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  • 31 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss

Cities and states are feeling the financial pain of this recession more quickly than in past downturns after pandemic-induced lockdowns swiftly decimated sales tax revenue that helps fund their operations. In fact, new research finds that... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 13 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

Harvard Business School Case 314-097 Furloughs: An Alternative to Layoffs for Economic Downturns This note describes the practice of employee furloughs (also known as work sharing or short-time work)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

relies heavily on foreign debt. Access to such debt is suddenly curtailed when there is a downturn in market sentiment regarding the Icelandic economy as a whole. Students will reflect on the essential elements of a communications... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This book maps the influence of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 21

Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

Published since 1979 by the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks seventy-five countries and measures the comparative strengths and weaknesses of their economies. At a press conference announcing publication of the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details

  • 22 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

determinants underlying the global economic geography of multinational firms. In particular, we run a horserace between two distinct economic forces: location fundamentals and agglomeration economies. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Future Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/Hispanolistic View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 20 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 20

Rajiv Lal, and Catherine RossHarvard Business School Case 510-016 Within 10 months of Gregg Steinhafel's taking over as CEO at Target, the U.S. was mired in the most significant economic downturn in 50... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

on the shaky side. That difference is a critical concern in Eastern Europe and Africa. On an optimistic note, I think that entrepreneurship is going to be the most important economic driver in a lot of countries. The U.S. will continue to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 09 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

Economic difficulties need not mean that we lower our standards for leadership. If anything, we should raise our sights. New work by HBS professor Michael Beer and colleagues shows that there is still a place for what they term... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 08 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

within the broader themes of history, including society, politics, culture, and gender. How, for instance, did the experience of women working for Avon differ from those of men working at Encyclopedia Britannica or other sales-oriented organizations? Q: Any insights... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 2

and produce an aggregate equity term structure that tracks economic conditions. The implied term structure is upward sloping during normal or expansion periods but flattens or inverts during economic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2025
  • News

Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward

With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details
  • 01 Dec 1998
  • News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

still do - the financial resources to write new code. Will the worldwide economic downturn complicate matters? Good question. For companies at the top of their game and well into the process, the Y2K problem... View Details
  • 10 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 10

business. It is argued that the country of origin of a technological innovation is less economically important than the ability of a society to capitalize on that innovation and convert it into profitable business opportunities.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

Participants enjoyed sessions on topics that ranged from biotechnology to media and entertainment to social enterprise. A panel of six entrepreneurs, moderated by HBS professor Lynda M. Applegate, discussed their experiences in light of the recent View Details
Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 14 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

now the government says they really meant 180. That takes its toll. Q: What about the effect on the financial markets? A: When it comes to the shutdown, I'm less concerned about them. I think that equities respond to a lot of things, and any View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

staying away or unable to pay and rising costs for personal protective gear and new technology. “Compounding the problem, SUD treatment and prevention programs risk draconian cuts to public funding as states experience economic View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health