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September 22, 2010
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Give U.S. Companies Certainty on Taxes

By: Robert C. Pozen

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

How a company decides who is authorized to make what types of decisions can have a profound effect on its business, both in terms of everyday effectiveness and the bottom line. Consider the experience of one global conglomerate that... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

March 2018
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GoFundMe: The Giving Layer of the Internet

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Allison M. Ciechanover

By 2017, GoFundMe is the world’s largest social fundraising platform. Gross donation volume is growing rapidly, yet the number of monthly campaign starts is relatively flat. The CEO contemplates a variety of growth initiatives. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Technology Industry

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October 2020
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Overcoming Resource Scarcity: Consumers' Response to Gifts Intending to Save Time and Money

By: Alice Lee-Yoon, Grant Donnelly and A.V. Whillans

Consumers feel increasingly pressed for time and money. Gifts have the potential to reduce scarcity in recipients’ lives, yet little is known about how recipients perceive gifts given with the intention of saving them time or money. Across five studies (N =... View Details

Keywords: Scarcity; Status; Time; Gift Giving; Status and Position; Money; Attitudes; Emotions

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16 Mar 2018
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Giving Back to Help The Next Generation

I am happy to give back,” she explains. “It was a nice surprise to me to learn that, as a younger alumna, I could create a named fellowship fund with a lower minimum gift and use my company match to help... View Details

27 Oct 2021
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The Great Competition to Give Away Money

24 Apr 2014
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Giving business tools to small farmers so they can compete and succeed

Sylvia Wachsner (PMD 35, 1978), director of Sociedade Nacional de Agricultura, runs business training programs for small organic and sustainable farmers in Brazil. (Published April 2014) View Details

16 Apr 2014
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Professor Shih Gives Manufacturing Renaissance a C-

10 Jan 2022
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Don’t Give Up on the Charismatic CEO

21 Nov 2009
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Big banks giving high salaries and bonuses face anger from public: expert

13 May 2015
Blog Post

Former Engineer Gives Consulting a Test Drive

The majority of HBS students choose to do an internship in between their first and second years. Some students choose to continue down paths they pursued prior to business school, while others use the summer to try out new function areas... View Details

28 Jan 2014
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Bloomberg Gives $53M to Restore Ocean Fisheries

Keywords: Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping

31 Jul 2018
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Surprise! More People Give If They Don’t See the Pitch Coming

13 Oct 2017
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How to give feedback that gets results

08 Mar 2012
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Demographics Could Give the U.S. Competitive Edge

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

percent), the figures were far lower for business schools. “Within minority communities, careers in business are perceived to be riskier than law and med school,” Rice explains. “You could be a doctor or lawyer in your own community; you... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

27 Sep 2015
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Pharma gives drug development the Hollywood treatment

26 Jul 2023
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Overcoming Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback

02 Aug 2010
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Four Things Groups Want that Leaders Can't Give — and One They Can

26 Jan 2021
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