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- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
Capital identifies a potential investment in Swiss security company Kaba. PrimeStone believes that the company is undervalued because it has been pushing back various financial targets and thinks it can help by proposing a new,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
find that each $1 invested in display and search leads to a return of $1.24 for display and $1.75 for search ads, which contrasts sharply with the estimated returns based on standard metrics. We use these results to show how optimal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
implemented in the SEC's August 2010 rule. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-052.pdf Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Abstract When corporate payout is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-024.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBerkshire Partners: Purchase of Rival Company (A) Harvard Business School Case 208-023 Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm in Boston, was pleased with their recent View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
Retirement gig: “I just made my rst personal investment in a startup, a female-led company in the energy sector. After I retire, I’ll just do that: invest my own capital. I’ll... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
personalization for a customer, thinking through the right shelf assortment in a store, or stocking a warehouse, it implies changes in your process.” Finally, AI’s ability to rapidly test different options demands an experimental,... View Details
- March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Public Sector; Experience and Expertise; Strategic Planning; Work-Life Balance; Transportation; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Boston; Virginia; United States
Margolis, Joshua D., and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka." Harvard Business School Case 421-065, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
operations cover food and home and personal care, and its brands include Lipton Tea, Hellmann's, Bird's Eye, Wall's, Ben and Jerry's, Surf, Domestos, Comfort, Dove, Sunsilk, Pond's, Signal, Axe, and Calvin Klein. In particular the book... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
his investments in Eastern Air Lines and what became McDonnell Douglas. He decided, hey, let’s have this HBS guy come clean up the files. My salary was $6,500 a year. And that began a 45-year relationship.” In the beginning: Venrock was... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
in the Internet and telecom bubbles. Those who have money left, or who have new savings coming in and are seeking investments have heard that hedge funds have done well. For example, they've heard that Julian Robertson's Tiger Fund has... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
teams, energizes customers, and positions their companies as leaders in societal change. The dictionary definition of courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear.”... View Details
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
their own way; they flounder and eventually leave, reinforcing the judgment that they weren’t worth investing in, she says. Adopting the development mindset To foster more equity, firms need to move away from an assessment culture and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Joy Chen
impact within a startup, Udemy. For her, the motivation for an MBA was neither to pivot her career nor expand her skills per se, but to find inspiration. “I wanted to build new friendships with those who could inspire each other View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
some of the personal details of how and where they grew up—and how that shaped the person they are today. Photos by Susan Young READ MORE Julia Hanna: John Hess (MBA 1977) is CEO of Hess Corporation, a... View Details
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details
- Web
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting
make a positive impact on the world, one exciting path forward is investing in mission-centered businesses. Areas like healthcare, education, energy, and the environment attract innovative and entrepreneurial minds, and just like the team... View Details
- September 2019
- Article
The Self-Presentational Consequences of Upholding One's Stance in Spite of the Evidence
By: Leslie John, Martha Jeong, Francesca Gino and Laura Huang
Five studies explore the self-presentational consequences of refusing to “back down” – that is, upholding a stance despite evidence of its inaccuracy. Using data from an entrepreneurial pitch competition, Study 1 shows that entrepreneurs tend not to back down even... View Details
Keywords: Self-presentation; Belief Perseverance; Judgment; Confidence; Persuasion; Personal Characteristics; Behavior; Perception; Decision Making; Outcome or Result
John, Leslie, Martha Jeong, Francesca Gino, and Laura Huang. "The Self-Presentational Consequences of Upholding One's Stance in Spite of the Evidence." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 154 (September 2019): 1–14.
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital
never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude resonated with me.” As it turned out, Memme would hear a lot of “no” along the way, so the personality traits he shared with Leone would play a major role in his success. Changing Gears Amid a Pandemic... View Details
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
comfort and monitor for signs of distress such as social withdrawal and poor performance. Know when to refer an employee to professionals, suggest Lesley Hammer and Lindsey Alley in The Conversation. ""What can we do to help?" It may be as simple as validating an... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson