Event Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 10, 2009

approaches. Finally, the paper reviews the potential role of regional cooperation in mitigating conflict. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-086.pdf An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2023

Take30 Impact Series: Life Post-HBS with Black & Latino Alumni

Take 30 minutes out of your day to learn about one alum’s journey post-HBS and the impact they are making in the world. On this episode, we’ll feature Nicole Sánchez, MBA 2010 and Managing Director at Chase Bank. This virtual View Details

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

efficacy of algorithms, the researchers set up an online experiment with more than 1,000 participants who were told to imagine they were employers hiring on TaskRabbit for one of three jobs—shoppers, event staffers, or moving workers. The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

symbol of their masculinity or femininity, and the incursion of the other gender into the brand threatens that," explains Avery, who spent a decade managing brands for Gillette, Braun, Samuel Adams, and AT&T before pursuing her... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

fragilities. The occurrence of a number of events that were considered rare is growing. This implies that business managers, particularly those of companies operating in the GVC, shall now devote more efforts and resources to risk View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

because my mom took me to work.” Namesake: Destined, a movie that turns on one chance-based event to portray two very different outcomes for a teenage boy growing up in Detroit. Why real estate: “My mom did an amazing job raising me as a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Participating Institutions Participating Institutions Legend New MOC Affiliate Universities in current year Established MOC... View Details

23 Mar 2023
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Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

is based in the Northeastern US/Boston region. The virtual audience for the annual event also selected Tilden as the Crowd Favorite. Tilden, cofounded by Mariah Hilton Wood and Vanessa Royle (both MBA 2022) from the Western US/Southern... View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

07 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 7

Publications October 2014 Management Science Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

rationalizations for the failures. Specifically, managers attributed large failures to uncontrollable events outside the organization (e.g., the economy) and to the intervention of outsiders. Small failures... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

The best part about being a mom at HBS is that you have flexibility to spend time with your children and they get to be involved in many of your events during school. It makes for very special memories! What is the hardest part about... View Details

30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30

firms. However, once a lawsuit-triggering event like an accounting restatement, missing management guidance, or a sharp stock price decline occurs, there is no difference in the litigation rates between a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

efforts in two recent cases, “The Brand Management of Places” and “Israel at 70: Is it Possible to (re)Brand a Country?” Success without a roadmap Government and business leaders hoping to shift the conversation about their regions might... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

limited to working at law firms, management consulting firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, venture capital firms, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, the U.S. court system, start-ups and non-profit... View Details

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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

Communications Manager Mariana Castaneda is the team’s Digital Communications Manager. They engage leaders around the world by overseeing all of BiGS’s digital channels. Olivia Barba Coordinator As Coordinator, Olivia Barba oversees... View Details

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Cait Haught

endowments and foundations. "I loved the job," Cait says. "I learned something new every day: capital markets, how to talk to clients, how to lead teams. They give you a lot of autonomy and responsibility; I managed a team... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

recently, it has allowed companies to reap creative ideas on product improvements directly from their customers (Lay's flavored potato chips). And it has also managed to get brands into trouble (United Breaks Guitars). The smash hit Old... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

[This is the fifth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] We have asked approximately 600 CEOs to share with us the most pressing challenges that are keeping them awake at night in the midst of the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

result of a "third industrial revolution" whose origins in the United States, he says, can be traced to the leaner and meaner approach to corporate operations that was spurred by the tenfold increase in energy prices during the 1970s. From that period on, a succession... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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