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- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
lot to balance, especially in the RC (first) year. In fact, I didn’t start working on my business venture until the second semester of RC year since all I was busy taking in the experience during the first half of the year. Regardless of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
my best to emulate! I look forward to the challenges ahead with great anticipation and excitement. These have been extraordinary months for both the country and the HBS community. I have been particularly struck by the way the HBS alumni... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition
great day!” What does this honor mean to you, personally and also professionally? Pradhan: “This really is a team award. On the personal side, it is an award that belongs to my wife, my parents, and my broader friends and family, who... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
Abstract This paper presents an endogenous growth model that explains the evolution of the first and second moments of productivity growth at the aggregate and firm level during the post-war period. Growth is driven by the development of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
finance and restructuring, explains the ins and outs of Chapter 11, while Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter focuses on the human element—the need for the new company's leadership to pay attention to its people and corporate culture. A Second... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
showcase several areas of theoretical development that might benefit from revisiting the taboo. I conclude by reviewing key practical implications of such a shift for our profession and by arguing that organizational scholarship could gain a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
as well as something with enormous social value because a lot of food goes to waste. Q: Can you give us other examples of how this works in practice? A: In Brazil, Banco Real has grown in 10 years from a small behind-the-pack bank to the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
marketing allocation decisions. Many interesting and useful techniques have been developed over the past 20 years that might be brought to bear in addressing these problems, and we thought it would be great to step back and develop a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
are an entrepreneur who is selling ideas that have been tested through rigorous research,” says Akinola, who teaches the first-year MBA course on leadership development. “To me, it’s just as stressful as being in a corporation, but the View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
market. Last month, moreover the nation marked the anniversary of September 11. What has all this meant for HBS? I believe an institution's true character is revealed in times of great stress, and that certainly has been the case at... View Details
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
world-class university make great education free and accessible, anywhere in the world?—to knotty tactical decisions—should we ask small-dollar donors to give $5.25 or $7.50? While many of my clients’ goals were political in nature, I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Publishing The 2008 financial crisis triggered a worldwide recession. Unlike the American banking system, which experienced massive losses, takeovers, and taxpayer-funded bailouts, Canada’s banking system withstood the crisis relatively well and maintained its... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
on campus. Sean Silverthorne: Let's start with Jobs and his track record at his second tenure at Apple. From what you have seen, what has he tried to do, what's he been successful at, and what has he not been successful at? David Yoffie:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
deal in two ways: In the first description, they stressed that the shop offered great coffee with great value and efficient service, setting up an exchange norm. In the second, they emphasized that the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
theater to give responsibility to a strongman or strongwoman at the top, I hope the intelligence community can resist that. A second possibility is that the DNI becomes a mere figurehead for the intelligence community and a new layer of... View Details
- Profile
Ruth Cenat
discussed a case from his country, he talked about how multiculturalism is such a difficult issue in Norway. As a member of a minority group, he’s never felt sure of where he stands. Because of the uncertainty, his family owns a second... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
6 Discoveries I Made About HBS
wasted a lot of time feeling like I was behind. 2. Second year is a great time to take some risks Make EC year work for you, and take the risks you want to take. There are tons of resources (financial and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
at Harvard in the second month of a yearlong program. They are drawing on the University’s academic environment to plan and prepare for field-based initiatives they will launch to confront global and local problems in areas such as... View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- News
The 19 Musts of 2019
(MBA 1986), founder of Second Opinion Wealth Management and author of five novels, including The Pell Heist (2018) and Windfall (forthcoming) MUST READ Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How to Fix It) by Tomas... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
webinars and virtual reunion sessions on the topic, and recently released From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. “I’m simply eating my own cooking,” says Brooks, who also... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters