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- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
in the first quarter of 2019 were women. The disparate impacts of the pandemic and the protests following the killing of George Floyd have focused national attention on the need for increased racial diversity. 2020 has presented economic challenges for entrepreneurs...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
entrepreneurs and slowing deal volume for VCs. But change cannot wait, says Barna, just one of many alumni and academics in the entrepreneurship and investing sectors who advocate steps toward inclusivity like the ideas offered here....
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- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
dynamics that are less investment-oriented than a traditional deal and more oriented toward indirect tools to make money." The Payoff Sometimes the strategies software companies employ are so complex that it isn't immediately evident...
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- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
more sober view of the task of leading adaptive change (driven by the people with the problem) as opposed to technical change (driven by authority). They address, for example, the "faces of danger" (marginalization, diversion, attack, and seduction) and ways...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
degradation; failure of the rule of law; failures of education and public health; state capitalism; radical movements and terrorism; and pandemics. But the business leaders were also disturbed by an 11th disrupter: the inadequacy of existing government and multilateral...
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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
would suggest otherwise. In April there was a 30 percent month-over-month decrease in the number of VC deals in the US. I have always appreciated that health care is an essential industry—one with a mission where you can feel good about...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
creating the best cost structure in the market. But the company wanted to compete primarily on quality not price. To that end, it struck exclusive deals with suppliers and marketing partners. Where they are today: The company continues to...
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April White
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
we've always tried to do and should do. It's also trying to deal with a corporate tax that's out of whack with the rest of the world. Then finally, it appears to be trying to address some distributional issues, re-distributional issues. I...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
Luca, whose past research has focused on platform design. For example, Luca and his colleagues reached out to online rating app Yelp several weeks ago to explore ways the company might help small businesses dealing with the crisis. Among...
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- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
the design choices that might mitigate these biases,” according to the paper. Acquisitions, exclusive deals, and strategy. Economists draw on economic theory and empirical methods to value exclusive deals in gaming platforms; analyze...
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- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
dealing with all the problems Uber had is really high,” Kanter says. “Would you rather put your money in human resources, which is the basis for growth, or would you rather pay the lawyers?” That’s why the company needs to find a leader...
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- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
will be successful. Attendees study a variety of real-world case studies, including peeks into the business dealings of basketball star LeBron James, rapper Jay Z, and a look at the drama series House of Cards to get a feel for why some...
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- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
organizations that provide the content—that is, the sports leagues themselves. "It took Wyc a few years and a $2 billion deal with Comcast to realize that he didn't own a basketball team as much as he owned a media company,"...
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- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
like virtual slavery. It could be for the next sixteen years of your life, and I've never seen a contract like this one.'" It was a risky move, but Malone got the point and was saved from signing a deal that would have cost him tens of...
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Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
too jarring, you turn away from it. You don't want to have to think about the tool. You want to think about the job you need to get done." 5. and 6. Loss of face and Concerns about competence—Let alone dealing with a change that...
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- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
greatest crisis since the Revolutionary War. The Democratic Party was so bitterly divided that it had been unable to even choose a candidate at its own convention, so the man the Republicans selected would almost certainly become president and face the Herculean task...
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- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
the number of active borrowers plummeted, and the profit margin dropped, too. "They basically had to deal with conflict that became intractable," Battilana says. Los Andes's launch in 1995 came three years after that of BancoSol's,...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
photographers of the Farm Security Administration 1935-1936 depict the life of migrant famers and sharecroppers affected by the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. The Farm Security Administration, and its predecessor the Resettlement Administration were government...
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- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
do you listen? Harvard gave me the skills to deal with people, and the skills to be in relationships. These skills have helped me all along my long career. Learning to listen has served me well in ministry, as my job is not to fix someone...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
those students whose perspectives could take a case discussion to the next level. Andreas was fascinated with management theories and brought a great deal of enthusiasm to the classroom." After completing the AMP, Andresen faced the...
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