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- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
inequality typically exhibit less support for government-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve along this pattern, a vicious cycle could form... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
cost. The case details the history of these partnerships, examines American Express' own social platforms, and talks about American Express' future plans in the realm of social... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
programs). For instance, a student in the graduating class who accepts a post-MBA job at a for-profit social enterprise could apply for and receive a Private Sector Employees Loan Reduction award in the... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
other through these welfare payments. People do not choose less for themselves. Q: In this working paper it is stated that, ". . . nationalism may be the last type of prejudice to be widely tolerated." Please elaborate. A: It is no longer View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
became especially concerned about local air and water quality when their first child was born in 1988. Together, they helped found the Environmental Media Association, designed to encourage writers,... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Ukraine will likely intensify, roiling energy markets further and raising questions about the future of globalization, says HBS Professor Rawi Abdelal. Putin’s iron fist vs. Zelensky’s moral clarity Historian and HBS professor Nancy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
should find the capital markets attractive. Private equity and venture capital have played a major role in providing equity to firms before they are ready to access the capital markets. Foreign direct investment, at $3 billion annually, is small. Are public... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
that those creating powerful technology have to ensure what they build is used for good, and not for harm.” Within 48 hours, over 300 (out of about 120,000) Microsoft employees had attached their names to the message. The Microsoft... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
challenge we face,” he said, “is changing the way we think about our relationship with the environment.” Business, Gore asserted, must conduct itself with a greater appreciation for the long-term consequences of present actions, with... View Details
- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
The research, based in France, was prompted by an ongoing regulatory debate within the European Union. "In Europe, there has been intense discussion about taxing high incomes in general, and bankers in specific," Vallée explains. In the... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills
community. Did you have any concerns about coming to HBS? I wasn’t sure to what extent I should be fully “out” and how early on in the section experience, especially because I thought I may be the first LGBT... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
completely off guard. Drawing on social science theory, he developed a tentative notion that “there are negative events out there waiting to happen, which people have sufficient information to predict or prevent, but for various reasons... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
ads. But when this practice feels invasive to people, it can prompt a strong backlash. Marketers today need to understand where to the draw the line. The good news is that psychologists already know a lot about what triggers privacy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Rachel Silverstein
of it. "I had eight years of experience in corporate finance," Rachel says, "a bit on the high side among female students." Upon reflection, she realized both concerns were probably misplaced. "School readiness is... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
'leadership'." Today's leadership heroes, however, stimulated debate about just what constitutes leadership. It is an important discussion, as several pointed out. Paul Stavrand put it this way: " we need to be View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
generous welfare state. It emerged instead from evolving coalitions between fledgling consumer lenders seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of nongovernmental groups working to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
Classmates in an effort to elevate this message: “On behalf of your Black classmates: we’re not okay, and you shouldn’t be either”. The letters are meant to remove the onus too often placed on Black students to discuss and teach fellow classmates View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
http://hbr.org/product/fei-cheng-wu-rao/an/414056-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 712-463 Sweet Deal-Industry Self-Regulation of Breakfast Cereal Advertising to Children In response to growing concern View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
Not so long ago in the business realm, diversity and social justice issues were consigned to a dim, neglected area somewhere at the corporation's farthest perimeter, or locked outside the company gates altogether. Earlier this year,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
The cult of the CEO is complex and persistent—and usually not good for business, says HBS professor Rakesh Khurana. Khurana recently fielded questions from HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace in an e-mail interview about his... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace