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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
cost of living is much cheaper. I think from both the company’s perspective and the workers’ perspective, this could be a win-win. Some CFOs and workers will see that and that will make this a more permanent phenomenon or a trend. The... View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
likely to be associated with a significant impact on regulatory relations. Finally, bribery cases where the main perpetrator is dismissed are less likely to be associated with a significant impact on firm competitiveness. These results shed light on the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
testing in Canada, and how Canadian hospitals handled surges and so on,” says club president Kazi Ahmed “It was a great opportunity for our club to strengthen our relationship with the Cleveland Clinic.” According to the club’s board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
business where there’s opportunity for chicanery and less than full disclosure,” he observes. “Our number one value is honesty without hesitation.” Clay’s management style is equally simple: “People and horses produce at a higher level... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
have in manufacturing). Joan, while commenting that “the issue is multi-dimensional and complex,” observed that: “Things seem to be changing faster than we as humans can adapt ” Paul injected some humor into an ominous-sounding comment when he said: “I liked the idea... View Details
- 17 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News
opportunity to “like” it. Higher like-to-retweet ratios suggest that users took this opportunity to “like” the post a higher share of the time, suggesting greater approval. The research team found: Accurate... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an View Details
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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
figure out which assets to harden and defend, which to abandon, and which to prepare to rebuild after events. I’m interested in how we can cost justify and mobilize investments in real property - and address the human vulnerabilities as... View Details
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
released in May 2013, economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis quantified the costs of increased regulation on community banks, modeling the impact of new regulatory costs as the hiring of... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
to then cover their positions once asset prices start recovering. Predation leads to profits of about 25 basis points over ten days and increases the liquidation costs for the distressed fund by 40%. These results suggest a broker’s role... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
issues is brief and non-technical. Provides actual deferred tax information from AOL's Form 10-K, where net operating loss carry forwards result in a large deferred tax asset and the accounting for software and deferred subscriber acquisition View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
way it’s been for more than 100 years. Cars today, he says, are essentially produced the same way Ford made the Model T. “But what if we made cars differently?” Rogers gathers speed. What if we assumed that people didn’t care about steel? What if we assumed that... View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
launched School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is faced with a range of opportunities and challenges as he presides over the launching of a new school of engineering at Harvard University. His View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
accounting restatements—and longer vesting would be great. Another significant step would be to expense stock options, which would make their costs more evident and more transparent. Expensing would likely result in fewer excesses and... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
head of the European Commission's competition authority, was widely believed to be looking for an opportunity to assert Continental independence. It seems the real reason Welch was surprised is that he just didn't pay enough attention.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog
highlight both the opportunities and challenges of launching and operating a venture within the region. Experts from Singapore’s private and public sectors will share their insights, offering a balanced perspective. The Fall classes will... View Details
- 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008
improvements will be exhibited by those shamed firms that face lower-cost opportunities to improve—-and thus are particularly able to respond. We take advantage of a natural experiment, when a major social rating agency expanded the scope... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
cities” field. “I wanted to explore the opportunities and challenges of selling to government in a company that is moving from selling hardware in big chunks to selling software as a service,” says Weiss, the MBA Class of 1961 Senior... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
(Frank) Li, and Dylan B. Minor Abstract—We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical predictions about the relationship... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
interest rates and all the transactional features of a checking account, in addition to a compelling impact story. “The opportunity for you is to put your money where it’s being utilized in a really productive way from an ecological,... View Details