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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Saving the Steel Industry
United Steelworkers (USW) union as an “unsecured creditor” — much like a financial institution or corporate supplier — and used his Wall Street knowledge and contacts to facilitate mergers aimed at strengthening the industry. In exchange...
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- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
considerations in choosing gig work, despite the lack of benefits and legal protections that other employees enjoy. Armed with data on 426,385 meal-delivery drivers working for DoorDash in California, Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor in the Strategy View Details
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Consumer Products
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
exception: So-called quick flips, such as the upcoming Hertz deal, have underperformed the market. In a new study, Lerner and Boston College's Jerry Cao studied 496 private-equity-led IPOs in the United View Details
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system...
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- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
United States and United Kingdom.) "Having graduated from a school one notch higher in terms of selectivity induces a 2.5% average wage premium, versus a 9% relative premium in...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
new-economy innovation. "It takes a mix of perspectives," he observes. "Older companies must resist becoming mature, dull, and methodical. They need a youthful view." But Price, whose professional career has been complemented by civic involvement with entities such as...
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- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
of scope for managerial diversion, having the state enforce its claim can be a wonderful thing for shareholders. Similarly, tax avoidance in the United States is only valued...
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Marty Blue
CarGurus. CarGurus is the largest Automotive Digital Marketplace in the United States based on unique monthly visitors. At CarGurus she was an integral part of the management team reporting to the CEO and...
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- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
tags that are sufficiently predictive of ability, such as disability status, will be used. Calibrated simulations using micro data from the United States show that optimal policy may simultaneously include...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Eric Chavez
Eric Chavez, the son of immigrants who moved from Mexico to find greater opportunity in the United States, “does not take this life for granted.” His parents worked their way up from picking lemons in California to maintaining properties...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
technology will not only increase solar adoption in the United States, but help people in the developing world as well. In industrialized countries, "you can imagine the impact on portable electronics—it can give you freedom from the...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
2020 Vision
When it comes to setting personal goals, Lara O’Connor Hodgson (MBA ’98) aims high: Her ambition is to become, like another notable HBS alum, President of the United States, most likely in 2020. (For those with a similar aspiration and...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
year and now heard on more than two hundred public radio stations across the United States, is a weekly one-hour program that showcases virtuoso performances by precollege musicians. “From the Top is the most popular classical music...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource
of school spirit and pride," states Ellerin. Positive new experiences combined with fond memories have strengthened support for the School and created new bonds between alumni and current students. Informing students of job opportunities...
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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Trouble in Mouse Land
situation doesn’t stand still makes it challenging to teach,” Beaulieu remarks. “The B case could be even more interesting.” In their efforts to replace Eisner, Disney and Gold effectively tailored the medium and message to a wide range of shareholders, from families...
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- 07 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Property Owners Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
pass along to their tenants—and provide a better working environment as well. “California is where it all started. That’s not surprising, given the nature of California. It is where the largest opportunity is right now from a business standpoint. But we are finding...
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- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
more than a material exchange in labor relations). Third, we study survey data for the 1990s on the beliefs of Peronist and non-Peronist voters in Argentina and Democrat and Republican voters in the United States. While income and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
Nicolas P. Retsinas and Justin GinsburghHarvard Business School Case 210-024 A United States private equity fund, The Saboput Group, must decide whether to invest in a new technology park development in...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
situations as well.” The decision to study alumni connections was borne of the professors' personal school ties: both received their PhDs in finance from the University of Chicago. In 2007, each landed a position in the Finance Unit at...
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- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has...
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