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Article databases: Which to choose? | Baker Library
Help Center Article databases: Which to choose? How do I know which article database to use? Depending on your research needs, you may want to select one article database over another. Each article database has its own particular... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do!
Sahlman Investing in HBS The Personal Touch Donor Spotlight Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices FAQ My pitch for giving is simple. HBS is a human capital–intensive business. Our product is knowledge that informs leadership, and that product View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In Service of Others
Mike Zak (MBA 1981) After studying engineering at Cornell and serving four years in the Marine Corps, Mike Zak (MBA 1981) arrived at HBS in 1979, one of only a handful of military veterans in his class. The transition was not easy. “I came from a world where the lives... View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
homework. Some retailers, for example, stitch different codes into their products depending on whether they are originally designed for retail or intended straight for the outlets. More broadly, however, caveat emptor still applies.... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
that the role of steward is critical to the success of a healthy economic system." Nick C suggested that a response to the question has to take into account many things: "An appointment of such a role may well depend on more... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
of these shortcuts. Specifically, we exploit a regulatory provision wherein a firm’s primary industry is determined by the highest sales segment. Exploiting this regulation, we provide evidence that investors classify operationally nearly identical firms vastly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
to extreme, alternative in a choice set. The term extremeness avoidance has been used to describe the reason underlying this phenomenon. In this research, we argue that extremeness avoidance behavior depends on assortment type, with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
pump Tamblyn recognizes that the traditional resume structure can obscure the very skills he seeks. To set the stage, he builds a request for core skills in the job description itself. “We ask for qualities that are universal across job functions,” he says. View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
perspective. They have no natural resources, which makes them highly dependent on imports from foreign countries. From a climate-change perspective, everyone knows [the current model] isn't sustainable anymore. There's a diverse economic... View Details
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Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association - MBA
realize that the legacy I leave behind depends on the impact I have on others. As a female veteran—representing just 1% of our student body—I’m passionate about paving the way for more representation of women, both in and out of uniform.... View Details
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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog
January 5 and Depart Thursday, January 16 Course Fee: $3,500 Immersive Field Courses : IFCs require a firm commitment and carry a financial obligation. Financial aid is available in the form of a student loan, a need-based HBS scholarship, or a combination of both... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
"Creativity does have a reputation for being magical," says HBS professor Teresa Amabile. "One myth is that it's associated with the particular personality or genius of a person—and in fact, creativity does depend to some... View Details
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Instrument of Pictorial Publicity - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
advertisements. Corporate success, executives understood, depended on brand-name recognition. Photographic ads in popular magazines, like Victor Keppler’s arresting composition for Schaefer Beer, helped transform local companies into... View Details
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HBS Alumni Research Tips: Finding Company News & Industry Research
reports by industry/subject and/or geography, depending on publisher. Value Line provides information and advice on stocks, industries, mutual funds, options, and convertibles. Enter a company name or ticker to access a company... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
scenario carries a caveat, though, according to research by HBS assistant professor Susan Kulp. Her work suggests that the profit gains of VMI depend on both the retailer's willingness to provide detailed demand information and the... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “Who's actually putting those groceries on the shelves still and who's driving the truck to get that food that gets put on those grocery shelves? It's the working class. We View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
many potential impacts of information technology, implying that it may not be the most important. For any of this to have a high degree of relevance, however, depends on other factors in the view of respondents. As John Ladge states,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?
whether we should be happy or sad when companies merge." Quantifying Quality Sheen faced the challenge of tracking both product pricing and product quality before and after company mergers. As a finance scholar, he depends on... View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
a productive way for a company to respond? Spar: To be targeted is to be chosen by an NGO (or group of NGOs) for specific attack. When this occurs, NGOs use a range of tactics, from pickets to boycotts to "cut up your credit card" campaigns. How firms respond... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
differential in turn depends on the mobility of the technology's labor force, which we model through the extent that technologies depend upon immigrant scientists and engineers. Spatial adjustments are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace