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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog
positioning, business environment and economic development, public/private partnerships and key sectors with a focus on information technology and biotechnology. Upon arrival in Singapore in January, student teams will partner with one of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
many households, the most important symbol of their place and economic possibilities was where they lived. Before World War II, about 40 percent of families owned their own home. In 1970, a firm majority — 62 percent — did. By the late... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
have been primary figures in Brazil’s economic development for more than thirty years. In 1971, Lemann founded Banco de Investimentos Garantia and soon recruited Sicupira and Telles to join what would become the most successful investment... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
included in a late-stage trial a component that is publicly available,” explains Blum. He notes that studies of the samples by independent researchers could help identify biomarkers for the disease’s causes and progression. Not Just Science and Business With degrees in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
Flavr Savr tomato, introduced more than 20 years ago. The decision was driven by the economics of bringing a value-added product to consumers, Baker says of the marketing of the White Russet. The fresh market would place the most value on... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing different parts. Publisher's link: http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Startups-Best-Blog-Posts/dp/1449367879 2006 Journal of Economic Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
still awaits. We stick by our recommendation: Use your miles! Q: What other looming, predictable surprises have you noticed since the book manuscript was completed? A: The flu vaccine crisis is a classic example of a predictable surprise. As The New York Times noted in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
services obtained in return, reduces general anti-tax sentiment, and holds satisfaction with tax payment stable despite increased compliance with tax dues. With tax noncompliance costing the U.S. government $385 billion annually, providing taxpayer agency could have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
disposable as a BIC pen. Small wonder they’ll react as owners.” DRE added that job renting is code for job instability. “When you kill the opportunity to own a job, it is only a matter of time before the economic circle shrinks to (the)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
personal relationships and pattern matching. “We’re already seeing the current economic changes impacting women disproportionately as some women have to drop out of the labor force to look after children. It’s important that we not only... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
part, to the sector’s famous reliance on personal relationships and pattern matching. “We’re already seeing the current economic changes impacting women disproportionately as some women have to drop out of the labor force to look after... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
million in cash and $5 million in media assets, will focus on six areas identified with the help of community leaders and Celtics players: equity in education, economic opportunity and empowerment, equity in View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
variation in average asset returns than aggregate or non-stockholder consumption risk and provides more plausible economic magnitudes. We find that risk aversion estimates around 10 can match observed risk premia for the wealthiest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
employees of a health benefits administrator that held a free workplace influenza vaccination clinic. Results: A 2 SD increase in functional proximity is associated with a 6.4 percentage point increase in the probability of vaccination... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that managerial fiduciary duties affect equity-bondholder conflicts in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Read... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-011.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsCutlass Capital, L.P. Harvard Business School Case 805-075 David Hetz and Jon Osgood are forming a new venture capital fund in 2001 to invest in health care... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa
important strides economically, politically, and socially. By the year 2020, McKinsey Global Institute estimates that Africa’s GDP will reach $2.6 trillion and by 2040, over 1.1 billion Africans will be of working age! This economic... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
knowing "who we are" might depend in part on repeatedly remembering to forget "who we were not." The Enabling Role of Social Position in Diverging from the Institutional Status Quo: Evidence from the U.K. National View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
economic growth has stagnated, and poverty is on the rise. Most people in Latin America, the Middle East, and Central Asia are poorer today than they were ten years ago, and most Africans were better off forty years ago. The average per... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
over time. Two lab studies replicate our main findings and show that behavioral biases due to differences in perceptions of expertise drive the effect. Our research contributes not only to operations research, but also to the practice of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne