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- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
Sweden has long seemed like a social-welfare capitalist dream come true, where companies and labor unions collaborate in harmony with government support. Swedish citizens are among the wealthiest in the world, and they enjoy publicly provided health insurance and other... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
such as talent and capital, away from wealth creation and toward wealth distribution. It distorts thinking. Restoring the balance of power is critical to the competitiveness and the health of the rest of the economy. Limits on the size and leverage of banks and changes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Abstract We survey the theory and evidence of behavioral corporate finance, which generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
that foreign firms possess an "advantage" when they invest in a foreign market, it might be expected that they would earn higher returns than their domestic competitors. 7 This seems to be the general case, but perhaps not for... View Details
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U.S. Competitiveness
Project along with the findings of the 2016 HBS survey on U.S. competitiveness. This survey was administered to HBS alumni worldwide, HBS students, and members of the U.S. general public in May—June 2016. More Research Facts & Figures 48%... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
mutually agreed-upon transfers with compensation and are located within the task network. Placing a transaction in a particular location in turn requires work to define, count (or measure), and pay for the transacted objects. The costs of this work (labeled mundane... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
Dishonest Self-Reports Authors:Lisa L. Shu, Nina Mazar, Francesca Gino, Dan Ariely, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Many business and governmental interactions are based upon trust with the assumption that all actors generally comply with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
because this gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies, though the transition will typically be slow.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
he tried to run, the officer pointed a loaded gun at his head. Miller was charged and sentenced to probation. Miller’s parents worried as he started skipping school, joined a neighborhood gang, had some minor run-ins with the law, and... View Details
- 31 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World
were a little too virtuous and exacting. “The soul of a man is a vast forest, and all Benjamin intended was a neat back garden,” wrote D. H. Lawrence, with Mark Twain chiming in that it was “calculated to inflict suffering upon the rising View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
fish become extinct. If elected, I will do everything possible to enact an across-the-board fifteen percent tax reduction. Undoubtedly, some of these positions appeal to you more than others. Some you simply do not like. Now consider the... View Details
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
in the (B) case, the agency developed an intriguing and original approach to assessing the intangibles and students are asked to react to it from a sales perspective and to attempt to generalize the approach to other sales domains.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
Careers Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA Careers Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA Supporting recent HBS graduates making a difference working in Africa. Thanks to generous alumni support, the Global Opportunity Fellowship... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
waste generation levels over the last 10 years, it is unlikely that the amount of waste from those municipalities will materially increase. To guarantee an efficient operation under these conditions, ARC imports waste, mainly from the... View Details
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in the Post-Covid World Professor Joe Fuller (MBA 1981) + More Info – Less Info What is going on in labor market? How will generative AI and other technologies affect the future of work? How... View Details
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Student Research - Doctoral
Because They Express Passion More Frequently and More Diversely By: Kai Krautter , Anabel Büchner and Jon M. Jachimowicz 01 JUL 2025 | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Tax Elasticities of Top Donors: Evidence from Family... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
had taken insufficient measures before that to address its long-standing financial problems. Some research suggests that voluntary or preemptive restructuring can generate more value than restructuring done under the imminent threat of... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details