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27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

business, and so on. One of the most interesting things to me was how many leaders admitted that the reputation either was accidentally developed by them or bequeathed to them by circumstance. It’s like the expression, “Luck is where... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 24

conjunction with ICCs to make more robust inferences about expected returns. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1967706 The Challenges and Enhancing Opportunities of Global Project Management:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Professor Wei-Skillern's research is focused in the field of Social Enterprise. Her research examines the creation of social value in both commercial and nonprofit organizations. In the former stream of research on corporate social responsibility, she has studied... View Details

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

capital for entrepreneurs seeking to build businesses and make a difference in their communities. The fund has dual goals of creating social change and the pursuit of reasonable investment returns, allowing... View Details

08 Dec 2020
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Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles

to use social media platforms to proactively seek out talent. This is especially true for technology-focused firms. This trend doesn’t seem to be slowing. Digital employment platforms have emerged that allow companies to pinpoint... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

The Content Trap

Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, Bharat Anand examines a range of businesses around the world, from Chinese Internet giant Tencent to Scandinavian digital trailblazer Schibsted,... View Details

18 Mar 2016
Blog Post

What is an IFC?

sector and this was a chance to dive deep into challenges and opportunities facing the governments of Lima and Buenos Aires (with implications... View Details

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the world witnessed an explosion in capital... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

and how to sustain competitive advantage. How to generate superior value for customers by designing the optimum configuration of the product mix and functional activities. How to balance the View Details

January 2025
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Negotiating with Data: Analytics FC (B)

By: Jillian Jordan and Livia Alfonsi

Analytics FC was a UK-based sports consultancy that focused on international football (soccer), leveraging cutting-edge data-analytic techniques to support clubs, federations, and players. In 2022, Alex Greenwood, an elite female defender, approached the company for... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Gender; Analytics and Data Science; Reputation; Value Creation; Consulting Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; United Kingdom

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October 2007
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The Art of Designing Markets

By: Alvin E. Roth

Traditionally, markets have been viewed as simply the confluence of supply and demand. But to function properly, they must be able to attract a sufficient number of buyers and sellers, induce participants to make their preferences clear, and overcome congestion by... View Details

Keywords: Market Design; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Internet and the Web

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01 Apr 2013
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First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

The first few minutes of new employee orientation, if done right, can lead to happier and more productive workers and, ultimately, increased customer satisfaction. Unfortunately, a lot of companies do it wrong. In many firms, employee... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

17 Jan 2018
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If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

corporate culture is a first-order driver of company performance,” Rouen says. “It’s something that can differentiate one company from another in a competitive industry.” Companies can boost workplace culture in ways beyond compensation, particularly by providing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

HBS OnBoard To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards The OnBoard program was created to develop alumni leadership skills critical for modern governance. OnBoard consists of virtual synchronous sessions on current issues,... View Details

08 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

students to new careers and opportunities that they may not have been aware of before graduate school. I hope applicants are aware of the incredible asset that is HBS’s ability to expand students’ views of... View Details

21 Aug 2018
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31 May 2023
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Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story

for business leaders to rethink their hiring practices and start giving the formerly incarcerated more opportunities to prove themselves, say Hise Gibson and coauthors of a... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products

2025
Book

Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau

Your guide--using the compelling stories of changemakers and the tools of economics--to the transformation and future possibilities of the business and economics of space.

Space is a place of unparalleled possibility for humanity, and it's undergoing a... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Economics; Innovation and Invention; Market Entry and Exit; Aerospace Industry

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15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North Groups—small groups that gather regularly to explore... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2013
Article

How to Negotiate with VCs

By: Deepak Malhotra

VC-entrepreneur partnership agreements often contain flaws that become highly damaging as the parties come up against issues of power, trust, and much more. Yet many of the flaws are systematic and predictable—and hence preventable. The author, a longtime consultant to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Negotiation Tactics; Entrepreneurship

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