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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
optimal export taxes depend on a trade-off between the good's military centrality and its distortion centrality. Military centrality is a network-adjusted sales share to the foreign military; distortion centrality reflects taxation misallocation in the domestic View Details
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
Might Also Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Related reading from the Working Knowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
artificial intelligence-powered knowledge access platform. He was a much-loved son, brother, uncle, and friend, and he was passionate about skiing, skydiving, ice hockey, rugby, and raclette. Chastel accomplished much and never did... View Details
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
of value to the US economy each year, the researchers estimate. Sources: US Patent and Trademark Office; “(Live) and Work from Anywhere: Geographic Flexibility and Productivity Effects at the United States Patent Office” by Prithwiraj... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
outcomes such as higher retention and better engagement. Read the Report Featured Videos Joseph Fuller Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Joseph... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
The issue of control is examined, as is the related question of the "stickiness" of knowledge within large international firms. The discussion draws on a case study of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods manufacturer Unilever, which... View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research
chapter argues that since the nineteenth century capitalism has created much wealth, but at the cost of massive ecological destruction, which has been particularly severe in Latin America. During the first global economy before 1929,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes
the current state of consumer goods prices and their broader implications on the economy and consumer behavior: Prices are 19 percent higher. In the wake of the pandemic, consumers have been confronted with prices that are, on average,... View Details
- 26 Sep 2023
- Book
Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target
ever-increasing number of sectors, to the point that the digital-based economy will soon become the new normal (Adner et al., 2019; Cennamo et al., 2020; Dagnino & Resciniti, 2021). Concepts such as big data, artificial intelligence... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory
we measure better versus worse? Even more simply, How do we keep score? "At the economy wide or social level," he continues, "the issue is the following: If we could dictate the criterion or objective function to be... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
relevance of the unit managers' knowledge of local customers, and the unit manager's knowledge of his/her team). We conduct difference-in-differences analyses to examine the effects of centralized hiring on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
many took advantage of economies of scale and other more efficient production processes. Yet, firms increasingly held on to the savings they gained from these reduced costs, rather than passing them on to customers in the form of lower... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
What does it take to put a price tag on open source software (OSS), a resource so critical to the global economy that some 96 percent of commercial programs include some code created, tinkered with, or distributed for free by... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
Crossroads.” HBS research associate Julia M. Comeau contributed to the study, along with the School’s Europe Research Center. While the country’s well-paid, high-tech economy is humming, and the country continues to generate an outsized... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
economy first by undermining the trust that is required for transactions to occur, and by distorting the economic calculus that underlies sensible business decisions. As it continues, graft destroys the national political entity.... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 18 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View
Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
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Clubs - Business & Environment
become better stewards of the natural and built environment. Impact Investing Club The Impact Investing Club strives to equip our members with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as successful impact investors across the full... View Details
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Research - Global
century capitalism has created much wealth, but at the cost of massive ecological destruction, which has been particularly severe in Latin America. During the first global economy before 1929, considerable wealth was... 2025 Book Space to... View Details
- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
likely to be highly risky.” You Might Also Like: Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'? Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can Feedback or ideas to share? Email... View Details
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
becoming more important at all levels of the labor force as we move from a more mechanical engineering, manufacturing economy to a post-industrial society. Retaining and cultivating those skills as part of learning on the job is becoming... View Details