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- 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31
that the impact of improved operational efficiency depends on whether the disruption is due to factors that are internal versus external to the firm and its supply chain. We use a sample of over 500 disruptions collected from company... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 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
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
effect holds true regardless of which political party is in control. In terms of laws that are actually enacted, the impact of mass shootings depends on which party is in power. In states with Republican-controlled legislatures, a mass... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business
livelihoods depend on our ability to sell coffee.” Not long after returning home as HBS classes are now virtual, Han decided to create an e-commerce site for Bean&Bean, drawing on her pre-HBS career in software development and... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
different points in the year – depending on what industry they’re planning to work in. A good chunk of students who are looking to spend a summer in the traditional sectors of consulting, banking or general management end up with an offer... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- Blog Post
5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn
method of learning that depends as much on the caliber of the students as it does the teachers. Everyone comes to class armed with their creativity, insight, personal biases and backgrounds, and professional experience ready to propose a... View Details
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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA
completion of assignments can vary, depending upon the policy set by the instructor. Students must assume that collaboration in the completion of assignments is prohibited unless explicitly permitted by the instructor. Students must... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni
Alumnae Circles Frequently Asked Questions About Circles FAQ Regional Contacts Does completing the enrollment survey guarantee placement in a Circle? Placement in a Circle is not guaranteed. It is dependent on 5 or more applicants in an... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
some 20,000 dependents over the past 35 years. With those kinds of numbers, Children of Fallen Patriots figures that, after government help, the gap is half a billion dollars. “So that’s the total we’re going after,” Kim says. Through... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
they price their products depend on consumer demand, value, and traditional market forces. Our present system suppresses these forces and innovation. Doctors can only provide services that fit static billing and payment codes. These codes... View Details
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John Smith-Ricco
experience got me thinking about the role of industrialization in economic development. The viability of South Africa depends on that development and the equitable distribution of resources." Eager to learn "how capital is... View Details
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IT Strategy: Improving Service to Support Innovation | Information Technology
line IT support for MBA students, Executive Education participants, and HBS Alumni. Depending on patterns of business activity, Anthology addresses between 10% and 20% of user support requests per month that would otherwise have gone to... View Details
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
have an advantage. You may have a chance if you're the first one in the market. But if you're not doing something demonstrably better, either creating a new paradigm or servicing these companies, I think it's a tough place to be. Meakem: It View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Q&A with Janet Cahill
photo by Zhou Junxiang Why does HBS ask alumni to give every year? Our economic model depends on annual giving by alumni and friends. Rather than being added to the HBS endowment, current use gifts are put to use immediately to support... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech
The globalization of manufacturing and the increased dependence on digital technology is transforming the sector and changing its competitive advantage profile. This is a long-term trend, but we are seeing its effects more clearly with... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
two reasons for management failures to heed shareholder proposals for greater action on ESG issues: processes within the organization may not be sufficiently developed, and performance incentives may be misaligned. “I went back to the data and found both hypotheses to... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
experiment, we find that CEO activism can sway public opinion and increase consumers’ intentions to purchase products from the CEO’s company. However, we find that these two effects of CEO activism depend on the alignment between the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
putting off those who find it liberating) is a tricky balance to achieve. Success therefore depends in part on constantly fine-tuning the mix between silence and signs to produce an optimal environment for given morals to endure. Q:... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
the economy recover from the financial crisis, and it will continue to be an important driver of national competitiveness in the future. Merger's Success Depends On Leadership Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business... View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
"That said, the outcome depends on the opinions of López Obrador's followers. If they believe that it is illegitimate to challenge the Tribunal's decision (or the results of the recount) with violence, then Mexico will have completed... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna