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- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
Working PapersThe 'Thin Film of Gold': Monetary Rules and Policy Credibility In Developing Countries Authors:Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick Abstract This paper asks whether developing countries can reap credibility gains from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)
analysis for a pet food company that I discovered an interest in marketing, branding, and product development—a spark that inspired me to pursue a career in marketing. At HBS, I gained a deeper understanding... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
set on the productivity of technology-based services workers, supervisor effects are estimated and found to be large. Replacing a boss who is in the lower 10% of boss quality with one who is in the upper 10% of boss quality increases a... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
Throughout late 2002 and early 2003, Koehn and her team continued working on the project. However, after many months of research and a visit to Chicago to watch Winfrey tape a show, they still had not gained access to company executives.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Thomas C. Høegh
Northwestern University, he returned home, cofounded a production company, and, as artistic director, gained a reputation for cutting-edge performances of both new and traditional material for radio,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 05 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service
can also gain hands-on work experience in sectors and/or functional areas that you are interested in, as you simultaneously grow your network with business leaders and other current MBA students. As you’re working with HBS Career &... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Hands-on Experience in Hospitality
Barcelona, I gained hands-on experience in two of Marriott’s most amazing properties, the W Hotel and the Hotel Arts, which belongs to the Ritz-Carlton brand. In the five weeks that I spent in Barcelona, I rotated multiple times between... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Bridging the Gap
yet, the crisis has shed light on areas where business leaders can make an important difference, such as supporting schools and programs that enable students to gain skills and talents for productive... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
It's the set of processes that transforms either materials or information into a product or service. EE: How has this definition evolved over the past decade? Upton: There have been some exciting changes in recent years. First, operations... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
rather than the level of joy impact viewer retention most. The effect of joy is asymmetric, with higher gains for increases than losses for decreases. Based on these findings, the authors develop representative emotion trajectories to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Through courses in business and engineering, as well as specially designed integrated courses co-taught by HBS and SEAS faculty, students hone their technical expertise and gain... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage
world output and thus consumption and living standards. On the basis of a simple model with just two countries and two goods, he showed that every country—even one enjoying an absolute productivity advantage in both goods—would benefit... View Details
Keywords: Re: David A. Moss
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Clarence Kennedy and the Art of Photography | Baker Library
from Meroe Morse, August 7, 1953. Polaroid Corporation Records Related to Meroe Morse, b. VII.3, f. 5. Previous Next As a long-time consultant to the company, Kennedy, a self-described “scholar-photographer,” continued to offer insights into the performance of Polaroid... View Details
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
pressures from globalization have very different outcomes in terms of, say, income and wage inequality.” This suggests, he continued, that domestic social and political choices and the public policy mix are all important. “Rather than turn protectionist, a more View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
psychological safety tend to bounce back over time? One possibility is that employees gain it back after realizing the benefits of speaking up outweigh the risks. “Although it can be uncomfortable to speak up, share ideas, or ask... View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
for nearly two decades. Indeed, studies from around the world consistently show that companies see productivity gains after allowing employees to choose their work locations. Remote work offers many other... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
roughly a 20 percent gain in sales when the bonus was conditioned on the salesperson hitting a quota. When there were no strings attached to the bonus, the gains dropped to half that in one scenario, and to... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
Reynolds, and Lorillard—will gain control of the e-cigarette market and then undermarket their electronic products in order to retain market share for their more profitable tobacco cigarettes.... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
like product attributes, pricing, and distribution. My vision of the future changed to product management in the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product... View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
That's not what most people thought when digital technology first started to gain a foothold in the entertainment business. Chris Anderson's "long-tail theory" was very popular. Anderson argued that when online channels enable... View Details