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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
the Washington Post and sports mogul John Henry's purchase of the Boston Globe, there has been much speculation lately about the trend of well-heeled investors making bets on the future of print media. Yet Esty says the power of this case... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
“If they have invested in it,” Noa understood, “it would mean that it’s a good company with a strong foundation – otherwise they wouldn’t have put money into it. It would allow me to make the connection between my passion and a company... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for The View Details
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
brain-tracking tools to determine why we prefer some products over others. "People are fairly good at expressing what they want, what they like, or even how much they will pay for an item," says Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant... View Details
- 09 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet The HBS Sound Society
opportunities that they may not have thought about otherwise. The music industry certainly needs smart people to figure out exactly how to make money in this new digital streaming economy, and it’s a good sign that so many artists and... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 02 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay
further down the ladder—a discussion that could easily stretch beyond business to the lavishly compensated worlds of professional sports and entertainment. There's also the concern over executive pay at firms that received government... View Details
- Fast Answer
Turnarounds and Transformation
Its Good Reputation, Seeking Alpha, 19 December 2023 The Sea Change a SeaWorldView Details
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
pricing. Hedge fund firms often hired the duo for speaking engagements, which led to informal post-speech chats with various fund managers, many of whom also sported PhDs. Cohen and Malloy found that these social exchanges went especially... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
2015. Using web scraping, we collected daily prices for controlled and non-controlled goods and measured the differential effects on inflation, product availability, and price dispersion. We first show that, although price controls are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
advertising a $2.46 charbroiled special. Most of the class and even some of the faculty sported long hair, and noting the large percentage of single men in the class, the paper's lead article announced that we would provide "a rich vein... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- Profile
Jenny Tison
right away. I persevered, believing I would ultimately succeed – I learned the power of positive expectations.” When Jenny returned home to Virginia, that power rose again when she tackled a sport not often associated with the South: ice... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
country’s economic health? There’s little doubt that manufacturing as a percentage of our GDP is down. Part of that represents tremendous growth in financial, IT, and health services. It’s hard to know whether it’s a good news story for... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
As a boy growing up in Milwaukee, Herbert H. Kohl (MBA '58) spent afternoons and weekends restocking shelves in his immigrant parents' grocery store. It was good training for Kohl, who joined the family business after graduating from HBS... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
good at what they do and are creating value. This creates very different levels of anxiety. It's much safer to be a team player." Others will like you, and ultimately you'll be happier. People who are bad View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
the ability of cities and states to attract corporate investment. Tourism — including conventions and major sporting events — is a specific concern. In a 2016 poll, nearly 50% of American meeting planners said they would avoid planning... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 28 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
3 Concerns I Had about HBS
general managers and leaders, not functional specialists. I am convinced that, like all things in life, my career will take me unexpected places. Selecting a very specific type of training is tempting, but rests on a fallacy: that my career will be predictable. 2: The... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
create a startup. But it always felt good because you were always in the unchartered territories, things that have never been done. What has changed since then? I think a lot right now, you have almost a unicorn coming out every week, if... View Details
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Ownership (OWN): Define Success, Create Advantage, Build to Last, Engage Effectively - Course Catalog
be good at ownership (vs. management)? Course Content and Organization: The course is divided into four main modules: Defining success. The objectives of most companies are far more complex than a focus on maximizing shareholder value.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
until seventh grade, basketball until eighth grade, football until ninth. Then I wrestled and threw the shot put and discus through high school. The faster the ball moved — or the smaller it got — the sooner my career in that sport was... View Details