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- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
that business schools weren’t doing their job in terms of graduating ethical business leaders? Stevenson: What I would say was there was a sense that ethics were forgotten as investor capitalism became the new business model, with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
relationship with France. Yet at the same time, we lack a vision of where to go as a small territory. We have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, but we miss a collective sense of pride in common achievement. Clearly, Martinique could be better at coming... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
happens, and the demands that go along with it. Hanna: Can you do a little scene-setting in terms of your gatherings with players? What is the room like? Are players coming right off the field, or preparing to go on? How do you get them... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
check without sacrificing quality overall. "My class gets a big bang out of the sheer volume of the notes," comments Arthur W. "Artie" Buerk (MBA '63), who is serving a second term as the HBS Alumni Association's chief class... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
time in terms of bond market size, creditor protections, and court enforcement of bond contracts to assume that the adoption of a legal system can constrain future financial development. The paper examines in detail the evolution of bond... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer - Annual Report 2020
terms of each gift. Revenue from current use gifts declined 12 percent in fiscal 2020 to $60 million, from $68 million in the prior year. As this was the second year following the conclusion of the HBS Capital Campaign, we anticipated a... View Details
- Web
Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
received after filing a HBS Loans Only application Loans received in the RC year only Loans applied for and/or disbursed for the first time in the spring term (January-May) of the EC year Loans from past, present, or future employers,... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
In a year like no other, it makes sense that a handful of new words would pop up—and familiar terms would find a different spin and resonance. We asked HBS alumni and faculty to give their take on a few that will continue to make some... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
goods marketing, what we collective teaching novices (Professors Cunningham, Cox, Heskett et al) termed the “armpit” portion of the first year marketing course. While we were also taught the mantra that “wisdom can't be told” and that we... View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
a tradeoff here, in terms of how similar a product will be around the world and what sort of product range a company will offer," Collis says. Will a company allow for local variation and differences in taste, and what will its... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Sep 2011
- What Do You Think?
What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?
job as CEO of Apple. Regarding Apple, of course, the question is what will Jobs' withdrawal from day-to-day decision-making mean for its future? If leaders often become "cult heroes," to use a term coined by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,... View Details
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
Gogula put it, "While protecting the short term interests of shareholders and avoiding a depression of stock prices may be a tempting recourse for a Board member to take, long-term shareholder interest is what the Board needs to take... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
hard to detect, he said. Usually, they cannot be ironed out by a common culture, shared belief system, or what he called "administrative fiats." As in the Ford/Firestone case, if not addressed adequately they can sometimes lead to major disaster—not just in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
the uncertain world of their businesses on their own terms and plan accordingly. And it provides an opportunity for lenders to better understand the creditworthiness of their potential customers and provide lower lending costs as a... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
the founders made personal loans to the brand to launch a vanilla shake, which made Sneakz a more legitimate contender in the consumer products space, Philp says. For a longer term capital solution, they ultimately connected with a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
debrief about what they learned during the day. We’ve learned that if they just go off and there’s no opportunity for them to reflect on what they’re learning on an ongoing basis, then the experience is not as useful. HBX Live creates an opportunity for us to have... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
countries around the globe as governments have sought to spur competition, innovation, and reduction in prices to consumers," notes Emmons. "The term 'deregulation,' however, often obscures the complexity of the shifting role played by... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
persistence are must-haves. Find good local partners who share your vision and your business philosophy. "In terms of impact, there is an absence of legacy technology in many cases. An entrepreneur has far greater latitude in leveraging... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
president's second term can be brutal for the incumbent's party. But voters have never been so disgusted with Washington. How are they going to vent that frustration? Will they make one side pay, or everyone?" —Karen Tumulty (MBA 1981),... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
himself. Now in his late 60s, Puck wonders what he needs to formalize—in terms of systems, processes, and management—to ensure that his different businesses will endure long after he is no longer involved in the day-to-day management of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman