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- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
of reasonable model parameters the firm's investment decision does not maximize expected profits. Surprisingly, this includes instances in which a firm with a higher quality investment opportunity finds it attractive to underinvest,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
Kingdom, and the United States). By this measure, family CEOs work 9% fewer hours relative to professional CEOs, even when we control for a wide range of CEO, firm, and industry characteristics. The differences in hours worked between family and professional CEOs are... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Investors can access foreign diversification... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
Americans launch careers in the next 10 years by “cultivating a comprehensive system that focuses on skills first and enables greater opportunities for earned success.” The hope is that this approach will lift up high-potential Black... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
growing things could play in educating others about indigenous cultures. Now he talks about the intelligence of corn—how it changes color to optimize filtration of ultraviolet light: Soon, he explains, the corn leaves will be tinted a deep purplish-red. Keen has taught... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
yourself on the wrong end of a future workforce reduction, you'll likely be tagged with the dreaded "not a team player" label, and future opportunities could be severely limited. So what's the recipe for successful... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 20 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms
irreparably torn, unable to build consensus to solve the country’s most pressing social and economic problems? That is a danger, Kempf warns, especially since research shows people are most likely to encounter others with different... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
Economics Prizes, Publicity, and Patents: Non-Monetary Awards as a Mechanism to Encourage Innovation By: Moser, Petra, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—This paper exploits the selection of prize-winning technologies among exhibitors at the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
thousands of loyal, hard working, often inadequately recognized, government employees attempting to carry out the latest immigration policy are caught in the middle. Immigrants need the US. It still represents the world’s most attractive destination for the politically... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We use "quality" to mean the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
endowment is crucial to providing HBS with sufficient liquidity to finance ongoing campus renewal and expansion projects, and to capitalize on emerging strategic opportunities through economic cycles over... View Details
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Events - Private Capital Project
Events Events The Evolution of the Gulf Investor October 8, 2024, “The Evolution of the Gulf Investor” drew out perspectives from general and limited partners to explore the regional private capital landscape and how investors might develop relationships and pursue... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Economics (SPACE) Matthew Weinzierl Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Entrepreneurial Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Avoiding Startup Failure Lindsay Hyde Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
Employees should think about work on the way to work by mentally mapping out a plan for their day. By using the travel time as an opportunity to get into the work mindset, employees are giving themselves a chance to make an easier mental... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
how much to adapt a business model is certainly important for extracting value from international operations. But to focus exclusively on the tension between global scale economies and local considerations is a mistake, for it blinds companies to the very real View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
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Dean LeBaron | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
(PDF) Dean LeBaron, HBS 1960, was working for an investment services firm when he became interested in cutting-edge economic theories about portfolio management. One insight that captured his imagination was how computer models based on... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
are familiar with.” And it’s a model she believes could also transform the coffee industry and other commodity supply chains. “The economics of coffee are some of the most challenging out there,” explains Nyamumbo, who herself grew up on... View Details
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Career Support - Business & Environment
MBA Experience Career Support 1ms Opportunities to make a difference in major environmental challenges If you aspire to make a positive impact on the world, there are many opportunities to do so through a... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
for Commitment Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel