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- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
to a decision within a strictly limited time—just like real life!” A volunteer for his class's 40th Reunion planning committee, Bloom will have a chance to share additional HBS memories when the Class of 1972 meets on campus this October. View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience
problem.” But when a partnership works, the experience can be highly rewarding. That’s why Chia has been sharing his insights with HBS professor Dorothy Leonard, who is studying the mentoring process. Chia hopes her research will improve... View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
Original Article It is said that health care is the biggest threat to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and therefore, to some extent, the global economy. Americans pay much more for what they get (at least measured in terms of... View Details
- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
was the gist of several comments. Observing that the desire to make fortunes is a powerful motivator, Paul wrote that "perhaps when Wall Street has more examples of innovative women, then there will be less focus on gender, which might make it easier for women to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan
the free market should be given greater room to run unfettered, while the government’s role in the economy should be diminished. Trimming taxes on high-income households, minimizing the estate tax, and substantially cutting corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
business press and savvy business experts such Warren Buffett. It didn’t help when one of the most publicized RLBOs—Refco—collapsed in 2005 shortly after its initial public offering. And on September 21, a 70-million share offering for... View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
outside the Bank One structure. From a consumer's point of view, there is no visible relationship between the two banks. While there is some pooling of technology and personnel, economies of scale are not View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
Wingspanbank was created completely outside the Bank One structure. From a consumer's point of view, there is no visible relationship between the two banks. While there is some pooling of technology and personnel, economies of scale are... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
"The Changing Structure of the Global Wine Industry," won the Best Paper award at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference. Roberto recently shared his thoughts on wine for HBS Working Knowledge in an e-mail... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Christine Keung: "The trek exposed us to the challenges of rural Appalachia: declining life expectancy, a shrinking population, an economy that has stagnated and contracted, the lowest... View Details
- 27 Mar 2014
- News
From Marx to Marketing
being published in the journal of a leading Russian university. He is writing a book on a system he has developed that he calls Establishing and Sustaining Effective Managerial Interaction. And he shares his business experience and wisdom... View Details
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
research. They bring insights back to the classrooms to broaden the global understanding of students, and share findings with practitioners around the world. As the School works to fulfill its mission—to educate leaders who make a... View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
less busy than the present, they may underweight the value of these purchases. We examine the impact of debiasing this previously unexplored barrier of consumer decisions to "buy time" in a field experiment with a U.S.-based View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
easy to find circular economy models that are interesting, but few have achieved the scale and financial sustainability Apple has,” says George Serafeim, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, who heard Claure tell... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
grew up in Cameroon and have known each other most of our lives. We share many of the same lived experiences, including our first business venture in high school renting out venues to organize parties over the holidays. It’s probably not... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Education Sector Opportunities at HBS
Technology Innovations in Education, Managing Human Capital, and an independent project through the Social Innovation Lab. She was also able to examine the economic forces around teachers unions through her group paper in the Role of Government in Market View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
specific issue of organizational transparency arising with increasing frequency is whether or not salary and wage information should be shared by all members of an organization. It may in part be a reflection of the changing nature of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
business endeavors through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England’s economy via trade with the New World, the author traces an entrepreneurial golden line through men such as Thomas... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
interests of small investors." He also suggests that investors have little ability to judge whether compensation for managers is fair, particularly in an information economy in which it is difficult to assess justification for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Patrick Chun
a social-enterprise business that marketed handmade luxury goods sourced directly from artisans in developing countries. Consumers would get unique accessories, and the craftsmen would get a higher share of the profits via our direct... View Details