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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
promote the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Reebok has since engaged in other activities with Amnesty International, and human rights has become a core value in the company. Before strategic fit can be explored, a View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
Carbon's Second Act
also a building block in making the chemicals that go into things like plastics, road materials, and a wide variety of other products. And Brix sees another potential use in the clean tech sector: to transport green hydrogen. TB: We think... View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
Entrepreneurs are routinely encouraged to form partnerships—don't dare do it alone. But new research shows the potential danger of getting too close to outsiders—particularly investors—when proprietary information can be leaked to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”
an app to optimize energy usage in buildings. On the business side, I’m looking for players in this space who could be potential partners with technology we can leverage.” As he had hoped, interning at Sidewalk Labs has proven very... View Details
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Recruiting Students - Annual Report 2014
Recruiting Students Who Further the Mission “Fellowships are connected in a deep way to the mission of the School. We look for potential leaders—those who possess a spark, an ambition to be among the very best. And because diversity is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
uses ratings, and how they are used. The case concerns the strategic options facing a new entrant hoping to exploit the potential crack in the dominance of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P. Becker was spurred to write it when he realized the bond... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
high-quality transactions to the United States to demonstrate the promise of this instrument,” Palandjian adds. “Social impact bonds have the potential to improve social outcomes at reduced taxpayer expense; shift performance risk away... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
uniforms, and other urgently needed items. The actions we took enabled us to avoid the worst of most of the problems we faced. Perhaps they have some relevance to today’s worries. First, timely and accurate information was needed to manage critical supply areas. To... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
Drycleaners (established over 60 years ago), East Africa's largest chain of dry-cleaning franchises. White Rose was one of the first companies in East Africa to offer equity to its staff, assist company retirees who were establishing their own businesses, and provide... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
souvenir, and not as a potential exhibit in a libel suit. My advice to others is to try to make your living doing something you really enjoy. It’s not the most original advice in the world, and it may not be easy to follow. But if you can... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Inside MBA Admissions
study as an undergraduate, and the intellectual and quantitative rigor of a candidate’s work experience. Leadership potential is assessed by looking at each candidate’s leadership experiences and accomplishments, as well as through... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public scrutiny. The authors of a new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
of new fintech entrepreneurs began to change that by improving the speed and ease of the small business customer experience, and making their financial activity more visible to potential lenders. Lagace: How much do small-business owners... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
estate. Students are presented the opportunity to perform valuation analysis and compare two possible forms of financing for the potential acquisition: 1) traditional corporate debt and bond financing and 2) commercial mortgage-backed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
professions. Asians, on the other hand, have much higher representation in the venture capital and entrepreneurial sector than their overall percentages in the labor force. We explore potential supply side explanations including both... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
potentially building buzz among consumers above and beyond sales to the consumers who actually buy the vouchers. This effect is more difficult to measure, but many merchants perceive it to be real. Where it exists, it's an important... View Details
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
stocks that they hold and trade. Relative to standard approaches, this approach focuses on an especially informative subset of the returns data, potentially increasing power to detect skilled trading, and also sheds light on the sources... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
material as an account of recent economic trends.17 The third book would have consolidated and elaborated the splendid passages on the long-term evolution of business. In that form, the book would have been a successful marriage of history and theory, and View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
learn; it is something to live. And our greatest joy is lived in deep, loving, and generous relationships with others.” —Isabelle Colin-Hau (MBA 2004) is an impact-education funder who invests in change-makers, as well as solutions and ideas to unlock human View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
issues. “There are also many challenges that come with the executive director territory. I spend a lot of my time and energy working to form partnerships with community organizations and potential funders and sponsors. Many of them... View Details