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- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
Policymakers tend to do just enough to satisfy political demands but not enough to solve the real problems, and they wait too long to act. The resulting policies are overly reactive, enacted once damage is already done, and they are too... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
places over the past several years. The fact that so many factory workers had to leave their families for extended periods was untenable in the long run. There were the terrible Foxconn suicides. The one-child-per-family policy was... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
also be an opportunity for established firms to enter the new industry. In the paper we emphasize that capital generally needs to stay in place for some period of time: You don't want to see your investment wiped out by the next new thing... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
in social structure, in economic strategy, and in government" A: You could see the social fabric wearing thin in a number of places over the past several years. The fact that so many factory workers had to leave their families for extended View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Huang I like to switch up what I’m reading—so I often alternate between fiction and non-fiction, different time periods and settings, and books that I’m reading for the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I... View Details
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
The noncompete clause is the basis for a love-hate relationship, depending on which side of the desk you're seated. The noncompete is meticulous legal phrasing that forbids inventors or other professionals from offering their talents to an organization's competitors... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
central tasks. The first role of the leader is to set direction. Humans are born goal directed. They want to move forward. Most become antsy or anxious when they lack direction. Ultimately, if there is no direction over an extended period... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
so as not to lose themselves, their loved ones, or their foothold on success. Those who do this most effectively involve their families in work decisions and activities. They also vigilantly manage their own human capital, endeavoring to give both work and home their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
office employees from their work, surfing the web is arguably the most irresistible time-waster of all. In order to deal with that problem, many companies either prohibit Internet use during working hours, or closely monitor employees' web activity. This means workers... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
have to convince 10 other people before I can do it. Steven Torok, Class of 1977. First meaningful job was actually before business school, out of college, waiting to go to business school. I had taken a degree from a liberal arts college... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
provide evidence that both target difficulty and monetary incentives motivate managers to a) undertake more carbon reducing projects that generate more carbon savings, and b) invest more money in such projects, without increasing the average payback View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
explain the reasons behind these objectives. NOTE : for applicants who have also applied for an HBS Search Fund Fellowship, please wait until the outcome of that process to complete and submit your loan reduction application (the loan... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
MBA and then moved to the firm’s Seattle office in 2006, after relocating with her now-husband, Cory Toedebusch (MBA 2006). From there, she became the chief of staff to the CEO of T-Mobile in 2011 and senior vice president of emerging business by 2017, a View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
Photographs by Christopher Brown/Redux Pro Not even a nighttime arrival in Mumbai, India’s bustling commercial capital of nearly 13 million people, can mask the collision of old and new that now grips the world’s largest democracy. Planes circle the airport, each View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
investment. However, I don't expect it will ever generate significant revenues or significant profits. Q: Is that brand reinforcement enough to keep that retail strategy going? A: The stores are very good when you have a hit product because they drive a lot of traffic.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
excess returns on TIPS as compared to nominal Treasuries over the period 1999-2009. Liquidity-adjusted breakeven inflation appears stable, suggesting stable inflation expectations over our sample period. We find predictability in both... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
post-AIPA patent applications experience a sharp increase in the probability of licensing after 18-month publication, and, on average, are 18 percentage points less likely than pre-AIPA patent applications to wait until allowance to be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
in their own way. Five barriers in particular tend to keep promising managers from becoming exceptional leaders: people overemphasize personal goals, protect their public image, turn their competitors into two-dimensional enemies, go it alone instead of soliciting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
that it raised more than $2 million as part of a capital campaign, thereby erasing a debt accrued in a period that included not only the post-Katrina flooding but also an economy that cratered in 2008. On the way back to the French... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Change, and Making Good Things Happen By Zoe Chance (DBA 2011) Random House You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, follow the rules, wait your turn, not make waves. Yale professor Zoe Chance will show... View Details