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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
Whether it’s an upfront enterprise on Main Street or illegal dealings on Mean Street, competition, risk management, and profitability are primary concerns in both business venues. That’s the theory behind the nonprofit Prison... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
level of integrity. “You build trust when you are vulnerable. If the person you are dealing with has an incentive to harm you but comes through and does not, then you learn to trust him or her,” Malhotra... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Got Global?
motivator for exiled businessman Ali Allawi (MBA ’71) to return to Iraq in the fall of 2003 to serve in the new government. After a disappointing two and one-half years, he left Baghdad for his home in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
badly. I’ve also had terrific mentors who’ve taught me how to teach. And there’s nothing more motivating than seeing that lightbulb come on. If you teach and you don’t love the... View Details
- 20 May 2021
- News
In Pursuit of Happiness
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fixing What Ails the Drug Industry
with academia; and sharing pre-competitive research, Lechleiter said. He made a plea for federal and state policy support in the form of tax incentives View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
and incentives that will better integrate Executive Education alumni into the larger HBS alumni network. As I mentioned in my last report, it is a privilege to lead such an enthusiastic, hardworking group.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
across a far-flung network of operations, and motivating everyone with a clear understanding of the new company’s mission. Add to those formidable tasks the steep learning curve Parker faced by moving from... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
success comes with a consistent strategy. I wanted to understand what motivated them. I also spent a lot of time with the board to get a sense of their shared vision of Columbia and how they want its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Selling Digital Privacy
from mistreatment. The solution is to create institutions that allow consumers to build and claim the value of their marketplace identities and that give producers the View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
KPMG for Mayor!
villages, store owners paint Coca-Cola signs on the sides of their tin shacks. These signs are not sanctioned or paid for by the company. They are seen by locals as a sign of credibility. Companies and nonprofits have stronger View Details
- 15 Aug 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
accelerate discoveries. “We built an organization we would want to invest in ourselves,” observes Greg. “We need to broaden the net and provide incentives for scientists to work together within food... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Stevenson’s Own
meets it? The motivation to pursue those opportunities to achieve some desired future state Do I have the long-term will and endurance necessary to stick with it, until that product or service is fully... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
recognize the problem, awaken your imagination, find patterns of meaning in your life, and take action for change. Drawing on stories of individuals, he provides a practical road map for moving past one’s immediate impasse View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
reasons. First, data that I analyzed with Dr. Tim Butler of HBS and that I detail in the book show that Rich and King dominate the top motivations of entrepreneurs. Second, at... View Details
- 31 Dec 2013
- News
Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
increase shared rides? The match rate increases the more people use Lyft. We are also creating better matching algorithms and incorporating walking into the service to reduce the number of detours necessary View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Room to Write
Edited by April White; photos courtesy of the authors “A lot of my book was written on the Notes function of my phone while commuting in London. The ideas flow easily wherever I am, but I need a bit more quiet to bring it all together.” —Tom Tuke-Hastings (AMP 189,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
illegal, gaming of society’s rules that led to Enron’s collapse. The answer points to three persis-tent tasks of corporate governance: the avoidance of perverse incentives for executives, the strengthening of board oversight, View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
Guthrie’s “The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd”: Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen.  Sam Heffner (MBA ’70) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Squeaky Clean... View Details