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  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

and the Global Economy" shows how China's engagement with the global economy has changed over time. These materials should be of interest to observers and participants of Chinese business and as a means to consider the bigger picture... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

policy we consider concerns the level of future Social Security benefits. Specifically, we examine how an agent would respond to learning in advance whether she will experience a major Social Security benefit cut starting at age 65. We show that having to wait to learn... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

new Web site that draws together white papers, video, and other materials we hope will be useful as people go deeper into these problems and identify possible solutions. The other important forum we have is our classroom. Underlying... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

affordable rates," Balogun says, adding that his bank expects lending to increase 21 percent a year for the next three years. Here's what all of that looks like in practice: With a $500 input loan, 22-year-old Jamila Josua was able to afford much higher-quality View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

more than a material exchange in labor relations). Third, we study survey data for the 1990s on the beliefs of Peronist and non-Peronist voters in Argentina and Democrat and Republican voters in the United States. While income and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2311152   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 614-044 Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital The case explores the challenges facing Massachusetts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

imperfect legal system, and social norms of fairness. We illustrate our arguments with examples from practice. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-046.pdf   Cases & Course Materials Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 16

notion that the signal-to-noise ratio plays a central role in generating multiplicity with AA preferences for fairness.   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 612-701 Zappos.com 2009: Clothing, Customer Service, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

reduced. Surprisingly, the political transfer problem did not seem to materialize when oil prices again began to creep up in the 21st century; this nonexistence of the problem can be explained by the model against the backdrop of evolving... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

have a material adverse effect on shareholders, then that decision and the reasons for it should be disclosed to the shareholders. Decision Tree For example, a company establishing a manufacturing facility overseas in a country that has... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 23 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

well as tying up capital from buying and paying for materials and merchandise well in advance of when they are used. The quality of incoming items supplied by low-price suppliers may not be guaranteed to conform to buyer specifications,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • 01 Apr 1999
  • News

Spirit at Work

their lives in the office, they'd like that time to be spiritually as well as materially rewarding." Leading experts on the topic, including Peter B. Vaill (MBA '60, DBA '64), a professor at the University of St. Thomas business school in... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • 21 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 21

oneself is also a purely positive proposition (that says nothing about what that commitment should be other than it be bigger than oneself). Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1850544 Cases & Course View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

the committees wanted to weaken incentive pay to get more truthful reporting, diluting the CFO's bonus and stock options would be one place to start. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-056.pdf Cases & Course View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

time compared to the support departments. We suggest that the burden of compensating for the disconnected internal supply chains fell to the service providers because they were the only department that had both the ability to translate customer orders into requirements... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2019
  • News

The Fight Beyond

imprisoned there. Now he was collecting materials to bring its interrogators and executioners to trial for war crimes. In Commandant Ziereis’s desk he found one final message from the leader of the OSS mission in Slovakia, a damning piece... View Details
Keywords: April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook
  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

World Class Learning

to generate more of these materials in the future and build upon our international expertise." Having a presence in far-flung regions will bring HBS closer to realizing the Initiative's goal of making the School a more globally minded... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

September 11: A Community Reflects

develop new case materials or to tailor existing materials, teaching plans, or class discussions to address the tragedy and its aftermath; HBS-sponsored panel discussions on topics such as the economic impact of the tragedy,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
  • 22 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 22

that this investor or crisis-induced IR affects the composition of a firm's investor base. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2378899   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 17

efforts to redesign workspaces and processes so they are better integrated with patients' needs. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-023.pdf   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne