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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
which people can be encouraged toward healthier behaviors through the framing of choices. One approach that has proven effective in weight loss and smoking cessation has been leveraging “loss aversion,” even if that’s just the View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
until seventh grade, basketball until eighth grade, football until ninth. Then I wrestled and threw the shot put and discus through high school. The faster the ball moved — or the smaller it got — the sooner my career in that sport was over!” Gibbons’s vision View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
government budgets—even as demand for public services peaks. Many predict that losses in the next fiscal year will be even worse because persistent record-high unemployment will significantly impact income tax revenue, says Green. Cash on... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
the same way at every school—single tie breaking—in a student-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism. Any inefficiency associated with a realized tie breaking cannot be removed without harming student incentives. Finally, we empirically document the extent of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA
health hazard. Students, faculty, and staff should also weigh the seriousness of potential loss of function that may come from using illicit drugs or drinking too much alcohol. Because of the considerable health risks involved in drug and... View Details
- 02 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Peek Weekend: The Family Business Cohort
we’ve continued to email back and forth and they’ve been extremely supportive in helping me navigate after graduation options. Participating in Peek Weekend connected me to inspiring professors, peers, and current HBS students. If you’re contemplating whether or not to... View Details
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Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism? - Blog: RGE Report
become “feminized,” leading to lesser prospects for men in that field. Men may develop increasingly conservative beliefs around gender roles as a reaction to this instability in the labor market and to their perceived loss of power in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
we estimate a $115 million loss in GDP a year in Rwanda alone.” SHE picked Rwanda as its first business site because it is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. The organization already has global reach. Scharpf recently hopped... View Details
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Tariro Goronga
what? Do I hang in there and do something I don’t like for forty years, or do I cut my losses and start all over again?” Tariro chose the latter path, but made sure to build flexibility into his career plan. “I was looking for something... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Books
The loss of these “deep smarts” will become more urgent as baby boomers retire and the economy recovers. Professor Emerita Leonard and her coauthor, her husband, discuss how deep smarts are developed and expressed, how they can be... View Details
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2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA
mind and rejected the offer (for any reason). Reneging up to nine months after graduation from HBS is an extremely serious recruiting violation and is inconsistent with HBS Community Values . The consequences of reneging in these circumstances may include: View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
and switching to Chinese firms. Wal-Mart has even hired the owners or managers of its abandoned U.S. suppliers to teach their efficient methods to the Chinese. As a result, many Americans have lost their manufacturing jobs and often have been forced into lower-paying... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
become the hubs of the network. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-043.pdf Policy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation
potential loss of secrecy. Many worry that core intellectual property (IP) might be compromised by working with outside innovators. While this is a theoretical possibility, the advantages gained in terms of speed, quality, and cost of... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 20 Dec 2006
- Op-Ed
Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting
attention of the IRS, given the loss of tax revenues, but why is the SEC interested? First, this dual-reporting system creates significant confusion. In effect, one-third of costs (the tax claim on pretax profits) is not reported clearly... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
the original recipe, and shunned artificial colors and flavors to appeal to an increasingly health-conscious public. A new ad campaign touting all this won a Clio Award. The result? Those $6 million of losses became $25 million in profits... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
lost edge in the stock market, and disillusionment with the game of investing left me with feelings of inner turmoil and a loss of direction. All of which was aggravated by feeling that I lacked a supportive network as one of the few... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision
It is estimated that one billion people around the world need vision correction but don't have glasses because they are too expensive or simply unavailable. The resulting losses in productivity and self-sufficiency may reach as much as... View Details
Keywords: eyeglasses
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