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Rowan Clarke

already active in the research world, he wasn’t finished with his academic endeavors. “I held off on my PhD for a while, but I always knew that I would come back for it.” His advisors recommended that he apply to business schools, because... View Details

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Eligibility | New Venture Competition

criteria: A project which has as a key component of its activities the creation of social value in a significant and sustained manner. The Competition is designed for projects that are in either the concept or pilot phase, meaning those... View Details

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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

incenting and leading successful tough tech teams Course Content & Organization The main class tool will be case discussions based on a variety of tough tech ventures, including those pursuing frontier clean energy, material science,... View Details

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

excerpt, Thomas describes the key factors that made the initiative a success. Any major corporate change will succeed only if a few key factors are in place: strong support from company leaders, an employee base that is fully engaged with... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

24 Mar 2023
News

Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey

that means for both hiring organizations and job-seekers. The conversation, titled "How to Hire Your Next Job," was based on Bernstein's ongoing research for an upcoming book on the topic, and took place in a classroom at Toronto's Juno... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

financial settings? How should I measure exposures arising from international operations? What is the appropriate way to think about the cost of capital for the worldwide operations of a single firm? The CFOs that manage global financial... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55632 forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Active Choice, Implicit Defaults, and the Incentive to Choose By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2008
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Mara Aspinall

presidential candidates have acknowledged the need for change, and that opens up an opportunity to shift from payment based on activity to payment based on quality and outcome... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

lawsuits against Blitz had followed. A former Blitz employee has testified that Blitz presented a revised gas can design to Walmart that would prevent the burn injuries by installing an "arrestor," a device that would prevent a flame from flowing into the... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

26 Aug 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Built for Global Competition from the Start

cross-border roaming), but it had also lowered the potential diversification benefits that many students highlighted as a key Celtel advantage when operating in Africa. Another LGV case centers on 2011 HBS alum Rebeca Minguela's model for Blink Booking, a website View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Education

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

The other is an article in this month's Harvard Business Review, "The End of Rational Economics," by Dan Ariely. It argues that theories, strategies, and actions based on assumptions of irrational behavior on the part of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

13 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

complex issues with our existing core organizations and beyond,” Kenneth said. Kevin added, “We also want to increase touchpoints with donors. It doesn’t stop with a one-time donation, or a monthly donation, there are additional ways to View Details

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

organizations is based on value, on average. While three-quarters of their revenue remains fee-for-service, we see a remarkable change to a reimbursement system that was static for decades. In particular, survey respondents’ organizations... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

15 May 2007
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First Look: May 15, 2007

that a monopolistic market maker is able to extract from impatient investors. The mechanism for trade is a limit order, and immediacy is supplied when the limit order is executed. We show that limit orders are American options and their value represents the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 May 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

any initiative to empower the poor and the equally critical importance of available credit to allow poorer families to invest in their future. Despite the plethora of education-related activities and the rapidly growing success stories in... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

would it cost to build/change/scale this? - is a frequent question in startup land (elsewhere too) where recruitment targets are typically behind schedule. In my case, I saw two main options to building a MVP (minimum viable product):... View Details

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

were tax-minded based on their personal actions before the 8.8 percent increase took effect. Pérez Cavazos and Silva used the Execucomp database and SEC Form 4 filings to examine the positions and behavior of the top five executives of... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

01 Apr 1999
News

Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

cognitive problem. The PCs simply did not make sense to DEC, given their customer context and their cost structure/business model. “Disruptive Tech 101” When Clay Christensen speaks of disruptive and sustaining technologies, he uses the... View Details

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

whether there might be an emerging professionalism with Chinese characteristics and how this might have an impact on the professions elsewhere. Publisher's Link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t927286744 Cost... View Details