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- 2017
- Article
Handgun Waiting Periods Reduce Gun Deaths
By: Michael Luca, Deepak Malhotra and Christopher Poliquin
Handgun waiting periods are laws that impose a delay between the initiation of a purchase and final acquisition of a firearm. We show that waiting periods, which create a “cooling off” period among buyers, significantly reduce the incidence of gun violence. We estimate... View Details
Keywords: Gun Policy; Gun Violence; Waiting Period; Injury Prevention; Policy; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
Luca, Michael, Deepak Malhotra, and Christopher Poliquin. "Handgun Waiting Periods Reduce Gun Deaths." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 46 (November 14, 2017).
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to... View Details
- December 1993 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Manville Corporation DE Products (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corporation DE Products (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-114, December 1993. (Revised November 1999.)
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Policies | MBA
Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, J. W. McCormack POCH, Room 222, Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-4557. Annual Security & Fire Safety Report Availability The University is required by federal... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
Illustration by Decue Wu HBS professor Deepak Malhotra recalls the moment he learned about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, a tragedy that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six staff members on December 14, 2012. “I had... View Details
- March 2014 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
China Vanke (A-2)
By: Lynn S. Paine, John D. Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
China Vanke's president and his team must decide on a plan of action after reviewing the quality issues the company faced in early 2012 after a series of highly publicized incidents concerning the quality of the homes they built. View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; China; Green Building; Sustainable Development; Asset Management; Leadership; Urban Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Assets; Safety; Real Estate Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., John D. Macomber, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "China Vanke (A-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-105, March 2014. (Revised February 2016.)
- April 1, 2020
- Article
A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work
By: Amitabh Chandra, Mark Fishman and Douglas Melton
Given the different impact that the pandemic is having on individual communities across the country, the notion that all workers should be allowed to return to work on one date is unrealistic. Instead, individual states should make that determination. This article lays... View Details
Chandra, Amitabh, Mark Fishman, and Douglas Melton. "A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 1, 2020).
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations
safety as “a climate in which people are comfortable expressing and being themselves.” In practice, this looks like creating a work environment in which employees feel secure in speaking their minds without fear of retribution or... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
startup funds—and what allowed them to take the risk of launching a company." Curiosity eventually led to his doctoral dissertation: a series of studies showing a definitive link between the social safety net and entrepreneurship. In... View Details
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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
dynamic teaming is and its importance Build skills to create psychological safety and foster inclusion Recognize and address unconscious, implicit, and affinity bias Improve team decision-making and communication through tested tools... View Details
Paul H. O'Neill
Not only did O'Neill lead Alcoa to become the world's largest aluminum conglomerate, he gave the company a solid image of integrity, emphasizing life-long learning by all employees, and making occupational safety and environmental... View Details
Keywords: Metals
William A. Patterson
Patterson consolidated four smaller airlines to form United Airlines, and subsequently used United to propel forward many safety initiatives in the airline industry, such as lights for night flying and two-way air-ground telephones. The... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- May 1990 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Black & Decker Corp.: Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker (B)
Describes the highly successful recall of the Black & Decker Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker. Objectives include: 1) factors in product recall effectiveness and success, 2) the use of direct marketing in product recall, 3) the role of public relations in product recall,... View Details
Smith, N. Craig. "Black & Decker Corp.: Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker (B)." Harvard Business School Case 590-100, May 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
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2.3.7 Physical Violence | MBA
2.3.7 Physical Violence HBS strives to maintain a safe and secure environment for all members of the community and thus does not tolerate physical violence or threats of physical violence. Students are expected to avoid all physical conflicts, confrontations and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
Sports Marketing Lifetime Award from the American Marketing Association. I recently asked Greyser what he thinks of the concussion issue. “I believe current concerns are less likely to lead to a massive refusal to play and are more likely to escalate pressure for... View Details
- February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Bronwyn Halliday and Michael Santoro
Beech-Nut's CEO must decide what to do. Asks students to consider how much evidence of impurity should be enough to trigger management's acknowledgment of a problem. What are the cognitive and attitudinal factors and pressures that lead people to persist in beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Attitudes; Nutrition; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry
Paine, Lynn S., Bronwyn Halliday, and Michael Santoro. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-085, February 1992. (Revised September 2003.)
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
Bumping up against accepted theories in process improvement, a new research paper from Harvard Business School questions the value of prioritizing problems identified by frontline employees. Citing a hospital safety improvement program... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
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Student Handbook | MBA
extraordinary circumstances to protect the health and safety of the Harvard community. For these purposes “extraordinary circumstances” include, but are not limited to, public health emergencies, extreme weather events, and other... View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction
By: Carlos Medina and Jorge Tamayo
We use data for Medellín, Colombia, to assess the effect of the homicide rate, individual’s perception of security in their neighborhood of residence, and of the effect of their having been victimized, on life satisfaction. We find a negative effect of the homicide... View Details
Medina, Carlos, and Jorge Tamayo. "An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction." In Subjective Well-Being and Security. No. 46, edited by Dave Webb and Eduardo Wills-Herrera, 91–147. Social Indicators Research Series. Dordrecht ; New York: Springer, 2012.