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11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

examined how decision makers’ own expertise influenced reliance on algorithms. Experts in national security, who regularly make forecasts, relied less on algorithmic advice than lay people did. These results shed light on the important... View Details

05 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 5

positioning? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/714412-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-017 The Battle at JPMorgan Chase No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/414017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-006 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. Both the finance minister and the head of the Central Bank support the initiative but worry how they can sustain fiscal discipline and control inflation, in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 16

financial environment, and possibly for firms in industries with highly liquid assets as well. This result sheds light on the link between financial and economic development. Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

significantly decreased that rate. The present study sheds further light on the so-called dark side of embeddedness by focusing on who is negatively targeted by having the "wrong friends" at the wrong time. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine . Nadia's mission is to bring light to cultural shadow through storytelling, challenging the status quo through laughter. She is a frequent guest speaker on panels that focus on diversity in... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

The Wise Men

pay the faculty. Dean Baker told me, “We can hire you for one year, but you’ll need to raise half your salary.” The idea was to get INCAE up and running, with support from the Kennedy administration and USAID. I would be half-time in administration, spreading the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2009
News

Read All About It!

his analysis of our low-mindedness is right — and right it seems to be in the light of such statistics as he can muster — our craving for entertainment is so insatiable that most of us give ourselves up wholeheartedly to joy-riding,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes

confectionery hadn’t (yet) been found to be poisonous. The use of certified colors didn’t become mandatory until 1938, when Congress passed the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Even so, the initial Food and Drug Act shone a light on the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

The sun was setting and a light snow falling, creating a thin white blanket that covered the winding two-lane country road stretching in front of Joshua Margolis, when he suddenly felt his 1992 Volvo give into the slick surface, pull out... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 Feb 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

today it's the CIO (chief information officer) and others spread throughout the organization. EE: One theme you address in DIS is how the relationship between the CEO and CIO is changing. How so? Nolan: This comes to light very clearly in... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Demo Day | New Venture Competition

urgent gap in medical equipment availability by facilitating equipment sharing and redistribution through an asset light model. By pioneering Africa's foremost medical equipment-sharing marketplace, the platform ensures hospitals can... View Details

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

changes in the field aren’t fed back to HQ, where plans can be updated and recommunicated quickly. To remove the fog, Clausewitz believed in light decision-making frameworks that allow adaptability. Napoleon followed these principles when... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

unwavering belief in human potential. After the war, the stage was set for an explosion of innovation, and Doriot was in a perfect position to light the fuse. As a professor of a leading business school and a director of dozens of... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

If you squeeze your hand too tight, the sand runs out. You lose it. If you hold it too loosely, the same result. But hold it just carefully and firmly enough, and you keep it. A light hand keeps the sand. The same goes with a family in... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

success—and that mismatch poses a lot of challenges for Japan today. "Unless Japan can come to a consensus on what worked in the past and what didn't, it is pretty hard to create a new economic strategy. "And it is that model that I hope our colleagues can... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

Profile

Marla Malcolm Beck

one knew what facials were. When I was in Boston, I used to drive 45 minutes to get MAC lipstick.” The proverbial light bulb went on and Beck decided she could bring beauty products online. Bluemercury was born. As every nascent... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

No Place Like Home

those costs tend to offset any tax-base revenues gained from housing. By contrast, with light industry, towns get the tax base without having to add a lot of social services. So communities that are chasing after business to locate in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

affect the decision to go public. As the authors shed light on the structure and operations of venture capital firms, three major themes emerge. First, all venture capitalists confront tremendous incentive and information problems, in... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

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