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  • 14 Aug 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

Payment: Evidence from the Federal Quickpay Reform By: Barrot, Jean-Noel, and Ramana Nanda Abstract—We study the impact of Quickpay, a federal reform that indefinitely accelerated payments to small business contractors of the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Immigration, Natives' Marriage and Fertility By: Carlana, Michela, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage, fertility, and family formation across U.S. cities between 1910 and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Aug 2009
  • Op-Ed

Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Today, let... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto
  • 16 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

refreshing their product lines and extending their brand to more affordable items. Pressure to innovate is intense, says HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products
  • 21 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

Economy No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-068 In the Name of Democracy? The Rise and Decline of India's Congress Party In 1950 it looked... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS

img.left { float:left; padding-right:8px; } As we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month (LHM) and the 20th anniversary of the Latino Student Organization (LASO) at Harvard Business School (HBS), we cannot help but feel excited about what’s to... View Details
  • 24 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

principles of this sort not only speak to high standards of conduct but also stretch the enterprise beyond its own formal boundaries to include the extended family of customers, suppliers, distributors, View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • October 1996 (Revised December 1996)
  • Case

United Electric Controls

By: H. Kent Bowen, Jody H. Gittell and Sylvie Ryckebusch
United Electric Controls (UE) was a small, traditional family-owned manufacturing company when Dave Reis, the youngest member of the Reis family, took over the business. This case describes Reis's efforts to change UE's traditional work practices in order to make the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Family Business; Production; Business Strategy; Human Resources; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decisions; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Campaign Leadership Committee - Alumni

Giving Campaign Leadership Committee Giving Campaign Leadership Committee A dedicated group of alumni and friends served as ambassadors for The Harvard Business School Campaign, which concluded on June 30, 2018. Through their leadership... View Details
  • 21 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and London Business School’s Dan Cable describe: “Discuss with employees whether any of the basic elements of their... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden
  • Web

Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures Background Harvard Business School (HBS) has a long tradition of entrepreneurial activity. In recent years, the emphasis on entrepreneurship at Harvard Business... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

It's academic. (Not!)

If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in the School's Doctoral Programs are doing much more than... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 07 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

communications firm, named “PR Agency of the Decade” by AdAge. He has extensive experience in marketing and reputation management, having led assignments with major corporations, NGOs and family businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
  • Blog

What Black Executives Really Want

about each other's families than about mine." Interactions common in work relationships—friendly banter, invitations to lunch, drawing people out to understand who they are—often just don't happen for Black executives. One person said... View Details
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an opportunistic family business into a sophisticated industry leader. Cross Country (renamed Agero in 2011) operated call centers that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

These changes did not—as often assumed—result in the decline of family businesses but instead gave rise to a different kind of competitive and internationally oriented "Mittelstand." The study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

High Fives

learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 9

affects how perceivers evaluate and respond to the actor. This experiment reveals a theoretically novel and practically informative result that demonstrates the causal relation between preparatory nonverbal behavior and subsequent performance and outcomes. December... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education
  • 12 Oct 2017
  • News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that education alone can’t transform... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg