Policy Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 23, 2007

incentive design impacts store manager behavior and, consequently, retail performance. More specifically, we describe the shift in store manager behavior resulting from a change in incentives which, in part, altered the importance of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

assets are, how much protection each merits, and who's responsible for protecting them. Define the appropriate use of IT resources. All companies have policies explaining the appropriate use of resources. For example, employees know what... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby

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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Research to Change the World: Translating Ideas, Transforming Practice Research to Change the World: Translating Ideas, Transforming Practice 02–03 APR 2015 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Max Bazerman Harvard... View Details

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IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI - Course Catalog

circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes, and, after that point, the course fee is non-refundable. Refer to the GEO website for full details on IFCs and be sure you understand the Course View Details

November 2024
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Ather Energy: The Future of Mobility

By: Shunyuan Zhang, Kannan Srinivasan and Malini Sen

Ather Energy, India’s third-largest electric scooter maker by volume, was founded in 2013. Five years later, the start-up launched its first electric scooter, Ather 450, which was powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), to navigate... View Details

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08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

an algorithm to estimate the quality of life in the neighborhood on a ongoing basis and see how that quality changes over time,” says Luca. “This can be especially valuable for cities that have detailed survey data coming in every few... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

01 Jan 2004
News

Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977

country had fallen into recession, and the company was saddled with bad debts, slim profits, and a management style that looked inward in the midst of a global economy. His role was to set the organization on a change of course. In Japan,... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

in business and public policy thanks to the many generous fellowships she received, Kyarisiima has returned to East Africa, where instead of focusing on infrastructure she is helping to build businesses in the region. “I’m passionate... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

given the possibility of a change in government policy that could go into effect immediately, all foreign nationals should carefully assess whether it is worth the risk to travel outside the country. If you... View Details

31 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

date on climate change news is an important way to get educated and find out about new industries and job openings. Look at areas where VCs are investing to understand future growth areas. Policy and... View Details

21 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

flows. The hyperbole was striking: The language of religion—orthodoxy, heresy, dogma—seems for some reason to pervade policy discussions of international monetary and financial issues. And the prevailing orthodoxy had been determined in... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Mar 2023
News

Clearing the Air

adoption of environmentally friendly technology. Little noticed in the headlines, however, was the change to IRS Section 45Q—a revision that experts believe is likely to make the US a technological leader in the still-nascent carbon... View Details

Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

conflict with the government's long-standing policy of transferring some assets from Chinese to Malays. This policy arose because of a perception that the race riots of 1969 were caused by the tension... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

associated with each model. We conclude that both innovation by individual users and open collaborative innovation increasingly compete with and may displace producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We explain why this represents a paradigm shift with respect... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

where she teaches in the Management & Business and International Affairs Programs. Her past research has focused on workplace resistance, technological change and diversity management. She is currently working in the areas of... View Details

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment

to support immoral enterprises. Hayes argued that an investor is in a better position to change a company's policies than an outsider, noting that his college investment committee used proxy materials to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

integration and geographic expansion of the firm. More generally, this requires developing a portfolio that is robust to changes in the external environment and has to address the choice between internal development of new businesses and... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Consortium between Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and CEDES (a public policy think tank), Argentina Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil The HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE) was... View Details

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Inessa Lurye

she says. "But my background in public policy is very useful. Maxwell has a strong sense of mission, which is integral to the kind of organization I wanted to join." Many useful lessons from HBS In her current role, Inessa works... View Details

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

effects of the economic shutdown and the ways in which small businesses are adjusting both their behaviors and expectations as the situation unfolds, the researchers aim to help shape potential policy responses. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

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