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- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
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April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
both a car wax and dessert topping. At the moment, the cell phone is the closest thing we have to a fully converged device, said panelists, who represented device makers, telecom service providers, and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
most people had the best market data. But not anymore, says Dubrowski. Today, his 22-person firm pays upward of $400,000 a year for subscription data services, the same services that are available to large and small industry participants... View Details
- February 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Insurance
By: Peter Tufano
Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, a small financial advisory firm founded in 1980, has created a successful business by selling a product commonly known as portfolio insurance. Portfolio insurance is a trading strategy that institutional investors use to establish... View Details
Tufano, Peter, and Barbara Kyrillos. "Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 294-061, February 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)
life of service is one thing that keeps me very motivated. I succeed when those I serve succeed. "The differences are countless. My consulting role allows me to drive formal project management and lead my engagement teams to guide... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
serve recovering cardiac patients and other individuals who may have potential heart problems. Reis, a medical doctor and former emergency-room physician from Israel, explained that a similar service has View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
part of that evolution—as the cofounder of a professional services firm, an investor, a developer, and a corporate board member. “The challenge and the opportunity is to work to ensure all Pittsburghers benefit from this transition,” he... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
engine manufacturing division of United Technologies, offered him a post managing a joint venture in Taipei, Taiwan. Keohane had chosen the company because its global operations presented many “right-sized” general management... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
The United States is a competitive location to the extent that firms operating in the U.S. are able to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for the average American. Changes in the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
help students launch and creatively manage new businesses, including both stand-alone start-ups and ventures operating within an established organization. Tripsas notes, “Whenever a firm introduces a truly novel product, it has... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Lovepop Woos The Sharks
our whole team was going to be focused on making sure the website was up and fielding customer service calls. We were all hands on deck—we even had a whole bunch of extra people come on to help us out. We just set up a whole response... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a video of his teachings, which is available through the Alumni... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
matter to leave to tech departments, no matter how good they may be,” warns HBS assistant professor Robert D. Austin. “That’s because, more than being a technical problem, achieving cyber security is an operational issue that requires... View Details
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Laying Down the Principles: Management - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School/title>
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Laying Down the Principles: Management A system of centralized management was born from the need to direct the flow of capital and run large-scale railroad View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
beauty industry? MMB: I think everyday beauty services like Drybar are the next phase. With Uber and Airbnb, the younger generation is really used to services on demand. For us that translates into a concept... View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- News
Winging It
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
hotels we own, we’re looking at hospital-grade sanitation programs. We’re looking at things like plexiglass shields between the customer and the check-in desk. We’re considering what social distancing looks like in our restaurants—or do we even open restaurants? We’re... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) In the face of economic challenges, hospitals in the English National Health Service have turned to a strategy that has proven effective for small private... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-080.pdf Turning Waste into By-Product (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We determine, in a competitive setting, the optimal operating regimes for a firm that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace