sufficiently simple to participate in the market, as opposed to transacting outside of the market, or having to engage in costly and risky strategic behavior. I'll draw on recent examples of market... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2.3.2 Hazing | MBA

confirmed incidents to appropriate law enforcement officials. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269 Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not... View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

has only about 30,000 genes—far fewer than was previously believed. What's more, the genetic difference between people, indeed, between people and animals, is relatively small. Genomics is the most destructive force in the history of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

private governance of working conditions, initiated and implemented by companies, labor unions, and non-governmental activist groups. Whether these codes represents a substantive or merely symbolic approach to governing working conditions... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

labor-market forces that have to do that, that are driving that. But the net result is, we've created quicksand for ourselves, where we don't have enough quality people entering the classroom. And so then we try to legislate the floor. We... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

educators to deliver a high-impact transformative leadership course creating leaders ready to meet the global demands of the 21st century. Workshop participants included 41 scholars and administrators from North America and Europe from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

initiatives and projects created by the School to foster interdisciplinary research on the great problems and opportunities facing society—including such topics as business and the environment, health care, US competitiveness, social enterprise, and leadership. Driving... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Collaboration Helps Management Education for Minority Students

careers in management. The Management Education Alliance comprises several of the country's leading business schools (including Harvard's), ten predominantly minority business schools, and thirteen U.S. companies. Since its founding, the Alliance has become an... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

29 Jan 2021
News

Holding Business to Account

competitors had recently been forced to pay a record $108 million to settle a class action suit brought by female employees who had been denied advancement opportunities. Aiyer wanted to know what Albertsons was doing to avoid this costly... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

the end I believe this accounting innovation played an important role in the ultimate financial success of the restructuring. Some critics have pointed to recent labor unrest at the airline as evidence that the restructuring failed, but... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2009
News

Read All About It!

Press), HBS professor and business historian Nancy Koehn selects contemporaneous news accounts from America’s paper of record to complement her essays on the rise of business in the United States and the influence of business on the country’s evolution. In ten chapters... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

long-standing tradition of being one of the state’s few Democratic pockets outside Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, with a history of labor unrest and unionization dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. That energy carried workers... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

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Veterans & Active Military | MBA

participate in this program. Veteran Readiness and Employment (formerly VocRehab) Veterans are strongly cautioned that VRE may not meet the entire cost of the program. HBS is unable to assist in these cases. Veterans must ensure their... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Fostering a Supportive Community

ability to feel like they can fully participate in the experience. MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES After months of work, in April 2020, the task force... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

08 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Writing the Case for Public School Reform

high as 50 percent at the start of the school year. Thomas was struck by the Philadelphia district's approach to recruitment and retention. First, Tomás Hanna, special assistant to the district CEO, assembled a task force in 2002 of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Sep 2018
News

After the Fall

have been researching the root causes and consequences of the crisis in the intervening decade, helping to shape our understanding of the economic and financial forces that brought us to the brink. MORE Former Treasury Secretaries Hank... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

energy and potential of their people to deliver superior economic and social value. Book: http://hbr.org/product/higher-ambition-how-great-leaders-create-economic-/an/12957-HBK-ENG The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force That... View Details