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- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
Publications 2014 AMACOM Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By: Brown, Paul B., Charles F. Kiefer, and Leonard A. Schlesinger Abstract—It used to be that if you studied and worked... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
subsidiaries are only observable at the four-digit level because the inputs they are supplying are so proximate to their parent firms' final good that they appear identical at the two-digit level. We call these proximate subsidiaries... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
executives to do in light of the perception by many in the public that the money was being paid out of funds provided by a Government bail-out. DeSantis' action sparked a debate regarding pay for performance in general, and retention... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
history, HBS assistant professor Noel Maurer considers these questions and opens the door to other queries involving issues of economics and governance that reach well beyond the United States and its neighbor to the south. Mexico makes a View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 03 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?
second quarter of 2023 alone, for example, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, took action on 13.6 million pieces of terrorism-related content and 1.1 million posts on organized hate. “Content moderation is simply not a good way to counter... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
Jones assets, under an integrity clause included in the deal: that News Corp must preserve the integrity of DJ and all of the company's publications and newsgathering services. Emperors, including media emperors, don't expect to be caught... View Details
- 02 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay
particular tool put forward in reforms is the idea of "say on pay," which gives shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and severance packages. The Obama administration has proposed requiring it in all public... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
design business models to generate winner-take-all effects similar to the network externalities that high-tech companies such as Microsoft, eBay, and Facebook often create. A good business model creates virtuous cycles that, over time,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
Silverthorne: What are market categories, and why are they important? Mukti Khaire: Categories are cognitive constructs meant to organize large amounts of information into manageable units. Goods classified as belonging to the same... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
Quality Demons Author:Regina E. Herzlinger Publication:." In Accountability and Responsibility in Health Care: Issues in Addressing an Emerging Global Challenge. Vol. 1, edited by Bruce Rosen, Avi Israeli, and Stephen Shortell. Series in Global Health Care... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Publications Individuals' Decision to Co-Donate or Donate Alone: An Archival Study of Married Whole Body Donors in Hawaii Authors: Michel Anteby, Filiz Garip, Paul V. Martorana, and Scott Lozanoff Publication: PLoS ONE 7, no. 8: e42673... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
Wireless Generation Harvard Business School Case 307-049 Reflecting on an innovative joint venture that his company executed with a public school district in 2004, the CEO of Wireless Generation, a five-year-old, privately held... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
experiments to test theoretical predictions of why adoption may be low. Insurance purchase is sensitive to price, with an estimated extensive price elasticity of demand between -0.66 and -0.88. Credit constraints, identified through the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
headquarters functions—are no longer bound to one country. Why are these changes taking place, and what are their consequences?" As an expert on international corporate and public finance, Desai presents a practical framework for firms to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good news, driven primarily by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
that's a mere 5 percent. Instead, overall, these managers ranked "recognition for good work (either public or private)" as the most important factor in motivating workers and making them happy.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
Publications Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance Author: Gary P. Pisano Publication: Harvard Business Review Press, in press. (due October 2012) Abstract For years-even decades-in response to intensifying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
expectations to businesspeople. He also published forecasts through syndicated newspaper columns and made public pronouncements on the future of the economy—including a notorious statement on the eve of the October 1929 stock-market crash... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
accountability demands. HBS professor Alnoor Ebrahim examines the tradeoffs inherent in a range of accountability mechanisms. Key concepts include: Accountability is not simply about compliance with laws or industry standards, but is more deeply connected to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff