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  • 25 Jul 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

all) available seats. Boston’s school choice system, for example, reserved half of each school’s seats for local neighborhood applicants while leaving the other half for open competition. This paper shows that in the presence of reserves,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

PublicationsManaging School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership Authors:Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, editors... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 22, 2006

ways of promoting them. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806172 The STAR Schools Initiative at the San Francisco Unified View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20

potential. Without the larger firm investing again in Maricopa, the business was at risk of going under. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/maricopa-inc-finding-the-right-treatment-for-growth/an/314065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare non-nodal districts based upon their distance from the highway system. We find several positive effects for non-nodal View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

responsibility allocation can create conflict, but this research suggests that undoing these biases can have some unfortunate consequences. Some members who look beyond their own perspective may not like what they see. How to Manage Urban View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 22

same subject. Using a detailed dataset to track civil war casualties across space and over time, several patterns are documented. Conflict-related deaths are significantly higher in poorer districts and in geographical locations that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

success rate of the usual model. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-086WP.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsAT&T v. Microsoft (B): District Court Ruling and Appeal Harvard Business View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year

solution that doesn’t impose any restrictions on who can own a firearm, according to the co-authors of the study, Harvard Business School professors Deepak Malhotra and Michael Luca, and doctoral candidate Christopher Poliquin. “We’re... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

strong history of commercial development. Pictured is the Bund in Shanghai, the city's financial district along the Huangpu River, in 1899. "After people read this book, they should not be negative on China—we're not negative on China,"... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26

Public School Districts Author:Stacey Childress Abstract This working paper offers concrete examples of improved productivity and efficiencies at the district level, drawing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

Boston predict which places might be violating public health regulations. And it is working with an education nonprofit in Watertown, Mass., Education Resource Strategies, to study how school districts spend... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

established a reputation as a pioneering workbook company specializing in helping teachers deliver targeted intervention for students in the classroom. As Waldron stepped into his role as CEO in 2008, he set about leveraging CA's existing educational expertise and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11

Course MaterialsOpportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani Bhaskar Chakravorti and Shirley M. SpenceHarvard Business School Case 810-072 Asheesh Advani is in an enviable position for a successful entrepreneur:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

electricity from power plant, and steam or hot water from district energy systems. Scope 3: Indirect emissions from a company’s supply and value chains. This includes the emissions associated with producing the materials a company... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 10 Nov 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones

Researchers at Harvard Business School publish hundreds of studies around business management each year, often in collaboration with peers from other institutions. Here are insights collected from papers and journal articles published... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

  Publications 2006 Regional Studies Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract—We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. Among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

firm boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-104.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsThe HLB Turnaround Lynda M. Applegate, Bhaskar Chakravorti, and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case 810-023 Ford Pearson has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

  Working PapersSell Side School Ties Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract We study the impact of social networks on agents' ability to gather superior information about firms. Exploiting novel data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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