Difference In Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2014
News

In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)

INTO THE BLUE: Virts, poised for a space-walk training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near Johnson Space Center. (Photos by NASA) An astronaut with NASA since 2000, Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011) piloted the space shuttle... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit

themes particularly resonated with me: 1. Embrace your unique perspective. Being a woman in investing provides an opportunity to offer a different vantage point. Don’t be afraid to take a risk, speak up, and... View Details

August 2005
Case

Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns

By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock

Genius? That is not what they were calling Bill Belichick in Cleveland. Why? Four losing seasons in five years. Fans hurled trash and insults. The media resented him. Ownership abandoned him. Players quit on him. Very different from the three Super Bowls in five years... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Sports; Sports Industry; United States

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01 Jun 1999
News

A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News

Have you heard the one about the minister and the stockbroker waiting in line at the Pearly Gates? St. Peter smiles and says to the stockbroker, "My son, take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven." Then he... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

February 2020
Case

Bill Riddick and the Durham S.O.S. Charrette

By: Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga

Bill Riddick employs the charrette process to help black and white community leaders overcome differences and desegregate local schools in Durham, North Carolina. View Details

Keywords: Charrette; Schools; Desegregation; Education; Social Issues; Race; Leading Change; History; Durham; North Carolina

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31 Oct 2019
News

Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup

simultaneously deploying resources to serve local nonprofits and community groups. “I just had this idea to get these two different leaders from very different organizations together to hear how they work to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

board, however, the outside directors should show their independence by filling the separate chair position with non-executive boardroom leadership of their own choosing. This is an effective solution to a pressing problem that continues to escape the attention of... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Finance: Helping Consumers Improve Their Financial Life

financial life. Think of it like a trip to the doctor: The doctor doesn’t just tell you your cholesterol level. He tells you what that means, how it compares to others in your age group, and what choices you have given that information.... View Details

Keywords: Omer Ismail (MBA 2007), chief commercial officer, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, the firm’s digital consumer financial services business; Finance

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

research how theavailability of capital at various stages of an organization's evolutionaffects growth. "If we don't start thinking differently there'sa potential for crisis in the nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

01 Apr 2001
News

Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa

College, is also committed to public service. Re- cently she put her career on hold for six months to help make a difference in the lives of hundreds of South African children. She left her job as managing... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

to the HBS campus to guide faculty on discussing race in their cases and classrooms. Growing faculty members’ comfort and skill in addressing different dimensions of... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia

in Singapore, she and her family traveled throughout Southeast Asia. “The fellowship enabled me to conduct research on Malaysia and Indonesia, and also to look at Chinese investments in View Details

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

explains Cavallo, the Thomas S. Murphy Professor of Business Administration at HBS. “They tend to rely on time-dependent models, which assume a fixed frequency of price changes. Many of them failed to recognize that, given the size of the shock, they needed to use a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

17 Aug 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910

Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

enterprise,” Austin notes. “NGOs are critical actors in the global arena that play an increasingly important role in shaping the business environment and in enabling companies... View Details

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

tells the life stories of leaders making a difference in the world. 30 Years and 40 Stories With 900 possible storylines to track, in 1992 Singer and Hackett sought out input... View Details

27 Apr 2017
News

Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

business have helped him appreciate the importance of diversity of thought, which fellowships enable in the classroom. “You arrive at better solutions when you have people from different backgrounds. It's... View Details

29 May 2019
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Class of 2019

Each year, the MBA program interviews students about what brought them to HBS, their experience as an MBA student, and their plans to make a difference in the world. Check out the Class of 2019 bios below or... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

But, in contrast, it appears that bad events like droughts or floods may turn the curve very far down bad cost events. What if one invests ahead in defenses like raising bridges, expanding drainage systems,... View Details

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

2016), cofounder of Chicago-based Lotic Labs, a data platform for more efficient water markets. “Those costs have to be borne by investors who have to take certain kinds of risks and think about risks in a View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

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