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- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
likely to keep the money for themselves when the zero was added. “They are dealing with the same information,” says Exley, “so there is no reason for individuals to act differently, unless of course they are exploiting an excuse not to...
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by Michael Blanding
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
"To be sure," sniffed the Times reporter, "representation by one painter alone [from each country] is inclined to provoke a smile and must have caused prodigious head-scratching." Nevertheless, the plan was pronounced to "[work] well enough ......
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by Richard S. Tedlow
- 18 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Why Leaders Need Great Books
starting out with nothing in life. He wants to make something of himself; and ultimately he does. But he's got to deal very early in his career with something he thinks is wrong. "The struggle is partly with his own idealism versus...
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by Martha Lagace
- Blog
Inside the Learning: How Faculty Prepare for Class
participants expand their knowledge, challenge each other and themselves, come to understand others' viewpoints, and arrive as a group at better insights and conclusions. Part of the point of this approach is to get outside of your comfort zone, View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
and award-winning author of three books on the food-service industry, was the conference's primary organizer. "I think everyone left with more energy than they had when they walked in," she said. "When you're dealing with a bunch of...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
capital that is in Muslim hands and the inescapable requirements of dealing in our modern, integrated financial and business world, there is a pressing need to develop procedures that meet the religious requirements of Islam and fulfill...
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- 21 Jun 2020
- News
Rooting out Racism
citizens differently than whites. Second-degree racism is the aiding and abetting that takes place when one turns their back on anti-racist efforts or demonizes those who try to tackle racist behavior. Take the NFL, for example, and the way it avoided View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Negotiators Share Lessons from High-Stakes Global Diplomacy
related to the project, Kissinger the Negotiator (Harper Collins, 2018), analyzes Kissinger’s overall approach to making deals and resolving conflicts. The project’s most impactful outcome so far has been the development of a graduate...
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University Collaborations
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
met and conversed with Ted and told him that I had been conducting business with Russia and countries of the Soviet bloc. He was keen to hear about my thirty years of experience in dealing with the Soviets and intrigued to hear my opinion...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Feedback
sophisticated program, it makes a great deal of sense to expand the international and technological aspects of HBS. My sincerest compliments. —Bill Fotsch (MBA 1983) via alumni.hbs.edu
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- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
is happening that makes these tools less effective today? A: Companies have always spent a great deal of money on marketing, but data have not always been available to determine whether this money has been spent wisely. Companies may have...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach
deliver persuasive pitches. Many don’t know how the deals and relationships really work. Kupor outlines what he and his partners look for in founding teams and business ideas and explains how start-ups work with VCs to become successful...
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- 24 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
The Global Classroom: From Boston to Jakarta
the project, we had the opportunity to talk with a variety of Indonesian women from different socio-economic groups and backgrounds. We used the insights from these conversations to begin design thinking and eventually present a solution. One of the exciting challenges...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
An Economy Undermined
Reg Q was a capital control instituted during the New Deal to keep banks from raising the rates they paid savers and then chasing risky investments for a big payoff — all with federally insured funds. To get around Reg Q’s focus on U.S....
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
successful of the year. But with some 400 employees devoted to research, many with PhDs, the company has significant resources committed to the brains that give its product a technological edge. The company has deals in the pipeline, but...
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- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
In addition to traditional wine distribution in the United States, Cuffe made deals with several US airlines to carry Heritage Link wines. "Our first contract created 200 jobs on the ground," Cuffe says proudly. "And ours was the first...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
The cases deal with universal entrepreneurial consumer product questions: Should the product be sold at big-box stores or through upscale specialty boutiques? (In the beginning, Nanda stuck with small museum shops and specialty catalogs,...
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- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
list," says Norris. Yet "trustworthiness" can be difficult to communicate, placing a great deal of significance on referrals. "That's why networking is so important," she concludes. "Boards want...
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Dan Lennox-Choate
had not had a failure like this before—it was tough to deal with," says Daniel. But as a consequence of this failure, Daniel changed his leadership style. "I realized we were never going to micromanage our way out of our...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
and Global Financial Turmoil,” dealing with the U.S. system of financing homes; “Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008,” examining the impact of the financial crisis on executive pay; and “The Future of Financial Reporting,” a video...
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