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- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
we’re going to be avoiding the difficult conversations, that we’re going to be just looking at the rosy, that we’re going to be not going and dealing with the pitfalls until it’s too late, those are a lot of the things that are the... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
as they must try to achieve two goals simultaneously: protecting their citizens by being directive, and punitive towards rule-breakers; and assembling and relying on the right knowledge to deal with this pandemic threat. This calls for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public companies, and find that, in addition to the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
Production and the Design of Supporting Institutions By: Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49361 May-June 2015 European Business Review Big Data: Big View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
thrilled, but his euphoria over getting such a good deal was short-lived. By the time we got back to our car, Greg said he couldn't help but feel a bit fake while wearing the watch. Ironi¬cally, this was exactly the opposite of our... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
involvement with the School, an effort that is a microcosm of the broad participation of HBS alumni throughout society in general. In the late 1970s, Mary Lindley Burton, a consultant in career strategy, was asked if she would help advise HBS graduates View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
choices we face. Regards, Dean Nitin Nohria I suspect there’s a great deal that most of us can agree on about capitalism. The free enterprise system, of which HBS is an essential part, has lifted billions of people around the world out of... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
dealing with the personal concerns of employees? Will more attention have to be given to "community building?" Will, in fact, the war on terrorism prompt managers to engage in behaviors necessary for success in the war for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Konstantin Chebotar
says. "Their job is to ask the right questions to facilitate conversation. Fortunately, HBS does a great job attracting good people. They have experience in any industry you can imagine, and they're willing to share it. I learn a great View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
didn’t even work—and sent him digging into the larger challenges posed by the pandemic. He soon discovered a gap he knew he could fill: While there was a good deal of clinical research underway, 85 percent of testing, drug, and vaccine... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
the places they used to be. In Brazil and India, for example, even though there may be a lot of poverty, there's a decently functioning democracy and enough wealth such that it's mostly being left to those countries to deal with their own... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
demographic’s attention. “TV is where we have to be,” said Braterman. The Adam & Eve advertising agency, which represents Phones 4u, recently arranged large sponsorship deals with a number of youth market shows, including ITV’s “Harry... View Details
- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
write a check to community residents or a small neighborhood organization to do the work. And that, indeed, is what many companies do. A great deal of business participation in social sector problems derives from the classic model of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Student-Profile
Fanele Mashwama
resources at HBS, one has a great deal of ownership over their doctoral experience here and as such I knew this was the right place for me.” For instance, he adds, “To access sensitive administrative data in emerging markets, you need to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
After graduating from Wellesley, she took a position in retailing that inspired her to enroll in the MBA Program. One of only three African-American women in her class, Marshall thrived at HBS and credits the School with teaching her "the fundamentals of writing,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
dealing with commerce partners like Microsoft, IBM, and AT&T." Of course, stress, doubt, and eighty-hour weeks are also part of the picture. "It's hard to keep the feelings you have for family members separate when you're working... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
consultant’s role is to keep the dialogue open and positive as we guide both sides through the tricky compensation issues. We’re trying to make the deal happen in a way that pleases everyone. Tip: If you play hardball, this will likely... View Details
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
[global managers] would love to have one set of solid accounting standards, rather than having to deal with "translation" issues. There is even some evidence of impact in the U.S., which has traditionally been very firm on... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
co-founder of the investment firm Blackstone, has written an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to entrepreneurship, philanthropy to... View Details