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- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
studies of native- and foreign-born individuals living in the US between 1850 and 1940, and see what lessons all countries can draw. Contrary to popular rhetoric, these studies have found that: Immigration... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
importance of facilitating faculty contact with prominent issues, individuals, and companies in the region. “One of the primary values of our center is to help faculty identify key business players and to place interesting business problems in a relevant context,” she... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
of strong ties to resistors accruing to the change agent are weaker and may yet turn into liabilities that reduce the likelihood of change adoption. Analyses of longitudinal data from 68 multi-method case studies of organizational change... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
consider showing up for work?" Bill Bittner observed that, "Those boards that recognize the need for change early can use the existing talent to make it happen, and save both money and careers." Anshu Vats said, " . .... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
interactions between sell-side analysts and managers at the firms they cover. Thus, the effectiveness of recent SEC and exchange regulations appears to have impacted the observed level of optimism. To the extent that overall optimism is... View Details
- 05 Jul 2022
- Op-Ed
Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams
We've been encouraging readers to share feedback and observations about Working Knowledge articles by email, resulting in a slew of thoughtful responses. Here are a few comments from June, published with permission: Re: "Extroverts, Your... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
demeanor might cause the casual observer to mistake the former Dean of Harvard Business School for a “regular guy,” rather than a legendary leader who has spent 60 years shaping HBS, Harvard, Boston, and society at large. McArthur arrived... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
ingredients for a romantic dinner, but ends up spending an hour comparison shopping for organic dog food and craft beer. A college student resolves to spend every Wednesday evening studying in the library, only to spend most of that time... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
part of their research, they have interviewed more than fifty people in two cities and collected data on some 1,000 communities since the late 1980s. They observe that organizations in different cities seem to have different foci when it... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
Nanda Abstract Using loan-level data from Mexico, we study the relationship between the organizational structure of banks and the terms of lending to small businesses. We find that banks with decentralized lending structures—where branch... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
programs? What management practices work best? Catching Affiliate Fraud Edelman and Brandi, admitted computer geeks, developed software that allowed them to observe management structures within companies using affiliate branding. Edelman,... View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
study of advertising in the United States. 34 The Associated Billposters of the United States and Canada began to regulate the industry, including setting prices and length of time a poster would be displayed. Advertisers sent out local... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
2015 Modern China Studies Free at Last, Now What: The Soviet and Chinese Attempts to Offer a Roadmap for the Post-Colonial World By: Friedman, Jeremy Abstract—This article seeks to understand the motivations behind the People's Republic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
United States and five other countries. "We definitely think of ourselves as an entrepreneurial company, even though we've been around for a while," says Thompson. "It's been a productive and exciting time." Many observers believe that... View Details
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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog
writing a founders’ agreement. You’ll learn tactics for dealing with difficult situations, like firing an employee, pivoting your business model, or selling/closing the business. The course supplements case studies and discussions with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Alumni Books Dress Like a Million from Goodwill: The Ultimate Recycle Store by Jean Kelley (OPM 29, 2000) (JKLA Publishing) Goodwill stores are the ultimate retail location for getting great deals on name brand clothing. In this book, the author shares her years of... View Details
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1.5 Attendance | MBA
appointments or other emergency childcare needs. Observance of religious beliefs. Personal illness (see below for details). Recruiting (see below for details). Required military service. Serious illness in the student's immediate family.... View Details
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Beau D'Arcy
How was the idea for Breakwater Chicago born? "I came up with the idea for Breakwater Chicago after my business school internship at The Venetian in Las Vegas. I observed that Chicago had not yet picked up on the trend of daytime... View Details