Investing In Student Success Act Of 2014 - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

a long time to build up a culture of integrity for any inspection service,” Quelch says. Plus in China, some suspect that foreign brands are at times unfairly targeted, accused View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

16 Aug 2022
News

HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship

scholarship support to financially needy students from Japan attending HBS. This is a great way to help the next generation of leaders in and from Japan.” The annual fellowship... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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THE VALUE OF THE PHYSICIAN SHADOW PROGRAM: Witnessing The Front Lines of Care Delivery - Blog: Health Supplement

Sutter Author Health Care Initiative Team tag Care Delivery Health Care at HBS The Physician Shadow Program, sponsored by the HBS Health Care Initiative (HCI), is a unique opportunity for students to witness a day View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

and the creation of small events to inform students of the School's financial status and current initiatives. The committee believes that the future View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

April 2012 (Revised February 2017)
Case

Dovernet

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred

This case illustrates the implications of using stringent performance measurement systems to create performance pressure, motivate employee achievement, and sharpen a firm's competitiveness. It opens by describing the downsides of the ruthlessly competitive culture at... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Information Technology; Competitive Advantage; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Vancouver

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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog

investing in smaller businesses. Educational Objectives The course focuses on how to manage smaller businesses with an emphasis on the financial aspects of buying and growing... View Details

15 Jun 2018
News

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

Where are your eyes going to go next? Tell me the most detailed story possible. And one of the things that we know is that this act of creating stories, telling ourselves... View Details

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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Nichols, 1847, p. 183. Downs, p. 82. Houqua also invested a large amount of money in the United States. See Houqua to John P. Cushing, 28 June 1840. Houqua to Robert B. Forbes,... View Details

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

collaboration. At the same time that leadership is being redefined, leadership development is also being reconsidered. In recent decades companies have focused on succession processes that ensure the... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

An online shipping platform that uses social networks and smartphones. Low-cost medical care and monitoring that helps seniors to live at home. The "Skype" of broadband, offering free Internet service. On an April morning known as "Super... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

and Alison Wood Brooks. Excellence Comes From Saying No (31,511) In a new course designed by Frances Frei and Amy Schulman, business and law students help each other define and achieve their own... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change

advertising a $2.46 charbroiled special. Most of the class and even some of the faculty sported long hair, and noting the large percentage of single men View Details

Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer

July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
Case

CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)

By: William A. Sahlman

Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Going Public; Strategy; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Investment Banking; Financing and Loans; Planning; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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25 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal

It's no secret that private equity firms have enjoyed massive profits in recent years. In Private Equity Finance, a course in the second-year MBA elective curriculum, View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

24 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

tactics have you found most successful in engaging with students and/or alumni at HBS?We found great success in a... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Feb 1997
News

Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

embarked on a career as a successful venture capitalist. Then, in 1980, the role of entrepreneurship at HBS changed dramatically with the appointment View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

and the processes that have proven so successful in driving the economy. Each of us has an obligation to help change what needs to be changed and to restore that faith—CEOs,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

15 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

From investment banking, to the federal government, to a beauty startup. From North America, to Africa, to Europe, to South America. Aisha Fatima Dozie (MBA 2002), founder of Bossy Cosmetics, has a colorful,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

than a decade ago. In a word, the Europeans are acting as if they know something we in the U.S. don't. If one has to generalize, it is fair to say thatAmericans pursue risk and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

bias exists in recruiting, and it is the responsibility of employers to both name it and address it in order to create diverse and successful... View Details

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