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08 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

baseball as well as football. In fact, Kahn finds that changing managers may affect a team positively when a newcomer is superior to his predecessor. In addition to winning, great managers increase teams’ revenues over their compensation costs. From a View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

We contribute to institutional theory by identifying selective disclosure as a corporate symbolic strategy and by revealing how scrutiny and norms limit this symbolic behavior. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1836472... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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 individuals and communities. Here are some examples of how they... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

04 Sep 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Getting Back on Course

When Harvard Business School dean Kim B. Clark returned from a road tour a couple of years ago, he had some important issues he wanted to discuss with Professor Myra M. Hart. Evidence—granted, most of it anecdotal—was mounting to show... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Aug 2022
News

HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Japan held a virtual gathering on June 25 to showcase its HBS Japan Fellowship—a fund that helps students from Japan “realize their dream” of attending Harvard Business School. Moderated by Ryo... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

Thanks to the combined energy of over six hundred enthusiastic alumni, a dozen insightful HBS faculty members, and a score of respected experts, the 1997 Harvard Business School Global Alumni Conference, "Greater China: Myths, Realities,... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

Harvard Kennedy School’s Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered, multidisciplinary program... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

Akron, Ohio tire cluster—to try to discover how Akron companies turned into what he calls a "community of inertia." Drawing as well on research by other scholars, including Harvard University Professor Michael E. Porter, Sull's... View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog

the allocation of credit to the corporate sector. Private equity and asset management firms are also getting involved in insurance because they see insurance as a stable source of funding, well-suited to making illiquid investments. WHO... View Details

02 Jan 2019
News

Not Waiting for Progress

the industry-shaping gathering. Recalling the moment in a 2017 interview with the LA Sentinel, he noted, “I was the only African American, single, and gay man in the house.” Long an advocate for expanding access and inclusion for black executives in the View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

Risk, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that while robust governments must play a role, leadership by business is essential. Read the full abstract. Competing in the Age of AI by Marco... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Business History at Harvard Business School. Jones talked with us about the book. Sean Silverthorne: Given the growth of the Turkish economy and the country’s importance in geopolitical circles, it seems surprising that this book appears... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

support for ultimate target agreements. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/jsebenius/articles_scans/10_NegCampaignsNN.pdf Working PapersPayout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Abstract When View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-082.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAlan Kendricks at Cardiology Associates Harvard Business School Case 407-067 Alan Kendricks struggles to address many challenges facing him as a recently... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: London

chat between Professor Peter Tufano, Baker Foundation Professor and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability as well as former Dean of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, and Paul... View Details

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Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements - Course Catalog

to students seeking a career in consulting, corporate finance, hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, or investment banking. Educational Objectives The objective of the course is to provide hands-on experience in financial... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore

Portnet a global standard, particularly as the state-run corporation expands overseas. It now has about ten port ventures in seven countries. Khoo reckons that within the next six years, more than a third of PSA’s business will come from... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Transportation

24 May 2017
News

John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

Founding Cochair, Partners HealthCare 1995 Retires from HBS 1995 Named Senior Advisor to the President of The World Bank 1997 John and Natty McArthur University Professorship established at Harvard 1999 McArthur Hall dedicated at HBS 2002... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

interested in exploring online education but aren’t sure where to start, this guide is for you. Access Your Free E-Book Upskill Your Team, Transform Your Organization Whether you represent a large multinational corporation or a small... View Details

06 Jan 2021
News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

Staff Stories. Recorded in our remote studio on December 15, 2020. Hi, my name is Srikant Datar and I have just started as Dean of the Harvard Business School on January the 1st. It was very nicely put by [Executive Dean for... View Details

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