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investments. Our analysis finds that central bank climate risk management is not associated with a country’s economic exposure to transition risks, but instead with its climate politics. The results suggest... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

The Unit examines other countries’ business environments and their historical development. The BGIE group is deeply interested in the impact of globalization and the way rules are emerging to govern international economic transactions as... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

points of transition along the way. In the stories that follow, alumni share their own reflections on feeling like an imposter, and how they reconcile this inner view with the picture of success that the world reflects back to them. Flip... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

08 Mar 2021
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COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a capstone project that applies the program’s learnings. 6 months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential Business Essentials Interpret data to inform... View Details

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Europe - Global

Europe Paris HBS opened the Europe Research Center (ERC) in Paris in 2003, to help HBS develop and strengthen relationships with European business and academic leaders. The ERC enables HBS faculty to study more effectively one of the world’s most important View Details

16 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers

transition is urgently required if more young people are to launch successful careers that will lead to economic security. “What’s left are the things that are hard to automate, called foundational or human... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

18 Mar 2024
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When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details

Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities

01 Sep 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor

improvement projects. He attended HBS to gain background for broader responsibilities at the State Department but switched gears when he learned more about the important role of investment bankers in allocating funds to worthy economic... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; climate change; investment banking; leadership; carbon tax

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Development Economics (33) Diasporas (3) Disruption (22) Disruptive Innovation (27) Distribution Channels (20) Distribution (45) Diversification (1) Diversity (248) Duopoly and Oligopoly (2) Early Childhood Education (2) Earnings... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

Management ; Business Earnings ; Financial Statements ; Change Management ; Disruption ; Volatility ; Transition ; Crime and Corruption ; Cost vs Benefits ; Decision Making ; Decision Choices and Conditions ; Decisions ; Demographics ;... View Details

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About - Business & Environment

science more accessible, useful, and intuitive so that everyone on Earth can build their climate literacy and mindfully prepare for the consequences that climate change is likely to bring. Spencer earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and... View Details

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Profiles - MBA

build technical infrastructure that pushes the bounds of what we take for granted. Find Grace on LinkedIn . Computer Science, Secondary in Economics DUNSTER 2026 Cohort 7 Sahar Maisha “Being in a community of eager and dedicated students... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

real business problems. Description of silent animated video above: People walking on the street transitions into data points on a map Learn how to craft successful business strategy through the power of View Details

19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

complicated—and instructive. Kodak suffered from a technology transition in which it lost the benefits of a learning curve to a general-purpose technology platform where there were no entry barriers. It also suffered from difficulty in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 25, 2016
Comment

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

By: John A. Quelch

Healthcare and education are two issues in which citizens around the world, rich and poor, are passionately interested. It has long been appreciated that the way that a society treats its youngest and oldest members says much about its moral maturity. Economic... View Details

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18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

organizations address workforce transitions and cope with a shifting economic landscape far better than layoffs do. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54502 May–June 2018... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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By: Vincent Pons

Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

09 Nov 2023
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From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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