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Tools & Training - Alumni
they’ve learned in Harvard ManageMentor, or engage in entirely new subjects such as Authenticity, Big Data and Analytics, Design Thinking and Emotional Intelligence. The content in HMM Spark is curated and continuously updated by HBP’s... View Details
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Finance - Faculty & Research
Article Expectations of Returns and Expected Returns By: Robin Greenwood and Andrei Shleifer We analyze time-series of investor expectations of future stock market returns from six data sources between 1963 and 2011. The six measures of... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
things or at least convince everyone that things are under control? Wu: It’s essential that he continue to actively engage with all stakeholders here. In the short term, calming the advertisers down is going to be very important, and Musk... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details
- 10 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?
some categories,” he says. “Those shortages are putting pressure on prices. And they're still contributing to the high levels of inflation we see now.” Shifting shortages on store shelves To examine the relationship between stockouts and inflation, the researchers... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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HBS - The year in Review
and ideas outside of HBS; and a core that provides key data and administrative services. More on the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society Established The Institute for the... View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem"-and the use of data to drive decision. In the case, managing director Jeff Edmondson is faced with two dilemmas: how to attract business engagement in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
people." “The misconception is that checking accounts are vanilla products that don't screw people,” says Marco Di Maggio, the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS. “Well, overdraft fees are a form of credit. The bank is lending you... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
chains have come under unprecedented stress as a result of US-China trade tensions, the pandemic, and geopolitical shocks. We've documented US participation in global value chains over four decades, with particular focus on the last five years. Is there a "great... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review Notable progress was made during FY23 in advancing the School’s priorities. Accelerating research on how digital and data are transforming management... View Details
- 04 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness
this tendency to keep demographics the same from one leader to the next stand in the way of meaningful change? “The data suggest that we’re unlikely to make serious progress on diversity without concerted effort, as people are otherwise... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
PepsiCo used a similar argument to prevent its advertising firm from working for a key competitor. PepsiCo's CEO worked closely with the CEO of its Frito-Lay unit and PepsiCo's general counsel to devise a strategy to remove trans fats... View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
scores decrease. Why? Because they suffer from cognitive fatigue. In other words, their brains get tired. However, test scores do increase slightly when students get to take a short break immediately before taking a test. These are among... View Details
- 13 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?
Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services
STATATMP=/export/scratch/stata_temp/\$USER/\$LSB_JOBID stata-mp4-5g -b do myfile.do bsub -q short -n 4 \ -R "rusage[mem=5000]" -M 5000 -hl \ STATATMP=/export/scratch/stata_temp/\$USER/\$LSB_JOBID \ stata-mp4 -b do myfile.do (the \ at the... View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
negative health outcomes, including heart disease—Wu says this is the first study to analyze the impact on the innovation generated by firms and their workers. The research team analyzed a sample of 3,445 inventors and 1,180 firms in California and New England, drawing... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
Government and the International Economy Pakistan at 75: When Will the "Nazuk Mor" End? Singapore: "From Third World to First" Thailand: Red Shirts, Yellow Shirts, and a Green Revolution Data Science for Managers Arla Foods: Decarbonizing... View Details
- September 2010
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Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Using data from a sample of U.S. industrial facilities subject to the federal Clean Air Act from 1993 to 2003, this article theorizes and tests the conditions under which organizations' symbolic commitments to self-regulate are particularly likely to result in improved... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Code Law; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Governance Compliance; Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 3 (September 2010): 361–396. (Lead article; Featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (Summer 2011) and in Behind the scenes of the Administrative Science Quarterly.)
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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Course Overview Course Overview In keeping with the mission of Harvard Business School—to educate leaders who make a difference in... View Details
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
Abstract Many scholars and practitioners have recently argued that corporate awards are a "free" way to motivate employees. We use field data from an attendance award program implemented at one of five industrial laundry plants... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne