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- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
and how 200+ volunteers from different firms (largely competitors) can come together to seamlessly work together in order to positively impact the society. HOW HAS YOUR MBA SKILLSET PREPARED YOU TO BE... View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
reoccurring phenomenon of small, socially isolated groups achieving considerable economic success via concentrated entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. Download View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Living in a Dorm at HBS
for running home in-between events/classes if needed when you forgot something! What’s the biggest benefit to living on campus? On campus living is so convenient for getting to class (the commute from door... View Details
- 05 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors
Gerald Zaltman, an emeritus professor at Harvard Business School, and Lindsay Zaltman, managing director of Olson Zaltman Associates, a research and consulting firm, believe that deep insights from consumers are essential for brands that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
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A New Vision – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Next A New Vision An Essay by Professors Michel Anteby and Rakesh Khurana A New Vision Fritz J. Roethlisberger, ca. 1958. Yousuf Karsh, photographer. © YOUSUF KARSH The Hawthorne Studies began in 1924 as an... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
within the task network and serve to separate one set of tasks from another. Placing a transaction in a particular location in turn requires work to define, count (or measure), and pay for the transacted... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Fatima Albassam
In 2017, when Fatima Albassam was working in her home country of Saudi Arabia as a business development analyst for Saudi Aramco, she began making volunteer service trips to Jordan to support Syrian... View Details
- 02 May 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?
(iStockphoto/Rost-9D) Artificial intelligence (AI) is the topic of the moment in circles ranging from science to business to religion. Its potential and implications are driven home when you see robot soccer... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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Skydeck - Alumni
2025 Alumni Achievement Award describe a time when life put them to the test—and what came out of it The Working Parent Revolution Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer (MBA 1997) on what modern parents really want View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Working PapersPlatform Envelopment Authors:Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Abstract Due to network effects and switching costs, platform providers often become entrenched. To dislodge them, entrants generally... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
In 2000, Harvard Business School and Harvard University jointly established the Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness to provide a home for his research. Research & Scholarship Michael Porter’s early work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
significant number of corporate clients. —Ellie Luce (PMD 30, 1975) The Right Answer I had been working for Helene Curtis for one year right out of college when they promoted me to the company headquarters in Chicago, to rapidly build up... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Mae. Fannie Mae was a Depression-era creation that was charged with establishing a secondary market for home loans. By purchasing qualifying residential mortgages from individual View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
chronologically and attempt to be comprehensive, beginning with choosing a dissertation topic and adviser, and concluding with the decision to accept an offer. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52980... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
long-run growth dynamics. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52130 Short-Termism and Shareholder Payouts: Getting Corporate Capital Flows Right By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade
of privilege. He eventually amassed his own fortune as well, and his wealth hovered at $26 million, making him not only one of the richest hong merchants, but also among the richest men in the world. Other Chinese worked their way up... View Details
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
depends on enough consumers changing behavior to buy a higher proportion of their groceries on a more frequent basis. This could work in inner-city locations where younger shoppers might buy their evening meal on the way View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
navigated the challenges of an unfamiliar place. After meeting the members of PRIDE, I knew immediately this would be true here too--PRIDE is our home away from home. Chief Financial Officer, Alex Xu Alex... View Details