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Sustainability in the Transportation Industry

renew the California Transportation Plan (CTP), updating its models and policy considerations to reflect industry changes every five years. This document is envisioned as a reference for modelers and decision makers. It aggregates current... View Details

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Article databases: Which to choose? | Baker Library

Help Center Article databases: Which to choose? How do I know which article database to use? Depending on your research needs, you may want to select one article database over another. Each article database has its own particular... View Details

05 Mar 2001
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Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?

To some degree, this has exacerbated the challenge to those responsible for staffing these activities by creating more frequent peaks and valleys in demands for talent. Are there lessons for human resource management in what is being done in the field of logistics? It... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey

of the costliest, according to an analysis of microdata from large retailers by Harvard Business School Professor Alberto Cavallo. In a forthcoming article in the Journal of Monetary Economics, Cavallo and coauthor Oleksiy Kryvtsov, senior research officer at the Bank... View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua

01 Dec 2002
News

Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

employees.” He emphasized that low turnover is a competitive advantage for Starbucks, which depends upon its frontline staff to maintain customer quality for millions of purchases each year. “People don't like to work only for a... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms

investment banking, law, and management consulting firms — are unique in that they have no products, manufacturing plants, or distribution systems. Their financial success depends entirely upon the capability and performance of their... View Details

Keywords: professional service firms; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Jennifer Kelly

made a difference by working through grassroots organizations; I saw ways businesses could contribute that were not dependent on donations." As an example, Jennifer refers to the Manila Water Company.... View Details

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How to Apply | Research Associates

or skills, depending on faculty need. Applicants who do not meet minimum qualifications for a specific position may be considered for suitable alternative roles. A recruiter will share more information about this if applicable.... View Details

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

term for these relationships: guanxi. Guanxi literally means connections or relations, but also refers to the socio-emotional bond that ties people who do business together. Guanxi networks tend to have significant overlap between... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

surrounded by an expanding ring of residential and industrial growth. And finally, the scrambled egg—a delicious mess but a mess nonetheless: the modern city, sprawling with opportunity, technology, and confusion. “Somehow,” Mostafavi said, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

Harvard Business School's Baker Library is hosting a historical exhibit that examines the advertising industry in a bygone era, when marketers still had to depend on printed materials to capture consumer attention. The Art of American... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

01 Sep 2015
First Look

First Look -- September 1, 2015

contrast, standard factor-model-based proxies fail to exhibit predictive power internationally. We show analytically and empirically that the importance of ROE in forecasting returns depends on the quality of accounting information.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Mar 2016
Blog Post

MBA/MPA-ID: The Intersection of Policy and Business

honing different and yet comparably important skills for business and policy global leaders. Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, I was probably predisposed to develop passions contiguous to the phenomenon of development, which arguably has different connotations View Details

22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

When Protestors Knock at Your Door

a productive way for a company to respond? Spar: To be targeted is to be chosen by an NGO (or group of NGOs) for specific attack. When this occurs, NGOs use a range of tactics, from pickets to boycotts to "cut up your credit card" campaigns. How firms respond... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

span refers to the amount of help an individual can expect from people in other organizational units. Again, the slider can be set anywhere from narrow to wide depending on how much commitment from others... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

David, Goliath, and Disruption

popular, in a way no one might have predicted. "It just depends on what behavior you're changing," said Michael Schreck (HBS MBA '96), principal of the venture firm General Catalyst, which attempts to fund potential disrupters.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

Germany, earlier this month, President Trump was “odd man out” on both global trade and climate change. China, Russia, and India joined the European nations in fostering global trading commitments and climate change. As Trump pulled the United States back, cynics... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Transitions - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

transition may vary significantly depending on instructor style, the inherent logic of the discussion flow, and the duration, complexity, and degree of consensus achieved in the preceding discussion segment. In crafting the transition,... View Details

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IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital - Course Catalog

combination of both depending on your individual circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes, and, after that point, the course fee is non-refundable. View Details

13 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India

to making no new investments in fossil fuel energy generation pouring resources into wind, solar, and other renewables instead — the reality is that large swaths of India still depend on coal for electricity. Following this engaging... View Details

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