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- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
discovered that many of these problem contracts were not very profitable," says Healy. The results were more stark for Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, which Healy is researching for an upcoming case study. In... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
to make sure that the toilets that were constructed will be constructed to the right standard so that we didn’t develop the next problem, which is what we’re working on now, which is the treatment of sewage.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
market-distorting bubble. The big difference between now and the late 1980s is supply. “Oversupply is kryptonite to the real estate market, and I don’t see an oversupply situation,” he notes. Nor do other market insiders, whose consensus assessment is that new View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
new organization. Further, they have the power to shape that new organization’s career imprint. So executives need to be alert as to whether it is constructive to impose an old career imprint on a new organization. — Deborah Blagg View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4
deductive proposition, supported by experimental and observational evidence, other forms of knowledge can be both valid and useful. In particular, Fisher and his colleagues constructed frameworks of prescriptions that, on average, respond... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
require a shift in the traditional philanthropy mindset, Hamermesh says, from funding the construction of a new cancer pavilion to financing the development of specific therapies for cancer subtypes—a less visible, but potentially more... View Details
- 18 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 18
Buildings Authors:Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel Abstract We measure the impact of municipal policies requiring governments to construct green buildings on private-sector adoption of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
Wheeler. "Even after making a good deal, people wonder if they could have done better." Such self-doubt is a costly distraction. "It gets in the way of constructive engagement and relationship-building." Staying In The Game Being centered... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
high-tech firms. In 2004, however, the cap expired, and the limit fell back to 65,000. As might be expected, there was an increase of lobbying on the issue following the decrease as companies tried to get the cap raised once again. To quantify these dynamics, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
particular, we find that elite institutions in Vietnam encourage the construction of broader policy-making coalitions, have more competitive selection processes, and place more constraints on executive decision making than exists by way... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog
constructive participation in class and faithfully preparing for and carrying out negotiation exercises, most students will opt for a self-scheduled written exam. Instead of taking a final exam, some students may prefer to write a paper... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
default. They then constructed an algorithm that was purpose-built to ignore the factors that tend to bias human decision-making but that don’t have any real bearing on whether a business will be able to repay a loan, such as postal... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
formula, it becomes possible to construct a portfolio that is virtually risk-free. Merton said that since his theory was introduced, financial managers have realized that it could be applied to a wide range of contractual agreements,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
fifth global research center just opened in India.) Addressing physical changes on campus, Dean Clark noted that the now-completed Baker Library renovation was “by far the biggest HBS construction project ever undertaken.” He thanked the... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
Taking this added step can enable you to complete the task proficiently and respond constructively to the needs of those on the receiving end. Q: At a company level, did you find best practices around necessary evils? A: For companies,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
randomly assigned to one of two groups: the "creative mindset" group and the control group. All were asked to construct sentences from sets of randomly positioned words. But in the creative mindset group, more than half of the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 24, 2007
compute pairwise coagglomeration measurements for U.S. manufacturing industries. Industry attributes are used to construct measures of the relevance of each of Marshall's three theories of industry agglomeration to each industry pair: (1)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details