Decision - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

that you should. Consider corporate time horizons. It’s a choice to attempt to maximize corporate results over the very short run and a different and sometimes harder decision to take a longer-term view. I’m convinced that one of... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Dec 1998
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Managing the Business of Life

Glover says she feels lucky, she also notes that more than luck has been involved in creating a life that brings her satisfaction. "We've been very conscious about the decisions we've made," she explains. "We've avoided acquiring... View Details

28 May 2020
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How to Monitor Your Employees — While Respecting Their Privacy

15 Sep 2017
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Build Your CORe as a Global Thinker

01 Sep 2017
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States Focus On Middle-Skills Jobs Gap

31 Mar 2017
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How Can Business Schools and MBAs Contribute Toward Climate Action?

04 Aug 2014
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The Best and Worst of Family Businesses

Keywords: familly business; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2003
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No Dispute Here

Associate Professor Michael D. Watkins has received the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution’s 2002 book award for Breakthrough Business Negotiation: A Toolbox for Managers. He won the 2001 award as well for Breakthrough International Negotiation, co-authored by Susan... View Details

Keywords: Michael D. Watkins; Michael; Watkins; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

24 Apr 2014
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Setting the standards higher for safety and success

Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989), former CEO of Anglo American PLC, talks about the impact of her decision to make mining safety the company's highest goal. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Mar 2006
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End of Campaign Celebrated

historic fundraising effort brought together the HBS community to celebrate and strengthen the School’s mission. Spangler “Each of you has made really wonderful decisions in your career,” Spangler told the dinner guests. “I suspect that... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2025
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2025

Edited by Julia Hanna; photographs by Susan Young Award Recipients Video MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2025 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2025 recipients, and learn... View Details

Keywords: leadership; Alumni Achievement Awards

01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People

team. At the time, it was the highest price paid for a sports franchise, in any sport, anywhere in the world. In time, what appeared to be a very risky decision proved to be a winning business move. Kraft’s bold bets over the years have... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2008
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A Binary Formula

kind of leadership. “Since the investment and R&D decisions you make today are often not easily quantifiable and not coming to fruition for fifteen to twenty years, special intuition and judgment are required,” he observes. “Compared with... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

22 Jan 2018
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The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

for our users and, in the process, increase our customer lifetime value (e.g., our successful decision to repurpose our video content into textbooks).” Guram: “I remember that the TOM case on Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was really... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
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The Rankings Game

don’t believe that a ranking number should ever drive someone’s decision about where to go to school.” Sahlman agrees. In his estimation, “the rankings are a trivial piece of information in the overall scheme of the work prospective... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Feb 2022
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Ink: Bringing Purpose to Life

purpose into their core operations, generating powerful win-win decisions that benefit everyone, with little compromise—if any—required on any side. A manufacturing company might change wasteful processes, for instance, using less energy... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2009
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Alumni Books

directly. Focusing on the practical issues of IP, and including case studies and discussions of a dozen companies in a wide range of industries, the authors lay out a new way to see, analyze, and build business around these invisible IP assets. Think Again: Why Good... View Details