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- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
This case, set in the 1920s and 1930s, discusses the contributions of Harvard Business School (HBS) Professors Elton Mayo and Fritz Roethlisberger to management research and to the Human Relations Movement in management scholarship. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
and urban construction in China tend to focus on “ghost towns” on the one hand or urbanization as China’s silver bullet to growth and reform on the other. In this paper, we detail what China calls its “New Urbanization Policy.” While these plans aim to formalize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
volatility. This paper presents evidence that movements in both the short-term nominal interest rate and the yield spread are positively related to changes in subsequent realized bond risk and bond return volatility. The yield spread... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
without disastrous consequences. "Higher rates would moderate the froth in the market," says Furber, who sees no harm in knocking out players who depend too much on easy credit. "An upward movement in long-term rates also... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
effectively, and what that means for the bottom line. An authoritative introduction to a movement of vital importance, Healthy Buildings breaks down the science and makes a compelling business case for creating healthier offices, schools,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
erroneous expressions. Calls that have greater use of non-plain English and more erroneous expressions show lower intraday price movement and trading volume. The capital market responses to non-plain English and erroneous expressions are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
decentralized within the organization, rather than moving up into middle management. With the merger movement around 1900, many companies retained their historical roots inside larger firms; they, too, resisted full organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). In a country with a per capita GDP of over $4,000, the vast majority of the population subsists on less than $2 per day, and little investment has been made in infrastructure, education, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Kramer, Mark R., and Marc W. Pfitzer Abstract—Governments, NGOs, companies, and community members must all be involved in programs to create shared value, yet they work more often in opposition than in alignment. A movement known as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
uses a unique panel dataset that allows us to track the career histories of individuals across firms. We find that an individual is more likely to become an entrepreneur if his or her co-workers have been entrepreneurs before, or if the co-workers' careers involved... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
but do you know the material? Do you have the skill or not—regardless of your age and there’s, there’s many opportunities for you and pathways for you to develop that? I think you’re seeing movement there. We at Khan Academy are exploring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
Happens: Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don’t by Leslie R. Crutchfield (MBA 2001) Wiley Why do some changes occur, and others don’t? What are the factors that drive successful social and environmental movements, while... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
interested in data streams and manual trackers. This whole movement must in some ways kind of feel like a validation of what you've been doing. It's interesting. I think that in some ways, absolutely. And it is great to see other people... View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
various projects being proposed to improve environmental performance. The case provides a background of the sustainability movement and reviews major sustainability frameworks (including The Natural Step, Carbon Footprints, and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
economies–a movement started in the Global South–which prioritizes social profitability over financial gain. She also holds an Ontario Early Researcher Award (2018-2026) and previously the IDG SSHRC (2017-2020). Hossein is a board member... View Details
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
Global Citizen Year Abigail Falik, MBA 2008 Global Citizen Year is building a movement of young Americans who engage in a transformative “bridge year” between high school and college. Global Reference Check Josh Green Claire Levy , MBA... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
the normal developmental trajectory of increased cognitive expertise in categorization, suggests that this anomaly indicates the onset of a critical transition in human social development. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Economic Drivers Behind the Arts in Business View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
risk-minimizing currency strategy for a global bond investor is close to a full currency hedge, with a modest long position in the U.S. dollar. There is little evidence that risk-minimizing investors should adjust their currency positions in response to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
effectiveness,” he said. Ayinde Castro (MBA 2026)Ayinde previously worked at LinkedIn as a product manager and co-founded Elevate Social, a culture-driving community movement that promotes creativity, collaboration, and empowerment... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
Valley or Shenzhen. And so this innovation movement of automobile production internationalized—but so did best practice. Think of things like just-in-time manufacturing that emanated out of Japan and is now standard practice around the... View Details