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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
growth proceeds will go to the lenders, leaving the owners with more stress, work, [and] risk—and probably no more income. Worst case, the launch fails and takes the company with it. —Peter Warner (MBA 1988) The best option would be funding via a partner that has... View Details
- 25 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups
grew. That meant that as more features were added or tweaked, there were more farmers to provide useful feedback from the field. "The more farmers you have, the better data you have," Cook said. Experimentation can be hard for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
third are international, and roughly a quarter are ethnic minorities — the School can be a difficult place for these groups to thrive. To its credit, HBS understands that the real value of diversity is not in the statistical percentage of... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
Examples," Sebenius details how "3-D negotiation" provides practitioners with skills for effective dealmaking that create value on a sustainable basis. According to Sebenius, the first dimension of negotiation is by far the... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
wrong kind of competition. We have a zero-sum competition to assemble bargaining power, shift the cost to others, grab more of the revenue versus other actors in the system, and restrict services. Zero-sum competition undermines value by... View Details
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
about exit opportunities more” Renee adds. “Banks have historically done a great job communicating with students, but adding in this element can help set them apart.” Work with the Finance Club Lastly, Kurt and Renee stress the View Details
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
Professor Geoffrey Jones, faculty chair of the Business History Initiative, and Chilean shipping entrepreneur Sven von Appen (HBS AMP 76). "I was talking to Sven about the role of history at HBS," Jones says, adding that von Appen... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands
headquarters reminds us that a brand is a precious asset. The value of any brand asset depends upon whether it has delivered on its past promises and is believed likely to do so in the future. It takes years of effort to build brand trust... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
"They are like personalities," whose strength is their consistency of quality and service. "They are the source of a reputation that customers can trust," added Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner (HBS AMP '90), vice chairman of... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
from something more thorough than the brief statistical reports that were then the typical product available. “We wanted to do research that added value by analyzing a company’s strengths and weaknesses in... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
the tax holiday. The results indicate that U.S. multinationals were not financially constrained and were reasonably well governed. The fungibility of money appears to have undermined the effectiveness of the regulations. Working PapersCompeting View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
this, Thakor explains, is that “we’re seeing the seeds of something that will ideally blossom over the coming decade. At the end of the day, it is becoming increasingly clear that companies that truly embody both DEI and ESG values are on... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
more value to Utah businesses and attract other CEOs to relocate to the state. Twelve of the last 14 people I hired were former CEOs. We turned key state programs—like incentives—into a P&L, meaning that if they View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
parties, music events, knitting circles, culinary demonstrations, and other events. Several stores Raffaelli visited reported staging over 500 events a year. “Bookstores have always been a place where people could convene and have a conversation about the issues of the... View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
- News
A Capitalist in China
MarketWatch commentary (February 1, 2011). “So by looking back at what worked for investors in the United States between the world wars, I believe I can peer into a time capsule to see what will work for investors today in China.” That means focusing on basic sectors... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
probably seen the beginning of the decline of the actively managed mutual fund," Charles Broming expressed the hope that "money management will become another technical job and compensation will reflect its real added... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
a giant in a way few have and redesigned what a major corporation can be," as one alumnus put it. Added another, "Welch's vision of a nonbureaucratic large organization makes GE the business everyone wants to copy or raid for talent."... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
maintain competitiveness in a situation where China essentially says: ‘First we will buy from you, but then we will do it ourselves.’ It gets very complicated.” Still, Shih added that the U.S. aerospace industry is strong enough to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
2003, adding these areas to the growing list of research centers in key regions — including Latin America, Silicon Valley, and the Asia-Pacific — where we are building relationships that support and facilitate faculty research and course... View Details
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From Brainstorm to Breakthrough: HBS IT Hackathon Inspires AI Innovations | Information Technology
option to volunteer their projects to be submitted for consideration for the quarterly planning process. Out of five nominations, the BRMs and ITLC selected the above project to be submitted to Quarterly Planning for its anticipated added... View Details