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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018
projects, and to capitalize on unforeseen strategic opportunities through economic cycles over the long term. Driven by the School’s continued healthy cash from operations, fiscal 2018 was a successful year in this regard. After the $71...
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Supplemental Financial Information II - Annual Report 2019
strategic opportunities through economic cycles over the long term. Driven by the School’s continued healthy cash from operations, fiscal 2019 was a successful year in this regard. After the $100 million of unrestricted, internally...
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- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
performance including population density, financial development, and geographic connectedness. We also explore the impact of social structure measured by slavery and religion. We then profile the characteristics of inventors and their life View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
the world of startups. It also describes how certain industries, like energy, are poorly suited to the investment profile of traditional venture capitalists. The product development cycle is too long and the capital required to develop...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
restaurant reviews with Yelp's algorithmic indicator of fake reviews. Using this imperfect indicator as a proxy, we develop an empirical methodology to identify the points in the life cycle of a business during which review fraud is most...
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Anna Secino
- 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008
vulnerable are economic interventions to capture by politicians, how are captured resources used, and how costly are the resulting distortions? This paper answers these questions in the context of the credit market in India. Integrating theories of political budget...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
companies, compares the benefits of studying the Valley to those that scientists gain when studying fruit flies. "There are very short life cycles in this area, so you can learn a lot in a short amount of time," says Datar, who is a...
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Susan Young
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55694 forthcoming Journal of Monetary Economics U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract— Foreign banks’ lending to firms in...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
reinforce losing streaks. In contrast, when leaders believe in other people, confidence grows, and winning becomes more attainable. Leaders of organizations in success cycles are a little like rabbits, constantly reproducing. In losing...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
but higher than today’s 5 or 6 percent. He finds wisdom in a quarter-century-old article titled “The Answer Is Nine” by Stephen Steppe, who argued that returns on commercial real estate may dip during cycles but will always rebound to the...
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- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12
influence a team's knowledge-integration capability. We test our theoretical framework using data on knowledge workers in professional services and discuss implications for research and practice. Manage the Culture Cycle Author:James L....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
wise or lucky. His blend of new statistical methods and old common-sense reasoning helped him profit as the forecasting industry first developed. Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle Author:Walter A....
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Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
inputs from suppliers that met recognized standards of sustainability. What’s more, the plan’s environmental goals—for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and waste—encompassed not only the company’s own operations but also the entire life View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
continue to fall, thanks to ongoing improvements in their core technologies and the virtuous development cycles that flow from large-scale deployments. Consequently, by at least one measure, wave and tidal producers are most likely...
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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
That virtuous cycle of spinouts, reinvestment, and serial entrepreneurship—what Frye refers to as the “wash, rinse, and repeat” of a healthy ecosystem—yields greater density and even more connections, ultimately giving rise to a fully...
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- July 2024
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Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding
By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn
This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Cost vs Benefits;
Business Cycles;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Selection and Staffing;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Intellectual Property;
Job Design and Levels;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Succession;
Risk Management;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Product Development;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
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- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
and we will enter an unstoppable virtuous cycle towards renewables and hopefully pull the rest of the world along with us! Heather (March) Takle (MBA 2006) President and CEO, PowerOptions, Inc.In 30 years, I am certain that we will look...
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- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
give students an opportunity to understand the creation of deferred tax liabilities (DTLs) and the life cycle of a DTL using an example based on the difference between Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) depreciation, which...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
support to for-profit social enterprises, in the form of a debt or equity relationship. The idea is to recover a portion of that investment, at least 1x or 2x, and cycle it back into supporting other organizations. What I find interesting...
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by Julia Hanna