safety net - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2015
Blog Post

How Being an HBS Partner Changed My Life

the Divinity School and the Medical School. Professors, students, administrators and partners have connected me to people and organizations. As an HBS partner, I’ve gained a launch pad as well as a safety View Details

19 May 2015
News

Getting Ready for Success

social impact, measured by such factors as higher tax contributions and lower health care costs. “Moreover, what people might not quantify,” she says, “is that our alumni’s success stories create positive ripples in their communities and economic View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

of that potential, however, McMillan would have to work with Prince to craft and execute a carefully developed plan to market and distribute the album. Purchase this case:http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=805084 Millennial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jun 2015
Blog Post

The HBS Investment

what I thought it would be. I had a clear bright line in my mind of what the cost would mean to me: a safety net of insurance in the brand name, potentially a better job in three years after graduation, and... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)

farmer working 2,000 fertile acres in Iowa, the outcome will not be good, especially when no safety nets are in place. The real per capita GNP in Mexico is about the same as it was in 1973. The average... View Details

23 Jan 2008
Op-Ed

A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?

country, they yearned for shelter, a sanctuary in a new land. That shelter could be a tenement, a farmstead, a ramshackle cottage. For families, home had a connotation of safety and stability. Banks did not lend with 30-year amortizing... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

Web

Figuring Out Her Mission | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

programmatic support: training, a cohort of classmates with similar experiences. Plus, the one-year commitment gives you a safety net if you discover the experience is not for you.” Measurable... View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)

alter your post-undergraduate plans? The 2+2 program didn’t alter my path but allowed me more freedom after Purdue. Having a guaranteed next step provided a safety net that enabled me to more freely choose... View Details

30 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

speaks to the importance that HBS places on ensuring that MBA students have the best possible career opportunities after graduation. For students who find a compelling career opportunity in the continent, or who may not have previously considered Africa as part of... View Details

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

regulations, domestic content requirements, anti-dumping rules, and, if necessary, even selective tariffs to protect industries and workers. In other words, something far short of what we generally define as free trade or the invisible hand at work. When combined with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax

of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that... View Details

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer appears to be yes for all... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

13 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India

of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2025 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 9 student essays that... View Details

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment, feeling safety in numbers as they... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

forthcoming Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth By: Edmondson, Amy C. Abstract—The Fearless Organization offers practical... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

credit constraints, and I find no imbalance in observable characteristics between treatment and control groups. These findings strongly suggest social safety nets have spillover benefits on the supply of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2005
News

One-on-One with Grover Norquist

investment. But when you get to be 65, don’t come and whine to the rest of us. It is not possible for the private sector to do less well than 1 percent a year over the course of somebody’s lifetime. Wouldn’t privatizing Social Security destroy the government View Details

Keywords: Government

29 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 29

morbidity measures from the Demographic and Health Surveys and health facility based mortality data as reported in the national Health Management Information System. While we find rather robust correlations between the rollout of bed nets... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Blog

Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs

material is presented, it is about the content and how it is delivered. The virtual experience is probably not suited for everyone but it certainly broadens the opportunity to cast a wider net of audience particularly in those countries... View Details

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur

said, is that the start-up's mission was in alignment with the company's core business. For would-be intrapreneurs, the advantages to a corporate start-up versus a jump to a brand new company can include increased visibility within the corporate parent and a View Details