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- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
government spending, and consumer spending—consumer spending being the biggest—the United States consistently spends more than 100 percent of its GDP (as high as 106 percent in 2005 View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
discussed what we can learn from the recent spectacular failures of FTX, Genesis, Celsius, and other cryptocurrency firms, and whether existing bankruptcy laws View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
But a short-term focus in many businesses and political gridlock have prevented the U.S. from taking the steps needed to meet the challenge. The U.S. retains core strengths in areas such as entrepreneurship...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
inappropriate behavior that can lead to an awkward office environment, lawsuits, and reputation damage. But how exactly can companies do better? Ammerman, along with three HBS faculty members, provided some practical advice executives can...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
Act Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic Complete Table of Contents June 1999 Winning Combinations Six from the Class of 1999 Where Main Street Meets Wall Street Its phenomenal growth, based on its near-perfect fit...
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- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
along lines of race, class, and geography.”[2] Policy Summary The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022Contains about $40 billion in benefits for environmental justice.[3] Three main areas of effect (identified by...
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
company Excara and switched to selling enterprise software for managing product content. In 2002, he started two nonprofits in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He is currently...
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- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
legislation, called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
Source: iStock In June 2017, the US House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a 589-page bill designed to repeal many of the regulations in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
law, for example, was transformed into a powerful consumer protection device. At about the same time, the federal government became actively involved in protecting citizens...
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by Laura Linard
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
to get involved in a national consumer awareness campaign aimed at protecting consumers from gas can explosions. Elmburg felt he needed Walmart's cooperation because the gas...
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- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
the United States and Germany in particular, and the United States and European Union more generally, suggests that how countries resolve tensions between View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
on preventing them. She outlines five tactics that research has shown to be effective: encourage reciprocity. You can build trust and prompt other parties to disclose strategic information by sharing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
policy makers can apply these key lessons, many, if not most, of the sagas of waste and disappointment that we have highlighted could be avoided. Entrepreneurs could find a more hospitable climate, and we...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
become less popular and effective. An argument is presented that Section 203 of the corporate code of Delaware, which has been in force since 1988, could be overturned, which would further reduce antitakeover View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
download available at this time. Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
middle class.” Consumers Need More Protection Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren is a bankruptcy and commercial law expert View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
to make “transforming commitments” — managerial actions like exiting a legacy business, publicly committing to a new goal, or firing a powerful executive who defends the status quo. Such actions break the organization from the past and...
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- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
Industrial Revolution witnessed the founding of many elite business schools in the United States, beginning with the Wharton School in 1881. Harvard Business School, founded in 1908, was one of the first to promote the idea that managers should be trained to think...
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by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
per consumer visit and 2) influencing stores' choices of strategic variables (e.g., pricing). We characterize the conditions under which there would be no role for search diversion as a strategic instrument...
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Sean Silverthorne