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Resources for Harvard Economics Students
other criteria. Compare a company to its competitors along multiple dimensions. WRDS (Wharton Research Data Service) Provides access to financial databases through a uniform, web-based interface. Databases include Compustat, CRSP,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
I realized I needed to start giving right away and as my means scaled, so too would my donations,” says Delle, who has supported the HBS Fund every year since he graduated and has served in multiple volunteer roles throughout the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
School's Web portal — and the multiple databases available through eBaker (the Baker Library Research Center) are examples of underutilized yet extremely valuable services that need to be properly marketed to alumni. The Continuing... View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
U.S. Buyouts in Europe are more common than early-stage investing; the reverse may be true in the U.S. Phenomena such as multiple buyouts—a buyout of a buyout of a buyout—are not unknown. And exit is difficult throughout the continent,... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
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Riding the Internet Fast Track
warehouses. A November 1999 IPO valued Webvan at $8 billion. But while some companies tread cautiously, competitors in categories like furniture, pet supplies, and online trading are forcing their trains' throttles to the maximum. "We have View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 01 Dec 2020
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The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
ago. There were multiple species of humans (nine in total), now only sapiens is left, and most humans have some Neanderthal DNA. Runners-up: Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker Range: Why Generalists... View Details
- 28 May 2019
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Leading Questions
“whether it’s for an individual leader, a team, or a company.” To find these answers, Synthesis asks open-ended essay questions and applies narrative psychology in its assessments. “There are no trick questions, no multiple choice,”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Sep 2016
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The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards
women 100% of the open seats and potentially create more openings: Interview the women first. It doesn’t need to be tested by the FDA before corporate boards across America try it. Trewstar has done it over 30 times, and it always works. The key ingredient is having... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
competition (i.e., whoever reaches the threshold first will get the next center). — Tom Leung (MBA 2003) Consider a subscription model for center usage. You have the variable time slot idea with the hourly, daily, part-time rate, and you have View Details
- 31 May 2016
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on riskier projects and strategies. But risk management must overcome severe individual and organizational biases that prevent managers and employees from thinking deeply and analytically about their risk exposure. In this paper, we draw lessons from seven case studies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Michael O. Braimah
leaders recognize multiple points of view and acknowledge them in their decisions. This is the thing that jumps out at you in cases, in interactions with your peers and faculty: we're all high-achievers, but HBS ingrains in you a respect... View Details
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Jason Flood
up-close experience of the United States’ health care system. “There were mind-boggling inefficiencies both in terms of delivery and coordination,” Jason says. “We had multiple doctors who failed to communicate to each other and ordered... View Details
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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
be published in April 2020. Rebecca sits on the boards of Amgen and of Idexx Laboratories. Her publications include the books Leading Sustainable Change and Accelerating Energy Innovation: Lessons from multiple sectors. She was named one... View Details
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Pharmaceuticals: drug retail prices
begin with BI PHRMG) Micromedex - Average drug wholesale prices. (May search by individual drug name or multiple drug names using Tools > RED Book) Additional resources: Manufacturer reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP)... View Details
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Mandy Xu
Mandy tried out different industries and experienced multiple career pivots. Prior to HBS, she worked in both client services and corporate with focuses in real estate, retail, and financial institutions. Through her experiences, Mandy... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
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Big Blue’s Big Bet
natural-language processing underlying Watson could master Jeopardy!, what else could it do? With Jeopardy!, Watson had mastered trivia, become a better Wikipedia. It had done this by gaining what was in essence multiple advanced degrees... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 24 Jul 2018
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4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
proven business tactic. For every newsworthy instance of a corporation putting profit ahead of social good, there are multiple unheralded examples of companies using social good-oriented initiatives to expand their markets or enhance... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 25 Feb 2002
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The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?
important for any company doing business in multiple countries. While it is simplistic to suggest that there is no country effect at play in determining the success of companies—Deshpandé and Farley do not make that contention—their work... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Teaching & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
guide students to important points of learning as well as an outline on how to best organize students’ comments on multiple classroom blackboards. Aldrich Hall Seating Chart, 1957. William J. Riley papers (DC 1957.1). Show caption Hide... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
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Rockin’ for a Cause
stake in quality education and want to invest in the district overall.” Motivated Dads Since their first appearance on PiE’s behalf—a two-hour event where the band had to cycle through their nine-song repertoire multiple times—the... View Details