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July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
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Optimark: Launching a Virtual Securities Market

Bill Lupien's OptiMark Technologies, Inc., plans to launch a super-computer system in September, 1998 that he believes will release previously withheld liquidity to the securities market. While today's market matches those trades based on price and size, Lupien's... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Financial Markets; Product Launch; Financial Services Industry; United States

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Student Research - Doctoral

gifts? Donations to 501(c)(3)'s are increasingly given unrestricted due to concerns that restrictions on use unduly constrain nonprofits. I study the effect of such funding on recipients using a $5B sample of MacKenzie Scott's gifts... 2025 Article Nature View Details

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FAQs for Alumni Virtual Programs - Alumni

event? What should I do to have the best experience? For the best experience, we encourage you to: Join by computer to see the speakers and presentations Wear a headset or headphones Video camera is suggested, but not required* Mute yourself when not speaking*... View Details

October 2003
Case

Henry Tam and the MGI Team

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Ingrid Vargas and Hillary Anger Elfenbein

Within a short time frame, seven diverse team members assemble to write a business plan for a new company and struggle to define their roles, make decisions together, and resolve conflict. Henry Tam, a second-year Harvard MBA student, who joins an aspiring start-up... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Business Plan; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Jobs and Positions; Leadership Style; Human Resources; Management Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Diversity

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Terms of Use - Alumni

Help Terms of Use 12ms Harvard Business School has provided a suite of alumni services through its Alumni Website for the benefit of the HBS community. Services exclusive to the HBS community are protected by HBS Login and require a... View Details

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

XiXinXing A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s day, a good time to reflect that love springs everywhere, even at work. After all, love in the workplace is inevitable; but be forewarned. It does not always turn out well. Is it surprising that when two people work at... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

01 Jun 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Curtis Wong (MBA 2019) Founder and CEO, Cloud Apartments Concept: Cloud Apartments is a product company within the rental apartment space. Its flagship line of modular apartments, Cloud S, is built in factories... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails

and quality of work product—the hybrid group members outranked their peers. “The new working paper may be the first to generate data on the impact of hybrid work schedules on enterprise communication patterns and work quality.” Hybrid... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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Life at Harvard - Doctoral

Community Anil Doshi Technology & Operations Management Filippo Mezzanotti Business Economics Sarah Wolfolds Strategy Anastassia Fedyk Business Economics Alexandra C. Feldberg Organizational Behavior Rohan Kekre Business Economics Do Yoon... View Details

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

community, both in Boston and in Tokyo. We hold several events every year to encourage young people from diverse backgrounds to apply to the MBA and executive programs at HBS. Also, we hold events in Japan to send positive messages to the View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Career Networking - Alumni

Resources Your Alumni Community Alumni Clubs Connect with fellow alumni in over 100 alumni clubs and associations. There are 93 regional clubs and 9 shared interest groups. Alumnae Circles HBS Alumnae Circles are small groups of HBS... View Details

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Events - Business History

Tarun Khanna, the conference focused on the intersection of oral history, business, and the Global South, offering a unique space for interdisciplinary discussions. The goal was to bring together a community of scholars who have utilized... View Details

30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018

Physical: Federal Limitations on Regulating Online Marketplaces By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Abbey Stemler Abstract—Online marketplaces have transformed how we shop, travel, and interact with the world. Yet, their unique innovations also present a panoply of challenges... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

systemic pressures related to our theme: race, capitalism and democracy. We aimed to host a thoughtful conversation about these themes, the crises we are facing today, and how we, as a community of scholars and thoughtful practitioners... View Details

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Networking Events - Recruiting

Avoid Them By: Becca Carnahan & Christopher Moore 16 Jun 2023 | Recruiting Insights & Advice How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values By: Becca Carnahan 09 Jun 2023 | Recruiting Insights & Advice View Details

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

The Harvard Innovation Labs is a vibrant, cross-disciplinary ecosystem for the Harvard community to explore innovation and entrepreneurship while building deeper connections. The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab gives Harvard students and other... View Details

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

strengthening business-family communication and bond. A family constitution—the family's policies and guiding vision and values that regulate members' relationship with the business. This written document can be short or long, detailed or... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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A More Accommodating Approach

rapidly. In addition to its core program formats, HBS Online has developed Pathways to Business, a free program that introduces young college students from underrepresented communities to a dynamic set of leadership and management stories... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming Regulatory Environment Integrating Environmental and International Strategies in a World of Regulatory Turbulence Managing Regulatory and Societal Processes Profiting from Environmental Regulatory Uncertainty View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

a second-hand truck for $120. This purchase set McLean on his lifelong career in the transportation industry. McLean soon began hauling dirt, produce, and other odds and ends for the farming community in Maxton, where reliable... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

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