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  • 20 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster

million in donations compared to $1.9 million during the same time period (July 29 to August 20) last year. This remarkable increase in their fundraising potential is largely due to the snowball effect of cause marketing coupled with a... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton
  • 23 Jun 2023
  • News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

the HBS MBA program have seen a similar trajectory, although there have been periods of plateaus, including the time we are in right now. As the world is rapidly changing, HBS is asking challenging questions about how the MBA can remain... View Details
  • 31 Aug 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

they might, they are not making progress on diversity. Instead, they have low retention rates for their diverse talent. In many cases, the “last in, first out” phenomenon may apply in times of crisis. The key to achieving both diversity... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Judges - Alumni

Investors can only take in so much information in one meeting #2 - Be clear on why YOU are the best person to lead this company. As an investor, I am always looking for strong "founder business fit" #3 - Be clear on why NOW is the time... View Details
  • 21 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

equities? What were some challenging or surprising aspects? After graduation, I returned to Singapore and the finance industry and I’m currently working for Nomura Securities. Since my time back I had a chance to do work on the side with... View Details
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Wyss House | About

constructed in 1925 to house faculty, but has been repurposed several times over the decades. The latest renovation, under the direction of Baker Design Group, Inc., targeted layout and energy efficiency, creating a green building that... View Details
  • 24 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

strategy? Over the last 15 years I have worked in technology, real estate development, and entrepreneurship. During that time my compensation has varied, and I have adjusted my loan repayment accordingly. I just finished paying off my... View Details
  • 27 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal

a sweet opportunity for the tenant. But the timing of the deal works in favor of the landlord, who can now present an ultimatum to the third party saying that if the third party offers a price below $100,000 the renter has a right to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Construction; Real Estate; Entertainment & Recreation
  • Web

Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite . 1st ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Chapman, Peter. The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844–2008 . New York: Portfolio, 2010. “Department Store of Investment.” Time Magazine 87, no. 8,... View Details
  • Web

Events - Private Capital Project

the time of COVID-19 July 15, 2020: “VC Policy in the time of COVID-19” A webinar hosted by the Private Capital Project at Harvard Business School and the Private Capital Research Institute. The discussants... View Details
  • 05 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

experiences. Successful influencers are authentic, have a consistent voice and specific point of view, converse with followers directly, and promote products that work. They build relationships with brands and followers over time and tell... View Details
  • 01 Nov 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

policy issues, but whether business leaders are expressing enough “voice” about a matter that affects their talent pool as well as the overall growth rate of the US economy. The question arises at a time when one can ask whether the US... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Considering Retirement - Alumni

place for life after work, everything else about retirement – what we intend to do with our time – remains vague or utterly unexplored. Important considerations include: Identity Who will you be in retirement? What aspirations,... View Details
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

Mondelēz International Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Dec 2019
  • Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

percent of core employees participate, with the ability to pull the trigger independently to virtually test anything at any time. To illustrate that point, Thomke describes the time an incoming CEO called a meeting to present a new logo... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Fall 2020
  • Article

Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa

By: Michael A. Wheeler
Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from... View Details
Keywords: Art; Negotiation; Arts
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Outdoor Spaces | About

have served their country in times of war and peace. The granite wall is intended to inspire us to reflect on the enduring contributions of veterans and others who have dedicated their lives to service, and to contemplate the role of... View Details
  • 18 Dec 2017
  • Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit:  Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
  • Profile

Cait Haught

case method. I visited two to three other business schools, and the classroom experience at HBS ranked thousands of times better. The professors are really good teachers who are passionate about their students. The case method brings... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
  • 04 Jun 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

value of their lifetime revenue streams, can provide a strong incentive for continued product and service excellence. At the same time that former manufacturing enterprises are adopting the subscription model, it appears that media and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett