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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
in the development of new technologies and industries during the war, the US government had assumed significant risk," HBS Professor Tom Nicholas asserts. "The fact that several of these risks paid off–in ways that Doriot had seen firsthand–primed investors to take... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
more mistakes” They made a similar effort to determine ethnicity, using software to assign ethnicity based on first and last name and location; for African Americans, who frequently have names similar to... View Details
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
best face forward. Barton's CEO is particularly tough. How common is it for a CIO to be caught in the middle, and have you any general guidelines for navigating similar circumstances? A: We think this situation facing Jim Barton... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=0733-558x&volume=33 Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Authors:Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy Publication:5th ed. Cengage Learning, forthcoming An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
Quantifying performance and measuring results are no longer the sole domain of for-profit enterprises. Today, many nonprofit organizations also find themselves on the hot seat—not with stockholders but with donors who expect similar... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
incidents involved sexualized conversations and remarks. Women up and down the organizational hierarchy experienced similar levels of harassment. At the junior, mid, senior, and even C-level, about half of alumnae cited harassment at... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
competitors, but now the arena is moving to the WTO, and that's different competition. They are not competing with similar airplanes, they are competing on who convinces the WTO better; and probably they need to work on their government... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat
the UN's own analysis and remarks by diplomats over the decades have indicated nations really do act in their own national interest." By looking at the national composition of Secretariat staffing over the years, Werker hypothesized... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
given point in time. While the general principles apply across all countries, the key barriers for growth differ dramatically depending on the local circumstances. The competitiveness framework provides an analytical way to identify these key barriers based on an... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
Continued: The Business Model What Does the Research Say? Show Hide Details Concepts Infectious Change Public Goods Problems Cooperation in the Real Economy Expanding on Purpose Featured Exercises Public good simulation game Prisoner’s dilemma View Details
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Global Business Course | HBS Online
32 Hours Download full syllabus 6-8 hrs Module 1 Macroeconomic and Political Analysis Interpret data on countries’ macroeconomic and political performance. Highlights Inflation Introduction to the Macroeconomic View Middle-Income... View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Secret Life of Supply Chains
than squeezing every last dime out of them,” she says. “Being sure that suppliers have access to the workers and the capital they need is good for everyone.” In ongoing research, Delgado and Mills are extending their analysis to other... View Details
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
analysis with a pace that keeps you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's Theatre What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing... View Details
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
performance," and reaches conclusions that might give pause to many who chase stars. Their subjects are top investment analysts (as identified annually by Institutional Investor magazine) and the organizations that develop and hire them away from each other. Their... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food
cellophane accounted for 10 percent of DuPont’s sales and 25 percent of its profits. “Between 1925 and 1938, its return on investment averaged 36 percent, over twice that of chemically similar rayon,” says Hisano, citing the book Science... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
question: The data and analysis in the latest IPCC report amplified the reality that climate change is widespread, rapidly intensifying, and attributable to human activity. It also signaled both a responsibility and a real opportunity to... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
that's a market. Do you know how large that market is? Is that your near term addressable market? SP: I think that's a really interesting way of getting at the target market. I think you're right, that's one of the few programs that exist that's View Details
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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services
job by running bhist -l JOBID (use bhist alone for a list of your recently run jobs). Take note of MAX MEM and when you run a similar job in the future, request that amount plus about 20% for wiggle room (e.g., if your past job had a... View Details
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
to study education through the lenses of your research on innovation. How did you come to approach the problem in this way, and what makes the analysis of public education similar to, and different from,... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
Like many business leaders, Donovan Neale-May routinely seeks out information on business innovation and management trends. He reads reports from market analysis firms, white papers from companies in his field, and articles in online... View Details