Labor Market - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2009
News

Losing Our Competitive Edge

"We design them here, but the labor is cheaper in Hell." © Drew Dernavich/Condé Nast Publications/Cartoonbank.com Today, many people are looking to high-technology sectors — like alternative energy — to be the growth engine that revives... View Details

Keywords: Gary P. Pisano; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2012
News

Plan B: The Brick Bank

were still plenty of lessons to bring home from FIELD 2: “The experience of learning to work together as a team, despite our diversity of backgrounds and experiences, is something that can be applied in whatever market we choose.” —Julia... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

The controversial topic of offshoring U.S. jobs may have been shoved out of the headlines by recent events, but it remains front and center for senior business leaders operating in an increasingly global, competitive economy. To give MBAs a deeper understanding of this... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

22 Sep 2009
News

The Case for Regulatory Reform

we only act when necessary to avert unacceptable — and in some cases dire — outcomes. The second is that any intervention go with, rather than against, the grain of the market system. Our objective is not to supplant or replace markets.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

November 1975 (Revised October 1976)
Case

Cross River Products

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Describes production task of meeting peak seasonal demands in a light manufacturing plant. Information is provided for evaluating the options of overtime, second shift, second production line, and inventory buildup. View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Information; Labor; Demand and Consumers; Production; Supply Chain

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01 Mar 2016
News

Maiden Voyage

More than 80 countries have national space programs, spending a collective $64.5 billion in 2014, according to Euroconsult, a global consulting firm specializing in space markets. Approximately a dozen countries—if you count the 22 members of the European Space Agency... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Space Research and Technology; Government

01 Mar 2016
News

Art Collecting’s New Egalitarianism

time for you. But it also helps to be daring at times.” 3) Follow your instinct. “A collection is so personal. Think of it as a piece of art itself—it’s something that you shape over time with a lot of passion and dedication,” Weidner says. And it should reflect your... View Details

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

interest to torch the planet. Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, points out that insured losses from extreme weather events have risen five-fold in the last 30 years. He wonders if the financial markets face the risk of a... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

of the finance and insurance sector. We provide the first large-scale study that documents the economy-wide extent of misconduct among financial advisers and the associated labor market consequences of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2004
News

Exotic Travel

Nichols Photo courtesy Bill Nichols Want to show your kids a real rainforest instead of the Rainforest Cafe? Marketing consultant Bill Nichols (MBA ’78) and his wife, Jennifer, did just that, taking their two children to locales such as... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Hospitality; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

19 Oct 2011
News

A Good Look

executive roles at Kemin since joining the company in early 2006. Most recently, as corporate vice president, she managed marketing, sales, IT, operations, and HR. She honed in on personal care in 2010, as consumer demand for natural ingredients grew. (The View Details

Keywords: Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies

yet today, open up any major newspaper and the first thing you see are mechanical watch ads. The Swiss now own between 55 and 60 percent of the global market value for watches. They were able to redefine what it means to wear a Swiss... View Details

Keywords: April White; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Printing and Related Support Activities; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2011
News

Professors Recognized with New Chair Appointments

in 2001 after teaching at the University of Michigan Business School. His research investigates the structured finance market and how investor reliance on rating agencies and unsound pricing models led to the market’s rise and collapse.... View Details

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

The European market remains very attractive, with strong potential for growth—especially once French and German restructuring gets more underway, according to a panel of private equity group executives. That panel discussion was part of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

04 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

certifiers opt for a quick turnaround time at the expense of a lower accuracy. Finally, we investigate the opportunity of regulating transparency. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-062.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe Carbon View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

to interact with financial markets, even indirectly.” It’s still too early to evaluate KBRA’s results, although in 2011 the firm came in third place in the first market where it chose to compete (commercial-backed securities with a single... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

long-standing tradition of being one of the state’s few Democratic pockets outside Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, with a history of labor unrest and unionization dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. That energy carried workers... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
Case

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base

By: William W. George

Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate... View Details

Keywords: Industry Clusters; Employment; Organizations; Transformation; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Minneapolis; Saint Paul