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- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
triggered by explicit reminders of the past, such as running into an old friend or hearing music from one’s youth, but people also often become nostalgic when they’re feeling down or distressed in some way. Common psychological triggers... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
working this into the broader goals of the host country to fit with the government's development priorities. What MCC has in common with Acumen is that it's using the grant as leverage to build the capacity of government View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
independent social rating agency and avoids selection issues by taking advantage of a natural experiment that arose when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. We find empirical support for our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses
the cash flow edge. One aspect of this cash flow formula is the extent of time that small businesses wait for or don’t receive payment from the companies they supply. Insufficient or delayed financing is the second-most common reason for... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
enacting the rule, which it has been mulling for years. In October 2013, the SEC posted a request for comment on the idea of pay ratio disclosure. Subsequently, the agency received more than 126,000 letters, which were posted publicly... View Details
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
investors; they evolved toward more friendly approaches. Many countries created new incentives for investors and built investment promotion agencies to attract new companies. The causes were several: Better educated and more experienced... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
relationships, formed through common membership in international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and many others. One of the ways in... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an environmental crisis. A common root of these multiple crises can be... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog
irreversible climate crisis. As a result, countries and companies have committed to decarbonization initiatives and announced net zero targets. While there are significant climate-related problems that are common across the world, there... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
When is a company not a company? A modern-day Zen koan, maybe, but the evidence is all around us—Airbnb, Elance-oDesk, Handy, HourlyNerd, TaskRabbit, Uber. These businesses seem much more like conglomerations of independent professionals that connect to customers... View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
strong complementarity, but it can arise for other reasons as well. Transaction cost economics and property rights theory advise that strong complements should be placed under unified governance, for example, through common ownership.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
surprises, say Bazerman and Watkins, are a common form of leadership failure. "Predictable surprises happen when leaders had all the data and insight they needed to recognize the potential, even the inevitability, of major problems,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
build a community of engaged partners who share a common passion and are eager to provide the resources needed to change the world—not just money, but also time, talents, personal networks, creative thinking, and public support. A... View Details
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
firms face little competition, even after the end of formal periods of patent protection and market exclusivity. Additionally, the evolving technologies of drug development—in particular, the increasingly common use of auxiliary endpoints... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
in a race against time, working for the underground agency IA3. When a child-trafficking ring is exposed, the IA3 team enlists the CIA’s aid with local police services in a dangerous mission to unearth the ring-leaders. But the team’s... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
centuries of animosity. The “shadow of the law” relevant to the substance of the negotiation may be ill-defined or easily misunderstood. Finally, significant cultural differences may obscure common ground that could facilitate a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
note presents statistics on private equity exits and discusses important issues relating to the most common exit routes. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/private-equity-exits/an/213112-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
adopting sustainability practices over time and the implications for firm performance. We find that for almost all industries, sustainability practices converge within an industry over time, implying that they spread as common practices.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
How can the equity swap help alleviate the common mismatch between pension assets and liabilities that companies often carry? A: If the pension fund holds equities, then these assets have a "risk mismatch" with the corresponding... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
acquirer's CEO owns more equity. While it is not common for acquirers to retain target CEOs, we argue that they are more likely to do so when their governance environment maintains managerial discretion. Based on a joint analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne