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- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
collective-impact effort to achieve its aims: (1) a common agenda, which helps align the players' efforts and defines their commitment; (2) a shared measurement system; (3) mutually reinforcing activities;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
in choosing between a traditional mode (where the firm takes control of service provision) and a platform mode (where professionals retain control over service provision). The choice of mode is determined by the need to balance two-sided... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
climate change policies? “My theory is that audiences are now self-selecting in what they watch, and we need a broader spectrum of stories, choice of protagonists, and distribution strategies that are purposely chosen based on their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
Porter: HBS alumni are in leadership positions all over the world, and they are making critical choices that determine the ultimate success of the US economy. The ability to get this in-depth information from our alumni and to have so... View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
was roughly a 60-40 split, with 60 percent allocated in stocks and 40 percent in bonds. That’s a classic portfolio for investors of the same age, which Minor says helped confirm he was on the right track. The misconduct data took more View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
created the distinctive Studebaker Hawk automobile. “Years later, I realized what an amazing place I had grown up in,” says Ross, who acknowledges her father’s influence on her own choice of careers — fashion product design. Over the past... View Details
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
duties, it is wise, as part of its selection process, to seek inputs from those who will 'live' daily with the next leader." Mike Flanagan commented: "The more buy-in from a broader range of people the better (the) choice and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
Alumni Books Coffee Can Investing: A Better Idea Than Mutual Funds in an IRA or 401(k) by Terry Allen (MBA 1963) Fuller Mountain Press This book describes exactly what to do to maximize returns for those who want to bet on the stock market. It also suggests alternative... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
product categories the frantic effort to keep up with the competition by adding features and gimmicks can paradoxically result in a “sea of sameness.” In a personal narrative voice, and drawing extensively on the experiences of family and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Dean Clark on the New Academic Year
the last six years that already have proven fruitful. These innovative efforts are allowing us to seize opportunities we only had begun to imagine at the outset but now have become vital to the mission of the School. Support for these... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
describes how they assessed their valuations and probabilistic views, and leaves them with a key decision. The (B) case describes their choice as well as the twists and turns leading to the conclusion. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
diverse background and her own very interesting ‘portfolio life’ made her a great choice to address our members for the Gala.” A self-described “human Venn diagram,” Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
Cloud Computing Authors:Kyle Armbrester and Robert G. Eccles Publication:European Business Review (January 2012) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/?p=5748 Assent-maximizing Social View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
of social responsibility." CURRENT READING In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg When Minoru Makihara was named president and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
they shouldn’t unionize. The employer’s legal right to coercively interfere with employees’ choices is at work in a way that’s completely inappropriate. The election process itself allows for long delays in litigation and uncertainty. I... View Details
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
fix. In the short run, it may be easier to sweep the problem under the rug than to find a real solution. But if customers have the choice to go elsewhere, companies do well to keep them satisfied. Lessons from United Airlines For a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
possible, why previous efforts to reform the system have not worked, and what to do about it. 2. The root cause of these problems is that the competition taking place has been the wrong kind. The major actors in health care—providers,... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Collis and Akiko Kanno “Tokio Marine, Japan's leading insurance company, has spent nearly two decades building a global footprint in different insurance businesses. As the company becomes majority non-domestic it has to make a choice of... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
who shave off what is considered excess pay for their efforts can destabilize private equity firms. Source: Nic McPhee (CC 2.0) “Short-term greediness is affecting the long-term stability and continuity of the firm,” Ivashina says. “If... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize commerce and resolve a jurisdictional dispute. Building on literature... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne