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Reforming Health Care What Managers Can Do (23 November 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Richard M.J. BohmerPublished:November 23, 2009Author:Martha LagaceDespite the urgency of debate on the U.S. national stage about health-care reform, an issue now before the U.S.... |
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Management and the Financial Crisis We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us
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| Published:November 19, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Author:William A. SahlmanExecutive Summary:We have spent the past year mired in a global financial crisis that few saw coming and that w... |
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India Transformed Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (18 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 18, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Authors:Laura Alfaro and Anusha ChariExecutive Summary:Between 1986 and 2005, Indian growth put to rest the concern that there was somet... |
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HBS Cases Customer Feedback Not on elBullis Menu (18 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 18, 2009Author:Julia HannaHe's been called "the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen" for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a deconstructed Spanis... |
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First Look Nov 17 (17 November 07:30) |
| In the wake of the global financial crisis, HBS professor Bill Sahlman analyzes the fallout and suggests a new player to monitor management excess. What he envisions is a monitor that would ... |
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The Times Captures History of American Business (16 November 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Nancy F. KoehnPublished:November 16, 2009Author:Martha LagaceFrom the dawn of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869 to the widespread embrace of consumer products like cell... |
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Walking Through Jelly Language Proficiency Emotions and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work (12 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 12, 2009Paper Released:June 2009Authors:Tsedal Neeley, Pamela J. Hinds, and Catherine Durnell CramtonExecutive Summary:As organizations increasingly globalize, individuals... |
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First Look Nov 10 (10 November 07:30) |
| "Teach Workers about the Perils of Debt," in the November issue of Harvard Business Review, argues persuasively for financial education. And not a moment too soon: In a recent U.S. survey co... |
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Endowments Fiscal Federalism and the Cost of Capital for States Evidence from Brazil 1891-1930 (10 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 10, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Authors:André C. Martínez Fritscher and Aldo MusacchioExecutive Summary:Do endowments matter in determining the cost of capital for a ... |
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Come Fly with Me A History of Airline Leadership (09 November 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Anthony J. MayoPublished:November 9, 2009Author:Sarah Jane GilbertFew industries have had the competitive challenges—the literal ups and downs—experienced by the U.S... |
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A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name (05 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 5, 2009Author:Michel Anteby(Editor's Note: In a recent issue, Economic Sociology: The European Electronic Newsletter tackled the controversial issue of "commodification of... |
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Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries (05 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 5, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Authors:Diego Comin, Norman Loayza, Farooq Pasha, and Luis ServenExecutive Summary:At the end of 2007, the U.S. economy entered a recessi... |
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What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism (04 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 4, 2009Author:Jim HeskettRecently a number of questions have been raised about capitalism and how it serves us, particularly in boom and bust cycles. But perhaps a bigger ... |
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First Look November 3 (03 November 07:30) |
| What will open the door to across-the-board economic growth in India? A range of state reforms from 1986 to 2005 increased competition and lowered barriers to trade, yet certain sectors and ... |
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First Look Nov 3 (03 November 07:30) |
| What will open the door to across-the-board economic growth in India? A range of state reforms from 1986 to 2005 increased competition and lowered barriers to trade, yet certain sectors and ... |
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Shareholders Need a Say on Pay (02 November 07:30) |
| Published:November 2, 2009Author:Julia HannaWith executive compensation soaring to unprecedented levels in recent years, the prickly issue of CEO pay has received increasing media and govern... |
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Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument (29 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 29, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Authors:Bo Becker, Henrik Cronqvist, and Rüdiger FahlenbrachExecutive Summary:Are large shareholders good monitors of management? A publ... |
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HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance (28 October 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Peter TufanoPublished:October 28, 2009Author:Roger ThompsonLast spring HBS became the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer a course in consumer finance. Jointly taught... |
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Stock Price Fragility (27 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 27, 2009Paper Released:October 2009Authors:Robin Greenwood and David ThesmarExecutive Summary:Does the composition of ownership of a financial asset influence future return... |
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First Look October 27 (27 October 07:30) |
| "Non-obvious individuals"—outsiders, including women—may be your best bet for solving problems that defy the experts. Innovation relies on openness to diverse viewpoints, and in ... |
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The New Deal Negotiauctions (26 October 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Guhan SubramanianPublished:October 26, 2009Author:Julia HannaYou've held your own while negotiating dozens of successful deals. Even so, you want to take your game to the next l... |
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Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals (22 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 22, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng ZhuExecutive Summary:Many companies choose to finance themselves using ad revenues and offer ... |
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Transforming Giants (21 October 07:30) |
| Date of Event:October 14, 2008Moderator:Rosabeth Moss Kanter, HBS facultySpeakers:Ann Moore, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Time Inc.Daniel Vasella, Chairman & CEO, NovartisEditor... |
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First Look October 20 (20 October 07:30) |
| Does geographic proximity of shareholders make for better corporate governance? Small shareholders, despite extensive legal rights, often seem to wield little control over management, perhap... |
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Why Are Web Sites So Confusing (19 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 19, 2009Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Bruno JullienDo you sometimes get the feeling that Internet portals, search pages, social networks, e-commerce, and other Web sites are not... |
