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- November 1985 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Leckenby Co.
This game is a highly structured exercise in labor-management bargaining. If union and management cannot reach agreement within two days, then the union will strike. The costs of a strike are not the same for the two sides. Similarly, the cost of a settlement to... View Details
Lax, David A. "Leckenby Co." Harvard Business School Case 186-141, November 1985. (Revised December 1994.)
- September 2004
- Article
Sharing The Spoils: Taxing International Human Capital Flows
By: M. A. Desai, Devesh Kapur and John McHale
Desai, M. A., Devesh Kapur, and John McHale. "Sharing The Spoils: Taxing International Human Capital Flows." International Tax and Public Finance 11, no. 5 (September 2004): 663–693.
- 07 Jul 2020
- News
Predictable Financial Crises
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
If there were ever any doubts that HBS graduates would travel to the ends of the earth to reestablish their ties to the School, those doubts can now be put to rest. Although the venue required at least a ten-hour flight for most attendees, the 1999 Global Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
expansion. The heart of the problem in the 1930s, in other words, was not a shortfall in productive capacity—too little labor or too little plant and equipment, due to a famine or earthquake—but rather a shortfall in demand due to “some... View Details
- May 2018
- Supplement
Abe on Womenomics, part 2: Women as Leaders – Policies & Exemplars: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015
By: Boris Groysberg
This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt from a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Employment; Business and Government Relations; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan
Groysberg, Boris. "Abe on Womenomics, part 2: Women as Leaders – Policies & Exemplars: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 418-720, May 2018.
- June 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Social Partnership
By: Huw Pill and Julian Coulter
Discusses the tripartite social partnership among employers, unions, and government that was geared toward maintaining international competitiveness through wage moderation within the European monetary system from the late 1980s. View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Anjali Raina to Lead India Research Center
In March, Anjali Raina was appointed executive director of HBS’s India Research Center in Mumbai. She spent the past fifteen years with Citigroup (India). The center was established in 2006 to support faculty research and course development. It is part of a global... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in six years. We asked Professor... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
These Walls Can Talk
(Javier Larrea/Getty Images) Today: Most smart homes connect basic electronic devices such as lights, locks, smoke detectors, security cameras, and thermostats. Tomorrow: Homes will be fully outfitted with smart appliances, which can make efficiency decisions such as... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
health of the enterprise rather than near-term returns to its shareholders. Their model would refocus companies’ attention to innovation, strategic renewal, and investment in the future. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52623 Digital... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business regulation is increasingly implemented through private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantees, or None of the Above?
By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo
Teaching Note for HBS No. 819-035. View Details
Keywords: UBI; Job Guarantee; Public Policy; EITC; Employment; Labor; Social Issues; Income; Governance; Policy; Welfare
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
The commercial real estate business was in a shambles fifteen years ago, but just look at it now. After a complete rehab, the industry has become the darling of investors eager for alternatives to lackluster stocks and bonds. But will the good times last? Illustration... View Details
Philip K. Wrigley
In addition to continuing the success of the chewing gum products, PK Wrigley greatly improved labor relations at the firm, instituting an “income insurance” plan, a gradual retirement program, and an extensive pension system. During... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Chao Family Donates $40 Million to HBS
university community," Dr. Chao, an industrialist, said of his late wife, a scholar in Asian history and literature. "I would like to dedicate this contribution to memorialize and honor my beloved wife and soul mate." The Honorable Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979), US... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
A Better Way to Go on Strike
W hen President Clinton imposed a cooling-down period in the American Airlines pilots' strike, he recognized that a strike would impose huge costs on those not involved in the labor dispute - from travelers and airfreight shippers to... View Details
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From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
"I'll be happy to give you innovative thinking. What are the guidelines?" © The New Yorker Collection 2005 Leo Cullum from cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved. Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff, recently echoed Machiavelli when he said, “You never want a... View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti