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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

leaders that integrates knowledge from the two schools and is delivered via HBS Online. In this session, participants will learn how the team is adapting business concepts for the education environment that are not typically taught to... View Details

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THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION

Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities. Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details

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By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang

Launching Technology Ventures
Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) is designed for students who are actively working on their own startups or who will work at early-stage startups. The course material is, in particular, focused on new businesses in the... View Details

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007

Working PapersHedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers Authors:Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor Abstract We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Community Values - MBA

potential. MBA Program Honor Code The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The MBA Program does this through a learning model in which students and faculty teach and View Details

11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

Information or Wing It? A Model of Dynamic Pricing with Seller Learning By: Huang, Guofang, Hong Luo, and Jing Xia Abstract—Pricing idiosyncratic products is often challenging because the seller, ex ante,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

experience I had was unique,” he says. “Was I alone?” DiDonna launched The Sabbatical Project, interviewing some 50 people who had similarly taken time off from their work to see what lessons could be learned from their experiences. He... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

the interview with Naguib Sawiris, Chairman, Orascom TMT Investments. MAY 2024 FIELD GLOBAL CAPSTONE From the Classroom to Casablanca FIELD Global Immersion gives students the opportunity to make an impact on business abroad. To put what they have View Details

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1.2 MBA Honor Code - MBA

General Policies 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact Information The MBA Program at HBS educates leaders through a learning model in which students and faculty teach and View Details

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

determine a path forward. Active Immerse yourself in a dynamic, interactive learning experience. You’ll engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

prices. The authors use arbitrage activity in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets to characterize the frictions and constraints facing intermediaries. They show that at least two types of segmentation drive arbitrage... View Details

05 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

Eisenmann Periodical:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract To exploit first-mover advantages, pioneers may be motivated to amass customers before rivals enter the market. Likewise, when they enjoy increasing returns due to network effects, static scale... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance - Faculty & Research

approximately one; 2) Across fixed income and equity managers, non-US dollar domiciled investors hedge more than US-domiciled investors, but the difference is shrinking over time 3) Hedging activity has increased steadily especially after... View Details

28 May 2024
In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

come to learn firsthand, firms have not only slashed hiring overall, but also pushed back start dates for those who have been hired. They have also adopted a stance of “firm first” rather than “accommodating” when dealing with new... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

companies’ entry into an established industry activates a cosmological episode—a period when long-held core assumptions about the industry become invalid—for incumbent senior teams, triggering anxiety and stunting self regulation.... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

occasional research paper that implicated other areas such as the immune system or the microbiome—which seemed to better align with what he had observed with his son. He chased those ideas with intense interest, often cold-calling the paper’s authors to View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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General Management - Faculty & Research

have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better understand how climate issues are being handled in the boardroom and to determine what good... View Details

15 Feb 2022
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When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

notice that I am not as sharp as I used to be. Other people receive the social and professional attention I used to receive. I have to decrease my workload and step back from daily activities I once completed with ease. I am no longer... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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