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- 04 Aug 2010
- News
A Lonely Crusader
municipal bond insurer, MBIA, is the subject of a new book, Confidence Game. MBIA’s stellar financial performance and rock-solid triple-A rating masked the firm’s growing fragility as it ventured deeper and deeper into insuring... View Details
- November 2024
- Case
Group AMANA: Built to Last
By: Hise Gibson and Fares Khrais
The case chronicles the Bsaibes brothers’ journey in founding and operating Group AMANA; a contracting business founded in 1993, based in the United Arab Emirates with operations across the Middle East. Over the years, the business found itself grappling with major... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Family Business; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession; Business Strategy; Construction Industry; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates
Gibson, Hise, and Fares Khrais. "Group AMANA: Built to Last." Harvard Business School Case 625-068, November 2024.
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Intel has avoided antitrust run-ins in large part because it effectively trained its marketers about what were and were not permissible trade practices. The goal is not to train managers to be lawyers or to advise themselves but to give them the vocabulary and View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Capital Connection
where they operate. “This wasn’t a shiny new product, and other firms didn’t view this operator as a partner,” he adds. “But we were very confident in her ability to execute her plan and confident that we... View Details
- Web
Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
Acquisition Manager at Adcash Make stronger strategic recommendations and recognize the companies that are likely to achieve enduring financial success "The course has given me the confidence to know that my suggestions have a solid... View Details
- Web
Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
that matters for your business and budget Identify ways to create and measure value in order to evaluate and pitch potential projects Examine how capital markets work and how they affect your business Develop a financial intuition that will give you the View Details
- 2010
- Chapter
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
What drives policy making in a democracy? The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States
Moss, David, and Mary Oey. "The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics." In Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation, edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political support. Indeed, many... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Top 5 Myths About HBS
before we should be counting ourselves in. My advice to you is please count yourself in to the process. Put yourself in and have confidence that we're excited to get to know you. There truly is no one HBS profile that we're looking for.... View Details
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
with engineering on custom applications, and up-selling or cross-selling additional services. Allocation of sales talent should change. Focus on behaviors in selection. In many firms, this means upgrading assessment skills. Managers are excessively View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Continuing Education - Business & Environment
industry dynamics through a dozen new agribusiness case studies, developing insights that can help you build competitive advantage and drive growth in your own firm and career. All Courses “ It filled me with confidence to find that the... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
and know-it-all, they won’t get anywhere,” Beer says. “People at the top have more decision rights, and that gives them a sense of distance and sometimes a false sense of confidence that they have the answers to everything. But they... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
members.” He and other leaders explicitly communicated confidence in their employees, enshrining trust as one of the company’s core values. But for autonomy to blossom, employees also had to trust leaders. They had to have faith that... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online
Administration and Registration Analyst Global Business Disruptive Strategy has given me confidence and clarity in my decisions, and I can already see the material impact of applying this model and mindset to our business and culture.... View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
blunt solution like eliminating options may be a better alternative. “If you’re confident people are making a mistake but not very confident why, you may be better off in terms of not trying to nudge them... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)
past two years at HBS, I have become more confident and courageous to share my unique experience. I embrace my roots and take great pride in my Asian identity. I have realized that my heritage makes me stand out as a great dancer at the... View Details
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 17 Dec 2020
- News
Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta
role came down to a focus on communication, transparency, and a confidence in her ability to adapt and recover. “This case was an opportunity to document something unique,” says Prince, whose successful leadership yielded The Farm an... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
consistent finding across much of the research on teams and psychological safety, across a variety of industries. “Higher-status people are more likely to feel confident that their voice is welcomed,” she says. Next, the researchers... View Details
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Likelihood That a Crisis Is Imminent and Will Happen Within the Next 12 Months? Overall, respondents were also confident that, even if a crisis did occur, the financial system could withstand it. Less than 25% of respondents were not... View Details