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04 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Finding My Passion in the Startup Space

pursue an MBA spend a lot of time, effort, and money to get accepted into a good school and finish their degree. Oftentimes, they underestimate the importance of reflecting on what they want to do with their life. What I learned through my journey is to spend the extra... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Case Study: Glass Half Full

the brand through other channels. But now he wonders whether to break it off. Sticking with Amazon means a simplified supply chain. The Fulfillment by Amazon program handles fast fulfillment and, with free shipping, the economics are... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2020
News

Quantum Leap

faster and more powerful processing. (To read more on superposition and entanglement, go here.) The promise is not just about lightning-fast computing speeds, although it definitely means that. A quantum computer could complete in minutes... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 2000
News

Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti

opportunity to develop themselves, to make a contribution, and to work well with their peers. What's your opinion about corporate tax shelters? Abusive tax shelters are a major problem, and the Treasury Department has proposed new legislation to crack down on them. By... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

undertaken in recent years. The committee suggested that the School think about both dedicating space on campus to support this initiative and identifying a full-time coordinator for the program. Subsets of the committee focused specifically on defining what continuing... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

16 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Finding my Passion in the Startup Space

accepted into a good school and finish their degree. Oftentimes, they underestimate the importance of reflecting on what they want to do with their life. What I learned through my journey is to spend the extra time, even if that means you... View Details

27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009

Working PapersThe Long-Run Risks Model and Aggregate Asset Prices: An Empirical Assessment Authors:Jason Beeler and John Y. Campbell Abstract The long-run risks model of asset prices explains stock price variation as a response to persistent fluctuations in the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

please, stand up and turn around. Take a moment now to show everyone gathered here today how much their love mattered to you, and how much they mean to you. Please join me in a heartfelt round of applause. I’ve had the privilege of... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

classmates and friends: They have had your back. So please, stand up and turn around. Take a moment now to show them how much their love mattered to you, and how much they mean to you, and join me in a big and heartfelt collective round... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

Exercise Explain the benefits and risks of partnering with platform companies Evaluate the optimal means of gathering data Explore defensive strategies companies can use to ward off platform encroachment Consider the benefits of open... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

Marketing Featured Exercises Evaluate a digital marketing budget Calculate and identify means of maximizing the lifetime value (LTV) of different customer types Practice budget allocation across the customer journey Share your perspective... View Details

18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

enjoys a positive VoC under general conditions. We conduct numerical simulations to study the magnitude of the VoC and find that it can be substantial—in our simulations, retailers that switched from a fixed to a sequential assortment strategy saw a View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

variability in productivity means the marginal productivity of labor depends substantially on which new workers are hired—which requires not an estimate of a causal effect, but rather a prediction. We demonstrate that there can be large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

oversight of the financial system. To be sure, there's been a lot of discussion about oversight of Secretary Paulson, and that's a compelling objective. But we haven't seen nearly as much discussion about what this bailout means in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

resistance many of us feel. Dolly Chugh, award-winning professor of social psychology and author of The Person You Mean to Be, gives us the psychological tools we need to grapple with the truth of our country. Through heartrending... View Details

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

mean that in the most positive sense, needless to say. What’s really funny is that all she’s doing is demanding due diligence.” For example, Cognetti was surprised to find out that the district rarely followed state or federal procurement... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

means there was a complaint—about the food, about the service, some negative thing that had escalated to the point that a manager had been called on to straighten things out. Or at least, that’s what it used to mean. In fall 2016,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

feel the pinch. Q: What does it mean for the U.S. economy if this is China’s new normal or things decline even further? A: The U.S. is growing solidly. This crisis is not going to be too impactful through the trade channel. Exports make... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

30 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 30

clients, and the implications for IDEO designers' everyday experience of work. As new types of client work have shifted away from the more classic design projects, there may be accompanying shifts in designers' engagement and motivation. The case illustrates the... View Details