The Importance Of Progress - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Mar 2012
News

support for technological innovation. A 1961 article covering a conference on "Technological Planning on the Corporate Level" asserted that "the accelerating rate of change - our expanding technology - is... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young, Deborah Blagg, and Garry Emmons

July 2014
Case

Venture Capital at the Harvard Management Company in Historical Perspective

By: Felda Hardymon, Tom Nicholas and Vasiliki Fouka

The compromise between capital preservation and growth has always been central to the performance of the Harvard endowment. Setting an institutional structure for effectively governing this compromise became especially important when the Harvard Management Company... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financial Management; Asset Management; Higher Education; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; Cambridge

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26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

acclaim as Harvard Female Athlete of the Year. Yet, despite all that, when the talented point guard was approached to play professionally in Europe at View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

17 Aug 2015
News

The Play Alchemist

When Jessica Matthews (AB 2010, MBA 2014) was 19 and in her junior year of college, she and some classmates invented the Soccket, a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity during play. It was... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

09 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

The Need for (Long) Chains in Kidney Exchange

Keywords: by Itai Ashlagi, David Gamarnik, Michael A. Rees & Alvin E. Roth; Health

01 Dec 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

backdrop for this important conference. Register now, as space is limited and filling quickly. I look forward to seeing you there! As I mentioned in my reports to you last year, I feel very honored to lead this remarkable and hard-working... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

known coulisse in Marseille, suppressed at the height of a bull market in 1855, to formulate an alternative explanation of the 1859 suppression... View Details

27 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

requirements alongside their own disclosure. More diversity is better It’s no surprise that companies that disclose better progress on diversity metrics fare better with consumers. When a company shares that its workforce is relatively... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

Pushing my comfort zone at the Kilimanjaro summit, led by HBS outdoors club #6 Self-reflection is important and helps you plan your future. Each year graduating students are asked to answer View Details

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

there are costs of working remotely when others are in the office together without you. “Our results suggest how important it is to be intentional about where you work, but... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Jun 2003
News

Up Against The Firewall

handling, storage, and protection of data and infrastructure configurations. It’s also important to establish crisis management procedures, responses, and responsibilities in View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

digital age is a fertile area of his research. Luca is looking at rankings, expert evaluations, online consumer reviews, and quality disclosure laws to see how they work in market settings, and which are most View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

05 Oct 2023
News

On the Move: Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003)

strategic long-term growth of the company. Magni’s journey to Macy’s has been many years in the making. He grew up in a village of 8,000 people... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

01 Jun 2008
News

Letters to the Editor

article “A History of Women at HBS” omitted an important category — women in the early sixties who were not admitted to the first-year at HBS.... View Details

Keywords: Roland Christensen; Roberta Moniz Lasley; Diana Greer; Edna Homa; Anne Jardim; Eunice Jensen; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?

this recovery has not been as robust as those in the past. There are some mixed messages coming out of Washington as well. President Obama wants to accelerate the housing... View Details

Keywords: Construction; Real Estate

01 Mar 2017
News

The Middle Way

1998, Eamer was shot by bandits. He lost seven pints of blood in the four hours it took to find a surgeon. He barely made it. Ever since, they have had a family motto: If it ain’t life and death, it ain’t... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

01 Mar 2008
News

Join in the Centennial

the future of business and business education. To that end, HBS faculty have planned a series of campus colloquia to address important topics... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

corruption, the interesting and important issues are shades of gray,” observes Abdelal, who has authored several case studies on corruption and is writing a book on View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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