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- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
into an IRA) to determine and implement a dynamically optimized portfolio strategy that maximizes the chance of achieving your desired retirement income goal. Over the years, that managed portfolio adjusts for factors such as increases or... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
openly. This made it easy for FNC to determine which firms were Democratic-leaning in the run-up to the 2000 presidential election—looking at whether they had donated to George W. Bush, the Republican nominee, or to Al Gore, the... View Details
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Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
$130,000 USD. Additional compensation including but not limited to signing bonuses, relocation/moving expenses, and housing allowances will be added to the base salary to determine the applicant’s total... View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
financial statements and executive compensation. Second, for bonds, the story had more to do with what the courts were doing. I found that bondholders were always first in line during corporate bankruptcies. They usually got paid something, and they were important in... View Details
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Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS | MBA
need-based financial aid as soon as they are able. 5. What do I need to qualify for need-based scholarships at HBS? HBS will look at your full financial picture when determining eligibility for our need-based scholarships. We will collect... View Details
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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
corporations, and reunion classes. In fiscal 2024, the annual HBS endowment distribution increased from the prior year by $12 million, or 6 percent, to $220 million. The change in the endowment distribution is determined by three factors:... View Details
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
of eating at the restaurant, suggesting that a restaurant’s reputation was far more important than menu prices in determining ultimate survival. (On Yelp, the correlation between price and reputation is also limited.) The study didn’t... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
considers socioeconomic background to gain a more holistic view of an individual’s financial circumstances. Previously, need was determined primarily by considering a student’s own income, assets, and undergraduate debt. While those still... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
(as of 2017) is capped at 85,000 per year, although this does not include renewals or transfers. This triggers a lottery for determining who gets the visa, creating uncertainty for both the immigrant and the sponsor. The US system, like... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
spend more than $800 billion annually on those efforts. Sales compensation plans are at the center of all this activity, the primary tool managers use to motivate and incentivize salespeople. Sales reps feed on two forms of compensation: View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details
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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
summation of total resource costs for a given process. Q: When calculating personnel cost rates, what are the main categories to include for each resource? A: The major drivers of personnel cost rates are: Salary & Benefits Space cost IT... View Details
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
insurance companies. In the HBS case study Prudential Financial-General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future?, Viceira, with Emily A. Chien, wrote about the historic de-risking of GM's pension plan for salaried employees, a... View Details
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
direct reports, as well as the direct reports of their peers. This pushes managers to work together to determine which employees to recommend for new opportunities across teams. Build a culture of innovation, learning, and recognition To... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 26 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations
Power at the bargaining table is rarely distributed evenly. A job seeker lacking alternative offers is not going to have much "hammer" in salary discussions with a prospective employer. But what happens when you are perceived to... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
methods for exploring layoff alternatives (such as furloughs, retraining, and reassignments), and determine options for three scenarios: a healthy present, short-term volatility, and an uncertain future. As firms like AT&T, Michelin,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
distribution is determined by three factors: the growth in the endowment payout as determined by the University, which in fiscal 2024 was 4.5 percent; new gifts to the endowment; and cash transfers made by... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
In recent months, world leaders—including President George W. Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan—have proclaimed their determination to reduce global poverty. Such promises, however, have been made before, and past efforts to follow... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
salary allocations to online ad clicks to admission decisions. Working PapersSecurities Litigation Risk for Foreign Companies Listed in the U.S. Authors:Beiting Cheng, Suraj Srinivasan, and Gwen Yu Abstract We study securities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
think there's a movement away from maximizing shareholder value as the primary focus and motivation for a corporation's existence, and toward a growing recognition that companies are economic institutions that provide benefits to many constituents in the form of View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna