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- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
railroad, the country could depend on a rapidly expanding population on which to build markets and scale corporations. Q: Having examined roughly 1,000 articles covering more than 150 years of business, what changes did you notice in the... View Details
- 06 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Art of American Advertising
Harvard Business School's Baker Library is hosting a historical exhibit that examines the advertising industry in a bygone era, when marketers still had to depend on printed materials to capture consumer attention. The Art of American... View Details
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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
of his youth on his aunt’s farm in Massachusetts. At the age of twenty-three, he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank (now Citibank), which under his guidance remained a dependable institution... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)
oversee a team of about 35 people; we also engage with a number of external agencies for support, depending on our needs. The foundation hosts roughly 250 chefs annually, so we essentially have a restaurant operation in the house. At the... View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
income taxation. I show analytically how age dependence improves policy on both the intratemporal and intertemporal margins. I use detailed numerical simulations, calibrated with data from the U.S. PSID, to generate robust policy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
climate change, ocean acidification, or depleting the topsoil, because business as a whole is going to suffer from the results of environmental degradation. There is a very strong collective case for business action, but from a show-me-the-money perspective, it View Details
- Portrait Project
Adam Zalisk
stories – their own ways of talking, attitudes, perspectives. But to shape a narrative that touched an audience, all those different people had to harmonize. Until I understood the people, there was no play. In my career, I never want to lose sight of that simple... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
ability to enhance the discussions that lie at the heart of the case method. Participant-centered learning depends on the active involvement of every student, each of whom brings a unique background and perspective to the mix of voices... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Education Innovation
its economy. Her conclusion, which helped inform HBS's US Competitiveness Project: "The United States must recognize that its long-term growth depends on dramatically increasing the quality of its K–12 public education system." A reform... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
workplace friendships, firms can minimize the psychological costs of homesickness, which increase depending on how far the employee is from home, according to Choudhury’s study, Social Attachment to Place and Psychic Costs of Geographic... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
"With the virtual mobility of global labor insured, only those companies and nations will grow ... that make the best use of entrepreneurial qualities...." How governments should spend money in support of innovation clearly View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
industry, and then into areas such as brokerage fees and other professional services. In recent years, the deregulation movement has spread to industries with which consumers interact daily, such as electric power and telephone service, whose View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
a single quarter last year, invested $3.8 billion in Internet start-ups. But, is the get-big-fast strategy right for everyone? To what extent is its payoff dependent on speculative excess in the capital markets? These probing questions... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
As Major League Baseball camps reawaken for spring training over the next few weeks, the same scene will repeat across the country: A pitcher will take the mound. A batter will stare back. And behind him, an umpire will tense in anticipation, ready to call a ball or a... View Details
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
More Effective Sports Sponsorship—Combining and Integrating Key Resources and Capabilities of International Sports Events and Their Major Sponsors By: Lund, Ragnar, and Stephen A. Greyser Abstract—Organizations in the field of sports are becoming increasingly View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
European, and especially Eurozone, countries after the economic downturn that began in 2008. In fact, it was possible that both the euro currency union and the European political union depended on increasing migration across member... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
lending in this market. Traditional bank loans may yield a return of 5 to 7 percent, but many alternative lending platforms charge yields ranging from 30 to 120 percent of the loan value, depending on the size, term duration, and risk... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
the suppliers for the client's business including struggling farmers who depended on the business for their livelihoods. "Jim wondered why he didn't see the problems earlier," Ramanna says. "He wondered what he could have... View Details
- 08 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan
especially on entitlements. In other words, this plan is a standard push toward a smaller government and a less constrained market. Second, the plan’s supporters believe fairness in tax policy depends on how much people pay rather than on... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
across multiple industries. There are at least five kinds of control that could belong to either company or worker, depending on the business model: Price charged to the customer. Equipment used by the worker, Method of service delivery.... View Details