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- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Bookshelf: Try As One Might
A professor of management at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a leading expert on design thinking, Jeanne Liedtka (MBA 1981) helps people make better decisions through experimentation. The concept... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
power and on the streets and highlights the substantial impact these movements had on the city’s governance and power dynamics. The Battle for Boston poses a critical inquiry: Can cities truly embrace progressivism and govern effectively... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
corporate profits earned in countries with effective corporate tax rates, on average, of 20 percent or higher. These countries include England, France, and Japan. (This exemption would be subject to two exceptions: passive income like... View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses
Ask any small business owner and they will tell you that cash flow is on their mind pretty much all the time. This isn’t surprising, given that they are continuously managing dollars coming in from customers and going out to pay for... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
"The 'crucible' can help someone become better or more effective but the truly great were naturals." Steffen Nevermann stated the case for the affirmative, but cautioned, "To create crucibles from which leaders may emerge,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
can be profitable while doing good, suggests new research from Benjamin N. Roth, a Harvard Business School assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “This idea that you're increasing your impact by leveraging capital,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
"The biggest transition? Establishing a new Zoom account." Leadership integration—ensuring a fit between the acquiring firm’s top management and the team leader—has become part of the courtship phase. And remote work has radically... View Details
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Strategy in Emerging Economies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
in Emerging Economies Strategy is important for companies operating in developing and emerging economies. These businesses face distinct challenges and need to adopt a new approach if they want to be successful and stay relevant in today’s global marketplace. This... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
"Delivering phone books is the worst way to spend a Sunday when you're a kid," says Olds, now an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurship Management unit at Harvard Business School. The family lived paycheck to paycheck. And... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
unacceptable. Still, Madrick argues, there may be more reason to hope now than ever before. Rather than attempting to treat the symptoms of poverty, we might be able to ameliorate its worst effects through a single, simple, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Serving through TechnoServe
countries. “The relationship is similar to that of investment bankers and entrepreneurs,” explains Tierney, who is chairman of TechnoServe. “It's a very effective way to develop business in rural settings.” Whether working with coffee... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
explore the effect of adding a functional alibi in a variety of marketing contexts, and we examine various consumer populations representing diverse demographics. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51829 Fall... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
1.6 Degree Requirements | MBA
have acquired a body of knowledge, skills, and techniques appropriate to the practice of business administration. The candidate must have demonstrated—by a commitment to the work, a sense of responsibility to colleagues and others, and a capacity to work View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
Recruiting and retaining highly talented executives is a demanding task. Doing this effectively requires that we respect and channel two opposing forces that continually act on "star-quality" managers. I call this "constellation... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
employer and employee, Nomad manages the process, from background checks to malpractice insurance to payroll. It charges health care institutions a 15 percent commission for each hire—a transparency unheard of in a sector in which the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
managers publicly acknowledge the need to explore new businesses and markets, the claims of established businesses on company resources almost always come first, especially when times are hard. When top teams allow the tension between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
School’s Financial Picture Brighter than Expected
HBS finished fiscal year 2011 with a stronger financial performance than expected despite the lingering effects of the recent recession. Revenue for the year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, exceeded the budget by nearly 9 percent,... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
PublicationsThe Coexistence of Overestimation and Underweighting of Rare Events and the Contingent Recency Effect Authors:Greg Barron and Eldad Yechiam Publication:.Judgment and Decision Making 4, no. 6 (October 2009) Abstract Previous... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
not running the wildly successful recruitment firm, Reed is deeply involved with the Big Give, an innovative match-funding platform that hosts online fundraising appeals for charities. By engaging philanthropists and companies to match donations made by the public, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley