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Ruzwana Bashir
experiences makes us much happier than buying things. Part of the allure of Peek is to not only make sure we’re able to more easily access and book the experiences that increase our well-being, but also to help small activity businesses all over the world to come... View Details
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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report
into what was happening on the ground,” Lucena says. Similarly, Druyan cautions against hasty reactions to the unexpected. During her time on the City of San Jose Pension Fund board, the CEO and CIO resigned within weeks of each other;... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
general areas of inquiry, and engagement platforms, such as the Learning Network and the Research Accelerator. These are the initial building blocks of an ever-evolving institute, stresses Jacimovic. “The three Ds are just the beginning.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: On May 29, a fresh crop of MBAs will receive their diplomas and go off into the world to begin a new chapter in their lives. But before they walk across the stage on Baker Lawn, Dean Srikant... View Details
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
suddenly erupt in a full-blown crisis. The CCA approach is well-suited to capturing such "non-linearities" and to quantifying the effects of asset-liability mismatches within and across institutions. Risk adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
contribute to longer term complementary effects which work to overcome the losses from cannibalization. Our results are based on both interrupted time series analysis and a difference-in-differences analysis of six years of proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
once-classified national security documents, and other sources to show how far we have traveled from the time of our founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to the present day, when a single leader has the potential to launch... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
the stress of being in those seats. And things like exercise, and meditation, and counseling, and family, and things that we sort of take for granted at times are very, very important. So I would absolutely... View Details
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
test. Take risks. Even if you fail, you’ll come out of it with an incredible network of folks and you can always pivot back to more traditional roles. The application process is a great time to think about the problem you want to impact.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
phoned the home office with the news, his colleagues were in disbelief. “It was incredulous joy. It really was, because there was a sense that we’d never get these things done—we’d never reach a consensus.” (Eamer stresses that the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
probably the single most remarkable thing about the historical narrative is the length of time for which firms' international economic activities were apparently motivated entirely by considerations of arbitrage, with no replication in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
order, and promised a free replacement shipment of a similar product. Gisholt and Minard stayed in Florida to enjoy the rest of their family vacation, although Gisholt admits he probably spent more time on the phone that day than he did... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
automobiles. Unilever and Nestlé account for 40 percent of the entire U.S. ice cream market. Yet quantitative data suggests that the return on assets of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. is consistently lower than U.S.-owned firms. While a favourite explanation for... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
other cities about HCZ’s approach, he stresses the importance of the long view. “Ending poverty is not something you’re going to see done within an election cycle,” he says. “It’s a lot of hard work that has to be carried out by committed... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
equalize the distribution of small (or large) tokens rather than equalizing total earnings. When payoffs are comprised of time and money, subjects similarly equalize the distribution of time (or money)... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
report. The Task Force recently ran a focus group with several nonprofit directors of color who gave their insights on working with Community Partners. They stressed the critical need for diversity on the program’s board and the need to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
Sorenstam didn't win, what measure would capture the sense of success that the public and this athlete clearly felt? There were many scores out there: David Owen of the New York Times summarized her success in terms of beating out forty... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
whole approach to decision making. It made me want to get the smartest people I could find who disagreed with me so I could stress test my opinions. I used to think there was making money and there was philanthropy. Then I realized... View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
like Mills, stressed the importance of having outside researchers analyze agency data. “You would be surprised at the limited resources we have to analyze the data, compared to the way that the academic community can analyze it for us.”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding