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- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
Black students in our community have spent the last few weeks grappling with the weight of a devastating truth: that our country and society has undeniably and systemically failed Black communities – and the false narrative that being... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
conditions. In this case, Western consumers were taking responsibility not for their own health but for the health and safety of workers in a foreign land thousands of miles... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
Cassandra L. Govan, Dan Ariely, and Elise Holland Abstract—Recent evidence suggests that Americans underestimate wealth inequality in the United States and favor a more equal wealth distribution (Norton... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
Murphy, and Jorg L. Spenkuch Abstract—We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
many infrastructure challenges as well. It is one of the rainiest lands in the world, making many of its roads impassable half of the year. There's little electricity generated, about enough to power a small... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
interviews with Hindu religious leaders as to why this pilgrimage matters, along with SPH's findings about all things health related, from the bacteria count in the Ganges to the quality of medical care.... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
and diversity of the AAPI experience and inspire hope for a world of empathy, compassion, and courage. Keven Wang (MBA 2022) October 31, 2001. For the first time in my life, I stepped foot onto a land I did... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
vehicle at the $2,500 price level to address the needs of the emerging middle class in India. At the same time, Ratan Tata has challenged his companies to think globally. They have done a large number of acquisitions around the world, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Breaks in Interaction Improve Collective Intelligence By: Bernstein, Ethan, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer Abstract— People influence each other when they interact to solve problems. Such social influence introduces both benefits (higher... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
portfolio of high quality properties in Germany by acquiring one or more non-performing loans from Deutschland Bank. While he considers the many aspects of the deal that is about to unfold, he must decide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa Harvard Business School Case 709-001 The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
widespread distress: Corporate credit quality and growth, says Harvard Business School Professor Victoria Ivashina. “It's only in the US in 2007 and 2008 that we observed the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
likely attributable to improvements in comparability (i.e., better precision of across-firm information) than to changes in information quality specific to the firm (i.e., core... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
exploit the grand cru classification of the chateaux of the Médoc, created in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol of class status. The classification cannot be reversely affected by the quality chateaux... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
Author:Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper provides a simple model of two-sided platforms, in which one side (W) values not just the quantity (i.e., number) of users on the other side (M), but also their average View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
When Apoorva Pasricha (MBA 2019) assumed her role with the City of San Jose’s Mayor’s Office of Technology & Innovation as an HBS Leadership Fellow in August 2019, her mandate was to implement San Jose’s ‘Smart City’ road map.... View Details
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
When Apoorva Pasricha (MBA 2019) assumed her role with the City of San Jose’s Mayor’s Office of Technology & Innovation as an HBS Leadership Fellow in August 2019, her mandate was to implement San Jose’s ‘Smart City’ road map.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
part of that-healthcare, quality of life services such as environmental technologies, and education. The white coat is a symbol for both health professionals and people working in laboratories to discover... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
contribute to the intensity of violence once conflict has started. Finally, in contrast with some cross-country analyses, ethnic and caste polarization, land inequality, and political participation are not... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
government of West Bengal to develop a township on farmland. The decisions include whether to expand operations from the company's base in Kolkata to Bardhaman, 100 km away; whether to subdivide and sell raw View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace