Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

It's this person who has the potential to become an unconventional, powerful leader—a Hitler, perhaps, but maybe a Winston Churchill. These people—total extremes on both ends—are usually "unfiltered" leaders, those who are unproven in... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

genetically modified product to come to market, in 1992.) However, the organisms also potentially carry health and environmental risks. After reading about these dangers, Hiatt wondered how the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decides... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

13 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

implementer (who executes ideas). While the roles were mapped out with marketing in mind, they could serve to empower others corporate departments; any of the four roles would be more effective, attractive, and full of potential than the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

downloading? And how effective has that strategy been? For example, is it a good thing to sue potential customers? A: Suing potential customers is not exactly a standard entry in the book of good CRM. More... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

is a real need for MBAs to fill key business roles, even at the smaller startups where I was focusing my search. Sometimes, the roles were already well-defined, like Business Operations or Corporate Strategy, but other times, I was able to identify a need--and a View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Case Study: Inside Story

own family. “Probably 50 percent of what my parents saved in Saga is stuff that I hadn’t heard before. It’s definitely brought us together,” she says. The Question: As Saga looks to expand its customer base, particularly with families, Lin sees two View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

process helps improve the dealer's profit by at least $269. These estimates suggest a potentially high return to taking the "information-based" approach to pricing idiosyncratic products. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Sep 2021
News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

Since its earliest days, HBS has committed to educating students with the highest potential for leadership, regardless of their financial circumstances. As a result, the School is able to attract and enroll exceptional women and men from... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

14 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 14

of ERM, identifying potential design parameters that can explain observable variation in the "ERM mix" adopted by organizations. We also add a new contingent variable: the type of risk that a specific ERM practice addresses. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

trends in the market, the case prompts students to examine the future adoption of drug-eluting stents as well as to consider the potential marketing actions to be taken by Medtronic for ENDEAVOR—a newly approved stent that will hit the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Do I Dare Say Something?

how people think about speaking up. What "sensemaking" takes place in these episodes? We call the episodes "latent" because they are potential communications that may or may not in fact occur. Understanding the factors... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

01 Dec 2008
News

No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis

managing risk, from limited liability law to federal deposit insurance. “If you look across these policies, one thing that becomes quite clear is that anytime you shift a risk around, you have to be concerned about the potential for moral... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson;Martha Lagace; deregulation; moral hazard; the middle class; Finance

19 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

examined the relationships between inventory, gross profit dollars, and gross margin return on inventory. We find that inventory is positively correlated to gross profit dollars but negatively correlated to gross margin return on inventory. This supports a View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2006
News

The Producers

tax incentives), they will work on the set for months at a time and follow through on marketing once the film is complete. However, there are often no guarantees that a project will make it to the big screen, and for that reason it’s important to have many View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

today's complex financial environment, dealmaking is blending into a merger of negotiations and auctions. The Potential Downside of Win-Win What happens when a wonderful agreement ignores the needs of consumers? WORKING PAPERS... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2018
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

still has lots of potential outside the U.S. Given my background and my passion to contributing to my home country and the Asian region in general, this role is very appealing to me.” Mizuho has three objectives for her Fellowship year.... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

Profile

Tariro Goronga

dimension.” His engineering background proved to be the bridge. At British Petroleum, Tariro was assigned to a finance team to bring the engineering perspective they needed. As his colleagues considered potential investments, he evaluated... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

Profile

Fred Smith

outside business interests as well. "We get excited by the potential purchasing power of China's 1.3 billion people. But 800 million are still farmers in rural areas. It's just not realistic to think it will be easy to sell products... View Details

Profile

Andrew Pratt

companies that have the potential to do something really big. How are you pushing yourself? That’s why I chose HBS in the first place; to push myself. I’ve never been exposed to anything like this before: the learning model, the huge... View Details