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- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract—Using a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
in the Supplemental Financial Section . The balance of my letter discusses our fiscal 2023 financial results at a strategic level, concluding with our financial expectations for the year ahead. Fiscal 2023 Review Fellowships (in millions)... View Details
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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Flood Prevention Methods Reduce, Transfer, and Bear Show Hide Details Concepts Heat Water Scarcity Wildfires Storms and Floods Sea-Level Rise Changes in the Ocean Featured Exercises Consider how your firm assesses climate change’s physical View Details
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
specific mechanics, he is chosen directly or indirectly by the very people he is expected to lead. In addition, his peers also have an ownership interest in the firm. So unlike the senior executives in a corporation, who defer to their... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 30 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
4 Takeaways from HBS
I never expected the school to care so much about my values. For example, in Leadership & Organizational Behavior (LEAD), a first year Required Curriculum course on how managers become effective leaders,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors that Drive Effective Selling, Frank V. Cespedes laments the fact that sales and strategy rarely make a joint and complementary appearance in MBA classrooms or academic journals. Professors stick safely... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
American Economic Review The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina By: Hébert, Benjamin, and Jesse Schreger Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
corporations have it in their power to become the world's most effective means for reducing poverty—George C. Lodge The success of a DaimlerChrysler project in Brazil's poverty-stricken northeast provides a particularly good example of... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
reports is arbitrary, the net economic benefit to each generation is well-defined. "We hope that our paper will direct attention toward the real effects of economic policies and away from statements about magnitudes that can easily... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Desktop Search and Revenue Streams
different products. His answer, "our monetization strategy today, which has been effective over quite a long period for Yahoo, is to fulfill the unmet need of the user." Lahiri said his company has taken a similar approach over... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
effect of much of this alleged activity is to tax long-term investors in order to reward short-term investors. In a two-year-old paper, "Who Cares About Shareholders? Arbitrage-Proofing Mutual Funds," Eric Zitzewitz, assistant... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
learn Kahn’s study on the effect of managerial quality on baseball team performance and Belichick’s example in practice offer valuable lessons that support the hype generated when coaches are hired. First, all other things being equal,... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
one million registered users just a year after launch. Lesson 2: Keep services free Companies should expect to invest significant capital in a mobile money service, since a new service may not become profitable until it reaches a large... View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
preconception of how they expect it to go down. How such preconceptions, or what researchers call "mental models," actually control the outcome of a negotiation is one of the important new areas of investigation. Mental models,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
employees must help frustrated customers with their problems, but because Indian call center employees are often expected to 'de-Indianize' many elements of their behavior—for example, by adopting a Western accent and attitude," the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
Multiple Formats Digital Marketing Strategy $1,850 Next 7-week session starts September 10th Enroll Now Start Anytime Craft data-driven digital marketing strategies that effectively reach, convert, and retain customers in a dynamic online... View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
pronounced in banks, and with higher pre-adoption information asymmetry, consistent with investors expecting net information quality benefits from IFRS adoption. We also find that the reaction is less positive for firms domiciled in code... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
interests of the corporation. Contrary to popular belief, this does not mean maximizing shareholder value without regard for the effect on employees, customers, suppliers, the environment, or the communities in which the corporation does... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
literature on disability insurance does not account for this intertemporal channel, it may underestimate the total work-disincentive effect of SSDI. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49390 Working Papers... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel