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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
expose minority youngsters to the same opportunities I had,” he explains. At HBS, Sundy has served his classmates as cochair of the Leadership and Values Initiative. “I believe in empowering people by involving them,” he says. “That means... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
deliver results according to the company’s value proposition. This lets a company control operations by standardizing the options frontline employees can choose from to drive results as well as adapting to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
also teaches courses on innovation and building new ventures to seasoned executives in the School's Executive Education Program. This excerpt from a recent presentation encourages executives to leverage disruptive change as a platform for innovation. Innovation is not... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
lawmakers need to be open to asking the tough questions, engaging in real debate, searching for solutions, and making compromises. Pledges to rule in or rule out various policy options are likely to preclude sensible solutions. This is an... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
market-segmentation scheme for reconfiguring your offerings to reduce costs while delivering new value to customers; lessening innovation risks with strategic experiments and alliances with customers; and appealing to increasingly... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
other financial options and essentially ignoring lower-income and rural populations. The service was also poorly marketed, says Lal, and the lengthy registration process was so onerous that M-Pesa agents were dropping out because the long... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
because our values aligned. Do you have any advice for how students can best familiarize themselves with different career areas and job functions in the clean energy space? Being actively involved in the various clubs that focus on... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
(libertarianism). Think of parents fashioning choices for children in ways that lead to acceptable choices instead of commanding them to do something. Contrast this with what happened in the related housing and credit meltdowns. Borrowers were confronted with a growing... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
difference between stealth positioning and deceit. The difference is both ethical and economic. When used thoughtfully, stealth positioning is a legitimate way to diffuse prejudice about a product or company, encourage acceptance, and deliver View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
spent." Jerome Golden even raised the question of whether a new system should provide a defined benefit (as it essentially does now) as opposed to basing individual returns on a defined contribution. As he put it, "The debate around 'private investment... View Details
- Profile
Adam Kanner
percent to 50 percent of tickets to live events go unsold. Reasons for this excess capacity vary, from a hefty rise in ticket prices for concerts and sporting events over the past decade, to a wave of digital entertainment options that... View Details
- 11 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS
over the world participating in short-term consulting projects that add value to our global company partners and help students build skills in teamwork, international business, leadership, and market analysis. G – GO: Africa. Beginning... View Details
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
studios. I had been convinced that this internship was an exciting opportunity, but it still felt like my side passion project, versus my “career search.” Long story short, I ended up receiving the offer. I wouldn’t know what park I would be placed at until after... View Details
- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
incentivized to lean harder into the “dirty” refinery business to recoup investment value before ultimately selling the business in a typical fund cycle. A hopeful view on their capital choice is that private equity has agility... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
of how it affects decision-making. At almost every stage of a start-up’s evolution, founders face a tension between attracting the resources needed to maximize the venture’s value and maintaining control of the enterprise—what I call the... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
numbers, industry trends, strategy considerations, shareholder interests, and several other financing options and come up with a plan to save his company. With Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos's recent acquisition of the Washington Post and sports... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
quickly, and those agents choose the platform with a restricted number of candidates. This is because those agents value the higher rate of acceptance more than access to more candidates. In contrast, agents with higher outside View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
was the youngest-ever president of the school’s Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting club and helped it become one of the school’s most popular and well regarded clubs.” With an appreciation for the value of networking, she... View Details
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
“I was the youngest-ever president of the school’s Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting club and helped it become one of the school’s most popular and well-regarded clubs.” With an appreciation for the value of networking,... View Details
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Social Media - Alumni
group for a club, class, or section, we ask that you adhere to the standards below. By following these guidelines, you will strengthen your group and the value of the entire network online. These steps also ensure that your group is... View Details