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- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
reinforces the role of uncertain prices in a cap-and-trade mechanism," Coles says. "It contrasts with a simple command-and-control approach to regulation that specifies maximum pollution levels allowed by industry, or a carbon... View Details
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
conjectured they would get a much more natural and powerful way of reaching a conclusion by creating a setting where the students actually go through some kind of competitive process to reach the same outcomes they would otherwise be... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
The global unconventional gas market, valued at $93.95 billion in 2012, is expected to reach $126.93 billion by 2019, according to a recent report by Transparency Market Research. Coal's market share is... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
made to contain the risk that such outside organic matter could introduce. Visitors are asked to dip the soles of their shoes into a shallow plastic water bath, so as to limit contamination by pathogens and insects. Entry into one of the... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
not just relying on the printed word—why can we not do research by referring to video, sound, and the like? There is so much mathematics devoted today to extraction of quantitative data from all sorts of data sources that a move in this... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
The COVID-19 pandemic has battered industries around the world, but one sector's prospects aren’t so bleak: venture capital. Startup backers—and private-equity managers in general—say that half of their portfolio companies haven’t been harmed View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
movie by Michael Keaton) who oversaw the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation. “Over the course of two years he dug out of us everything we knew—and then some.” That legwork and intense focus translated into a gripping, moment-by-moment... View Details
- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
different markets with different customers and employ different business models than those traditionally successful in the established organization, they are typically undervalued by that organization. Managers refuse to provide the... View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
went to Washington, I saw a tremendous need for fact-based analysis to inform policymaking” Last spring, Toffel sought to change that by taking the unusual step of convening academics and government regulators in the same room for a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish that, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has estimated the world needs an additional 10 billion tons of CO2 removed each year through... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Back at the Ranch
to do this work, so whether we’re building fences or moving pallets of minerals or taking care of cattle, we try to give them a ton of free manpower. In return, we get a lot of knowledge and experience that’s super valuable,” Minden says.... View Details
- January – February 2008
- Article
Managing the Impact of Employee Turnover on Performance: The Role of Process Conformance
By: Zeynep Ton and Robert S. Huckman
We examine the impact of employee turnover on operating performance in settings that require high levels of knowledge exploitation. Using 48 months of turnover data from U.S. stores of a major retail chain, we find that, on average, employee turnover is associated with... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Governance Compliance; Retention; Standards; Service Operations; Business Processes; Retail Industry; United States
Ton, Zeynep, and Robert S. Huckman. "Managing the Impact of Employee Turnover on Performance: The Role of Process Conformance." Organization Science 19, no. 1 (January–February 2008): 56–68.
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Origin Story: Mary Chen (MBA 2026)
getaway: “One of the top-floor rooms in Spangler has large windows up in the trees that let in a ton of natural light and look out on Aldrich. It’s a place to hunker down and get some inspiration.” Summer internship: Late-stage climate... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
Verdant’s turbines, for instance, sit on a massive steel frame that was custom-built in New Jersey; the entire assembly weighs 105 tons and had to be ferried into position on a barge before it could be lowered to the bottom of the East... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
me a ton of free chocolate. And now I am married to that man.” It sounds like the plot of a rom-com—and there are plenty of the standard detours along the way too—but that, in the words of Paige Gebhardt Cognetti (MBA 2014), is how she... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Keeping the Faith
four-day, no-fee, no-credit class during January break. Taught by HBS senior lecturer Derek van Bever (MBA 1988), along with Baker Foundation Professor of Management Arthur Segel, Harvard Divinity School Practitioner in Residence John... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) reflects on his decision to come to HBS, what motivates him to make a difference in the world by using technology to build a more sustainable food system, and how he has utilized resources at HBS to make this happen.... View Details
- Web
Middle East & North Africa - Global
Center in Istanbul in 2013, followed by offices in Dubai and Cairo. Separately an office was opened in Tel Aviv in 2016 reporting to the Europe Research Center. All play an important role in helping HBS develop and strengthen... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion
In early May, I embarked on a journey to Seoul, South Korea, accompanied by 70 fellow Harvard Business School classmates. Our purpose? To culminate our first-year studies through the FIELD Global Immersion program. Throughout this... View Details
- 22 May 2019
- Blog Post
What is FIELD Global Immersion?
low-income housing in India, develop new financial services for unbanked consumers in Morocco, and determine how to improve access to medical care for patients in Brazil. Once projects are proposed by potential Global Partners, the Global... View Details