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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying

By: William R. Kerr, William F. Lincoln and Prachi Mishra
We study the determinants of the dynamics of firm lobbying behavior using a panel data set covering 1998–2006. Our data exhibit three striking facts: (i) few firms lobby, (ii) lobbying status is strongly associated with firm size, and (iii) lobbying status is highly... View Details
Keywords: Lobbying; Political Economy; H-1B; Business Ventures; Policy; Government Legislation; Immigration; Business and Government Relations; Research; Prejudice and Bias
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  • 1999
  • Article

Effects of Instructional Style on Problem-Solving Creativity

By: A. M. Ruscio and T. M. Amabile
This study sought to determine the impact of 2 differing instructional approaches on creative problem-solving performance. Eighty-two college students completed a novel structure-building task after receiving algorithmic instruction (providing a rote, step-by-step... View Details
Keywords: Training; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Performance; Learning
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Curriculum - Business & Environment

KHC/3G's offer undervalued Unilever and its long-term value creation strategy. Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil Key concepts: Impact Investing; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance Invest or... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Thinking Ahead

As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • Web

Nonprofit Board Service - Alumni

a board for the first time or to explore expanding your impact through continued board service? HBS is eager to help through our Career Coaching Program and the resources provided by the Social Enterprise Initiative. Career Coaches:... View Details
  • Web

FAQs - Doctoral

part of the Harvard Summer Undergraduate Research Village. This program has been designed to enable motivated undergraduates to pursue summer business research in a defined project and also participate in a social network that will... View Details
  • 10 Dec 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

whistleblowers face? Dey: There are social and emotional consequences, and there are also career consequences. A lot of whistleblowers are fired. Some may need to move to another state or another industry to find a job, and they may not... View Details
Keywords: by April White
  • 29 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

research agenda to systematically address the social welfare implications of financial innovation. To complement existing empirical and theoretical methods, we propose that scholars examine case studies of systemic (widely adopted)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

billion new ties and created 600,000 new jobs over a five-year period. Are acquaintances more helpful during a job search? For decades, social scientists have debated whether casual acquaintances—or arms-length relationships—are more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • June 2013
  • Article

Unconscious Thought Reduces Intrusion Development: A Replication and Extension

By: Julie Krans, Dorte Janecko and Maarten W. Bos

Background and Objectives: Intrusive images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought... View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Cognition and Thinking
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Business History - Faculty & Research

margins of academic discourses and their own institutions. There was a constant struggle to define the borders of the field and the central research questions that it sought to answer. However, the commitment to engage with the... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

on employee engagement data, Bastian could see that while talent retention was high at Delta, too many frontline employees felt stuck and unable to gain opportunities to advance professionally at Delta. Despite their best efforts to... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation
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Rigorous research, rooted in practice | About

Race, Gender & Equity Social Enterprise Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Case Method Project Crafting Your Life Creating Emerging Markets Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Foundry Impact-Weighted Accounts Institute for... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks

clarify Starbucks’ desire to overcome racial bias and encourage acceptance and integration. Johnson will benefit from engaging all of his employees in discussions about serving customers well and using the company to make a positive... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Technology; Food & Beverage
  • 17 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

transforming locally engaged citizens into viewers consuming programming from distant sources. In response to such concerns, many regulatory agencies, including the Federal Communication Commission in the United States, curtail the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

researchers conducted an experiment in which white participants engaged in a two-person guessing game designed—unbeknownst to them—to measure their tendencies toward attempted racial colorblindness. Each participant was given a stack of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Nov 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

to consider which of two charities should receive a $100 donation: Kids Korps USA, an organization aimed at engaging young people in volunteerism, or charity: water, which brings clean drinking water to people in developing nations. The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Dec 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

The evidence has long shown that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Now it appears that they are even punished more harshly than men when they are in the wrong. A new research paper reveals that when women at Wells Fargo View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • September–October 2024
  • Article

Working Around the Clock: Temporal Distance, Intrafirm Communication, and Time Shifting of the Employee Workday

By: Jasmina Chauvin, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tommy Pan Fang
This paper examines the effects of temporal distance generated by time zone separation on communication in geographically distributed organizations. We build on prior research, which highlights time zone separation as a significant challenge, but argue that employees... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Employees; Behavior; Equality and Inequality
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

help you achieve your educational goals and accelerate your career. Access your free e-book Our Difference This course will teach you the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. Stay active by engaging in a new activity... View Details