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27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

wages—randomly assigned to accrue to individuals or to a charity—in the presence of expectations-based reference points or targets. When individuals earn money for themselves, higher wages lead to higher effort with relatively muted... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2001
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Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

(such as Microsoft) can easily crush you if you compete with them directly. Recommendations Again, know what you're buying. Netscape and a host of other high-tech companies bought second-rate technology again and again. This doesn't lead... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

May 2024
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Forest Park Capital (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company... View Details

Keywords: Search Fund; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Tourism Industry; Web Services Industry; North America; Missouri

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By: Iavor I. Bojinov

Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details

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Why HBS? - Doctoral

graduate student or faculty member. HBS doctoral students develop meaningful relationships with students in other HBS PhD programs, as well as with PhD students from across the university. As one of the world’s great academic centers, Boston offers opportunities to... View Details

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Schwartz Common & Pavilion | About

four children and eleven grandchildren. Heather, a successful entrepreneur, is the founder, chair and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s leading book and lifestyle retailer. She is a former Governor of McGill University, her alma... View Details

26 May 2016
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

woman on Wall Street, Erdoes leads a hugely complex global business “with an iron fist in a velvet glove,” as her boss, Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982), puts it. The eldest of four and the only daughter, Erdoes grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, where... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

of our clients who saw how we managed to overcome the crisis.” —Antonio Madero, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Sanluis Corporation (a leading Mexico-based automotive parts maker) Silverthorne: Was this focus on reputation development pushed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

each participant brings to the table. Being part of a leading university is also beneficial, he notes: “We take the strengths of each Harvard school and help create a whole that’s greater than the sum of the parts by providing... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 Jun 2022
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The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

31 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?

purchases. This approach would not only insure more people, but could lead to more innovative, less costly approaches to generating medical breakthroughs, the team says. Chandra, who is the Henry and Allison McCance Family Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Insurance; Health

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

higher standard. Financial results are a must, but in addition, leading companies are expected to achieve those results by acting in an ethically acceptable manner. This represents a dramatic departure from centuries of tradition holding... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

02 May 2025
Blog Post

How to Work with Search Firms

Instead of reaching out to a general firm inbox, find the partner who leads the practice area most relevant to you or the associates who support that partner. For example, a practice area might focus specifically on CMOs in consumer tech.... View Details

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, explains that during this period, “the growth of big business was the central trend of the American economy.” 35 By the dawn of World War I, America’s journey from an agrarian society to a leading... View Details

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

crowding out competitors once they get a foothold in a marketplace, which could potentially lead to limited choice and less access for consumers. Chandra: I’m not that worried about them crowding out competitors just yet. Maybe they’ll do... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

discipline. President Drew G. Faust called Henderson "a leading voice on the environmental challenges of our time." Felix Oberholzer-Gee : Received the 2011 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. Andy Wu : Received Honorable Mention for... View Details

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

Employers looking to fill critical job vacancies may want to turn to a largely untapped pool of willing workers: people with criminal records. Employers are often wary of hiring workers with past convictions, leading to double-digit... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

John C. Mulliken

Strategy consultant, former CTO & CPO, public & private company board member, retail & climatetech entrepreneur, early stage investor. Father of two, husband, sailor, hiker, and aspirational road biker.

John is a senior lecturer in the... View Details

22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide

of the business. That move served her well. She ended up leading Neutrogena, eventually becoming the president of US Beauty at Johnson & Johnson. Today, she is the global brand president of Clinique and Origins, both part of the Estée... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

forecasting, strategic planning, and statistical decision making have not prepared them for this amount of flux in the environment. In short, these rapid-fire changes are putting extreme pressure on business leaders to lead in ways not... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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