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Lewis H. Brown

Under Brown’s leadership, Johns-Manville became the world’s largest producer of asbestos building materials, insulation, and allied products. Brown instituted both collective bargaining and the eight-hour day/forty hour week for management. Brown also began the... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

victims were willing to come forward to report crimes, or because the police were more likely to give them a sympathetic hearing because of the increase in women's political representation. Because there are very few victimization surveys... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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Surgical Procedures: by selected patient characteristics and procedure categories

Health Care Surveys for more statistics, e.g., National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery. For more specific types of surgery, search for related organizations/associations/society. e.g., The American Society for Aesthetic... View Details

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Value Line | Baker Library

Investment Survey Archive covering about 1,800 large-cap companies and 1,700 small and mid-cap companies. Archive coverage begins with September 7, 1997. Get Access HBS Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available HBS Executive... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

picturesque suburb. Instead, global workplace surveys portray a generation that yearns for more flexible work arrangements and prioritizes work-life balance over career progression. Millennials want to advance quickly and are keenly... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

01 Mar 2012
News

Cracks in the Foundation

I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its competitive edge, particularly when... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
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Alumni Board Wraps Up Year

proposed enhancing the range of services provided. The Clubs and Associations Committee, chaired by Roslyn Payne (MBA ’70), focused on defining club best practices, key challenges, and governance issues. Almost three-quarters of the 106 club and association presidents... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

16 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 16

helps them to fulfill this motivation. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/leboeuf%20norton%20in%20press.pdf Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey Authors:Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr Publication:Finnish... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Associations

Encyclopedia of Associations Descriptions of approximately 120,000 international and U.S. membership organizations in all fields. Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Look at the section within each industry survey titled "Industry... View Details

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Annual IT expenditures by industry

Annual reported IT expenditures by U.S. industry and by type of IT expenditure. Information and Communication Technology Survey: Annual survey compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau that breaks out IT spending by industry and type of... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Short Takes

was to provide empirical data answering these questions." In the course of his research, Austin surveyed nearly ten thousand of the School's MBA and Executive Education graduates, held eleven focus groups with managers, interviewed more... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)

size. Look at the American Community Survey for granular data relating to employment, transportation to work, housing, expenditures, etc. US Census: Business & Economy - A wide range of variables that provide insight... View Details

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Demographics: ethnic groups (US)

Where can I find U.S. demographic information broken out by ethnic group? U.S. Census Bureau: Population, housing, economic and geographic information searchable by race and ethnicity. The American Community Survey has quick links to data... View Details

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Mintel Reports | Baker Library

In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Additional Information Create a profile to download the consumer survey databook, add sections of reports to a presentation,... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent

practices—which Fuller defines as employers’ tendency to raise the degree requirements for job applications. More than 60 percent of companies in the study’s survey admitted to using college degrees as a baseline for hiring, both to... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

research firm Civic Science, which conducts surveys placed on news and entertainment websites. The research survey began on April 2, 2015, the day Indiana’s governor signed the revised version of the RFRA.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

13 Jul 2016
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How To Hire A Millennial

advancement, a retirement plan and other benefits, along with life in a picturesque suburb. Instead, global workplace surveys portray a generation that yearns for more flexible work arrangements and prioritizes work-life balance over... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

21 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

relative availability of credit is the Federal Reserve's Senior Loan Officer Survey (SLOS). This survey shows that demand for small business loans tightened significantly in 2009 and began loosening slightly... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage | Baker Library

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Detailed descriptions of companies, industries, and mutual funds. Read More Company information includes a description of the company, stocks & bond issues, earnings estimates, dividend and split history and more. Industry View Details

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Music & Activism: Market Research Resources

scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates. US Census Data provides to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data come from many censuses and surveys including... View Details

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