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- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
levels." Others cited evidence that Walmart's model has some practical limitations. Evidence of possible friction was presented by Clark Phippen, who cited symptoms that suggest that Walmart is becoming "arthritic."(1) Employees, he wrote, consider... View Details
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
issues far more seriously, before a point of no return was reached. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54864 Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
Own? Number of U.S. states where a $7 hourly wage is sufficient to rent an average two-bedroom apartment: 0 Hourly wage needed to rent an average two-bedroom apartment in the state of Maryland: $13.25 1999... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
cut to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000 annually. In the wake of a national discussion of wage equality, he was met with cheers and jeers. The company hoped... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
increase in pay of senior executives and superstars in other fields has been a major source of the rising inequality of wages in the United States. Rising income inequality is political dynamite and damages the reputation of American... View Details
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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
percent have been placed in or found jobs in the retail and hospitality sectors, earning at least twice the minimum wage on average. By 2019, its target goal is to train 25,000 unemployed youth annually. “We... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
first minimum wage and 40-hour week History Of The 40-Hour Workweek More leaders are scrapping the 40-hour workweek That time America almost had a 30-hour workweek Why Do We Work 40 Hours A Week? 1939 John... View Details
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
a relationship between long-term thinking, social purpose, and success,” he says. Since taking over as CEO, Waldron has invested in the foundations of this relationship. He has focused on service to employees and on stakeholder communities, increasing the company’s... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
likely to continue due to privatization, deregulation, and globalization. “In an increasingly global business environment, achieving minimum efficient scale in production requires massive capital investment,” Esty explains. In one case... View Details
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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity
reroute) the earned compensation of its employees, often including breaktime, overtime and minimum wage violations. LatinX A recent gender neutral alternative to Latin@ that cultivated a national... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
minimum wages to go up 13.5 percent a year. That’s an 82 percent increase in wages over five years. Higher wages will cause China’s growth engine... View Details
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
the survey results, Gleason, Philip, and their association of pharmacists lobbied the state legislature to toughen its policing power to set minimum price provisions advised by manufacturers and overseen by a state agency. Their efforts... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
that attempts to maximize profits. This stage takes into account costs as well as firm's objectives and constraints (e.g., minimum market share requirement). Over the last several decades, marketing researchers and practitioners have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
regularly." More and more companies are turning to project finance to support large capital investments, and the trend is likely to continue due to privatization, deregulation, and globalization. "In an increasingly global business environment, achieving... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
twenty-first century, the distribution of both wealth and income became increasingly unequal. The top 5 percent of the income distribution saw their fortunes rise as both their livelihoods and assets grew. At the same time, real wages for... View Details
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
(1998) and Mishel, Bernstein and Schmitt (1999) provide a comprehensive picture of wealth inequality in America, while Conley (1999) clearly points out that many Black Americans have been left out of this economic boom. In real terms, Americans in the 90th percentile... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
localities and electric vehicle manufacturers as well as the ability to train a large enough workforce. There is a hunger for good green jobs. For her first 20 slots, she received 1600 applications. The technicians earn a minimum of... View Details
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
person one rank above them instead of the person one rank below. Last-place aversion suggests that low-income individuals might oppose redistribution because it could differentially help the group just beneath them. Using survey data, we show that individuals making... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne