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Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism

By: Karthik Ramanna
"Thin political markets" are the processes through which some of the most complex and critical institutions of our capitalist system are determined—e.g., our accounting-standards infrastructure. In thin political markets, corporate managers are largely... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Lobbying; Sustainability; Leadership; Economic Systems; Accounting; Business and Community Relations; Financial Institutions; Business and Government Relations
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  • 13 Oct 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Building a Business in the Context of a Life

performing, but they have had guardrails their whole life," Kraus says. "Then they get to the end of their MBA, and they have no guardrails. They have to pave their own way. They experience this peeling back and discovery process in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
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Program Requirements - Doctoral

Processing (MIT 6.864) Bayesian Modeling Inference (MIT 6.435) Inference Causal Parameters (MIT 14.388) Quantitative Research Design Courses Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology (Gov 2001) Program Evaluation: Estimating Program... View Details
  • 28 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 28

learn the unvarnished truth from relevant stakeholders about how the design and behavior of the organization is misaligned with its goals and strategy. The Strategic Fitness Process (SFP) was designed to enable leaders to overcome... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
  • Case

Precision Controls, Inc.

By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Valuation; Research and Development; Negotiation Process; Stock Shares; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Minnesota
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  • 22 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 22, 2016

forthcoming World Scientific Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance

practices that act exactly as a new technology would, like advanced machinery might help companies increase output. Universal management practices can help increase a company’s productivity, just as technology can do. Credit: Kadmy “The point for practitioners is that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • March 2010 (Revised December 2012)
  • Background Note

A 'Rich-vs.-King' Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations

By: Noam Wasserman, Furqan Nazeeri and Kyle Anderson
This note offers a new approach to venture capital term-sheet negotiations, with actionable steps based on insights from Professor Wasserman's "Rich-vs.-King" approach to founder decisions. A core thesis of this note is that trying to negotiate all terms in a term... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Framework; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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    Rakesh Khurana

    Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School. He is also Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard College, and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College. 

    Professor... View Details

    Keywords: executive search
    • 01 Nov 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

    fostered “know-it-alls vs. learn-it-alls,” practiced “accountability that trumped everything,” and in which “hierarchy and pecking order had taken control.” The process of changing that culture involved a classic effort to identify and... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 24 Jul 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

    looking for talent in a tight job market. “A company has to understand that rigidity around job descriptions and work processes artificially constrains the pool of talent that they can access for a position.” The data were culled from... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
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    Courses - Entrepreneurship

    under conditions of profound uncertainty and do so while balancing great risks against potentially attractive rewards. Moreover, they operate without the benefit of well-defined processes for making such choices and with few resources. As... View Details
    • August 2015 (Revised August 2015)
    • Case

    Hoag Orthopedic Institute

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and Jonathan Warsh
    Two groups of orthopedic surgeons form a joint venture with a community hospital to establish Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a for-profit hospital and two ambulatory service centers. By controlling and integrating all aspects of the patients' medical treatment, the... View Details
    Keywords: Outcomes Measurement; Bundled Payment; Health Care; Activity-based Costing And Management; Measurement and Metrics; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Health Industry
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    • October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
    • Case

    Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere

    By: Mihir A. Desai, Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen and Yuming Zou
    Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. has made an initial bid to acquire a primary competitor, Paul Revere, from conglomerate, Textron. The due diligence process uncovers a significant block of problematic disability insurance policies. Provident is forced to assess... View Details
    Keywords: Insurance; Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Investment; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Price; Bids and Bidding; Financial Reporting; Business Conglomerates; Insurance Industry; Service Industry
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    Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Emergency Medicine

    By: Robert S. Kaplan, Brian J. Yun, Anand M. Prabhakar, Jonathan Warsh, John Brennan, Kyle E. Dempsey and Ali S. Raja
    Value in emergency medicine is determined by both patient-important outcomes and the costs associated with achieving them. However, measuring true costs is challenging. Without an understanding of costs, emergency department (ED) leaders will be unable to determine... View Details
    Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Emergency Room; Health Care and Treatment; Value; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Ashish Nanda

      Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. From 2018 to 2021, he was course head for the MBA Required Curriculum course in Strategy. Beginning in 2022, he is teaching an MBA Elective... View Details

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      • 03 Oct 2023
      • Research Event

      Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

      limbic system of your brain. And then you deliver that information into your prefrontal cortex and you decide how to act on it. And once you understand how that process works, which is what we're writing about in this book. Look, this... View Details
      Keywords: by HBS Staff
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      Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

      encompass new issues in information technology, supply chains, and service industries. The field of TOM is concerned with the design, management, and improvement of operating systems and processes . As we seek to understand the challenges... View Details
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      Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

      can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Rising stars in their organizations, including mid-level managers, account managers, or subject-matter experts with 7-20 years of... View Details
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      Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

      health care agenda. Health care invests billions of dollars in quality measurement programs and complex cost accounting systems yet these systems currently fail to collect outcomes that matter to patients and the costs to acheive them.... View Details