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- 28 Mar 2024
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Rooms with a View
Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China
- 13 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?
Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association. Susanna Gallani : Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2022 Conference of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Technology Section,... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
their distance from the highway system. We find several positive effects for non-nodal districts located 0-10 km from GQ that are not present in districts 10-50 km away, most notably higher entry rates and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
to keep them.” Retaining employees, even in hard times In May 2021, the US unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent, with 9.3 million women and men out of work. The lasting effects for companies hurt most by... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture
it was less than 0.03 percent) and it’s mixed in primarily with nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gas. That said, effective direct air capture does exist. In fact, the Biden Administration included tax credits in... View Details
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
continued after experiencing same market/same technology competitor failure news enjoy a better success rate than continuing projects that did not experience such news," Krieger says. "That implies that too many projects are... View Details
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Research
The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
because the goals conflict,” Sucher says. Means: A company’s means are not merely its business methods, but whether it takes “the fair path to get there,” Sucher says, in creating equitable practices for employees and communicating with the public. Impact: The overall... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51538 July–August 2016 European Business Review The Decoupling Effect of Digital Disruptors By: Teixeira, Thales S., and Peter Jamieson Abstract—A new wave of Internet startups is disrupting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
differentiator for some services. Linklaters’ clients, for example, derive comfort from knowing that the firm has the resources to work on large, high-stakes, complex matters. A 2007 analysis found that the firm’s average billing rate... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
buck" calculations are potentially misleading guides for the welfare effects of alternative fiscal policies. Working PapersBehavioral Corporate Finance: An Updated Survey Authors:Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract We survey... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms
- 07 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 7, 2016
likelihood of meeting or beating analyst expectations. Collectively the results shed light on the effect of increased ownership concentration on tax avoidance. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
said. She described a study at the Kennedy School executive education program that paired attendees to discuss controversial topics and then asked them to rate their partners’ receptiveness. “What we saw was interesting and hopeful,” said... View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14
managers responsible for stewarding brands. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138786837/ April 2015 Corporate Stewardship: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
result in mounting and ultimately unsustainable costs over the long term.” Nello set forth the simplest and most direct form of incentive to address the issue, saying “How about reducing corporate taxes to 15% for companies that have 70%... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change. By developing the first safe, reliable, and cost effective approach to... View Details
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Courses - Private Capital Project
firm's effectiveness throughout the deal process in the context of tax reforms, regulatory uncertainties, and global market volatility. The curriculum addresses issues pertaining to industry infrastructure,... View Details