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- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
(iStockphoto/Sundry Photography) Most people agree that US immigration policy is a mess. At times, it is hard to even know what it is. Immigration policy differences divide us as a nation and produce a great deal of misinformation. They...
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by James Heskett
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
great depth, there was only "pure speculation" about whether the suppliers benefited from a relationship, Narayandas said. Even in long-term relationships, opportunism is always shown.— Narakesari Narayandas In their study,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
rise of 3G, of the internet,” Kerr says. “You had a couple of wars, you had a great recession, you had 9/11. There's been lots and lots of things that have hit that world. And [software has] only continued to rise up.” Add that to the...
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by Rachel Layne
- 14 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Connection between 1930s Weather and Today's Labor Unions
at Harvard Business School. The thing that happened was the Dust Bowl: a series of severe dust storms and droughts that decimated farms in the Great Plains during the 1930s, forcing thousands of families to abandon their property. Many...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries and workers to fill them? Do displaced workers View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
problem that hits hardest at people with the least capital and it’s a real social justice concern in the case of possible sea level rise. Migration Migration manifests in many ways. Florida is one of the...
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by John Macomber
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55048 From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation During the Great Migration By: Fouka, Vasiliki, Soumyajit Mazumder, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—How...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?
widely heralded. Clearly, it has enabled millions to participate in the paid workforce who otherwise would be constrained by location and disruptive commitments. But now we are beginning to see a backlash in the form of a migration of...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
In June, Professor Joe Bower (with fellow HBS professors Dutch Leonard, David Moss, and Lynn Paine) led an HBS faculty colloquium on "The Future of Market Capitalism." The HBS Alumni Bulletin spoke with Bower shortly after the event. It survived two world...
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by Garry Emmons
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside
for those who want to help them reinvent themselves. "We think about all these great large companies that have failed," said HBS professor Michael Roberto, who moderated the discussion. "But there are lots of View Details
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by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
talent is diverse talent, and unique skills help grow the economy.” David Wittenberg put it this way: “If any H-1B visa holders have gone on to start large, profitable companies in the US, that is a great but unintended by-product of the...
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- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Beverly Daniel Tatum’s Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race. Wilkerson is an...
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- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55160 From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation During the Great Migration By: Fouka, Vasiliki, Soumyajit Mazumder, and Marco Tabellini Abstract— How...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan
world, the economics were terrific. The business was highly scalable but, in addition, there was a great market for the digital information. So that part of the business looked to be very well-founded. But in the physical world, it was a...
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- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53888 Racial Heterogeneity and Local Government Finances: Evidence from the Great Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—Is racial heterogeneity responsible...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
entrepreneurship, a field they hadn't considered academic for a long time. The emergence of global start-ups, said Kuemmerle, has occurred very quickly. "An early global presence is very important, because business models are View Details
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by Kenneth Liss
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
The twenty-first century will be the age of alliances. In this age, collaboration between nonprofit organizations and corporations will grow in frequency and strategic importance. Collaborative relationships will increasingly migrate from...
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by James Austin
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
of superstar talent, so any manager hoping to make blockbusters needs them on his or her side. Fourth, an entrepreneurial streak is essential, I think. Every product launch effectively involves groups of people coming together to build something truly novel. Finally,...
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- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
if your toilet blows up, you aren't going to wait two days for delivery for a part from (competitor) Amazon Prime. You need that part right now. You need it to be in stock, and you need somebody to help you understand what to do, what kind of silicon sealer you...
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- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
environment. This includes helping native English speakers learn how to temper their pace and vocabulary so that they are more inclusive while others migrate to their native language. Today, all global companies need to address the...
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