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Comment to Martin Weitzman's 'Stochastic Income and Wealth'

By: Diego Comin

Keywords: Wealth; Compensation and Benefits

11 Jun 2015
News

Making connections at Harvard and beyond

In his role as executive director of External Relations at HBS, Ralph James (MBA 1982) takes the work of developing connections to a whole new level. While embracing the work of building lasting relationships between the School and its alumni, James also sees his job... View Details

22 Apr 2014
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Being a role model as well as a teacher

Anthony Priest (MBA 1996), program specialist at DC Public Schools, talks about being a role model for inner-city youths. “The first class I took on classroom management, the teacher said, ‘You never have to raise your voice.’ And I agree with that. And you can be... View Details

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

effects. His analysis suggests that major events occurring in response to periods of growth foster openness, tolerance, mobility, fairness, and democracy to support his thesis. The reverse is also true. He maintains that increasingly moral View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Sep 2018
News

Bringing Government Up to Code

career change at that point and why you decided to join the nonprofit? Ingersoll: There's a lot of different things all sort of converging at once. I heard Robert Reich speak. He was a former Secretary of Labor, and he said that if we don't fix these problems in our... View Details

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

few—all stemming from structural features and systemic pressures related to race, capitalism and democracy, our themes for today. And of course, we are also seeing how these themes are intertwined this year, with the interdependence between business and View Details

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Academic Experience | MBA

History Initiative Entrepreneurship (Rock Center) Health Care Initiative Institute for Business in Global Society Leadership Initiative Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Social Enterprise Initiative View Details

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A Manager's Guide to Leveraging Technology - Course Catalog

enabling new business models, and reshaping entire industries. The impact of IT extends far beyond the business world, influencing organizational structures, culture, politics, decision-making processes, and society as a whole. IT is... View Details

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Business Solutions for the Global Poor - Course Catalog

value, and vice versa. Throughout the course, we will explore the intersection and overlaps of business with civil society and government, all three of whom have key roles to play. Course Evaluation and Grading 60% of the grade will be... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary

sectors that create value for society." Today, the SEI and the 97 faculty affiliated with the initiative connect with communities worldwide. Faculty research spans the examination of the needs of the 4.5 billion members of society living... View Details

Keywords: SEI

01 Feb 2002
News

Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs

about making money and investing, but it's also about entrepreneurship. Having half of our society somewhat inhibited in their access to capital is a bad thing." Higgins cochaired the forum with HBS professor Myra M. Hart. With venture... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Portrait Project

Eric Adamson

from its burden. I realized every moment from that point on was my own, my future fresh and unknown. I was done chasing our shadow, and I was ready to find our strength. We are a wild species: We hold the potential for incredible creation, or destruction. Through... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni Salute Bill Sahlman

has created a culture of entrepreneurship that has powerfully influenced the School, its students and alumni, and society at large. Following Sahlman’s retirement in June 2017 (he remains on the faculty as a Baker Foundation Professor),... View Details

28 May 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Labor Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys

Keywords: by Rafael Di Tella and Dani Rodrik

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

A host of organizations — among them Lucent Technologies, the Boeing Company, and Southwest Airlines — have recently begun to ponder such intangibles in an effort to attract and maintain a motivated, performance-boosting workforce. Books about the... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

2024
Working Paper

Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most

By: Debora L. Spar

This article explores the concept of the "sacred economy," a realm of human interactions and exchanges that transcends traditional market dynamics. It illustrates the emotional and relational aspects of human connections that cannot be quantified or traded like... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Relationships; Human Needs; Goods and Commodities

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2023
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Spatial Mobility, Economic Opportunity, and Crime

By: Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, Jorge Tamayo and Audrey Tiew

Neighborhoods are strong determinants of both economic opportunity and criminal activity. Does improving connectedness between segregated and unequal parts of a city predominantly import opportunity or export crime? We use a spatial general equilibrium framework to... View Details

Keywords: Urban Development; Transportation Networks; Crime and Corruption; Transportation Industry; Medellín; Colombia; South America

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2017
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Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change

By: Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser and César A. Hidalgo

Which neighborhoods experience physical improvements? In this paper, we introduce a computer vision method to measure changes in the physical appearances of neighborhoods from time-series street-level imagery. We connect changes in the physical appearance of five U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Urban Economics; Gentrification; Urban Studies; Computer Vision; Nieghborhood Effects; Urban Development; Situation or Environment; Demographics; Economics; Change

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2013
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Does Social Connection Turn Good Deeds into Good Feelings? On the Value of Putting the 'Social' in Prosocial Spending

By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom and Michael I. Norton

When are the emotional benefits of generous behavior most likely to emerge? In three studies, we demonstrate that the hedonic benefits of generous spending are most likely when spending promotes positive social connection. Study 1 shows that people feel happier after... View Details