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- 2024
- Working Paper
The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring... View Details
Salter, Malcolm S. "The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-062, March 2024.
- June 2017 (Revised May 2019)
- Supplement
Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople with Incentive Compensation (B)
By: Doug J. Chung
Kjell & Company was a Swedish retail electronics chain founded in 1988 by brothers Marcus, Mikael and Fredrik Dahnelius. The company operated 84 stores, all company-owned, located mainly in the metropolitan areas of Sweden’s most popular cities: Stockholm, Gothemburg... View Details
Keywords: Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Change Management; Behavior; Electronics Industry; Sweden
Chung, Doug J. "Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople with Incentive Compensation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 517-133, June 2017. (Revised May 2019.)
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
of some $65 billion and their number and the amount invested are growing quickly (more than a fourfold increase in the past 3 years) 279 More funds mean more competition, and some funds are now closing. Investment banks run sessions for... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
I’m happy to concede some territory here: I’m not convinced it’s essential to running the company that I can derive WACC or read Balance of Payments statements. This argument does, though, undervalue the soft stuff that is taught and I... View Details
- 01 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bundle?
the mixed bundling scenario; the total hardware units sold declined by millions of units; and software units fell by over 10 million as well. Wait And See The pure bundling findings may run counter to some executives' expectations. "If... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
cares that provide nutrition, health care, and educational support for mothers and young children—represent a particularly rich target. Rocket is currently working with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, which runs the centers,... View Details
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
between people from diverse backgrounds, celebrating the uniqueness of every individual and fostering a spirit of inclusivity wherever I go. Whether it's through hosting meals, cheering on my favorite sports teams, or running marathons, I... View Details
- Web
Judging Criteria - Alumni
2025 Application Round Closed FEB 3 Monday Feb 3, 2025 Regional Competitions begin February 3rd and run through March 15th FEB 20 Thursday Feb 20, 2025 Central Region Finale Register MAR 5 Wednesday Mar 5, 2025 European and International... View Details
- Web
Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
in the last ten years that are viewed to have made a significant long run impact on the field of Marketing. 2012 Jill J. Avery : Winner of the 2012 Marketing Science Institute Best Paper Award for articles published in the "Consumer... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
How Being an Introvert Influenced My Business School Experience
Workout classes at the Shad fitness center: A group activity that requires no small talk Attending talks across the river at Harvard Kennedy School and then studying in the Smith Center: Both places where I am less likely to run into HBS... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
as full-blown panic hit in 1997, causing a run on Thailand’s uninsured banks. Overnight, the family lost everything. Sityodtong’s father eventually abandoned his wife and two sons, forcing them to move to a concrete-floor shack found... View Details
- Portrait Project
Uzoma Nwagba
bolder and better version. Our governments will work. I will be a part of it—not in spite of my MBA, but because of it. I want to run African public institutions like ethical businesses. It is my duty to the largest and most patient... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
Pennsylvania and Boston, where Cathy runs a nonprofit mentoring program for inner-city high school students. “These are amazing kids who just need a chance,” says Jack, whose paternal grandfather labored as a janitor at Harvard to put his... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Research Summary
Reforming Social Science
By: Max H. Bazerman
Social science research affects all of us. When researchers learned organ donation rates are higher in countries where human organs are automatically available for donation unless you specifically “opt-out” of the system, as opposed to countries like the U.S., where... View Details
- January 2024
- Case
National Football League and Private 5G
By: Andy Wu, Grant Son and Shuoyu Chen
On September 9, 2021, the National Football League (NFL) designated Verizon as its official 5G partner in a 10-year deal, committed to enhance the experience for NFL teams, players, and fans in stadiums. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “Verizon will help us... View Details
Keywords: Football; National Football League; 5G; Verizon; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Sports Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Wu, Andy, Grant Son, and Shuoyu Chen. "National Football League and Private 5G." Harvard Business School Case 724-433, January 2024.
- 06 Nov 2008
- Op-Ed
Selling Out The American Dream
dreams. But these same politicians are consistently unwilling to raise taxes when required. The massive budget deficits run up during the last eight years of war (now projected at 3.8 percent of GDP in 2009) reflect a Federal government... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Profile
Cait Haught
College, Cait founded and help run Pipeline Scholars, a tutorship program that connected Amherst volunteers with local middle-school students. After completing her undergraduate degree with a double major in American studies and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
variables as you want, and the model runs fast and is very efficient,” Ascarza says. “The downside of doing this kind of modeling is that, at the end of the day, it’s very difficult to pin down exactly what makes people sensitive to... View Details
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Help - Research Computing Services
and files. Monitoring CPU usage of your jobs on the HBSGrid Learn how to run a Unix command or query LSF to check the status of a current job. HBSGrid Project directory space notifications Tips on how to monitor HBSGrid project space... View Details