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01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Jun 2018
News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case scenario for any seller, but it... View Details

12 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Break the Rules of How Business is Done

of their equity plans by outlining in detail the possible scenarios and potential outcomes of their particular grants. The message here is A) you add value to this company and should benefit from it well into the future and B) we want to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

15 Mar 2010
HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

of voters in slums such as Dharavi. And with the daunting prospect of determining which residents would receive 300 square feet of free housing (limited to families in residence before January 2000), it's easy to imagine a nightmarish View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

01 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

curiosity. The emphasis is on learning and discussion, less on making decisions. They set up executive programs, task teams, and scenario rehearsals, all with an eye toward evaluating the new environment. In phase two, leaders question... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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1.2 MBA Honor Code | MBA

situations and scenarios that are not permissible under the Honor Code; it is meant to be illustrative rather than comprehensive: Unauthorized aid in preparing for class. Notes or write-ups are appropriate for personal use during... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

provide the company with the stability and predictability that go with refinery ownership," said Merton, "even though the company may not possess the actual physical technology." Given that these kinds of contractual scenarios will... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

about our differences—those that we usually don’t talk about and that we're a little afraid of talking about.” With the framework and context established, Creary then dives into class engagement and de-escalation strategies, and introduces View Details

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

another, the need “to do extreme scenario planning and take out loans as precautions to boost the balance sheet.” One CEO mentioned that this was complicated by a distrust of government data on health and the economy, thus requiring... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

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Expansion of the Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

conditions.” 15 The legendary “Umpteenth Fighter Squadron” case used in the Army Air Forces Statistical School, for example, provided Air Force officers-in-training with the opportunity to diagnose scenarios they would face on and off the... View Details

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

time tweaking corporate America with this campaign, the scenario they describe is, in reality, impossible. First, let's understand why the plurality standard dominates director voting. Corporations' internal affairs, including the... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

26 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future

outcomes are now visible. The trajectory Afghanistan is now on pays too little attention to new enterprise and job creation and is predictably dismal. The alternative scenario I've described has a brighter outcome. It amplifies the... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

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Expansion of the Case Method | Baker Library

conditions.” (3) The legendary “Umpteenth Fighter Squadron” case used in the Army Air Forces Statistical School, for example, provided Air Force officers-in-training with the opportunity to diagnose scenarios they would face on and off... View Details

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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online

you may be removed from a Harvard Business School Online course or program and be ineligible to earn a certificate. Examples of Honor Code Violations The following list highlights current situations and scenarios that are not permissible... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Making Sense of the Modern Startup

single scenario among many that were likely—then I could discount the success scenario back to the present, and make a rational decision.’ So it’s really quite a different thought process, and it suggests... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)

01 Dec 2017
News

The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

we’re burning down the house and we have to stop? When is it going to happen?” And he looks at me and says, “You know, change is really slow until it’s fast.” One of the things I do with businesspeople is a very simple scenario analysis:... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

The Doctor Is In

government's administrative costs for Medicare are only about 5 percent. And I'm not sure that untrained consumers can ever become sophisticated enough to make truly informed choices about their medical needs, a scenario that some tout as... View Details

Keywords: healthcare; Health, Social Assistance

17 Oct 2019
News

Venturing Away from Venture Capital

profitability will come with a venture-fueled increase in scale can also lead to the all-too-familiar scenario in which a startup exhausts its capital without ever achieving sustainable growth. Emphasizing profitability and financial... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

15 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

the future of the global market system. In keeping with the School's learning model, we provided participants with a "case"—this one consisting of the World Bank's scenario for global economic progress, looking toward 2030.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine

01 Jun 2022
News

'Rooted' In Innovation

friend and CassVita cofounder, Nembu Emmanuel, saw that scenario as “a space for innovation” that could improve the lives of farmers by maximizing the amount of produce they can bring to market. Ajanoh and Emmanuel leveraged their... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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