Terms - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2000
News

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

The article helped catalyze the thinking of many in the nonprofit field and illuminated and encouraged the evolving concept of "venture philanthropy." Drawing on the expertise of HBS faculty in finance, negotiation, and entrepreneurship, Grossman plans to examine the... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

Profile

Laura Mackay

serving as a role model. How has Harvard Business School prepared you for your current role & your long term career? HBS has taught me to think from a variety of lens and perspectives and to always be 10 steps ahead. The case method... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

25 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Dealing with FOMO at HBS

here The only time I experience FOMO is when I read the HBS Upcoming Events emails. There are so many events on campus, all the time! Which is great, just remind yourself you don’t need to go to all of them, or any of them! In terms of... View Details

20 Feb 2019
News

Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

Talk to Tony O. Elumelu (AMP 166, 2004) for more than a few minutes and you are sure to hear about “Africapitalism.” The Nigerian businessman and philanthropist coined the term in 2010 to describe the investment strategy that has shaped... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 1996
News

"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit

years, unit members have studied numerous organizations, ranging from Taco Bell to Intuit, to determine what maximizes profit and growth in service organizations. In so doing, they have formulated a key business dynamic that they term the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Feb 1997
News

Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution

integration doesn't guarantee that you can do everything well simultaneously. Focus, we've discovered, is critical. What does "focus" mean in terms of the health-care industry? It means more integrated facilities that center on providing... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance

vital at all levels of the organization. Valley explained that in addition to the negotiations around a transaction — the exchange of goods or services — the flattening of organizations means people must negotiate the terms of their... View Details

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

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

In order to garner the capital necessary to foot the bill for social change, nonprofits need to think less about traditional grants and more in terms of innovation--and so do the organizations that fund them. This was a key message from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

buildings, this emphasis on science will affect HBS. The unique challenges of managing and leading science-based businesses—certain to be a driver of this century's new economy—demand new management paradigms. For a core group of HBS professors, that has meant some... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

banks understand the tradeoffs that the public is willing to accept in terms of unemployment for inflation, at least in terms of keeping the average level of one particular emotion (contentment) constant. An... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations

is perceived relative power in the negotiation environment and what did your research show in terms of how it can affect the outcome? Kathleen McGinn: Perceived relative power has two components. First, it's perceived in the sense that it... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

Profile

Arvind Chandrababu

recommended to the company by a friend who works there; they contacted me early last September. I feel that it’s perfect for me. I’ll be in product management, which means taking a product from initial concept to launch and post-launch. It’s very well-rounded because I... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Nonprofit / Government

08 Mar 2017
News

Helping vets become resident landlords

some market power, particularly if the issue isn’t the supply or the amount of suppliers. “There are many people that are focused on vets in a foundation, nonprofit, and government effort. And in terms of lending and the basics of a... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

thinkers from business, HBS, and other institutions of higher learning; it will soon report its conclusions and recommendations. Invited to appear as part of the club’s celebrated program of lunchtime speakers, Clark presented his views in View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

Profile

Nathan Lasche

technology and will hopefully be great sounding boards for my ideas in the future. How has HBS prepared you for your current role and your long term career? HBS provided a great toolkit of skills which help solve challenges I encounter in... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

Portrait Project

Dami Adesanya

I will love. And my voice will be heard on my own terms – strong and powerful, yet sincere and heartfelt. "You are capable but maybe too quiet," a teacher once told me while at high school. "You may be too nice to be... View Details

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

reach its aggressive growth targets. In the summer of 2016, after an intense few months of talks with potential investors, Ozbugutu was looking at five competitive term sheets from funds with great fintech know-how and emerging-markets... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 7

performed best on a creative task in terms of fluency, flexibility, and novelty-three classic dimensions of creativity-when both dyad partners had high levels of multicultural experience. These results show that when it comes to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

billion in investments and R&D to build a GiGAtopia, essentially ushering in the next generation of mobile (5G) and wired infrastructure. CEO Dr. Chang-Gyu Hwang, and his team are considering which areas to prioritize in terms of new... View Details