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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
identify goals, overcome obstacles, and persist until their goals are realized. That determined individuals can bring about changes big and small is reinforced in almost every movie ever made. That's an invaluable contribution that helps... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
and an espoused belief system that stressed respect, integrity, and communication end up in such a situation? How could an innovative business model that showed so much promise have gone wrong so suddenly? Why did Wall Street and institutional investors View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
identify characteristics of stocks that an investor who is worried about bad times should buy— a “rainy day” portfolio. Diversity in Innovation Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang discuss a systematic and persistent lack of female,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2025
- Blog Post
How Student-Proposed Internships Can Create Value
see operations from a new angle. “This role actually taught me a lot of valuable information to consider from an investor's point of view.” Advice for Students Pitching Their Own Internship Jessica encourages students who are interested in crafting their own summer... View Details
- 21 May 2025
- Blog Post
Mentorship in Action: When an HBS Student Proposes a Project
taught me a lot of valuable information to consider from an investor's point of view.” Advice for Students Pitching Their Own Internship Jessica encourages students who are interested in crafting their own summer internship to stay View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Books: Brand New
Field, Estée Lauder, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Michael Dell — are drawn from the three periods of major economic transition, or business revolutions, that began in the mid-18th century and extend to the present day. In addition to relentless View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
its implications for corporate governance and firm performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51919 The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital By: Nanda, Ramana, Sampsa... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
plenty of tips for the audience, from "do your homework" to "be ready mentally and financially." But perhaps Altschul and Quimby best summed up the combination of innate mental toughness, persistence and passion that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
who are restless and persistent improvers for the customer -- people who can put themselves in the shoes of the customer and then drive change inside our company to meet the customer's needs. We want managers who can articulate a vision... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55194 Large Banks and Small Firm Lending By: Bord, Vitaly, Victoria Ivashina, and Ryan D. Taliaferro Abstract—We show that since 2007, there was a large and persistent shift in the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
Stanford University Press, forthcoming. Abstract This paper explores the question: Do institutions persist over time and determine current economic outcomes? Specifically, does the adoption or inheritance of a legal tradition in the past... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Luca, and Christopher T. Stanton surveyed 5,819 small businesses in the United States, finding that many businesses would not be able to survive if the crisis continued to persist for months. Performance Hacking: The Contagious Business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership
superiority or inferiority of a given race (Gannon, 2016; Goodman, 2003; Kolbert, 2017), the color line persists as an enduring social issue in the United States. Over 150 years post-emancipation, the wealth gap between blacks and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
is a single-payer system.) In other industries, he says, complexity that doesn’t add value is whittled away through competition. “In health care there’s not a lot of competition that extinguishes bad practice, so bad practice can persist... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
hold no meaning, why do governments persist in using them as a gauge of economic health and as an impetus for policy? Why do economists follow along? "I've been hammering this point for twenty years and it still hasn't gotten through... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
and the gender pay gap persists. While young women are aware of these systemic problems, the more nuanced forms of sexism that persist today often take them by surprise, say Ammerman and co-author Boris Groysberg, the Richard P. Chapman... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
authors argue that meticulous integration management is the key to success in M&A transactions, half of which are unsuccessful because this key factor is neglected. This practical manual helps managers optimize and streamline their growth strategy using View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
notes. John Rice is the CEO and founder of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a national nonprofit that equips underrepresented minorities with the tools to become high-impact leaders. Its Black Equity at Work Certification program creates standards and a road map for... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
persistence are must-haves. Find good local partners who share your vision and your business philosophy. "In terms of impact, there is an absence of legacy technology in many cases. An entrepreneur has far greater latitude in leveraging... View Details
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Diversity on Boards - Alumni
Paper Proceedings. By: Alicia DeSantola, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana Women on Boards: Another Year, Another Disappointment February 2014, Harvard Business Review Digital Articles. By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell Dysfunction in the Boardroom:... View Details