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11 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

redefined," Higgins says. "The younger generation doesn't care as much about cable TV." And for older sports fans, mobile devices are gaining popularity because they allow for multitasking. "Wyc Grousbeck was on a tour... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services; Financial Services

19 Aug 2024
News

Quantum Leap

airplanes and automobiles. According to Kumar, many financial services firms are already exploring the prospect of using quantum computers to estimate portfolio risk—something that classical computers struggle to do in a timely fashion.... View Details

19 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

is likely to have a meaningful effect on health care spending patterns. In addition, precision medicines can change the expected profitability of therapies both by allowing more sophisticated pricing systems and potentially decreasing the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

mutual funds will adopt our approach. We'd love to work with such a service to help make this information available to investors at large. Q: In your analysis you relied rather heavily on Spectrum and other computer-generated data tools.... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Sep 2016
News

Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

firm that cares about good corporate governance.” I believe the way to good corporate governance is to add only the highest quality individuals to boards. In some ways, we used to have an unspoken quota system for boards. It was that men... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

School all the more. Finally, I’d like to pay tribute to Monty Milner (MBA 1965), outgoing president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Monty has served HBS in so many ways throughout the years, but his work on the board is especially impressive. He has... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

protesters, they found a group that cared deeply about preserving the culture of the city, and that wrestled with how they might understand and change the underlying conflicts. "They realize that they are operating in a remarkable... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

growing rapidly in importance. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52240 forthcoming Management Science Discretionary Task Ordering: Queue Management in Radiological Services By: Ibanez, Maria, Jonathan R.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

Silverstein needs to raise an additional $1.5 million from private investors to round out the equity financing for his new Quick Service Restaurant venture in China, Korea, and Japan. How should he pitch the opportunity? What should be... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

and costly scams are common. Yet, even more frequent and pervasive are cases of "ordinary" unethical behavior-unethical actions committed by people who value and care about morality but behave unethically when faced with an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

be its strongest regional ally. Yet because Israel's formal membership might have kept numerous Arab states from joining the coalition, the U.S. government pointedly excluded the Israelis, starting negotiations elsewhere. Careful... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

care about the brand and are good ambassadors. They can explain the product and convey the value of it.” (See sidebar, page 36.) Without these ambassadors, he observes, it is harder for people to see the educational value of LEGO... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jul 2021
Office Hours

Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?

significant population of lower-skilled, lower educational-attainment workers out there, many who speak English as a second language, who have worked in service industries that have been very, very badly damaged by COVID. They’re going to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Manufacturing

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

companies, a sale of a health care portfolio company, and several debt refinancings to facilitate portfolio company growth. This summer, Akapelwa expanded on his financial services experience at Kohlberg... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

available to you if and when you need support. The HBS Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a resource to our full community; additionally, students can reach out to SAS staff (617.495.6087 or sas@hbs.edu ) or CAMHS Urgent Care... View Details

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

between two competing investments, which differ in size, maturity, and rate of return. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207066 Lean at Wipro Technologies Harvard Business School Case 607-032 Wipro Technologies, a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

operators, in addition to government-run vehicles. The result: an unregulated, competitive chaos on roads already choked with cars, motorcycles, and three-wheeled tuk tuks. If all goes to plan, bus service will be consolidated on clean,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

been diligent in filing lawsuits—they’re filing plenty of lawsuits. But Uber is fighting back. Often the company’s strategy has been to delay regulators’ every complaint, trying to get their service that much more entrenched so it will be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

22 Jul 2021
News

Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

winner is Amy Kadomatsu (MBA 1998), CEO of ComplySci, a leading RegTech company providing compliance solutions to more than 1,200 financial services and professional services companies globally. For the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

continued to grow globally. Another, a seasoned lawyer, set out to evolve the organizational structure of his firm. “The emergence of new technologies and the trend toward unbundling legal services into their component parts means the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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