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- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
understudied subject of business research. After all, the economic activity generated by these deals is huge—North American M&A deals in 2011 were estimated at $450 billion. But another reason, says View Details
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
company documents and SEC filings looking for problems, unreasonable risks, or even signs of fraud. "I see much more time being spent—more meetings, longer meetings, more meaningful meetings, and more pre-meeting materials to be studied," says Kaufman, a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
specifically about COVID-19 impacts and responses, we spoke with several Harvard Business School alumni committed to reducing the impact of mental illness and addiction on... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
of The Bridgespan Group, a not-for-profit strategic consulting firm dedicated to nonprofits. Bradach spoke to an audience at Harvard Business School on January 21, 2004 as part... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
particularly in developing, technology-poor countries. Harvard Business School professor Diego Comin teamed with Harvard University's Philippe... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
terms of drugs, technology, devices, information technology, and personnel; then secondarily, the current regulations in place and the payment models. Part of the purpose of writing Designing Care has been to emphasize the design-of-services component of reform."... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
Editor's note: The economy of Greece is in the depths of despair—a fitting topic for a Greek tragedy. As investor Wilbur Ross (HBS MBA 1961) has poignantly put it, "The country that brought us democracy may now take itself into chaos." We asked three View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
there, but I don't think that's going to happen in my lifetime, though I do expect to see changes. Right now women represent between 35 to 40 percent of the applicants to business schools. I think Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
expert and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer outlines what the high-commitment, high-performance organization looks like and provides practitioners with the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
those efforts and proactively addressing issues when negative stories arise. “The positive association between ESG performance and market valuation is stronger for firms with more positive public sentiment momentum,” writes Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
John, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “They assume the Bachelor can only like one type of woman.” “When you like one lake, people infer... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
at HBS. Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Steven L. Manchel is a Boston-area attorney and author of I... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
An internal event held each May, the annual Faculty Research Symposium affords the opportunity for a few Harvard Business School faculty to share their latest research with an... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
Beware of competitors lying in the grass, says Harvard Business School professor Alvin E. Roth. His study of bidding practices on eBay suggest that those who wait until the... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
perform poorly—that is, the borrowers fall into arrears with payments or default altogether—these less savvy investors may flee the platform. “If the sophisticated investor picks all the good fruit, the unsophisticated investor will do poorly and [potentially] leave... View Details
- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. "Interdepartmental coordination doesn't tend to happen organically. It needs some... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Surveying the VC Landscape
Corporate cutbacks could stall R&D and hinder innovation, argues Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner. In this Q&A, Lerner looks over the state of the venture... View Details