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  • 24 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Equalizing Outcomes vs. Equalizing Opportunities: Optimal Taxation when Children’s Abilities Depend on Parents’ Resources

Keywords: by Alexander Gelber & Matthew Weinzierl
  • Web

Why HBS? - Doctoral

Why HBS? Why HBS? Rigorous academic research that influences practice Faculty & Research Harvard Business School faculty are world-class scholars who have had an impact on organizations and economies on every continent. Doctoral students across our View Details
  • September 2009
  • Article

Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains

By: Akshay Mangla, Richard Locke and Matthew Amengual
Private, voluntary compliance programs, promoted by global corporations and nongovernmental organizations alike, have produced only modest and uneven improvements in working conditions and labor rights in most global supply chains. Through a detailed study of a major... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Ethics; Supply Chain; Governance Compliance; Globalization
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  • 22 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

expensive than wage-subsidy programs backed by the federal government that were designed to address the same concern. “I was surprised by how effective modest, low-cost incentives can be when it comes to... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 15 Dec 2023
  • News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 20 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 20

  PublicationsSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcácer and Paul Ingram Publication:American Journal of Sociology (forthcoming). Abstract Global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

http://hbr.org/2011/12/the-ordinary-heroes-of-the-taj/ar/1 Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs Authors:Robin J. Ely, Herminia Ibarra, and Deborah Kolb Publication:Academy of Management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

democracy as well as its resilience over time. The book adapts the case method to revitalize conversations about governance and democracy and show how the United States has often thrived on political conflict. Each of the book’s nineteen... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

from Harvard Business School. Sustainable Investing equips investment professionals and those in related fields with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and... View Details
  • 29 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity

On the upside, every dollar invested in treating those disorders leads to a return of $4 in terms of the ability to work and thus contribute to the economy. Nava Ashraf hopes this study will prompt more like it, both among government... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 31 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 31

  PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

not restrict individuals from taking a program with HBS Online based on where they happen to live. Therefore, citizens of countries whose governments behave in ways antithetical to our values should still... View Details
  • 04 Feb 2022
  • Book

Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • February 2016 (Revised March 2017)
  • Case

Regulating Radio in the Age of Broadcasting

By: David Moss, Marc Campasano and Colin Donovan
When the Titanic tragically sank on April 15, 1912, potentially life-saving help was delayed as a result of failures in radio communication. In part as a result, Congress moved swiftly to regulate radio, passing the Radio Act of 1912 four months later. Although at... View Details
Keywords: Radio; Regulation; Communication Technology; Government Legislation; History; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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  • 08 Sep 2008
  • HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities
  • 20 Oct 2010
  • Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

sustained growth while pursuing a strong export orientation provided the empirical backdrop for this approach. Government policy to achieve export-led growth is then essentially about findings ways to increase the ability to sell... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
  • Web

Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

overcome them in order to drive impact at scale. For the full listing, click here . HBS EC Course - Public Entrepreneurship - Mitchell Weiss This course is designed for students who may found, join, or fund private startup companies that sell to (or around) View Details
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

gotten just a little farther than that when he entered the Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle, a selective incubation program for high-potential ventures working to address climate change. Through the Climate Circle, Aatish accessed... View Details
  • Web

HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Program and Executive Education. With physical distancing guidelines and international travel restrictions in effect, Executive Education pivoted to an all-virtual program portfolio from its traditional... View Details
  • 10 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

Keywords: by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker