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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
something in the mind of the individual. People perceive a problem or opportunity and have some thoughts on how to approach it. But when individuals come together as a team, ideas can be built on and modified to become something larger.... View Details
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
improvements in performance. Day 1 of the two-case series focuses on the steps taken by Klein over his eight-year tenure. Supplementary video (both for homework and in class) provides Klein's thoughts about major developments. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
Language Authors:Jerry Green and Laurence J. Kotlikoff Abstract A century ago, everyone thought time and distance were well-defined physical concepts. But neither proved absolute. Instead, measures/reports of time and distance were found... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
high-quality candidates, the introduction of various perspectives into the deal-evaluation process, and a new source of deal flow. “When I get an all-Caucasian male team pitching me, one of the questions I ask myself is where is the diversity of View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
factors: a relatively untapped pool of high-quality candidates, the introduction of various perspectives into the deal-evaluation process, and a new source of deal flow. “When I get an all-Caucasian male team pitching me, one of the questions I ask myself is where is... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
IR function to bring information into the company—which is still a relatively rare exercise—rather than only issuing information to the analyst community. My immediate thought was that this practice made a lot of sense but also represents... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
law faced such bitter dissent from taxi drivers that Samaras thought it might never get off the ground. “Structural changes were very difficult because people had gotten used to playing with the old cards. Nothing was changing,” he says.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
remember the Bingo game we played during our first year. There were 15 student names on the ticket that could be ticked when they participated in class. I thought it was a good way to encourage class participation. But besides ticking off... View Details
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
shift the culture, we will want the support of our allies across the University. We're all part of the same ecosystem. Looking back on this year, what are your thoughts on our progress? Are we ahead or behind schedule, or right where we... View Details
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
thought about having an elevator pitch. What's your elevator pitch? Is it: I have a cute widget. Or I have a cute app I want to share with you. Or we’re going to transform the way customers buy and sell, we think we can solve a real... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Signify, Symmons, and Haier and interviews with thought leaders and business executives from top companies including Amazon, ABB, Tesla, Samsung, and Google, this book provides practical advice for product-making companies as they embark... View Details
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
marketplaces. The way marketplaces and intermediaries rank offers from sellers or service-providers can be thought of as an incentive system. Economists are well positioned to analyze issues such as short-term user behavior and the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
higher-profit sales, then giving them a less-frequent quota—consistent with the length of the sales process—would make sense. The important thing is to consider what kind of outcome you want." Readers: Have you found that quotas improve sales performance? Share... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
thought of as something that's investable for private equity. We see exciting young, growth companies, and we want to make them available to our limited partners." Hence, the creation of Causeway Media Partners, an investment fund... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
registered. Other countries, including Australia and Indonesia, are studying the UIDAI system with thoughts of potentially pursuing similar programs of their own. And the impressive scale of the project has attracted the attention of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
never thought about the [American] brand of clothes or shoes I wore!" "We aren't concerned with how America governs itself," an Indian said. "What we look for is quality in their products." Since people's concerns... View Details
- Profile
Michael R. Bloomberg
only full-time job I’d ever had—a job I loved. But I never let myself look back, and the very next day I took a big risk and began my own company based on an unproven idea that nearly everyone thought would fail; making financial... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
asks Rose. “How do we create a category?” The Answers: It strikes me that Lovepop embodies the “It’s the thought that counts” approach to gift giving. Sometimes, you just can’t think of a gift that’s just right because you’re trying to... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- News
Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma
Bryan Mezue (MBA 2013, Forum for Growth and Innovation), Taylor Thompson (MBA 2013, Forum for Growth and Innovation), Alexis Lefort (HBS Forum for Growth and Innovation), Colin Maclay (HBS Digital Initiative), Emily Snyder (HBS Staff), Matt Tucker (HBS Digital... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
have a career, and by the time I entered my freshman year of college I had decided to go to Wall Street." The HBS experience played a key role in shaping and focusing the early ambitions of these five classmates. "Educationally - that is, the View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg