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- 14 Dec 2007
- Op-Ed
When Your Product Becomes a Commodity
profits? If you've heard it, you've probably wondered if it was just a convenient excuse or if the manager had a valid point. The truth is, even when a raw material has no value added and quality standards are set by law or the industry,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 25 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!
other physical impairments or health conditions, as well as learning differences, attention deficit, and other processing disabilities. Accommodations may include extended exam time, a distraction-free exam environment, designated classroom seating, housing... View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
high-stakes player contracts involving millions of dollars. He intuitively understood that emotions were an important factor in dealing with people as passionate as athletes. "The last thing I wanted to do was create an excuse for a... View Details
- 04 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered
I’ve kept a list of new product and business ideas on my phone for over 10 years now. While they range from dog toys to B2B SaaS businesses, they all have one thing in common: they only exist on my phone. I’ve never seriously pursued any of them. The View Details
- 01 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself
excuses for why it didn’t make sense: I “didn’t have time” to study for the GMAT, I wasn’t sure if I actually wanted an MBA, I didn’t want to ruin my chances at getting in later if I was denied, and I didn’t have the typical background... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
it wasn’t chaebols he was excited about; he was excited to chat at length with me – something we hadn’t done in a long time. This also made me realize I shouldn’t need BGIE cases as excuses to call him. The next time I called he asked,... View Details
- Profile
Liz Plooster
bond. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A lawyer, largely because I wanted an excuse to wear fancy clothes. Little did I know we would end up working from home! What is your favorite childhood memory? Horseback trail... View Details
- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
over others. With Armstrong's great wealth, he was able to put together a much more sophisticated doping operation than less successful cyclists. By contrast, Armstrong's teammate Tyler Hamilton made no such excuses when he testified two... View Details
- Research Summary
Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration
The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?
governments should stop the natural market dynamics, but . . . countries should (not) use the term 'level playing field' as an excuse for exploitation." Paul Jackson points out that "In this country [the United States], let... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
most memorably: “I find myself in a Claude Rains Casablanca moment here: ‘I’m shocked, shocked to find that FB and others are making money off my data when they give me their services for free.’” But “shocked” or not, reality probably will not View Details
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
group decided that I would be the social director!" The benefit was having a good excuse to invite Levitt, who was not teaching in the AMP program, to dinner. "We became good friends," she recalls, adding that she applied a... View Details
- Web
1.5 Attendance | MBA
weekends, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Club Treks or similar student organized travel. All Club-related travel is unexcused even if it is related to recruiting and a student has available excused recruiting absences. Types of Absences... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Strong Bonds, New Records
been an excellent way to continue friendships," says Sacks, emphasizing that the other five section reps play a key role. Cochair Ferris agrees. "I have an annual excuse to get in touch with every person in my section," he says. "It is a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
the spectrum, and then everyone else is in between. Certainly, we’d like to try to shift the distribution of generosity toward the generous side. To do so, I often ask: How do people develop excuses not to give? Then I try to explore ways... View Details
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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School | MBA
balance this special time of life with their academic requirements. The School understands that new mothers may require more flexibility in class attendance around the time of birth. With that in mind, the absence guidelines for students who have given birth are as... View Details
- Portrait Project
Agnes Sauvage
time I get started. Come on, I've just been educated a "responsible leader". There is no excuse left to postpone doing. What is left of my life, I plan to breathe every second intensely - into wilderness and into thin air where... View Details
- Portrait Project
M. Monique McCloud-Manley
husband will never doubt my unwavering commitment to our marriage Raise children that will understand that there are no shortcuts to any place worth going Never use a lack of money as an excuse for not fulfilling my dreams Learn to give... View Details
- 10 Nov 2018
- News
The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner
Breakfast is typically coffee and nonfat yogurt or nonfat cottage cheese, topped with berries and sprouted sunflower seeds. He avoids meat. Wild-caught fish, salads and healthy fats like avocado and nuts comprise lunch and dinner. “My long runs are an View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
New Orleans Resonance
teachers and staff. Few are accepted but those who are are paid well. “The ability to hire the best is the single most important factor in our success,” said Kleban, who hopes to build a small network of schools. “We are using basic business practices. For too long,... View Details
Keywords: charter schools