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- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
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
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
balances laid off more workers, regardless of their levels of sales tax reliance, the researchers found, but in cases of high sales-tax dependence, having more cash on hand weakened the effect on job losses. Federal aid to states that came as part of the initial View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
Management. Taylor and Francis, 2011 Abstract Routine and persistent acts of dishonesty prevail in everyday life, yet most people resist shining a critical moral light on their own behavior, thereby maintaining and oftentimes inflating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
obtaining both good and bad news from their school-tied firms, but perhaps as a tacit agreement, acting only on the positive news." Importantly, the research takes into account stock returns in the years before and after the October 2000... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
ability to act on ideas using zero-cost trading tools like Robinhood. On the positive side, Cohen notes, meme stocks signal levels of engagement with the stock market that haven’t been seen in decades. But the valuation of meme stocks is... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
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
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
of perhaps $90 trillion. One side argues that we can't raise revenues, while the other asserts we can't cut entitlements. Both sides are wrong. Entitlement costs, especially health care, will eat us alive. Without real reform of View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 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
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
16 million internet properties pass through the company’s network, which acts like a neighborhood watch for the internet—spotting potential threats but also helping websites run faster and better. It was named one of the world’s most... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
1996, "you develop an ability to spot a quality act when you see it." In the end, however, admits Boberg, "when we decide to sign an artist, it really comes down to somebody's subjective opinion here at the label." Building the bonfire:... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
different today than it did in the 1970s. Back then, workplaces were dominated by white employees, with a smattering of minorities spread across companies. The gains minorities made by joining large firms between the 1970s and 1980s aren’t being reversed today, Koning... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
recently filed for an additional $2.1 billion. And according to various analysts, Uber is on track for an estimated valuation north of $60 billion. To say the least, the company can afford lots of lawyers to fight its global legal... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
encouraging them to participate in case studies and other research. The School hopes that highlighting these higher-ambition efforts could act as a template for other companies to follow. "I do think you are very important," HBS Professor... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
care about the brand and are good ambassadors. They can explain the product and convey the value of it.” (See sidebar, page 36.) Without these ambassadors, he observes, it is harder for people to see the educational value of LEGO... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
Partners: Dia Kanri (B) This case presents the final decision and outcomes for the (A) case. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/advantage-partners-dia-kanri-b/an/214017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-029 Steward Health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
organizations—our students today do not care about this divide. So many of them come to HBS with a deep interest not only in making profit but also in doing good. So it’s multiple stakeholders putting pressure on businesses, and... View Details
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
those who care about the renewed, continued competitiveness of the United States," he told attendees who gathered recently at the national summit held at HBS, America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
noting that these leaders were acting on what they believed to be true, rather than taking irresponsible risks, not seeing they were in any real danger until it was too late. Public pension funds, on the other hand, were the victims of... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
science and health services from Harvard’s School of Public Health, even she couldn’t successfully navigate the health care system for her mom. It set her on a path of discovery that led to not only a better understanding of the... View Details