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- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
owners and actively engage with boards. To start, in the nomination and election process, shareholders could signal their support (endorsement, neutrality, or nonendorsement) for candidates the board puts forth and vote accordingly. If... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
they were thinking about and gave me the option of what I wanted to work on,” Westphal explained. “The project I chose enabled me to spend 90 percent of my time working with Diego on financial analysis and modeling. I also helped assemble... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
studios. I had been convinced that this internship was an exciting opportunity, but it still felt like my side passion project, versus my “career search.” Long story short, I ended up receiving the offer. I wouldn’t know what park I would be placed at until after... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
and its place in the business ecosystem has changed significantly in the intervening decades. Two recent working papers explore those changes—Gompers’s survey of decision-making at hundreds of VC firms and Professor Ramana Nanda’s study of the modern era of venture... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
weeds. Let's recap what we've agreed upon so we can put this particular issue in context." You can also build your confidence by seeking out ideas and techniques beyond your usual experience. If you run a supply chain, for example, read... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
to take place. Consumers have been put off by these bold claims, and their attitudes betray a great deal of conservatism. After all, even if things can clearly be improved, there is little perceived dissatisfaction with conventional... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
issue? For the first six months, I got a lot of questions about my age; after that, I didn’t really get them anymore. Maybe that’s because I had aged so much! Of all the innovations you have introduced, which have been most embraced? I’ve View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
in potential danger. One of our interviewees noted, “As CEOs in this crisis, we have no option but to become the wartime CEO, however ill equipped or prepared we are.” You can equip yourself better immediately. Here’s what your brain and... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
retailers require a rapid response from their suppliers. Indeed, a replenishment delivery time of no more than one to two weeks is now regarded as standard operating procedure. In their book, Hammond and her colleagues observe that apparel makers have several View Details
- 20 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
peers in the same role proved to be difficult. All in all, though, I’m glad I did it. I stepped out of my comfort zone, learned a lot about the battery space, met great people, and practically applied the knowledge I’d gained in the HBS classroom. The startup... View Details
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
by using my "apples and barrel" metaphor. We have seen many attempts to explain what happened, and they fall into two broad classes. One puts primary responsibility on a few bad apples and sees the solution as catching them,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
marketing for the Giants. “My job was to put warm butts into cold seats,” notes Baer, who says he learned a lot about all aspects of the business during the three years he spent promoting fan interest and attendance at the notoriously... View Details
- 17 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic
Facebook” option that many websites offer. That coffee chat was the beginning of many deep conversations Bastian and I shared over the semester. By the end of 2019, I was so convinced that humanID is the answer to the Internet’s most... View Details
- 15 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Coming to HBS with a Non-Finance Background
to campus. One example of this is that they put tools in place to identify incoming students who will benefit from completing certain pre-requisite work. As one of these students, I completed CORe (online coursework) over the summer and... View Details
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Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton
make when disposing of things they no longer want — and change those decisions for the better. Research focus Currently, municipal waste management companies provide limited options for disposal: a trash can, a recycling bin, and in... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
but online dating websites force them to screen by searchable attributes (such as income, or religion). We demonstrate that people spend too much time searching for options online for too little payoff in offline dates (Study 1), in part... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
employees so they would be viable candidates for jobs long after they left the company. It developed systems to promote employee innovation as well as offering flexible work options such as part time work so employees could focus on... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 17 Mar 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
pursue new careers. “That mission is also the most challenging. The goal of higher education should be nothing less than to provide people with a better life. Students put a lot of faith in us to deliver on that promise; they quit their... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
option that is often more convenient than a traditional taxicab service—not to mention less expensive. With these benefits, consumers and investors are also tempted to give these companies a pass for accusations that they cut corners on... View Details