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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper
wanted it to be casual and kid-friendly,” adds Franyo, the father of a one-year-old as well as a son and daughter who are now in their twenties. The menu at the Boatyard (www.boatyardbarandgrill.com) is eclectic, with generous drinks... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
was an apples-to-apples comparison, and Dannon looked more reasonably priced than it did before. Sounds like they’re generally counting on the consumer to not do the math? MacKay: Some consumers might be doing these calculations, but... View Details
- 07 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club
omit. These moments are generally caused by assumptions of heterosexuality. When dating women or nonbinary folx, my longing to refute those assumptions is restrained by fear. An Uber driver asks if I’m heading to my boyfriend’s place and... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
becoming one, you should read this book," Shah wrote.) Jeff Bussgang, a general partner at the early-stage venture capital firm Flybridge Capital Partners, blogged, "Rather than having [founding] decisions happen by chance,... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 18 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Family Business Club
finance, or for an operating company that is similar to their family’s business before returning to home base. The general management curriculum at HBS exposes students to a variety of functional roles and industries, and this breadth of... View Details
- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
apply, firms can now hop on a platform and pick out talent they think would be an especially good fit for their needs. When Koning and his colleagues set out to learn how many workers were being recruited versus applying for jobs directly, statistics from the 1991... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
People are generally receptive to talking about their careers and the choices they made that helped get them where they are today. In addition, be sure to also network outside of your target industry to get exposure to more perspectives... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
don’t want people who have been committed to and living in the community for generations to be displaced,” Davis says. “We can prevent that by creating rental opportunities for people who want to stay in their community.” MORE Watch a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
for a multitude of sins.” Investment outlook over the next five years: “I'm generally bullish.” Views on investing in emerging markets: “We're conservative at Berkshire. We've made major commitments in New Zealand, Great Britain, and... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two types of customers: waste generators who pay for waste... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Course History - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
current invitees. Since the program’s inception, over 200 new CEOs have participated from world-leading companies such as Amgen, BASF, Cathay Pacific, ConocoPhillips, Corning, Electrolux, Foot Locker, General Mills, Humana, Kaiser... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Accidental Innovator
takes a considerable capability to see the value in an accident, and to build upon it to create even more value. I became interested in this subject when I was interviewing artists about their creative processes and discovered that many of them seemed to rely on... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
values extend throughout the entire organization? These are the questions that need answering, and it's up to the emerging generation of leaders to answer them. Q: It is a paradox that leaders must inspire confidence in others, yet to be... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Emily Schlichting
issue," she says. "I'm somebody who's really good at managing processes and getting things done. The HBS curriculum is designed to explore all the different business functions, giving you a strong foundation in general... View Details
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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society
gratefully acknowledge the following donors who, through their generous support, are helping to harness business to address society’s greatest challenges. Founder Level Woods Staton Partner Level Richard W. Edelman, MBA 1978 High Meadows... View Details
- 20 Dec 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Zooming In: A Practical Manual for Identifying Geographic Clusters
Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Minyuan Zhao
- 21 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth
Keywords: by Lant Pritchett & Eric D. Werker
- 08 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
- Research Summary
Developing Organizational Capabilities to Compete
By: Michael Beer
Michael Beer’s current research focuses on the question of what makes an Effective Organization. Based on his extensive research and practice about this question Beer has identified six highly interrelated core capabilities:
- Capacity of the... View Details
- 2016
- Working Paper
Operations in the On-Demand Economy: Staffing Services with Self-Scheduling Capacity
By: Itai Gurvich, Martin Lariviere and Antonio Moreno
Motivated by recent innovations in service delivery such as ride-sharing services and work-from-home call centers, we study capacity management when workers self-schedule. Our service provider chooses capacity to maximize its profit (revenue from served customers minus... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Servers; On-demand Economy; Independent Capacity; Distributed Systems; Uber; Service Operations; Performance Capacity
Gurvich, Itai, Martin Lariviere, and Antonio Moreno. "Operations in the On-Demand Economy: Staffing Services with Self-Scheduling Capacity." Working Paper, June 2016.