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- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
stabilize prices, develop a plan to rationalize capacity, and so on. The mentality was that all companies should share equally in the pain; then no one will get hurt too badly. Of course, this approach leads to a perpetually uncompetitive... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
to develop new models and tools. “Traditional backward-looking models based on historical trends will no longer be reliable,” Stiroh said. “We'll need to develop a more forward-looking approach that’s... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
The United States has serious health care problems: More than 27 million uninsured people, costs that are growing faster than income, and a staggering $37 trillion of unfunded liabilities in the Medicare program. Perhaps most alarming: The US ranks lowest among View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
above are numerous in a channel that includes, in your comments, food and tobacco producers of unhealthy products (Christy Hitchens, Tom Dolembo); lifestyle equipment and service providers; developers and manufacturers of high-cost... View Details
- 25 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Machiavelli, Morals, and You
the choices made by Stevens, butler though he was, continue to resonate deeply with MBA students. Among the many works of literature that students read in The Moral Leader, he observed, from classical philosophy to contemporary short... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
whom you hire and whom you fire—and when. It will be crucial whether you are an entrepreneur, corporate executive, investment banker, or consultant." CURRENT READING Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner When Judy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
state-of-the-art conservation lab; hired Anderson and a conservation technician, Lisa Clark; and developed an ambitious conservation program. Complementing that effort, the renovated building features a Historical Collections View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- Web
ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship - Blog - Business & Environment
Net Zero IFC India 2025: Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero MBA Teaching & Research News Filters Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author... View Details
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
mention those who engage in other competitive endeavors) are fixated on exploiting rules to their advantage, instead of thinking about how best to build a sound business while complying with the principles that underlie the legal rules. And this is where they often... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 30 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Candidates Seeking Opportunities After Graduation: Lessons Learned
working – for. As is the right candidate. Whether your organization is able to recruit students months in advance, or you are more focused on just-in-time hiring, there are HBS students who can meet you where you are in your process. Read... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
I never took the General’s course. That I had avoided him all that time is one of the significant mistakes of my lifetime. Richard Chapin (MBA ’49) Georgetown, ME HBS Should Probe Capitalism’s Troubles I read with keen interest the report... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
and Economic Development By: Schwab, Dan, and Eric Werker Abstract—Using industry-level manufacturing data, this paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. This result is robust... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME borrowers experience a 32-percentage-point greater increase in the volume of loans issued by foreign banks than... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Online AI Course | HBS Online
diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science Explore ethical AI-related challenges to implement it responsibly and manage risks Develop the skills and frameworks to shape your organization’s digital... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
should not however be slaves to the plan or the prediction they are following and must ask how firm-wide competencies can be developed to handle changes in predictions." And there are situations in which predictions can be very... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
multinationals (MNCs), this paper is the first empirical analysis to describe the size and composition of MNC headquarters and to account for differences among them. Read the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2021
- News
Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
society. Applegate, an entrepreneurship expert, broke down the steps that Pivotal Ventures has taken to “bend the curve” with gender equity, including developing an ecosystem model, managing risks and measuring the impact of investments.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to inequality. As Donald Shaw put it, "Technology View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
data?'" That's Paul Nicholas' reaction after reading most of the responses to this month's column. It's not a bad "sense of the meeting," in which many contributors offered suggestions to managers wishing to get the most out of so-called... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
also some sticks and penalties in it. The most important one is probably the first-of-its-kind fee on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which is boosting the developing market for equipment to detect and measure methane... View Details