by Benjamin Lockwood - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jul 2012
Working Paper Summaries

De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Theory and Evidence on Preference Heterogeneity and Redistribution

Keywords: by Benjamin Lockwood & Matthew Weinzierl

Portrait Project

Rishon Benjamin

promise to treat my well-being as a precious asset that should never be taken for granted. Leverage . what magnifies my contribution to this world. I might be the founder of a start-up, but its success is multiplied by the unconditional... View Details

Benjamin C. Esty

Benjamin Esty is the Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Over the years, he has taught a variety of courses ranging from advanced corporate finance and project finance to competitive strategy and leadership. He... View Details

Keywords: banking; asset management; investment banking industry; consumer products; shipping; wine; financial services

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Benjamin Story

leaders in all areas." But the learning environment was as important as the focus. "I didn't want a two-year hiatus, but to be challenged by the brightest people in the field." The case method rises to the challenge.... View Details

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Benjamin Wells

By his junior year of college, Ben Wells knew he was destined to teach. Immediately after graduation, he put his ambitions to the test at Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, "a public school run like a private school," Ben... View Details

Benjamin Abrams

Along with his brother, Abrams developed the first radio-phonograph combination, which was introduced in 1924. Emerson went on to launch a number of additional “firsts” including a clock radio, a self-powered portable radio, and a midget transistor radio. View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Benjamin F. Fairless

Fairless oversaw the world’s largest iron and steel producer with total assets over $2 billion. In 1947 alone, Fairless spent $20 million per month for additions and improvements as part of a $500 million expansion initiative designed for full vertical integration.... View Details

Keywords: Metals

12 Oct 2017
HBS Seminar

Benjamin Marx, MIT

September 1995
Case

Benjamin Rosen and Compaq

By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green

Addresses the challenges faced by Ben Rosen and the company board of directors as continuing problems force it to make a decision about the ongoing governance of the firm. The issues are complicated by the current CEO and founder, Rod Canion, who has had, until... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Corporate Governance; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Information Technology Industry

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Case

Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Discusses the value systems and their relationship to the conduct of business in 18th Century America. Also focuses on Benjamin Franklin, the preeminent colonial American, to examine how business was conducted in his era. Based on an earlier case by B.E. Supple. View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Values and Beliefs; Business History; Business and Government Relations; United States

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27 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Positive and Normative Judgments Implicit in US Tax Policy and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions

Keywords: by Benjamin Lockwood & Matthew Weinzierl

28 Sep 2016
HBS Seminar

Benjamin Pugsley, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

A proposed advertising deal between Internet competitors Google and Yahoo would reduce competitiveness in the Internet advertising market, likely resulting in higher advertising rates, according to Harvard Business School assistant professor View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing

10 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos

discreet—smartphones are easily concealed. A banning policy often itself causes escalation of a conflict. “The video that this store doesn’t want you to see!” is that much more likely to get attention. And when store staff enforce a ban View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Food & Beverage; Air Transportation; Retail; Service

16 Sep 2015
HBS Seminar

Benjamin F Jones, Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

24 Mar 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Optimal Deterrence when Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid In Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Video Game; Web Services

04 Dec 2020
News

Hour by Hour

permanent and temporary “on-demand” positions—has helped businesses save more than $1,000 per permanent hire by bypassing recruitment, background checks, and training. It has also helped hourly employees pick up extra work. “You can... View Details