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17 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 17

valuations in first financing rounds. Further econometric tests suggest that, as predicted by the theory, this effect is driven by unobservable heterogeneity, and it is more pronounced in teams that make quick decisions about founder... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

services. Health plans will eliminate their restrictive networks, allowing members to choose in a competitive (and regional or even national) marketplace the providers that offer the best value for their condition. Plans will help patients View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

25 Feb 2020
News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

mobility. To explore possible solutions, in another recent study Choudhury evaluated how policy changes around worker location in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improved productivity. The USPTO employs about 8,000... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

fence” that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan mentions—without provoking conflict or strangling economic development—requires walking a tightrope that the government is ill-equipped to do. Business expertise, especially in advanced technologies, is crucial to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

December 2024
Article

Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement

By: Aiyesha Dey, Austin Starkweather and Joshua White

We study how Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) affect firms’ engagement with shareholders. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using say-on-pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers ISS to review engagement activities. Firms receiving ISS... View Details

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Voting

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08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

perspective. They have no natural resources, which makes them highly dependent on imports from foreign countries. From a climate-change perspective, everyone knows [the current model] isn't sustainable anymore. There's a diverse economic... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

Portrait Project

Sally Aaron

Modern medical technology gave me a chance to be happy and healthy when I was young. I want to make sure others have the same chance and privilege. I was born with a dislocated hip that was saved only by modern medicine – it changed my... View Details

06 Jun 2018
News

The Business of Social Justice

the foundation—partnering with teachers’ unions and grassroots advocacy groups to make lasting and impactful policy changes—may be more important today than ever, as the Trump Administration threatens budget... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

Prof’s Dream Comes True

Tufano Tax refunds can now be channeled into the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds, a policy victory for HBS professor Peter Tufano (left), founder and president of the nonprofit Doorway to Dreams Fund (D2D) that has worked for years to... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

In Zambia and Uganda, it partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Ministries of Health to test new policies in HIV, malaria, and maternal health. IDinsight has also worked in Cambodia and Rwanda and in other sectors... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

Elevate The book explains the fault lines that have often plagued U.S. efforts to protect its national interests in the region and how these ongoing faults have led to a precipitous decline in American influence. The author makes some... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

more and more focused on the technical aspects of renewables, such as policy and analytics. After working in these roles, I realized that there is a need for translating environmental crises to people and companies in a way that View Details

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

really, really, really miserable to be away from home during Diwali,” Choudhury recalls. By analyzing company performance data, the researchers were able to make a causal connection between “vacation flexibility” and job performance. On... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

a given condition, not just their own. Using Medicare data from 2010 and 2017, Dafny and her coauthors estimated the share of sales that assistance would need to induce to make such broad donations profitable for the leading 1-2... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

01 Dec 2008
News

Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia

minimally hurting small groups of individuals or interest groups. It could implement policies that will be touted as saving money but that will also be beneficial to the environment (such as greater efficiency). Bazerman observes that... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

circles. Q: What makes technology transfer happen? Is it entrepreneurial opportunity in the home country, a loyalty to the home country, or government policies that encourage or require people to come home?... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

01 Mar 2015
News

Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed

(MBA 1981) I wouldn’t say there’s a big focus on “media speculation” per se, but Fed officials have to be attuned to market sentiment, and they consume a great deal of information. Fed policies work through financial markets. Sometimes it... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

Profile

Tony Perez

hospitals, insurers, pharma, and government, whose goals historically have not always aligned. We need people who can address fundamental policy and management issues." Finding his voice In his fourth year of the five-year joint... View Details

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