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23 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 23

financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

moment, the model for Barnes & Noble, a venerable but struggling small chain, which that year sold its single remaining location on Fifth Avenue in New York to a bookseller named Leonard Riggio. But the... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

interviewed dozens of founders of failed businesses for his upcoming book, tentatively titled Why Startups Fail. He has also been sharing his insights with MBA students in a new course called Entrepreneurial Failure. Knowing when it’s... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

Fast Answer

What are the best finance interview prep resources?

locating equity research; For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Articles and View Details

02 Nov 2018
Blog Post

When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS

is: "Emotionally it's hard. Believing in yourself is hard that's the toughest part." The Right Ideas I've always been the gal with ideas. Some good ones – but mostly not so good ones. I tinkered here and there in my free time... View Details

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

Why in the world would anyone take the time to write complicated software programs for free? It's a good question, one that has piqued the curiosity of a number of economists, who wonder what benefits, if any, lie behind the burgeoning... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

should put together action plans at two levels: team and individual. First, at the team level, managers should ensure that each new policy also has a mechanism for receiving feedback and can be adjusted so policies are fair and... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

“Larger companies are rarely seen as fountains of innovation,” says Harvard Business School professor Gary Pisano. Yet scale, if properly exploited, can still be an engine for transformation. In his new book Creative Construction: The DNA... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

illustration of first-mover advantages. From its beginning in 1914, it created an integrated learning base to commercialize a new data processing punched-card technology. By the 1920s, its initial factory in View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

Mathematics, 2012 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Delivery Hero, Petobel GmbH, Chez Alexandre HBS ACTIVITIES HBS Show, Executive Producer, 2019-20 Brandon Lovell “MORE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.” HOME REGION Bronx, NY UNDERGRAD EDUCATION View Details

Donald J. Trump

At the age of 25, Trump obtained his first property from a cash-strapped transportation company, and later sold it to the government for a substantial profit, as the future site of New York City’s View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

Leonard S. Riggio

Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small book store into a leading retailer. He acquired the venerable Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York in 1971 and adopted its name for... View Details

Keywords: Retail

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

If the past two decades have demonstrated technology’s potential, one of the challenges of the next ten years will be defining its boundaries. How can new technologies benefit people and societies in equitable ways? How can companies --... View Details

21 May 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

and social return can be aligned to drive positive change. The mentality that Professor Rebecca Henderson shared was something new and fresh and quite exciting for me. After graduation, I chose to join a firm that shares a similar belief.... View Details

06 Jun 2005
What Do You Think?

Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?

is a level playing field a good thing? Take the immediate arguments surrounding U.S. trade with China, for example. Floyd Norris, writing recently in the The New York Times, suggests that steps to encourage... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

according to the New York Times. Then, in October, the government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Moderna $25 million to develop mRNA to combat infectious diseases and biological... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

23 Aug 2016
First Look

August 23, 2016

2016 New York: Palgrave Macmillan Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from America, Europe, and Asia: A Dialogue Across Continents By: Kirby, William C., and Marijk C. van der Wende, eds. Abstract—This book highlights the... View Details