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  • 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

Government in the Global Economy Author:Richard H. K. Vietor Publication:Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract As the world globalizes, countries compete for the markets, technologies, and skills needed to raise their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Aug 2024
  • Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

workers? One answer to these questions is that immigrants possess skills that are complementary to those of natives, and the latter end up specializing in jobs that have higher earnings prospects. A second answer is that the economy... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
  • 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52312 Equality and Equity in Compensation By: Bao, Jiayi, and Andy Wu Abstract—Equity compensation is widely used for incentivizing skilled employees, particularly in new technology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

wasn't the issue—the division still had the superior technology overall. Nor was talent a problem—Becton Dickinson continued to retain the skilled engineers that had made it the leader in its field. The organization's design didn't seem... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader
  • 03 Oct 2018
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?

This curiosity needs to start with our existing team. Who is in our team and how can we map their skills to see the gaps? Then how can we approach the process of finding new people with a view of filling these View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 15 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

transit, can maximize the return on investment by optimizing natural resource use. For cash-strapped cities the private sector can fill the gap in providing critical funds and designing structures, including public housing and municipal... View Details
Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
  • 05 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 5

the net new jobs in our country. Yet in recent years, small businesses have been slow to recover from a recession and credit crisis that hit them especially hard. This lag has prompted the question, "Is there a credit gap in small... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

costs and profit margins; initial sales also influence the venture's trajectory of organizational skills because firms develop capabilities and routines in interactions with customers. There is also an opportunity cost: money, time, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

but that some children fail to follow that norm in the actual game. The gap between norm and behavior was correlated with self-regulation skills on a parent-report individual differences measure.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28

resources, but that some children fail to follow that norm in the actual game. The gap between norm and behavior was correlated with self-regulation skills on a parent-report individual differences measure.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

without charge to end users, so advertising is everywhere. But advertising security gaps are equally widespread: from "malvertisement" banner ads pushing rogue anti-spyware software, to click fraud, to spyware and adware, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

assignment frictions, which appear to be more severe in lower-income regions. The productivity loss generated by inefficient assignment is equal to 13% of the productivity gap between high- and low-income countries in our sample. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23

income tax rates remain well above the zero level recommended by theory. Moreover, some of theory's more subtle prescriptions, such as taxes that involve personal characteristics, asset-testing, and history-dependence, remain rare in practice. Where large View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

rungs to catch up with dirty technology and because this gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

funds exhibit no better skill at asset allocation. Furthermore, funds sold through brokers demonstrate more performance sensitivity than funds sold through the direct channel. While the costs of brokers' services are relatively clear,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

foster a culture that aligns all employees around the shared goals of customer solutions. 3) Clout: redistribute power to "bridge builders" and customer champions. 4) Capability: develop employees' skills at tackling changing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

we identify a profound and consistent gender gap in entrepreneur persuasiveness. Investors prefer pitches presented by male entrepreneurs compared with pitches made by female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitch is the same.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

that Invest Early children were better prepared for kindergarten than their low-income counterparts and the proficiency gap between Invest Early and high-income children had decreased significantly. Integrating and sustaining such a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

The analysis finds no impact of financial incentives on learning but significant effects of both goal setting and counseling on real financial outcomes. These results identify important complements to financial education that can bridge the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 12

courses. P-TECH addresses a skills gap affecting U.S. competitiveness that quickly caught the attention of elected officials. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/314049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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