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- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
responsibility for formulating the energy strategy-and thus the Russia policy-for essentially all of Europe? The resolutions of these two puzzles are, I show, interlinked; they also demand theoretical innovation. With several case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
clearly a signal was given: Don’t get complacent. You have to earn your keep. And if you do, you will be rewarded. A: That’s right. And people can accept more responsibility if you let them. That was a smart move because the advertising... View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
can't be taught in a classroom, he contends. Mihnea Moldoveanu (DBA '97) of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management maintains that the MBA is in crisis "because it selects for and cultivates traits and skills [tied to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 03 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Facebook’s Future
their children, plan social interactions, be alerted to pertinent products and services, and accelerate the value of a person's connections. Two trends will lead to this outcome. First, people are already sharing private information... View Details
Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
volunteerism and "ownership." Those were messages in the very thoughtful responses to this month's column. Dianne Jacobs commented, "This builds on the real social need for people to connect in sync with a purpose."... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother
entrepreneurial opportunities for students. Tell me about your background. What were you doing before joining the BEI team? For the last 3 years I worked for the Harvard University Office for Sustainability as the Sustainability Manager for HBS. In that role, I was... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
functional specialists, not general managers responsible for cross-functional integration. Three decades ago, COOs outnumbered CFOs in Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies, but the proportions have flipped. Many CFOs are now charged with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
disseminating information about peer behavior on savings. Low-saving employees received simplified plan enrollment or contribution increase forms. A randomized subset of forms stated the fraction of age-matched coworkers participating in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
was that the “Russians” discovered this dysfunctional truth space and then took advantage of it. I think that whoever was responsible must have been absolutely shocked by the outcome. There was not, as far as we can tell, a View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
business plans before a panel of leading venture capitalists. Taking top prize was Wind & Rain R&D, a social enterprise entry that aims to foster urban development by facilitating home ownership among low-income renters. After a black-tie... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
the "Faster, Better, Cheaper" initiative, and what did it try to achieve? A: FBC was a response to rising development costs and the high-profile failures of several missions in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its aim was to move... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Steven B. Belkin (MBA '71) began his highly successful travel and financial services marketing enterprise, Trans National Group, a few years out of HBS. G. Peter Bidstrup (MBA '59) started to put together the Doubletree Hotel chain in the 1960s as Robert G. Gordon (MBA... View Details
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
We recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees motivated when their world is crashing around them. The circumstances of work have become more difficult.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
We recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees motivated when their world is crashing around them. The circumstances of work have become more difficult.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
and COO of the 2010 World Series–winning Giants, is on the air at a local sports radio station. He’s announcing plans to take the Series trophy on tour, not only throughout Northern California but also across the country to the site of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
explains aspects of the scientific method, including experimental design, verification, uncertainty, and statistics and also includes sections on planning research, presenting one’s findings in writing, ethics, and the View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
leaders who make a difference. “I don’t regard HBS as a business school,” he explains. “I regard it as a leadership training school.” In the short run, Flannery plans to ply his newly acquired skills in the world of private equity. But... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
the heterogeneous payment requirements across the multiple payers and health plans contracting with the academic health center. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54127 March–April 2018 Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
state initiative from above, civil society mobilized from below, using the judiciary to hold the state legally responsible for policy implementation. Reforms exposed acute gaps in service delivery, propelling new civic demands for state... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne