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- 01 Apr 2008
- News
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”
computers. (Yes, Virginia, HBS was once Mac territory!) Ace stored more kinds of alumni information (e.g., kin relationships between alums, one level of prior employment, and, eventually, e-mail addresses) than the previous system did and... View Details
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
worker dismissal costs will curtail hiring below efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
indoor-generated contaminants to maintain good indoor air quality. The IRA will accelerate the adoption of proven technologies like Sorbent Ventilation Technology by providing funding for state and local governments to adopt more... View Details
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
shortages at Apple and AT&T retail stores. Despite a retail price over $500, iPhones were quickly being offered on eBay for $100 extra. Two problems then arose: First, the reviews were mixed. At that retail price and with that level... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016
restaurants for a three-month period, with randomization done at the restaurant level to assess the overall impact of advertisements. We find that advertising increases a restaurant’s Yelp page views by 25% on average. Advertising also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21
reporting's current state of play, the authors provide guidance to ensure wider adoption of the practice and success of the movement, starting with how companies can improve their own reporting processes. But the support of investors,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
not photoshopped to perfection but are flawed, vulnerable, and in-your-face. This total transparency generates a level of authenticity and intimacy with audiences that traditional marketing tactics cannot match. He also discusses the... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
2018 Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism American Capitalism: New Histories By: Beckert, Sven, and Christine Desan, eds. Abstract—The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its enterprising shopkeepers, wildcat... View Details
- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
Job seekers who want to be paid commensurate with their talent level might want to pursue a career in high finance. Recent research finds that the finance industry compensates employees largely according to how talented they are. Other... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3
"magic"-the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement-that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
Germany tend to be the best-managed in the world, while firms in Brazil, China, and India scored poorly. “You have a lot of companies where the transmission of leadership is based on criteria completely unrelated to your ability to lead.” Of the 20 countries in the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 11, 2006
Working PapersGlobalizing the Beauty Business Before 1980 Geoffrey G. Jones This working paper examines the globalization of the beauty industry before 1980. This industry, which had emerged in its modern form in the United States... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
for the study of technological adoption and performance. On a more practical level, we chose the hospital industry because of its sheer importance to the overall economy. For example, in 2003 total hospital spending in the United States... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
The United States is about to witness a tectonic demographic shift. By 2034, as the baby boomers age en masse, the number of people over 65 will be greater than the number of children for the first time, according to the US Census Bureau.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
limousine pulled up, and everyone was wondering who was going to make an entrance. The door opened and out comes Abe, a yellow Lab, our “pet concierge.” How do you attract and retain the sort of employee who enjoys delivering a high level... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
on industry-level targeting to analyze quality FDI based on the subjective preferences expressed by the receiving countries themselves. Finally, we use a two-stage least squares methodology to control for measurement error and endogeneity. Exploiting a new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
professor. We became friends for life and HBS gave me a chance to leave US State Department while in South Vietnam and join the class of 1972 in January 1971 while on a sabbatical. I never looked back and resigned from Government during... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
had to be licensed in the state in which that image was generated. But the easing of state-level licensure has largely allowed physicians who are licensed in one state to practice in another. The easing of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage
listed volleyball as an interest on their class cards!” “Everyone here has a powerful story to tell.” “Everyone here has a powerful story to tell.” Elated, from the start, at the level of competition, by November Gonzalez “began getting... View Details
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
innovation is held by design-build construction firms? I don't think we know the answer to that, but it's interesting to consider what sort of policies in the areas of procurement, IP, and antitrust legislation would support that level of... View Details