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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
overall student experience at HBS.” The students maintained that grade disclosure would lead to decreased cooperation and collaboration and less willingness to take risks in second-year course selection. In... View Details
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
consistent with the goals and motivations of the social sector,” they write. “Men, on the other hand, are seen to be stereotypically competitive, risk taking, and agentic,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
previous work that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc.). Our objective is to study the joint determination of these three features (beliefs, punitiveness View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
was tasked to deliver a unique identification number to every Indian resident. This involved the issue of a total of 1.2 billion unique IDs by 2020 and an interim goal of 600 million UIDs by 2014-the largest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club
combine my passion for soccer with my career. This led me to apply to HBS MBA program, with the goal of transitioning into the soccer industry. At HBS, I immediately began networking—reaching out on LinkedIn, attending sports conferences,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
business school is the perfect one. Hence, my goal for the summer internship was to get out of my comfort zone and test the following hypothesis: Can I thrive in an unstructured, fairly chaotic environment?... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 13 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Following My Dream: Launching a Venture
Throughout my entire career, I’ve always been tempted by the entrepreneurial journey but have never had the courage to quit an existing opportunity and work on my own start-up. Coming to HBS, one of my main View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
mountain of pension costs. John Macomber, Robert Pozen, and Eric Werker—offer their views on some down-the-road scenarios. Beyond A Bailout By: Senior Lecturer John Macomber Detroit has failed. Why did this happen, might there be more big... View Details
- Profile
Lauren Burrows
institution. How did your overall HBS experience shape your goals & career path? My two years at HBS gave me the time and space to reflect on and clarify what really... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
economic theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP's objective is to facilitate efficient capital allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP, as shaped by the economic forces of demand for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective By: Lorsch, Jay W. Abstract—In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate governance has been slow View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Former Bulletin Editor Remembered
the impact of the political and social upheaval triggered by U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. "For half a century," he wrote, "the attitudes and objectives of students... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
managers contemplating the use of performance goals or targets within nonprofit organizations, our results suggest careful consideration about the extent to which they may render other incentives less effective. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Designing Internship Projects for Greater Impact
with goals in mind,” says Cotterman. “Make sure you know what these expectations are and manage them from day one.” Close cooperation “creates a better relationship and helps... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Giving back is part of the social contract for any business
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
intent going forward. And then we go back for another heart check, just as we did in step 1, the Big Goals, to make sure that we don't have hidden emotion loops pulling us toward an option that is less likely to help us reach the View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
consistency across the hotel properties in the brand portfolio. Competition was heating up, and Paul had a goal to expand her hotel portfolio to twenty properties in the next ten years. Paul knew that she... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
You’re Delegating. It’s Not Working. Here’s Why.
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Moving Mountains
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
immediately to his needs and create a better experience for him. "A company's goal should be to learn more about what each customer needs so that it can close the customer sacrifice gap, which is the... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers