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- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
wedding-gift list. This change certainly looks permanent. But is it? Just note the popularity of "Downton Abbey"! THE WESTMORELAND STORY IS A "CATEGORY OF BUSINESS HISTORY." IS THERE A PLACE FOR THIS SORT OF HISTORICAL STUDY IN THE MBA... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
PublicationsFinancial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade Authors:Bo Becker, David Greenberg, and Jinzhu Chen Publication:Review of Corporate Finance Studies (forthcoming) Abstract Exporting firms face significant up-front... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Sebastien D'Incau
never imagine you could get so close to so many people in one year," Sebastien says of the section experience. "At first, it's a bit daunting to be surrounded by so many smart people who have achieved so much. But everyone wants to know each other on a deeper... View Details
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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
for Social Impact Social Entrepreneurship More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case... View Details
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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
McArthur Hall Dedication
hearts for taking us in." Following the dedication ceremony, many who had gathered adjourned to Aldrich Hall, where Professor F. Warren McFarlan, senior associate dean, director of External Relations, offered an academic session titled "Information Technology in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
student clubs, Akinola cochaired this year’s Africa Business Conference, which brought more than five hundred people to campus to discuss entrepreneurial ventures in Africa. She is also writing a case study... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Full Circle
pre-vet course of study at Texas A&M but was lured to the booming oil and gas industry after graduation. He applied to HBS a few years later and went to Wall Street after leaving Soldiers Field. Anderson worked for Donaldson, Lufkin &... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Dynamic Group
Alan, echoing a sentiment that was heard many times over during the trip. As for the highlights of the journey, he put “seeing a male lion perched in a tree,” as his and Monica’s most memorable moment and listed several close seconds including the lectures by Carrie... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
make sense for me to pursue?’” Coffman has recently co-written an article in the American Economic Review as well as two working papers, all aimed at studying men’s and women’s beliefs about their own abilities. What she found, in... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
question to economists," says Harvard Business School Associate Professor William R. Kerr. "It's uncharted territory." Kerr's interest in the topic came from studies he's done on immigration issues—in particular, looking at... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
where the village head was a woman, were much likely to say the police acted efficiently and the case was solved," says Iyer. In another survey that looked at people's perceptions of the police, respondents said they believed that... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
participate in the HBS curriculum. As members of a mock board of directors, alumni volunteers work with small teams of students who act as case protagonists and propose solutions to issues facing their company. MBA students and alumni... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal
where his father eventually landed a job at a General Motors factory in Doraville. Stan O’Neal attended the General Motors Institute (which later became Kettering University), a co-op program where he alternated between studying... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
both raise and burn cash. Its only asset was Mr. Ma, its charismatic and dynamic founder. After we wrote our first case study about the company in 2000, we were afraid it would go bankrupt before we could... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
with all these ideas that the company could be taken over and it’s not being well run and a lot of youthful naivete and enthusiasm. So in those first few months of '87 after my dad died, I'd study for my View Details
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
statement, in which case shareholders can vote on whether the company should adopt the change; negotiate with the shareholder to come up with a mutually acceptable solution to the beef; or formally contest the shareholder’s proposal by... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
disasters all present significant risks for India’s sustained economic growth and the wellbeing of its population. As a coastal city with extensive area below sea level and already high ambient temperatures, Mumbai faces acute urban heat and flood risks and represents... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
HOW PART OF YOUR IDENTITY SEEMS TO GO AWAY AS YOU GO THROUGH THE ORIENTATION PROCESS.” Previous studies have shown that employees are especially productive and happy when employers encourage them to use their individual signature... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
research to professional, media, and academic audiences. She serves as an expert witness in individual and class action discrimination cases in both the U.S. and Canada. Soraya Chemaly Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning writer and... View Details