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- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
Almost without notice in the American press, a new international effort is under way to create a standardized global reporting model for operating sustainable businesses in the 21st century. HBS professor Robert G. Eccles is on the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
turn, means putting the "mom-and-pop" operations cherished in American lore out of business. Indeed, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust in 1882, which put small companies out of business and bureaucratized economic relations, was a... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
Refined metals like gold and silver have a standard quality and are priced on global exchanges like the London Metal Exchange. But concentrates vary widely in terms of quality—some rocks have more copper than others, some come with... View Details
Keywords: Nicole Torres
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
evaluations, notes McCraw, "were an overwhelming collective valentine to the course." The Dynamics of Capitalist Revolutions — Cases in Point British Capitalism How the first industrializer set a standard for others to match Josiah... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
affordable and standardized medical appointments to low income families that are uninsured and underserved by the public system, in the poorest districts of Brazil’s largest cities. Spendwisor.com enables consumer electronics purchasers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
relationship with France. Yet at the same time, we lack a vision of where to go as a small territory. We have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, but we miss a collective sense of pride in common achievement. Clearly,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
Lowell, and the School's famous benefactor, George F. Baker. "I hope and believe that this school is to be the standard for all others," stated Baker, "but it must be remembered always that the standards of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
business judgment rule, directors must have “knowingly and completely failed to undertake their responsibilities” or had “an actual intent to do harm” — a standard that has let thousands of failed boards off the hook over the years. While... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Research Brief: Lost in Translation
“non-plain” English: executive-speak, technical jargon, and multisyllabic words. A single standard deviation increase in non-plain English, for example, led to a 5.66 percent reduction in intraday trading volumes, even after controlling... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
country. The impact is notable: Statewide analyses show students who use Zearn show double-digit gains on standardized exams. But while test scores and market share are great, Sharma also has loftier goals in mind. She hopes that children... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
decision to buck the industry standard and invest in employees. “Our business model gives employees a career path,” she says, noting that half of the company’s top managers started as sales associates. As she expanded Bluemercury beyond... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Plunging Into the Net
management. "It's one of the most important developments in the history of business," he observes. "But in the end, it's merely plumbing." To use the lingo of the Net, that plumbing is way hotter, hipper, and sexier than your standard... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
case discussion bringing together students and executives from around the globe. The technology offers tremendous opportunities to enhance the HBS tradition of bringing the real world into the classroom. It also presents a substantial challenge if we hope to make this... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
the potential to be a great business leader. We also have a responsibility to match our predecessors' careful planning and high standards as we develop our extraordinary campus. With last spring's groundbreaking for Hawes Hall, a building... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
associate dean for Faculty Development and Research and faculty director of the Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Project. “The national unemployment rate early in the pandemic had jumped to over 13 percent; the standard prediction... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
they worked so hard to bake. If the company becomes the next Facebook, says Professor Josh Lerner, that’s all well and good. If not, “you might be better off with 100 percent of the smaller pie.” In addition, says Lerner, the standard VC... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
producers. Operational efficiencies will allow Gold Rush Vinyl—which started with $750,000 raised from family, friends, and an SBA loan, to cover the expensive pressing equipment—to reduce wait time from an industry standard of twelve to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Books: A Nation Transformed by Information
is the acknowledgment of the importance and value of sharing information itself and of adopting common technology standards to further this end. Thus, IBM in computers, RCA in television, and AT&T in transistors, to cite three examples,... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
“Green construction” projects at Hamilton Hall and Sherman Hall/Wyss House that are aiming to garner LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, a voluntary, consensus-based standard for energy-efficient buildings.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
there is more to do.” Carroll’s leadership at Anglo American has significantly influenced the industry by setting new standards for safety and by offering miners, their families, and their communities a thoughtful, long-term outlook. She... View Details