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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
even greater heights. KIYOMI SAITO Kiyomi Saito (MBA 1981), president and CEO, JBond Totan Securities, Tokyo, Japan In my day, college-educated women in Japan were not hired unless they had good connections and were nice-looking, a stated... View Details
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
time: from a logic of bias (women presented as victims of unequal treatment), to a logic of underrepresentation (women presented as stuck at lower levels of organizations), to a logic of work-family conflict (women's career advancement... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
WE RISE
private-capital database PitchBook, just 12 percent of check-writing decision-makers at the largest VC firms in the United States are women. A survey by The Information, a tech-sector media outlet, found that just 1 percent were Black;... View Details
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
the transcontinental railroad in 1869 onward is not really covered. That's a huge issue for studying the growth of U.S. business and the creation of the mass market. One of the reasons the United States became the powerhouse it did was... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Publication:Environmental History 13, no. 4 (October 2008): 684-694 Abstract The ability to detect and measure the presence of synthetic chemicals at trace levels in humans coupled to increased environmental NGO mobilization concerning... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
valuation. And I had a partner that, when I told him the number, I felt certain that he would say, well, we'll find another one. And the first thing he said was, get the deal done. "Ready for the starts. They're off in the Kentucky Derby! Always Dreaming's going out to... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
SEC within 10 days of buying a 5 percent (or greater) stake in a company. It’s a legal requirement, which, like many disclosure requirements, is meant to level the playing field. Once that form is filed, everyone knows which firm an... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
public outrage and protests, as well as a fair amount of handwringing on the part of politicians. What's less clear is how this rising level of inequality has affected the nation. Researchers have tried to determine its impact on a wide... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
course of action). It shows that persuasion and authority are complements at low levels of effectiveness but substitutes at high levels. Furthermore, the principal will rely more on persuasion when agent motivation is more important for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
focus: patient experience, provider experience, population health, and value. “The knock-on effects of delayed surgeries, delayed treatments, and mental health issues will require a new level of care that will be just as important as with... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
the West will fail. To succeed, they need to build trust within the existing structures—and this book shows how it's done Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53925 in press Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
exercising discretion. Doctors tend to deviate more, and deviations tend to be less detrimental with experience, yet deviations remain harmful even for high levels of experience. Moreover, doctors tend to deviate to follow two common... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
inequality typically exhibit less support for government-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve along this pattern, a vicious cycle could form... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-005.pdf The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality (revised) Author:Zeynep Ton Abstract Determining staffing levels is an important decision in retail operations. While... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
figure out which innovations will be with the school forever.” Navigating Complexities As principal of the Ira A. Murphy Elementary School, a K–8 public school in suburban Phoenix with the highest poverty level in its district, Mills,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
model is more local than expected and that it's working in small and medium markets. Getting to a strong brand awareness and consideration level will be cheaper and easier in these markets, which will be critical for local business. Since... View Details
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enroll in the CORe Program. CORe Program Grades CORe Program grades are assigned on the following scale: Pass with High Honors To pass CORe with High Honors, participants must demonstrate a superior level of content mastery and make... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
getting out of it. And there's this enormous line that's snaking by the pool side entrance to the club. The club is the first two, three floors of the hotel. It's just varying levels of exclusivity. Who do you know? Is the doorman going... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
Although the data allow only some suggestive tests of rival hypotheses to explain long-run technological persistence, we find the evidence to be most consistent with a model of endogenous technology adoption where the cost of adopting new technologies declines... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace