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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
insides of their companies as they do to shaping the institutional context within which the companies operate. That’s because everything is a work in progress. You really can’t throw your hands up and say,... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
and you capture carbon; and it’s a natural consequence of growing grains, growing row crops,” he observes. Wiviott and SFP have come up with a win-win, market-based way of getting farmers to go organic. The... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
for which there is good reason because you do not know how good a wine really is before 20 years' time." Malter concludes that we should remind ourselves that placing disproportional value on the pinnacle of quality is not the same... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
extra innings, nobody can say with certainty how it will all turn out. When the climactic moment finally comes, will the crowd go home happy or heartbroken? As Yogi Berra, the sports world's preeminent sage,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
because they are able to do different assignments. They are able to travel the country. They are able to go to large hospitals, small hospitals, and it gives them a lot of freedom at a higher pay than a... View Details
Fred DeLuca
Hoping to earn enough money to go to college, DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from a family friend and opened his first sub shop in 1965. Though he struggled for a few years, he did pay his way through college. After... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
world?” MGA: “Just go for it. Don’t wait around for what you have envisioned as the perfect opportunity. If you are passionate about something,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
We all know how political influence works: company X donates money to politician Y, and then that pol leans on regulator Z to go easy on his new best friend. In economic parlance, that circle of back-scratching is known View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"
matriculation and account for what could even be a whole year’s worth of effort. It’s not as simple as filling out some personal information and paying an application fee;... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World
tuition. “They said, ‘We’re not going to buy you a car but we are going to pay for your education.’ It wasn’t until I was older that I really... View Details
- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
banning bankers from receiving annual bonuses exceeding more than twice their fixed pay. Lawyers for the United Kingdom actively oppose the rule, which is set to go into effect in 2015. In the meantime, several major banks have responded... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
enter the Kingdom of Heaven." "Just a minute," says the minister. "The stockbroker gets a silken robe and a golden staff but I, a minister, only get a cotton robe and a wooden staff? How can this be?" "Up here, we go by results," St.... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
estate you have an asset with stable cash flow plus appreciation over time. It’s proven to be a good investment.” So good in fact that money managers now regard real estate as a new asset class. Cynthia... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
Foods, joined Colgate in 1988 as head of its Far East and Canada operations. "How do you take an idea or product that may work in Latin America and introduce it into Asia or Africa, instantaneously? All... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
role of your suppliers’ resources? End users are paranoid about being left with customized code that they are highly dependent upon and no one to turn to if that supplier somehow disappears or goes out of business. Credibility is imperative here. View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Perfection’s Price
“I’m guilty of obsessing until I get the right solution, and sometimes it’s not possible,” concedes Kaplan. “Giving money back to an investor was a scary moment. Those were some sleepless nights, but it helped us to finally pull the trigger. I think the biggest thing... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
middle is death." Failures will come, he said, and smart executives will learn from them. "All you can do as boss is ensure good performance," he said. "Remember, every person who claims... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
grind of nursing after you return to work,” and “You are not your husband’s mother!” Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay by Robin A. Ferracone (MBA ’80) (Jossey-Bass) Using her... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
first got the Mini Cooper, he kept it in the garage and insured it only on the days when he really wanted to use it, rather than paying regular monthly car insurance and using the car every time he needed to run an errand. View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 10 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation
to do with the scandal,” adds HBS colleague Boris Groysberg, the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. “It’s almost as if someone is rewriting your CV 10 years after you leave a company.”... View Details