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- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
lot about additionality. In their mind, if they give a company $1 million equity investment, when nobody else was willing to do that, then that company has more capital and can do things that it couldn't otherwise do,” explains Shawn... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 29 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model
- 06 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1
Schlesinger. “These courses offer great topics with faculty who really care about the space and are willing to experiment with modalities, technologies, approaches, and guests—almost all courses make very heavy use View Details
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
signature case method. Business leaders will share challenges they’ve faced. As the story unfolds, you’ll leverage course concepts, vital tools and frameworks, and the diversity of your peers’ perspectives... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- What Do You Think?
What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?
summed up this view commenting, “the retention strategy should be governed by the role of the employee in the organization. Our company has successfully strategized a two track policy.” All of this sounds as... View Details
- TeachingInterests
Investment Management Workshop
By: Luis M. Viceira
Investing and Strategic Decision-Making for Principals, Portfolio Managers, and Executives of Asset Management Firms
For nearly 50 years, the Investment Management Workshop (IMW) has convened the world's top principals, portfolio managers, and... View Details
- April 2013 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America
By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman
SaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will... View Details
Keywords: Taxi Booking; Smartphone; Transportation Networks; Network Effects; Laws and Statutes; South America; Argentina; Brazil; Chile
Coles, Peter, and Benjamin Edelman. "SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America." Harvard Business School Case 913-041, April 2013. (Revised October 2014.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Freedom within a Framework
- 29 Oct 2020
- News
The Search for Racial Equity
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
Eddisonphotos SUMMING UP In What Ways Will the Pandemic Stimulate Research in Leadership? Preparation for Black Swan events, to the extent that it is even possible, has to be balanced against the demands for short-term results. It may be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Volunteer - Alumni
critical role in ensuring the School's continued excellence and impact. Write Your Class Notes Class Notes are the most popular way alumni get news of their classmates and stay connected. By serving as a class or section secretary, you... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
worked their way through.” Fubini distilled their insights into 15 chapters, each containing a lesson that could apply to leaders of any organization. Ultimately, he hopes the book will help current and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Leadership Initiative - Leadership
a book, Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation, that will be published in early 2026, which introduces the 3 roles of leading innovation at scale across organizations and ecosystems: architect,... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Intelligent Artificiality: Algorithmic Microfoundations for Strategic Problem Solving
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu
This paper introduces algorithmic micro-foundations for formulating and solving strategic problems. It shows how the languages and disciplines of theoretical computer science, “artificial intelligence,” and computational complexity theory can be used to devise a set of... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Analysis; Strategy; Framework; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Mathematical Methods
Moldoveanu, Mihnea. "Intelligent Artificiality: Algorithmic Microfoundations for Strategic Problem Solving." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-072, January 2019. (Revised February 2019.)
- May 2009
- Article
Authority versus Persuasion
This paper studies a manager's trade-off between using persuasion and using interpersonal authority to get an employee to 'do the right thing' from the manager's perspective (when the manager and employee disagree on the right course of action). It... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Authority versus Persuasion." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99, no. 2 (May 2009): 448–453.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Authority versus Persuasion
This paper studies a principal's trade-off between using persuasion versus using interpersonal authority to get the agent to "do the right thing"; from the principal's perspective (when the principal and agent openly disagree on the right course of action). It shows... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Authority versus Persuasion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-085, January 2009.
- October 2007 (Revised February 2008)
- Module Note
Evaluating M&A Deals: Introduction to the Deal NPV
Introduces a framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions. Assumes that the criterion of a good deal is that it creates value for shareholders; i.e., has a positive deal NPV. Looks at the deal NPV from both the buyer's and seller's point of view. Explains how a... View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Evaluating M&A Deals: Introduction to the Deal NPV." Harvard Business School Module Note 208-060, October 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
- 02 Apr 2013
- Video
Plexx - Episode 2 - New Name, New Challenges
- March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance
By: Robert G. Eccles and Laura Winig
The equity research department of Credit Suisse and the expert network firm of Gerson Lehrman Group, historically competitors, have established a strategic alliance which both believe will give them a competitive advantage. Under the leadership of its head of equity... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Financial Crisis; Investment Banking; Innovation and Invention; Alliances; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competitive Advantage; Banking Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Laura Winig. "The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 409-046, March 2009. (Revised May 2011.)