Happy End Problem - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

working with startups and chemical companies. But they also acknowledge that, while the company is a trailblazer in the space, this problem is a global one and requires a solution involving all relevant stakeholders. Finally, we were... View Details

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

Alstyne Abstract Platform-mediated networks encompass several distinct types of participants, including end users, complementors, platform providers who facilitate users' access to complements, and sponsors who develop platform... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

Bridges made a shift in their internship structure, assigning an HBS intern to an Investment Associate role reporting directly to Sullivan. “(She) ended up getting involved in coordinating a bid for a new project and led some business... View Details

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

value." Lawyers who have no experience working with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will most likely focus on the wrong things.—Constance Bagley # 10: Failing to incorporate early enough. One problem that arises here is the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Business History - Faculty & Research

court held that the legislature could not prescribe mandatory wage contracts for legally competent workingmen. The decision quashed over two decades of efforts to end the "truck system." Although legislators had agreed that wage payments... View Details

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

"If the other team ended up paying that money they were making a mistake." Business schools began teaching negotiation in the 1980s, when it was presented as a straightforward economic analysis. Assuming the other side was... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

and that gave us a lot of credibility in the court with stakeholders. That’s helped me at HBS a lot. If I’m going to say something, I’d better be prepared and know the numbers.” All three alumni say it would have been nice if PROMESA and the successful debt... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

15 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

when the information is so complex? The key is not just to get the information to the consumers but to help them process it." Decentralizing approaches to problem solving: Conference attendees and survey respondents generally... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

can study happiness and read statistics about what percentage of people say they're happy, but that's not what this is about,” Singer shared. “With these amazing video case studies, you can see somebody with your exact View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

when finance becomes a common language Happy Returns HBS celebrates reunions on a grand scale Complete Table of Contents June 2022 Alumni Achievement Awards 2022 This year’s recipients of the School’s highest honor demonstrate how family,... View Details

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607047 The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs Harvard Business School Case 407-053 Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407053 Revenue... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

illegal business entities don’t incorporate to make people happy or to make people better. They incorporate to make people money. Everything else good that happens beyond that is icing on the stakeholders’ cake.” Others differed. Michael... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

Working PapersSecuring Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA

around failure, like Quincy Apparel and Ofo, and wrestle with mission and values of companies like Careem and Barry's. 4. (BONUS) Not taking yourself too seriously - HBS has many traditions which remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. The students lightly roast... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

technique, but that extends to a lot of other parts of the investing world. The human-plus-machine idea is making a big impact in how things are being done. There are things that machines can do that humans don’t have to do. But at the View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

to leave payment for their hosts' servants at the end of their stay as a way of compensating for the extra work their visit created. Today, most people in Western societies draw a distinct line between tipping and bribery, and the fact... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

I wanted to pursue an MBA, I ended up using the knowledge I gained from CORe to interview for and land my current job. Kali Pfaff Operations Strategist at University Hospitals of Cleveland BA, Communications, Kent State University Get... View Details

04 Apr 2023
What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

and seeing what sort of results and ads he’d get back. He wasn’t happy with what he saw . Some of the ads were completely unrelated to the search . In a normal company, the CEO, seeing a bad product, would call the person in charge of the... View Details