Security Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 28, 2007

and launched the fund in early 2003. While the firm performed well during 2003 and 2004 (both in terms of returns and new assets), in 2005 the results began to suffer. Describes the process of designing the firm, the resulting team... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Nov 2015
First Look

November 10, 2015

officials. They can help decision makers in tax administrations, public procurement offices, and other public agencies design programs informed by well-founded evidence. This paper provides an introductory overview of the most frequently... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

contrary forces of dreamer and doer in Mawilmada that would propel him through the various stages of his career. At that point, he was still the dreamer who had worked on designing a fantastical, entirely artificial baobab tree in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

deep learning. “We are excited about emerging markets, where we see high adoption rates of technologies designed for the point-of-care,” she says. “In the United States, we can use deep learning to generate rich information that enables... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

pay out capital also initiate debt or equity issues in the same year, resulting in 32% of aggregate payouts being externally financed. Most firms with simultaneous payouts and security issues do not generate enough operating cash flow to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

classmates Alex Stratoudakis and Emma Taylor. In 15 minutes they present their plan for AfterSteps, a Web-based end-of-life planning service that offers advice and secure storage for legal, financial, personal, and funeral documents. For... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 2011
News

The Best-Laid Plans

210 is Jess Bloomgarden (MBA 2012), with classmates Alex Stratoudakis and Emma Taylor. In fifteen minutes they present their plan for AfterSteps, a Web-based end-of-life planning service that offers advice and secure storage for legal,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

efforts are designed to reach employees at a deeper level. By engaging more of workers' total selves, organizations hope to develop staff who are more satisfied, productive, and innovative. Indeed, the manifestations of spirituality in... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Mar 2009
News

Model Patient

6.4 million residents, 440,000 who were previously uninsured have become covered, with 191,000 of those securing private, nongovernment insurance. At 2.6 percent, Massachusetts now has the lowest rate of uninsured residents in the nation.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

26 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

backed away from the idea. But the case study illustrates how deal process design matters a lot, and has to be thought through very carefully. Currently, Treasury officials are trying to design a mechanism... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Web

Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

way. The language it uses is beneficial not only in the tech world but in innovation. Fulgence-Guy Yango Principal Designer, Protah Ideation: Performance Design & Strategy at Protah Ideation This course delivered more value to me than I... View Details

23 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 23

telecommunications industry, we address the following questions: What factors contribute to a firm's ability to learn by supplying and building technological and market capabilities? Does it matter to whom the firm supplies? Is involvement in product View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

catalyst technology. RAB LABXin Ma, MBA 2023RAB LAB facilitates robotics fabrication of 3D printed housing units with the autonomous design system and adaptive components made of sustainable structural materials. Our mission is to... View Details

22 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

Entrepreneurial success may depend on more than a great idea, plenty of connections, and financial backing, new research suggests. The entrepreneur’s job security may also play a significant role. Uncertain job prospects, such as those... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2016
First Look

April 19, 2016

Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A) In 2010, Human Rights Watch, a well-regarded international NGO, approached Barrick Gold asserting that members of the company’s security force at the Porgera Gold Mine in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2015
Research Event

When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms

economy. “A platform owner may imitate them and enter their markets by offering similar products,” Zhu explained. “Before you build your business model around platforms, you need to think about how to minimize the risk from these platforms” History has documented many... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Technology; Web Services

19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

food waste away from landfills by upcycling it into high-value sugar polymers using a combination of insects and microbial cell factories. PARTICIPANTS Algoma Homes - Josef Bromovsky (MBA 2023) - Algoma Homes designs and builds net-zero... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

of the Treasury Janet Yellen also recognizes the role of Latinx businesses in the US economy. In her remarks at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Virtual Legislative Summit in 2020, she said: “If someone tried to design an economic... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

19 Jun 2019
News

Connecting Patients and Providers

London, Chicago, New York, Boston, Cologne, and Frankfurt in search of a fuller diagnosis and cutting-edge medical advice. The extraordinary effort gave his 59-year-old mother another 10 months with her family. And it inspired Jarzabek to create Trustedoctor, a digital... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 1997
News

Short Takes

Firms and Flexibility As job security and long-term relationships between corporations and their white-collar workers become relics of the past, what will link these two parties in the future? According to HBS assistant professor Jeffrey... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

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