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Mixed Source (15 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 15, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gastón LlanesExecutive Summary:As most managers know, commercial firms may benefit from participa... |
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First Look October 14 (14 October 07:30) |
| Given the increasing sophistication of technology and the inability of small online advertisers to see what is happening "beneath the hood," these advertisers often have trouble understandin... |
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7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm (13 October 07:30) |
| Q&A with:William W. GeorgePublished:October 13, 2009Author:Martha LagaceIt is tough to think positively in a crisis. Yet one overarching lesson in a new book by HBS professor Bill George... |
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Clusters of Entrepreneurship (08 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 8, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Edward L. Glaeser, William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A. M. PonzettoExecutive Summary:Economic growth is highly correlated with an abu... |
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Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement (07 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 7, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Michael C. Jensen and William H. MecklingExecutive Summary:Performance measurement is one of the critical factors that determine... |
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HBS Past and Present (07 October 07:30) |
| Date of Event:October 12, 2008Speakers:Jay O. Light, Dean of HBSF. Warren McFarlan, HBS FacultyEditor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary an... |
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First Look October 6 (06 October 07:30) |
| Free time is a precious and rare commodity for 24/7 professional service providers like consultants, IT specialists, and lawyers. What if you could slot free time into your hyperbusy schedul... |
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The Vanguard Corporation (05 October 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Rosabeth Moss KanterPublished:October 5, 2009Author:Sean SilverthorneIn her new book Supercorp, Rosabeth Moss Kanter argues that capitalism is near a crossroads. The old ways of... |
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Can the Masks of Command Coexist with Authentic Leadership (01 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 1, 2009Author:Jim HeskettIn a new retrospective of his work titled The Essential Bennis, leadership guru Warren Bennis raises questions about the nature of leadership that ... |
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Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect (01 October 07:30) |
| Published:October 1, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo, and Robert C. MertonExecutive Summary:During periods of rising house prices, falling interest ra... |
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Breakthrough Inventions and Migrating Clusters of Innovation (30 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 30, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Author:William R. KerrExecutive Summary:In just a short period of time the spatial location of invention can shift substantially. The... |
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Harvard and HBS The Next 100 Years (30 September 07:30) |
| Date of Event:October 14, 2008Speakers:Jay O. Light, Dean of HBSDrew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard UniversityEditor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. Vie... |
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First Look September 29 (29 September 07:30) |
| Getting a handle on systemic risk in the financial system is an increasingly urgent task, as the recent financial crisis illustrates painfully. Yet there are no simple legislative or regulat... |
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Improving Accountability at the World Bank (28 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 28, 2009Author:Alnoor EbrahimEditor's Note: As an institution charged with fighting global poverty, the World Bank has found itself on the firing line of late. Critics ci... |
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I read Playboy for the articles Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences (24 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 24, 2009Paper Released:September 2009Authors:Zoë Chance and Michael I. NortonExecutive Summary:We want others to find us good, fair, responsible and logical; and we plac... |
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Operational Failures and Problem Solving An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting (23 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 23, 2009Paper Released:August 2009Authors:Julia Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. ToffelExecutive Summary:Operational failures occur within organizations acr... |
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First Look September 22 (22 September 07:30) |
| As health-care reform is debated in the U.S. Congress, a quieter transformation is already under way in hospitals and clinics as the structure of payment goes under the microscope: "[O]rgani... |
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Excessive Executive Pay Whats the Solution (21 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 21, 2009Author:Roger ThompsonIn the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out... |
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Input Constraints and the Efficiency of Entry Lessons from Cardiac Surgery (17 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 17, 2009Paper Released:August 2009Authors:David M. Cutler, Robert S. Huckman, and Jonathan T. KolstadExecutive Summary:Many professions rely on highly and variably skille... |
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Repetition of Interaction and Learning An Experimental Analysis (16 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 16, 2009Paper Released:August 2009Authors:Bradley R. Staats, Francesca Gino, and Gary P. PisanoExecutive Summary:As the global economy grows increasingly knowledge-based,... |
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First Look September 15 (15 September 07:30) |
| Do you manage creative staffers and wonder whether the carrot (extra money) or the stick (deadlines) bring out their best work? The answer may be neither of the above: Instead, managers shou... |
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Understanding Users of Social Networks (14 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 14, 2009Author:Sean SilverthorneIf the ongoing social networking revolution has you scratching your head and asking, "Why do people spend time on this?" and "How can my c... |
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Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship (11 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 11, 2009Paper Released:August 2009Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana NandaExecutive Summary:Financing constraints are one of the biggest concerns impacting potential entr... |
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Banking Deregulations Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size (11 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 11, 2009Paper Released:July 2009Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana NandaExecutive Summary:How do financing constraints on new start-ups affect the initial size of these n... |
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Feeling Good about Giving The Benefits and Costs of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior (10 September 07:30) |
| Published:September 10, 2009Paper Released:August 2009Authors:Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. DunnExecutive Summary:Helping others takes countless forms and sp... |
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