Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (160) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (160) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (160)
    • News  (17)
    • Research  (126)
  • Faculty Publications  (22)

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (160)
    • News  (17)
    • Research  (126)
  • Faculty Publications  (22)
← Page 7 of 160 Results →
  • 07 Aug 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

achieved is in question. Where, for example, should fiat or regulation ("push"), incentives or subsidies ("pull"), or the provision of new information, education, or even competitive... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
  • 15 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

changes in the maturity structure of government debt. We document that when the government funds itself with relatively more short-term debt, firms fill the resulting gap by issuing more long-term debt, and vice-versa. This type of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

"Goodbye tension, hello pension!" That used to be the triumphant cry of millions of new retirees. For decades, Americans assumed a good job came with a good pension, guaranteeing them regular monthly payments from their parent... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Financial Services
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

home sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for hosts in the city. It was the most comprehensive agreement that Airbnb had with any city in the world. Its final provision read, “The parties trust... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 1998
  • News

Diversity and Community

commitments to diversity as seriously as our obligations to our customers and shareholders." In accepting Levi Strauss's award, Haas noted that the company "has always tried to be a source of positive change in the communities in which we... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 13 Dec 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing News That Might Be Bad

of directors recently gave the department mixed reviews: some directors are dubious about the unit's long-term prospects and are open to acquisition offers; others, however, continue to believe in the unit's promise and want to give it a... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
  • Web

1.5 Attendance | MBA

required to select the reason that is most consistent with why they will not be present in class on that particular day. For example, if a student will miss a class because they are traveling on the same day as an event or View Details
  • 02 Oct 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

be to investors, but the long-term effect, it is assumed, would be to reverse the "doom loop" described above. For better or worse, it would be much more straightforward than the proposal on which more than... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 23 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

Journal of Econometrics Scenario Generation for Long Run Interest Rate Risk Assessment By: Engle, Robert F., Guillaume Roussellet, and Emil N. Siriwardane Abstract—We propose a statistical model of the term structure of U.S. treasury... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

Predictable Surprises

and Gore heroes for solving a problem that, at the time, very few knew existed. Shouldn’t we be able to look to our political and business leaders to make decisions that are in our long-term best interest,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 19 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

profit by investing the pre-paid premiums. So they lose money on insurance but make up for it by investing premiums." By contrast, she said, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company makes money on insurance and spends more on service... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2007
  • News

Mead Treadwell

Treadwell Illustration by Jeff Smith A thirty-year resident of Alaska, Mead Treadwell (MBA ’82) is chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. The commission, which reports to the President and Congress, sets direction for the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation
  • 01 May 2006
  • Research & Ideas

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

Increased financial disclosure standards on such issues as executive compensation should provide more useful information for investors, policy makers, and regulators. But do the companies themselves benefit? What researchers are now... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 04 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

several of these relationships in depth. An electrical parts distributor for General Electric, they observed, initially adhered closely to its informal agreement with the company, but eventually provided additional service that surpassed... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
  • 18 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5

couple reasons why you should join the fight for racial justice:  You aren’t devoid of race.  Addressing racial identity can sometimes feel like a choice for you and unfair View Details
  • 01 Dec 2004
  • News

One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

industry’s problems surprise you? What we found was absolutely shocking. First, we uncovered the so-called late-trading and market-timing issues. Beyond that, we have moved on a whole series of other issues, producing the greatest rule-making period View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 09 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

standard. We also develop and test two extensions of the earlier model: the presence of provisions mandating royalty-free licensing is negatively associated with disclosure requirements, and when there are only a limited number of SSOs,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jul 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It

more elusive than ever. A recent McKinsey study reveals that the annual churn in the wireless industry increased from 17 percent in 1995 to 32 percent in 2000. This trend holds true even in industries less susceptible to turnover. In core retail categories such as... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
  • 20 Sep 2012
  • Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

been able to preserve the long-term strengths Jan just mentioned—we stay ahead in those areas. But ironically, we've lost out on some things that seem more basic. For instance, do we have a regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
  • 27 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

add over $10 trillion to outstanding federal debt. But closer inspection of government data reveals that these figures grossly understate both the current deficit and level of debt. Consider, for example, that the estimated net present... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • ←
  • 7
  • 8
  • →
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.