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- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
rewards) as these uncertain transition parameters jointly vary within a given uncertainty set. We show that these problems are computationally tractable if the uncertainty set has a row-wise structure. Conversely, we prove that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Nneka Ezeigwe
background. My current ambition is to be based in Africa, working in a managerial capacity, in a position of control to make meaningful contributions to the economy. A lot of our Africa-focused cases at HBS are sad – about corruption or pollution or poverty – and it... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- Profile
Estevan Santiago
and solving the big, meaty business problems that come with growing and scaling a company. I thought business school would be a great way to expand upon the toolbox I built at Collective, while also being able to explore new career... View Details
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Behrad Mahdi
two-year commitment. At first I did everything from meeting with board members to cleaning the office at night. Eventually, I became director of development and external affairs." Within a year, the Columbia City Year moved into the black. "At the View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
growth market with a sector leader and a smart, trustworthy, deep-pocketed partner, do it and figure out the fund issues later. Your investors will be happy you did! Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976) StarVest Partners Still Buffering I was an... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
those fears with some of these kind of analytical approaches but I find, generally speaking, people want to sensationalize things and they want the scary stuff to emerge. So, even if you counter it, we don't get quoted as much in those things as the people who are... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
tendency to prefer poor agents as they are easier to monitor. More generally, we describe the basic problem of choosing agents and monitoring consumption with the aim of reducing corruption and discuss features of the practical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
low cost or a business providing goods or services that end or reduce respiratory ailments. Bringing together public healthcare and market forces "could have huge impact," says Chu. That feeling was underscored by Chu's own... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
it and demonstrates why the easy short-term choice is often the most perilous in the long-term. The Founder's Dilemmas draws on the inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, while mining quantitative data on almost 10,000... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
who need them, especially among vulnerable populations. Racial inequities, laid bare by the pandemic, and social unrest provoked by recent police killings have escalated tensions. In the course of writing Problem Solving: HBS Alumni... View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
that he had called on, got the student to verify it, and asked for the pot. Peter Jones then asked if it meant that we had his tacit permission to play, and John’s response was that we were welcome to play as long as we did not mind losing consistently. View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Ink: Framing the Full Picture
“Oh, my gosh, you must’ve wanted to do this since you were a child,” and I’m like, “No, I never, ever wanted to do this.” I was very happy at business school. I was quite happy doing management consulting.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- Web
Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity
children under 18 at home “My (white, male, upper-middle class) spouse and I desire an egalitarian relationship and if anything, I have more career ambition and have better credentials. But it just hasn’t worked out that way. He has ended... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
organizations involved. But Deflategate isn’t the only issue examined by the case. “What started essentially as an analytics exercise ended up as a much broader analysis of the data, the sport, the NFL, and how it’s organized and how it’s... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
Want to create a high-profit auction? One strategy is to create "auction fever" around your sale by generating lots of hype, having strict rather than flexible deadlines at the end of auctions, and making sure winners and losers... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 31 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Building a DTC Brand Through COVID
I rambled on about my grand plans, I looked into the Zoom screen and worried that this was yet another dead end or that his strengths weren’t in apparel manufacturing and he would just point me to Google. As I stopped talking, he said,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
carriers. NYNEX later merged with Bell Atlantic—a fellow "Baby Bell"—and Haberkorn became president of Consumer Sales & Services in 1998. At the end of her career she was leading 30,000 employees. Retired since 2000, Haberkorn continues... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
individual leaders truly responsible for the end result, or do they just happen to be there—for better or worse? Is history made by forces outside our control, or can leaders make a real difference? With Lincoln, questions like this seem... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
As Bernshteyn explains, the prescriptive insights gleaned from the massive amount of community data available worldwide will transform entire industries and break down long-standing barriers to value. The Ends Game: How Smart Companies... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley