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- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
Hildreth had one day in Berkeley. “We went to lunch and started arguing about moral philosophy,” says Hildreth, who had previously worked as a manager at a global accounting firm for eight years. “When you work in an organization, you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
dynamic, long-term impacts of bundling on demand. The primary explanation for the profitability of bundling relies on homogenization of consumer valuations for the bundle, allowing the firm to extract more surplus. We find bundling can be... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
ignores the implications of past successes when valuing future innovation. We show that two firms that invest the exact same in research and development (R&D) can have quite divergent, but predictably divergent, future paths. Our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
aspects of organization.” Neither organization charts nor the “grossly misleading” application of economics to the management of business firms could be relied upon to give satisfactory administrative results. Yet as Donham himself had... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
independent oversight it is tough to write credible standards and subject them to internal monitoring and enforcement. A third competitive method, known as the Porter Hypothesis, after Harvard Business School professor and strategy expert... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
institutions,” says Moss. Ultimately when the scrum was over, the list was created, along with a new regulatory agency to monitor them. Rather than flocking to be on the list, firms have sought to get as far... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
experience never left Chertavian, who wrote his HBS application essay about starting a school to close what he saw as an “opportunity divide.” After HBS, Chertavian set that goal aside to cofound a successful software firm in England. By... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
(ECAs). ECAs offer financial guarantees to multinationals that in effect may reimburse firms for bribes paid or for contracts canceled by host countries because the multinationals paid bribes. As for companies’ internal guidelines,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014) is cofounder and CEO of the market research firm the Sports Innovation Lab, and when we spoke in May, it... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
fundraisers for relief operations, or offering free goods and services, there are countless instances of HBS graduates who mobilized to help. Henry M. ("Hank") Paulson, Jr. (MBA '70), chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, was one of the first Wall Street executives to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 17 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future
atmosphere thereby sequestering carbon.” HBS alumna Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) joined the Deckers Board of Directors in 2014 and currently chairs the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Governance Committee. From that perch, she View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
but about a more general situation. That’s very powerful.” Sameer Srivastava (MBA 1999) was already a partner at Monitor Group when he felt the call to shift gears. “The itch that didn’t get scratched as a management consultant was the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
Illustration by Dan Page In a company as large, complex, and prestigious as Lehman Brothers, one would expect to have found seasoned, astute, well-informed directors to oversee the managers and the risks the firm undertook with... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
Fifty-three-year-old Vescovo, his long blond hair pulled back into a ponytail, meticulously monitored the operation of the submersible, which he had christened the Limiting Factor. He watched the depth gauge creep up: 7,192 meters, the... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
pandemic has motivated and facilitated lift outs in two key ways: Market volatility has motivated searches. Market agitation at any level, from firm to industry to global, can motivate people to browse job ads and take or make that first... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
’91), an expert in project finance, studies how firms structure, value, and finance very large capital investments such as oil fields, mines, and power plants. His research covers both developed and developing countries, including... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
venture capital firm when he and his wife, Lee Bendig (whom he describes as a “foodie”), decided to open a fresh pasta retail store in 1989 with a few seats for lunchtime customers. On the first day of business, Garner recalls, “there was... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
correspond to the official hierarchy of titles, whether chief executive, head coach, manager, or lord-high-anything-else. Dusty Baker was firm on this point: "Your coaches may not be the leaders. They're in charge of their... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
executed the action plan, and monitored progress—with enthusiasm, charm (I hope), and fervor. Result: We beat the goal and tripled the number of women in high-level jobs in the first year. Mamongae Mahlare (MBA 2004), marketing manager,... View Details