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- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
Economics Payout Policy By: Farre-Mensa, Joan, Roni Michaely, and Martin C. Schmalz Abstract—We survey the literature on payout policy, with a particular emphasis on developments in the last two decades. Of the traditional motives of why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
in response to a perceived security threat resulting from the Soviet policy of "Peaceful Coexistence" as well as Soviet misunderstanding and neglect of the anti-colonial revolution. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
pollution. However, in late February, South Korea had encountered problems with its mask supply. As the number of confirmed cases increased, many Koreans vigorously sought out face masks. As a result, the price of masks skyrocketed to as much as eight times their... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
revenue sources force governments to make deep cuts in staff and services. In contrast, the federal government can borrow to fund its operations. “The federal government can double their spending overnight,” Green says. “It doesn't have... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
Years ago, when I was a student in New York (and like many students, perpetually broke), I would often go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for entertainment. The museum had a policy that visitors could pay whatever they wanted, so for as... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
art." Choudhury recently teamed up with colleague Tarun Khanna, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at HBS, to examine and highlight the history of herbal patent applications. From a policy perspective, they wanted to challenge a common... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
know what we are speaking about. But if we talked about making a market and earning consumers' trust, he would know exactly what we meant. Josiah Wedgwood Even though they didn't all use the word 'branding,' these three entrepreneurs knew... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
case:http://hbr.org/search/812128-PDF-ENG Chapman International Inc. David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 112-098 Management must make some accounting policy decisions to reach first-quarter earnings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
and what companies can do. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. "Well over 50 percent of workers report they have some caregiving obligation." Harvard Gazette: There are 50 to 60 million caregivers in the nation. They make up... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has said, "Nations talk. Cities act." D: Demand Management. Many policy suggestions include blanket restrictions on activity (let's have mileage caps) or pure supply-oriented interventions... View Details
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
nurses and other team members). They found that while hierarchy structures were similar across all teams, the level of psychological safety varied dramatically from one team to another—and was directly proportional to the level of leader inclusiveness. "It's actually... View Details
- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
technology on the newspaper business with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne in this e-mail interview. An article based on Gilbert's doctoral research in this area received the Robert Litschert Best Doctoral Student Paper Award in the Academy of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
think so. In this study, researchers looked at how the policy announcement affected the stock valuations of 471 Fortune 500 firms. “We find that the June 22 shock eroded the market valuation of the 471 companies in our sample by an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
Best Employees Many companies hand out awards such as "employee of the month," but do they work to motivate performance? Not really, says Ian Larkin. In fact, they may turn off your best employees altogether. Power Posing: Fake It Until You View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity
acknowledged its pedophilia scandals, it would have protected victims and its moral authority. Had President Bill Clinton admitted his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the scandal would have subsided, enabling him to focus on his pro-growth View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
leaders to take an earlier look at the racial makeup of their workforce. “If entering firms are more segregated, we need more data on them,” Koning says. “Making a firm more aware about the lack of diversity early in its life could make... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
spurred cultural, economic, and regulatory changes that make continuing venture capital success in these markets likely. Q: Who is your target audience—who can benefit by reading The Money of Invention and why? A: Our book has three... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
essentials for economic development have long been, in Galbraith's words: "savings over current consumption to purchase capital; a progressive technology to embody or make use of the capital; a political and social system that allows... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
responsibility for formulating the energy strategy-and thus the Russia policy-for essentially all of Europe? The resolutions of these two puzzles are, I show, interlinked; they also demand theoretical innovation. With several case studies-of Gazprom's decision View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
science and engineering workforce and nearly 50 percent of those with science and engineering doctorates. And at the Ph.D. level, ethnic researchers make an exceptional contribution to science as measured by Nobel Prizes, election to the... View Details