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- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
home run" or for U.S. firms that need to penetrate the European market. Mullen spoke as a member of the panel "State of the Venture Capital Industry: Past, Present and Future" at the 11th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
chose to host conference calls in English, placing themselves on shaky linguistic ground. The recent working paper Capital Market Consequences of Non-Plain English in Conference Calls of Foreign Firms... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
August 3rd-4th in Buenos Aires with a multi-faceted research conference at the Caesar Park Hotel. The 130 participants at the conference, "Partnering for Knowledge Creation," included prominent university academics and top... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs
said Fialkow. "They're smart, but not smart about what you're talking about." The best source of information and funds, he added, is angel investors with domain expertise. The conference was sponsored by the Entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
Practical solutions to these and other challenges don't magically appear in HR conference rooms; they come from the line managers. If line managers are held responsible for executing the talent development initiatives, the board should... View Details
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
Working PapersNone this week PublicationsAdverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:Proceedings of ICEC'09 (forthcoming). ACM International Conference Proceeding Series Abstract Widely used... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA7), forthcoming Abstract Designers often seek modular architectures to better accommodate expected changes and to enable parallel development. However, we lack a formal theory and model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
Editor's note: Harvard Business School in mid-October played host to the 2010 Workshop on Integrated Reporting: Frameworks and Action Plan. Under direction of conference organizer Robert G. Eccles, participants recently published an... View Details
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
Discussions about the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan are frequent these days, with an emphasis on the importance of post-war security. But what's usually missing is an even more difficult consideration—that embattled country's economy. A recent View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
capabilities or prepare for growth. Provide opportunities for selected small business partners to participate in in-house training programs or have access to online management tools. Serve as test sites for small companies with a promising new idea. Provide the use of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Web Services
show savings of 20 to 30 percent of the cost of traditional solutions—that's what sells in today's environment." The Web Services panel discussion was held during the Cyberposium 2003 conference on January 18. View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
because the unjust had stolen the just's umbrella. The Restoring Confidence in American Business conference was co-sponsored by the Harvard Business School Association of Boston and the Boston Security Analysts Society. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference to tell their stories—the ups, downs, and detours that brought them to where they are today. "I moved back home. That's where I started," said Joseph Williams (HBS MBA '99), cofounder of Wakefield... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
typically are presented four to six weeks after the close of a quarter, often involve a conference call by company executives with shareholders and stock analysts. Part of those sessions may include executives giving soft “guidance” or... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
Asia," held at the Asia Business Conference on February 14 at Harvard Business School. Ever since the public outcry in the 1990s over the wages paid by Nike to its Asian factory workers, the issue of multinational corporate social... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Babies
to the 2003 Alumni Healthcare Conference on November 7, outlined the characteristics of the baby market and the political, social, and regulatory roadblocks to businesses that wish to participate. "Morality surrounds this market to... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
privatization garners attention in industries whose importance, infrastructure, and enormous capital needs once put them under the comfortable control of their governments. Historically, observed HBS professor Richard Vietor in his introductory remarks to an Alumni... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
view, the fact remains that an effective conversation about sustainability requires the participation of both sides of the market. There are two main mechanisms for companies to communicate to the market as a way of starting this conversation: mandated reporting and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems
passion for his work, his deep attachment to both rigor and relevance, were our inspiration," said Associate Professor Julie Battilana, who organized the conference with colleagues Shon R. Hiatt, Mukti Khaire, and Christopher... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino