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  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Home Sweet Home

TERWILLIGER: Workforce-housing shortages can hurt urban economies. Photo Courtesy Habitat for Humanity In June, Ron Terwilliger (MBA ’70) was named Housing Person of the Year by the nonpartisan National... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
  • 15 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

capital on their ability to secure resources. "In biotech it can take eight to ten years to develop a product and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to bring it to... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the U.S. will deteriorate if there's no change in direction. The authors examine how fiscal policy relates to the three drivers of productivity:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 10

  Publications 2006 Regional Studies Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract—We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Status: When and Why It Matters

Consumers pay handsomely for products that are considered the best of the best in their league, whether they are the fastest cars, the fanciest handbags, or the finest wines. But for what, exactly, are they paying a premium? The superior... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

“It’s a match made in heaven!” One hears this said at weddings, at the end of mergers, at the hiring of CEOs, and, of course, at the hiring of... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports
  • 27 Jan 2014
  • Blog Post

Opportunity Abounds

natural resource: human capital. I found that most Indians are incredibly entrepreneurial, much more than in the West, where a large number of people are needed to work in large corporations for other... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 21 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

produce benefits, particularly in light of what's going on now in terms of a number of these privatized firms being de-listed? What is the role View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
  • Case

Sarvega

By: Paul A. Gompers and Vanessa del Valle Broussard
David Cowan, general partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, has taken the lead on Sarvega, a Bessemer-backed company that was recently orphaned by the departure of one of Bessemer's other general partners. Cowan must decide whether to reinvest in Sarvega and, if so,... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Investment; Governance Compliance; Resignation and Termination; Negotiation Deal; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology Industry
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  • 2014
  • Report

Bridge the Gap: Rebuilding America's Middle Skills

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Jennifer Burrowes, Manjari Raman, Dan Restuccia and Alexis Young
The market for middle-skills jobs—those that require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree—is consistently failing to clear. That failure is inflicting a grievous cost on the competitiveness of American firms... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Human Capital; Education; Competency and Skills; Macroeconomics; United States
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  • 03 Sep 2020
  • Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

services of unknown quality. The lack of transparency protects providers and insurers from needing to compete on the price and quality of their... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health
  • 16 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 17

recommendations for stocks with larger market capitalizations and lower return volatility than their sell-side peers, consistent with their facing fewer conflicts of interest and having a preference for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Fall 2016
  • Article

Global Talent Flows

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Human Capital; Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Competency and Skills; Immigration
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  • September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
  • Case

Zurich Insurance: Talent Pipeline

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Leadership; Organizational Behavior; Succession; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Management Succession; Insurance Industry
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  • 11 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 11

demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Bright Future for Green Business

venture capital panelists tackled two questions posed by the moderator, HBS professor Bill Sahlman: What are the opportunities in clean, green energy? And what big issues stand in the way of those... View Details
Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

quality and efficiency. The introduction of this transparency contributed to a 22.2% increase in customer-reported quality and reduced throughput times by 19.2%. Laboratory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 23

Rotemberg Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper presents a model in which anonymous charitable donations are rationalized by two human tendencies drawn from the psychology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jun 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

some people will always need references such as brands. Others will be more adventurous, enjoying the search for new features. "At the core of human behaviour is human... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology