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designed to encourage continued learning outside of the classroom, promote collaboration, and build a sense of community. The firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
health choices. The good news is that human nature can also be a source of solutions. Through her studies in Zambia exploring the reasons for unwanted pregnancies and the incentives that would motivate hairdressers to sell condoms to... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
rising stock markets. As a nation, then, we make a substantial investment in foundation philanthropy that goes well beyond the original gifts of private donors. We should therefore expect foundations to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
network of individual contracts or the vision of its entrepreneur. The people inside firms learned, developed effective routines, and innovated. While we have sophisticated... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
model for inner cities, helped me see that leaders must get over themselves to be effective at path-breaking innovation. In the early stages of formulating his venture, which solves environmental and health... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
drug-related crimes, loss of state autonomy, and negative health consequences for vulnerable sections of the population. These concerns are misplaced. Experiences of US states... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
diversification. In terms of opportunities, the exploitation of primary commodities in countries located far away from the main European markets became far more practical. At... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
Liberia has the potential to achieve double-digit growth. However, as experiences of double-digit growth countries show, the challenge will be to convert the surge in unearned income into sustainable growth,... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
startup’s vision or step back altogether after a larger company takes possession. In 144 of these transactions, the deal effectively closed a failing business. Another 2.9 percent View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Gradient Ventures Lauren Taylor Wolfe , Cofounder & Managing Partner, Impactive Capital This panel will highlight how we can effectively build the governance mechanisms for climate action. Thousands of... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook rental followed by a period of explosive growth. Resulting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
that prosocial spending is associated with greater happiness around the world, in poor and rich countries alike. To test for causality, in Studies 2a and 2b, we used experimental methodology, demonstrating that recalling a past instance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
the government response as effective and 64% assessed the Federal Reserve's response as effective. When asked to compare the effectiveness of the U.S. response, 75% stated that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
poverty,” Gupta says. What they lack are the awareness, the information, and the tools required to take a more active role in supporting their children’s early cognitive development—all of which are gaps that Rocket Learning aims to fill.... View Details
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
in his recent book, some are less fungible than others. Germany was cited by Peter Sebregondi as a country that has pursued an enlightened strategy toward manufacturing, through its continued support of an... View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
adjusting much more rapidly, those surging gas prices become more meaningful, he says. “They need to pay more attention to these types of aggregate shocks, even if they are transitory, because they can affect retail prices much faster... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
existence since 1694 and are currently in use in a host of countries around the world. They blend elements of lotteries and savings programs. In particular, these products... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan incorporating objective and subjective criteria. In principle, such plans could motivate employees to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne