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  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

expropriations without compensation until the late 1960s—when a period of large-scale expropriation began—reflected the power and determination of the United States to protect foreign investments, but Western countries were unable to reestablish an international View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
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Events - Business History

Form of Capitalism" Francesca Trivellato (IAS), Comment Mattias Fibiger (HBS), Chair Mary Hicks (Chicago), "Captivity's Commerce: The Theory and Methodology of Slaving and Capitalism" Bernard Harcourt (Columbia, Law), "The Kraken,... View Details
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

form of the recruiting process at HBS; whether it is interviewing on campus or posting jobs on our website. EC: EC stands for “Elective Curriculum” and refers to the flexible second year at HBS. Second year students are also referred to... View Details
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

paper trail, indicating the paper trail's preventive deterrence effect. This leads to strong enforcement spillovers up the VAT chain. These findings confirm that when taking evasion into account, significant differences emerge between otherwise equivalent View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

entrepreneurship, a lifelong passion of mine. I decided to pursue a law degree in the winter of 2020 during my 2+2 deferral. Since graduating college, I’ve spent time working with organizers addressing issues like police brutality. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s... View Details
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

In contrast, we find no increase in crimes against men or gender-neutral crimes. We also examine the effectiveness of alternative forms of political representation: large-scale membership of women in local councils affects crime against... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity

turns out that long before robots replace workers en masse, if ever, workers will be using AI-based tools to do work, as is already seen with radiologists who employ such tools to interpret X-rays and lawyers who turn to machine learning to dig out past cases that set... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology; Information
  • 10 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

corporate confessions presents something of a behavioral paradox. Tasked with monitoring the legality of its own operations, why would firms that identify violations turn themselves in to regulators rather than quietly fix the problem?... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

(particularly graphics related), power consumption, and suitability for new computer form factors (tablets, all-in-one machines, etc.). AMD planned to launch Fusion at the beginning of 2011 with a high-end processor, code-named Llano, to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

managerial decision making. Six facets of institutional logic-a common purpose, a long-term focus, emotional engagement, partnering with the public, innovation, and self-organization-radically alter leadership and corporate behavior and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

construction of global migration databases, to the legal codification of national policies regarding high-skilled migration, to the analysis of patent data regarding cross-border inventor movements. A common theme throughout this research... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

at least in the U.S. the average consumer is pretty unaware of these programs. Companies that want to differentiate themselves in this way need to figure out how to do so. If it involves a cost premium, how can that be translated into a price premium? [While voluntary... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

and marketplaces, including both advertising-supported and fee-based services. Today, CNET Networks' online properties attract more than 66 million Web users each month ranging form C-level executives and IT professionals to technology or... View Details
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

openly discriminatory practices, contemporary legal arguments for colorblindness have become increasingly geared toward combating race-conscious policies," they write. "If racial minority status confers an advantage in hiring and school... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Feb 2018
  • Book

The New History of American Capitalism

questions with the tools generated by the innovation of past decades, including the relationship between money and power, commerce and politics, exchange and social status. Its effort is to find new ways of exploring how institutions, political movements, and View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 11 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

trading. The case explores Gupta’s rise and the later legal problems he faced. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/117004-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case PEL-080 Uncommon Schools (B): Seeking Excellence at... View Details
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Change By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Geoffrey Jones 2025 | Chapter | Faculty Research This chapter explores when and why private regulatory governance systems became the primary form of global environmental governance. The chapter... View Details
  • 08 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Centuries of Restrictions on Women Shed Light on Today's Abortion Debate

infibulation, an invasive form of genital cutting that makes intercourse painful, and about how restricted she is in her freedom of movement. Becker also draws data from the World Values Survey, which examines values, beliefs, and moral... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

and laborers for employment and better climate Massive dust storms uproot millions Smallest ten-year increase in population: 123-132 million Influence: Medium-High 40 1940 s 19 Baby boom begins Suburbs start to form Influence: High 50... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

balance sheet constraints and bond liquidity By: Johannes Breckenfelder & Victoria Ivashina SEP 2021 The authors explore the ties between bonds and individual dealers formed through home advantage and the persistence of previous... View Details