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- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
consequences of competitive arousal and of wanting to win at any cost." In this interview, Malhotra provides tips for doing just that. Manda Salls: Your paper opens with the unexpected money raised—over $3 million—in a "Cows on... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
Picture yourself in the 4th grade. Are you looking up at your teacher as you hand in your math worksheet? Standing on your tip toes to reach the breakfast cereal? Franci Girard (MBA 2016) wasn’t. In the 4th grade, Girard hit her growth... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
basis, the riskless asset is not a nominal annuity or Treasury bond, but rather inflation-protected annuities and Treasury bonds (also known as TIPS). The demand for TIPS has grown considerably since they were created in 1997 when current... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
it by going to a fund or just finding a friend? Do you have any tips on that? Dodi: So I think it definitely depends on the size of the check that you’re willing to make, because typically there are ways around it, but normally you can’t... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
reliance on non-renewable or non-recyclable resources a sustainable economy will not emerge until graduate schools research and teach how to identify and manage the existential risks referred to above.” Nick C teed up the appropriate question for us when he said, “Not... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Michael R. Bloomberg
lost touch with his entrepreneurial roots. In an article offering tips for entrepreneurs, Bloomberg laid out five suggestions. TAKE RISKS. “In 2001, when I was debating whether to run for mayor, most people advised me against it. They all... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
Picture yourself in the 4th grade. Are you looking up at your teacher as you hand in your math worksheet? Standing on your tip toes to reach the breakfast cereal? Franci Girard (MBA 2016) wasn’t. In the 4th grade, Girard hit her growth... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
Securities (TIPS) from the co-movement of breakeven inflation with liquidity proxies. The liquidity premium is around 70 basis points in normal times, but much larger during the early years of TIPS issuance and during the height of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
officials may be surprised at how much weight students place on these scandals when they decide where to apply. It’s a sign that a single piece of information—however relatively insignificant it may seem in terms of the overall attractiveness of a school—can View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
kindness. With personal insights on how to turn getting older into life’s best chapter, the book provides useful and practical tips and guidance to embrace and celebrate the richness of life, one day at a time. Bringing Adam Smith into... View Details
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
the work, not to mention the volume, is staggering. Just a few of the actions taken by the agency this past summer include: Licensed a new vaccine, ACAM2000, to protect against smallpox. Warned consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from an area of the southern... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
is that bad guys have so much data that they just haven’t gotten to yours,” says Thomas. It’s easy to steal your credit card. “The only hard part is using it without tipping anybody off.” There is evidence of the relative ease of these... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
investment can have very different consequences depending on whether the firm's capability is close to a critical "tipping threshold." When the firm operates above this threshold, managing earnings smoothes revenue with few long-term consequences. Below it,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
belonging. Concrete tips I have heard from interviews include scheduling five to 10 minutes before a formal meeting for casual conversation, asking each other silly questions, establishing virtual team rooms, having biweekly happy hours,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
structured, how you process orders, or how you interact with customers can be irrelevant today. You get used to feeling like you’re tipping halfway back in your chair and not knowing which direction you’re going to go. There are a lot of... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
Amanda Nerenberg; and Rachel Drapper, founder of Fairshare. You Might Also Like: How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
tipping point may be reached where the jokes progress to someone making highly inappropriate comments about how a woman is dressed, or to leering at or inappropriately touching a woman, behavior that clearly crosses the line. And just... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
the movements for racial equality and women’s suffrage. The Wilson that emerges is a man superbly unsuited to the moment when he ascended to the presidency in 1912, as the struggle for women’s voting rights in America reached the tipping... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
with a $50 million government-backed fund that saw one of the country's first exits in 2011—an ISP called Link.net. That was one of an accumulation of tipping points, notes Ismail. "In 2012, 2013, we started getting the first attempts at... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
investors in DuPont—Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street—to support its management reform package. All three funds refused to go along, although the assent of just one of them would have tipped the balance in favor of Trian’s plan. As... View Details