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- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
wisdom, rather than my influence about their admission decision, I’m probably more useful to them after schools have made their decisions,” he notes. While Bazerman knew his actions weren’t going to resolve the broader, complicated racial... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?
portfolios. They examined all companies that held at least one drug patent on the market as of 2003. The researchers focused mainly on small-molecule drugs, not biologics. That’s because of how the compounds are structured chemically. The View Details
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
breakthrough in] the biotech industry takes a lot of time; it takes a lot of money; it's complicated science." And it takes a lot of people—from scientists to executives to board members. Bancel admits that people see the potential fairly... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
companies’ individual circumstances. Companies that have more complicated capital structures with a larger number of, and more heterogeneous, creditors, might be better served by restructuring in Chapter 11, despite the higher costs.... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
social media, and 99% own smartphones. This pervasive usage complicates the task of regulating screen time. Adolescents often experience FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and FOBLO (Fear of Being Left Out), which drives frequent smartphone... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
switching costs, multihoming is hard, which makes it complicated for firms or individual users to switch from one platform to another. The next criterion we identify is relatively homogenous products and a lack of identifiable niches. The... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
Arde Bulova
Profoundly influencing the art of watch making, Bulova is credited with establishing numerous manufacturing processes that permitted the standardization of parts and movements. Bulova also designed a considerable number of special tools, gauges, and View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
externally hired CEOs increase the likelihood of providing guidance. Complicated Firms Authors:Lauren Cohen and Dong Lou Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We exploit a novel setting in which the same piece... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
Marla Malcolm Beck’s Path to CEO
million last year—discusses how she employed strategies from her years as a consultant to her startup work. “What I really learned from those experiences was how to break down even the most complicated processes into their most minuscule... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Navigating rough waters
for the nuts and bolts of his company, from understanding the processing of checks to the most complicated financial report. He had been CEO of Bank One when JPMorgan Chase purchased it in 2004. During his tenure at JPMorgan Chase, where... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Small Club, Big Impact
entrepreneur who founded an IT solutions company before coming to HBS, will return to Nigeria after graduation and hopes to launch a business there. The decision of whether or not to return is complicated and deeply personal, Osawaye... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Lessons from a Megacity
Lima toll road in Peru. In Buenos Aires, despite Argentina’s economic difficulties, the team found a model transit system—including a new bus rapid transit system to alleviate congestion—that residents have embraced for its convenience and affordability. In Lima,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Heart of the Deal
BURKE: Behind a complicated deal, some high-profile HBSers and cloak-and-dagger secrecy. Stephen Chernin/Getty Images Comcast’s bid for a controlling stake in NBC Universal was a complex deal that featured many HBS alumni in starring,... View Details
- 17 Jun 2016
- News
Minding God’s Money
large loans and leases or navigating complicated tax regulations, I’m building a business foundation that supports our good works in the community.” Thomas currently works for Bishop T. D. Jakes, a nationally acclaimed religious leader... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Mourns Professors Christensen and Vernon
As this issue of the Bulletin went to press, we learned of the deaths of two of the School's most distinguished emeriti faculty members. C. Roland Christensen, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Emeritus, died on August 28 of View Details
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
describe it—in a way that applies to health care or any industry—is innovation that transforms a product or service that historically has been very complicated and expensive into something that is affordable and simple to use. Q: In your... View Details
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
(many are underdeveloped); financial inclusion ("We want to reach every Indian"; restructuring of corporations ("We need to know who's not paying back and why, and we need to give them incentives to pay us back"); and monetary policy. The View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 05 Feb 2019
- Webinars: Career
Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life
Rebels can often change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Professor Francesca Gino has spent more than a decade studying rebels at organizations around the world. In this webinar, she explores the qualities that make rebels masters of... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2017
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools
In this webinar, Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker will discuss the themes from their Amazon-bestselling book, Blended. Using the theories of disruptive innovation, Horn and Staker reveal a practical guide for designing an education system that can help all students... View Details
- Portrait Project
Olivia vonNieda
unburdened, I felt free. To put it bluntly, some of my classmates have experienced more hardship in one day than I have in my entire life. In hearing my classmates’ experiences, I realized neither my privilege nor their struggles were unique. I finally saw the world as... View Details