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- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
focus exclusively on estimates of expected payoffs, such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
Political connections and family control are more common in Asian businesses than in the United States. In addition, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills, American CEOs tend to use one of five leadership styles: directive, participative,... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
The U.S. Treasury recommendations for restructuring the nation's system of financial regulation are an important start in the process of strengthening the United States financial system. The proposal is to be commended for some of its... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
opportunity to engage in a virtual dialogue on these matters. Some major corporations are starting to take the lead in this effort, including United Technologies Corporation, Philips (the Dutch electronics and health care giant), the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
goods? If so, why? I study these questions in the context of the first wave of the Great Migration (1915–1930), when more than 1.5 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the United States. Black inflows and the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back
Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security Hate Crime Increases with Minoritized Group Rank Feedback or ideas to... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
world stage. Armed with a $74 million branding fund, the President’s Council on Nation Branding began a multiprong effort in 2009 to position South Korea as an important global player, showcase its welcoming... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Working PapersSecuring Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
Hate—and How to Push Back How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: HBSWK View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
government exerts on TikTok, concerns the app could compromise US national security and user data, and stark differences between the content and rules mandated in China versus abroad. "You must ask yourself,... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
optimal commodity taxation. We then calibrate the model to evidence on the relationship between skills and preferences and extensively examine the quantitative case for taxes on future consumption (saving). In our baseline case of a unit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
course of their lives.” You Might Also Like: Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- HBS Case
How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves
Markets Unit at HBS. The cases hold a crucial lesson for business leaders: Tormenting workers can result in dire consequences. While the cases describe an extreme example, Montgomery wonders if the improper pressure tactics used at France... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- March 2010
- Case
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Ranjay Gulati
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Robert Mueller, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), sought to transform the storied Bureau. The FBI had long served as both the chief law enforcement agency and the main domestic intelligence wing of the... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Government Administration; National Security; Corporate Strategy; Knowledge Acquisition; Law Enforcement; Public Administration Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan W., Michael Roberto, and Ranjay Gulati. "Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007." Harvard Business School Case 710-451, March 2010.
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
Doctrine Authors:Niall Ferguson Publication:In To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine. Oxford University Press, forthcoming Abstract Critics of the National Security Strategy document... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
al-Maktoum family, Dubai, a member of the United Arab Emirates, invested heavily in its infrastructure to reduce national dependence on oil and gas reserves. As an established international destination for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
each year in personal and corporate taxes (excluding social security and Medicare taxes) is only a bit over $1 trillion. Spending must be cut. The recent report of The National Commission on Fiscal... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews By: Duro, Miguel, Jonas Heese, and Gaizka Ormazabal Abstract—This paper studies the effect of the public disclosure of the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
open source software projects, raising millions of dollars for open source security in the last six years. Public interest in FOSS security has renewed in the past few years as government agencies in the... View Details