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  • 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

boost earnings to meet earnings benchmarks. We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 5% depending on the depth and duration of promotion. However, there is a price to pay, with the cost in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 May 2012
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First Look: May 15

tax rates at high incomes are lower than in standard analysis and closer to those observed in policy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-064.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsHome Depot and Interconnected Retail José... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Publish or Perish: What the Research Says About Productivity in Academia

the role of professors: The average researcher in the study reported an income of $150,000 a year. The highest earners, with average incomes of $200,000, studied economics, medicine, law, and business;... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Education
  • 24 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

looking for talent in a tight job market. “A company has to understand that rigidity around job descriptions and work processes artificially constrains the pool of talent that they can access for a position.” The data were culled from... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

fund and, through covered call writing, to increase earned income that can be used to support cash dividend distributions. Although the administrative situation is fictional, the data contained in the case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Giving - Alumni

Fund Help support student financial aid, faculty research, and other HBS priorities. Learn More Advancing the HBS Mission Learn how giving to HBS makes an impact through stories about two alumni who are improving literacy in India, a... View Details
  • 15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

Pooled Income Funds. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/choosing-a-charitable-giving-vehicle/an/314073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-086 23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (A) On... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

Getting a seat at the table often makes all the difference in the world. New research from Harvard Business School suggests that this idea holds true literally at the World Bank, where the 24 countries serving on the Board of Executive Directors benefit their own... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • August 2018
  • Case

Christine Lagarde

By: Julie Battilana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas and Noemie Assenat
For a modular presentation of the same material, please see “Christine Lagarde (A): A French Prime Minister Calls” (HBS No. 419-017), “Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant” (HBS No. 419-018), and “Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF” (HBS No. 419-019).... View Details
Keywords: Change; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Leadership; Gender; Leading Change
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Insurance SEC established Federal regulations prohibit false advertising Influence: Low 40 1940 19 Military spending explodes Graduated income tax, Victory Tax adopted to fund war effort Rationing Influence:... View Details
  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

household income gains for new adopters. However, one year after the study ended, the exporter refused to continue buying the cash crops from the farmers because the conditions of the farms did not satisfy European export requirements.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51704 Harvard Business School Case 902-412 Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky Governor Patton decides how to use settlement funds to develop a long-term plan for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

2011). Workers embrace outside the offices of Lehman Brothers in Canary Wharf in London, Monday, September 15, 2008. Courtesy of AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth. On October 3, 2008, under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government addressed the mortgage... View Details
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

monthly or annual basis—via credit card. This will ensure that you are counted as a donor every year and help HBS to plan more effectively. Wire Transfer You can wire funds directly to HBS from your bank using the information provided... View Details
  • 22 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

careful about which loans you take on. Federal student loans are directly funded by the government and offer a variety of consumer protections to help those who are struggling, such as repayment options that fluctuate based on a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 May 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?

humanity. Clearly, AI is a big deal with large potential benefits and, at the moment, largely unknown risks for society. It will get more important fast. Why? Two tech giants, Microsoft and Google, are competing for first-mover advantage along with a third competitor,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Information Technology; Technology
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Research Services - Faculty & Research

Research Services 2ms Harvard Business School (HBS) provides unparalleled faculty support to facilitate the creation of enduring knowledge that shapes both business practice and pedagogy. HBS is distinct in that it funds almost all its... View Details
  • 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

advertiser of establishing a relationship with an agency and pecuniary economies of scale available from providing media services. The key predictions of the model are supported by an econometric analysis of cross-sectional and pooled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2022
  • Case

HPP: Tapping the Netherlands’ Potential

By: Brian Trelstad and Idelès Kaandorp
Stichting Het Potentieel Pakken (HPP) was launched to solve a systemic problem in the Dutch Labor Market: gender inequity that was leading to a large number of women to work part-time in fields that were in desperately short supply of labor, like health care, child... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Grants; Scaling And Growth; Nonprofit Organizations; Opportunities; Gender; Income; Employment; Health Care and Treatment; Human Capital; Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Growth and Development Strategy; Employment Industry; Health Industry; Education Industry; Consulting Industry; Europe; Netherlands
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Leadership Fellows

framework and logistics for the interviewing and hiring process. For Student-Proposed: Supports students as they work with organizations to develop a proposal. Awards $65,000 toward the Fellow’s annualized salary of $130,000 in addition to an upfront relocation benefit... View Details