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September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
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Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur

By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind

Marc Abrahams was a media entrepreneur who specialized in science humor. In 2008, he sought to boost the scale and monetization potential of his business. That business, called Improbable Research, encompassed a magazine (Annals of Improbable Research), a high-profile... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Personal Development and Career

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

represents either an acute or chronic disease process that may require management by multiple clinicians representing different specialties and types of providers and support personnel. Care for a medical condition involves View Details

11 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

Publication:Harvard Business Review 89 Abstract Private moments of doubt and fear come even to managers who have spent years on the job. Any number of events can trigger them: an initiative is going poorly;... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements

flexibility to deal with unexpected scenarios or combinations of scenarios. This is important because real crises rarely directly match planning scenarios. If response options aren't flexible and modularized, novel events or combinations... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

23 Jan 2024
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More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World

that creates surprisingly flexible value. NFTs can turn images into event tickets, and event tickets into brand anchors. They will usher in the next generation of customer loyalty programs, creating... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology; Financial Services

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

improve processes. Her duties include project management, event coordination, content development for publications and social media, web maintenance, and data management. Ethi also has experience supporting the MBA curriculum,... View Details

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1.4.3 Required Curriculum (RC) - MBA

Occasionally, academic events will be scheduled into the evening. The schedule is not static and varies day to day. Joint Degree students may also have seminars in the evenings. FIELD Global Capstone takes place at the end of Term 2 in... View Details

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

[Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a continuing series on issues that 600 CEOs told us keeps them awake at night. Today's topic: The challenges of making organizational decisions in this uncertain environment.] While we may be living in unprecedented... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Recording Leveraging HBS Online for Social Impact in the Education Sector Senior Lecturer Monique Burns Thompson (MBA 1993) + More Info – Less Info HBS and the Harvard Graduate School of Education have partnered to develop a multi-course leadership and View Details

02 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

Director Amanda Schmitt – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Phillip and Amanda make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with recruiting partners in the energy... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

10 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?

longer than expected, the researchers write. In short, during a long, disruptive event like a pandemic, some products are no longer available to consumers. Those that remain will cost more, which is exacerbated by supply chain costs.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

subsumed by the other three. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53024 August 2017 Obstetrics & Gynecology Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

Keywords: by Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo & Robert C. Merton; Construction; Real Estate

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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

of unpredictable scheduling, zero cross-training, or unsustainable job design. These organizations achieve short-term financial success but long-term it results in hiring and retainment crises. In what class did you read this case? In View Details

31 Jan 2017
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The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

School finance professor Luis Viceira, an expert on investment management and capital markets, offered his views on how this happened, what it means, and how high the Dow may go in the future. Jim Aisner: Last week the Dow closed above... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

and will publish an overview of the work in the August issue of Harvard Business Review. In this email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne, Amabile talks about her research—one of the most complex research efforts ever undertaken at HBS—and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

cons of mixing business with social service? Can nonprofits effectively serve two masters, their nonprofit mission and the call of the market? At the annual Dialogue on Social Enterprise, a daylong event held April 20 at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2020
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What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

legal protections in the event of failed experiments? Could this speed up the vaccine development process? Some may conclude that it’s a fool’s errand to look for management lessons from anyone Black Swan.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

a volatile environment, Masuda and Daini's hundreds of employees responded to each unexpected event in turn. Luck played a part, but so did smart leadership and sensemaking. Until the last reactor went into cold shutdown, Masuda's team... View Details

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