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- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Do You Feel Lucky?
NBC: Today Show NBC: Today Show Depending on how the numbers fall tonight, one or more lucky winners could find themselves in a life-changing scenario as the recipient of an estimated $1.6 billion jackpot, with a cash option of $904... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Professors Introduce Valuation Software
From these inputs, the model estimates the value of the firm's assets or equity, using a variety of approaches (DCF, abnormal earnings, or abnormal ROE). Finally, the model provides users with the opportunity to create different scenarios... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Business Environment in the 21st century
The business leaders surveyed for the colloquium suggested several ways in which business schools generally, and HBS in particular, could play a role. They included research and thought leadership on major challenges to capitalism; View Details
- 29 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO WAVE
playing field for all young people to access the skills and opportunity to become what they imagine. What advice would you give to other alumni or students interested in pursuing a career in the social sector? Go for it! What worked for me was: Analyzing the worst case... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators
down to craft a deal or settle a dispute,” says Wheeler. “Your character is one thing you shouldn’t make up as you go along.” Wheeler presents three cases that test ethical negotiating behavior. The “steal deal” scenario involves an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
that states with the largest pension deficits and those with heavy unionization were most likely to want to keep the status quo—even when the public and financial experts pushed for the opposite. It makes sense: “The most likely scenario... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 04 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Getting Accepted to HBS through the 2+2 Program
decided that this 2+2 Program was worth a shot. Worst case scenario I wouldn’t get in and could try again later, best case scenario I would have the amazing option to go to Harvard for business school. I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Class Day, Commencement Mark New Beginning for Newest Alumni
Class Day speaker Jamie Dimon (MBA ’82) Photos by Stuart Cahill Overcast skies, but no stormy washout: That bad news/good news scenario for last June’s Class Day ceremonies seemed to reflect the uncertain economy awaiting the School’s... View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
life.’ But when you actually talk to people about their opinions, almost nobody actually talks like that.” Lees' and Cikara’s experiments found most people are much less negative than the stereotypes we harbor about the other group. For each experiment, the researchers... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Research Brief: Cultivating Creativity through Competition
creativity-inspiring scenario? “Originality was greatest when a designer was in the presence of one or two competitors with similar performance,” Gross says. “It was time for them to go big or go home.” Gross suspects his findings might apply in procurement settings... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
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Staff Catering Guidelines | About
pre-approved by the department Business Manager. There may be occasional scenarios where it makes sense for HBS to pay for a meal for HBS INTERNAL employees only, particularly when cross-departmental collaboration and networking... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
describe risk, encouraging a unified organizational view. “The risk management function was getting incorporated into more and more firm-wide debates that were really important for management.” The chief risk director also implemented new practices including View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
get what they wanted. Choices were more limited, delivery time was measured in months, and warehouses were typically piled high with mountains of expensive inventory—often comprised of too many unpopular products and too few hot sellers. Today, this View Details
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Managing the Future of Work - Course Catalog
if so, when? We begin by building frameworks for different paths of technology adoption and what these scenarios mean for firms and workers. Labor markets and good jobs. What defines a good job? Where are good jobs across different... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Loan Program Signals Breakthrough in MBA Financial Aid
Imagine being accepted into the Harvard MBA Program only to realize you can't afford to enroll. This unfortunate scenario is quickly becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an unprecedented new loan program introduced last spring. HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Download This
no relationship between the number of downloads of a particular album and sales of the album. Even in our most pessimistic statistical model, it takes 5,000 downloads to reduce the sales of an album by a single copy. If this worst-case View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Bottom-Line Discrepancies
On the one hand, your company did extremely well last year. You reported large profits to your shareholders. On the other hand, last year was very difficult for your company. Your tax returns showed losses. Such a scenario is more and... View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
“The presentation detailed different scenarios that could lead to a Constitutional crisis and how things might unfold after election,” says Van Sheets (MBA 1983), who organized the event, which was open to Harvard Club of Dallas members... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
scenario carries a caveat, though, according to research by HBS assistant professor Susan Kulp. Her work suggests that the profit gains of VMI depend on both the retailer's willingness to provide detailed demand information and the... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)