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- 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...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
the best one at HBS. Anna Marie Wagner (MBA 2017) Perspective on having a baby at HBS vs. outside of HBS I often joke that HBS was my “two-year maternity leave.” My son Jonathan was born 12 weeks to the day before the first day of RC (first) year and baby View Details
- March 2008
- Article
Market Reactions to Export Subsidies
By: M. A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
This paper analyzes the economic impact of export subsidies by investigating stock price reactions to a critical event in 1997. On November 18, 1997, the European Union announced its intention to file a complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that...
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Economic Systems;
Trade;
Development Economics;
Financial Markets;
Profit;
Taxation;
Volume;
Value Creation;
Market Design;
Business Subsidiaries;
Utilities Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe;
North and Central America
Desai, M. A., and James R. Hines Jr. "Market Reactions to Export Subsidies." Journal of International Economics 74, no. 2 (March 2008).
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Harvard Business School
previous leadership positions with the firm include global head of Loan Products, where she managed over $80 billion of loan commitments for clients, and chair of the Capital Commitment Committee. James has been recognized View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
edited by James P. Walsh and Arthur P. Brief. Psychology Press, 2007 Abstract Environmental issues, while of growing interest, have been outside the main focus of business scholarship. This position on the...
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Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Finding Pride
Harley Uhl (MBA 1975); Philip Burkett (MBA 1976); Frank La Penta (MBA 1977); Dan Brandeberry (MBA 1978); Joe Hilliard (MBA 1978); Mark Landsberger (MBA 1978); Rob Rosecrans (MBA 1979); Peter Hollinger, M.D., partner of Jon Zimman (MBA 1980); Michael Russell (MBA 1980);...
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Team - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
by Professor Michael E. Porter and is based in the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. Faculty and staff engaged in research and education in value based health care form the core team at HBS. In...
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- 15 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 15, 2007
Formation and Decay of Economic Networks, edited by James Rauch. Russell Sage Foundation, 2007 Abstract This chapter will offer a literature review and some thoughts on processes that may systematically...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Relevance to investment performance is the most frequent motivation for use of ESG data followed by client demand and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2022
- Case
Air Wars: Deregulating the U.S. Airline Industry
By: Tom Nicholas and James Weber
In the early decades of the twentieth century, the U.S. government assisted in the development of an airline industry by subsidizing the delivery of mail and allowing mail carriers to also fly passengers. Because the government awarded mail routes to the lowest...
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Government Regulation;
Deregulation;
Change Management;
Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Management;
Business History;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Labor;
Labor Unions;
Leading Change;
Leadership Style;
Crisis Management;
Industry Structures;
Operations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Competition;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
- 2014
- Working Paper
Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator, 2014'
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
Significant negotiation-related achievements from career of Ambassador Tommy Koh of Singapore are highlighted in brief form along with elements of his background and career. In light of these accomplishments, Koh was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Great...
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Negotiation;
International Relations;
Personal Development and Career;
United States;
Singapore;
Baltic Countries;
Southeast Asia
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator, 2014'." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-049, December 2013. (Revised February 2014.)
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Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings?: Evidence from Roth 401(k) Introductions
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
Can governments increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement? Roth 401(k) contributions are not tax-deductible in the contribution year, but withdrawals in retirement are untaxed. The more common before-tax 401(k) contribution is...
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings? Evidence from Roth 401(k) Introductions." Journal of Public Economics 151 (July 2017): 84–95.
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Deep Indicators of Business Model Success
By: James L. Heskett
The purpose of this study is to develop ways of helping practitioners identify and measure deep indicators of success in the business models being pursued by their organizations. The hypothesis is that success is dependent on these deep indicators. The indicators are...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
From resolving a labor dispute, to orchestrating a merger, to getting a new company off the ground, negotiation plays a vital role in nearly every facet of business. In a course note titled "Negotiation Analysis: Summary Framework and Examples," HBS professor View Details
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Anita M. Harris
- May 2022 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?
By: Robin Greenwood, James Williams and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then...
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Growth;
Equity;
Disney;
Value;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Economics;
Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Investment Return;
Opportunities;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
North America
Greenwood, Robin, James Williams, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?" Harvard Business School Case 222-029, May 2022. (Revised April 2024.)
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
including how SpaceX features in the answers, and much more. Learning from Harvard's Great Negotiators Professor James Sebenius (PHDBE 1980) 10:00–11:15 a.m. EDT + More Info – Less Info Since 2001, the...
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- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
and Karim R. Lakhani Publication: Organization Science (forthcoming). Abstract We examine who the winners are in science problem-solving contests characterized by open broadcast of problem information, self-selection of external solvers...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded...
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- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
experts to discuss how researchers can impact a broader audience, by lending their scientific expertise to pressing social issues, current events, and public debates. The landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, in which the Supreme...
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Carmen Nobel
- March 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Lada do Brasil
By: James E. Austin and Helen Shapiro
In an effort to capitalize on the entrepreneurial opportunity presented by the Brazilian government's trade liberalization, a Panamanian automobile trading company launched a business of importing the Russian made Lada cars into Brazil. The company confronts a complex...
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Business Startups;
Transformation;
Economics;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Capital;
Policy;
Competition;
Auto Industry;
Brazil
Austin, James E., and Helen Shapiro. "Lada do Brasil." Harvard Business School Case 392-122, March 1992. (Revised June 1993.)