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- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
One of the most damaging results of the FSIA is a false perception that foreign debt was made less risky than it is. The limited enforcement rights of investors means that sovereign debt remains risky, regardless of whether it is issued... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
book excerpt Evolving Committments From The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World By JOSEPH L. BADARACCO In a turbulent, sometimes dangerous world, responsible leaders need a broader view of critical decisions. This View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
organizations like Factual (founded by a former Google employee) have set as their goal that of providing access to all of the world's facts. Presumably this means data such as the location of every factory in the world, data that has not... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
predictable irrationality in citizens and consumers by "nudging" them by means of economic incentives to act in ways that regulators believe are in citizens' best interests. Lest we underplay the significance of this or somehow... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
research has evaluated this alternative view and developed a theory based on the effect of past savings on growth through the adoption of new technologies (mostly through foreign direct investment: FDI). Q: What is the technological frontier? What does it View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
other industry executives don't, including: The tech company's most valuable assets in the form of human capital walk out the door every day. Tech companies largely rely on components from other vendors, meaning that complementary assets... View Details
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
of questions does not include anything about cost savings or ROI. I just don't think there are crisp and meaningful ways to do these calculations. This doesn't mean, of course, that a company shouldn't try to minimize costs and identify benefits; it View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
scheme—would improve alignment, it means more discussions with the senior stars and maybe the creation of a committee to study the issue and come up with a recommendation to all the partners. If the question is one of bringing a lateral... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
organizations for long-term viability and success. What does "organizational renewal" mean as used in the program? Tushman: A successful company could be said to have a kind of franchise, that is, a niche in the marketplace... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 May 2018
- Blog Post
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
practice he calls “radical transparency.” That means “giving most everyone the ability to see most everything (to reduce) harmful office politics and the risks of bad behavior more likely to take place behind closed doors than out in the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Motherhood and the MBA
business school? If you are a mom and want to come get your MBA at HBS, you should. But you really, really need to want it. When things get tough at home (as they always do with growing children), you need to be able to focus to get your work done, too. This View Details
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
messaged me words of encouragement and mentioned “my strength and fortitude.” See what you define as strength, is what I define as imminent numbness. My Black experience means that at an early age, I witnessed repeatedly how this country... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
territorial information. This exemplifies how a career can be not only lucrative but also a means of giving back to society. Similarly, consider the case of Sanjay from Waycool. Through strategic innovation, he has identified... View Details
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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
helping to create a national agenda for health care reform, and Mayo Clinic is ready to be a part of that change. During the next months, the Clinic's Carleton Rider says Mayo will continue to look into the future of integrated health care and what that will View Details
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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
in attempts to cut costs, uncovering multiple opportunities to improve processes in ways that lower total costs and deliver better care. Publications Delivering Higher Value Care Means Spending More Time with Patients HARVARD BUSINESS... View Details
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OWN: The Power of Company Ownership - Course Catalog
skill that can be learned and is distinct from management. Many students will be owners of a company at some points in their lives. We will investigate what it means to be effective at ownership, learning from the owners of sports teams.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Digital Health Care: Empowering Consumers
providers feel comfortable about adopting your innovation? Can you make it the standard of care, meaning it is something doctors have to do? Can you get Medicare to pay for it? The MBA elective course I teach, Innovating in Health Care,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
as from private foundations and other sources. Because The Bridge Group will be able to serve only a very limited number of nonprofit organizations, we want to discover a means to disseminate much of the information we gather so that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
overall, we’ll continue to do a good job for our clients and grow the business. What does “accountability” mean in the context of running a financial firm? Tell the truth, serve people, have integrity. Have the ability, guts, and courage... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Publications April 2015 John Wiley & Sons The Integrated Reporting Movement: Meaning, Momentum, Motives, and Materiality By: Eccles, Robert G., and Michael P. Krzus Abstract—The Integrated Reporting Movement explores the meaning of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne