Loss - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

inclined to minimize that loss by stretching the truth. When negotiators have a lot of uncertainty and lack information, they are more likely to engage in deceptive practices. If negotiators think their counterparts have treated them... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

foster effective succession in the leadership ranks. In large part, the culture both prepares successors and eases the transition. Cultures can sour. Among the reasons for this are success itself, the loss of curiosity and interest in... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler

27 May 2022
Blog Post

Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

part about transitioning from the military to a full-time MBA program? There is some loss of identity in leaving the military and not much time to process that change in an intensely busy environment like HBS. Anyone leaving the military... View Details

22 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Side Effects: The Case of Propecia

to approach their doctors for a prescription. After all, it was not likely the doctor on his or her own would bring up the subject of hair loss with a patient. "Hair loss is not a disease, but you need... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Pharmaceutical

25 Oct 2010
HBS Case

Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market

lost time; competitors have responded to its initiatives by incorporating some of Tesco's approaches in their own merchandising and assortment selections. The second question is how long the Tesco board will permit management to hemorrhage View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

16 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

to reject those attributes that we do not. For me, celebrating AAPI heritage means embracing the power that comes from charting a new path. Johnny Ho (MBA 2023) "You lived a life we are proud of, and had little regrets in life," my father reflected with tears as we... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

order of highest probability of acceptance—friends, sisters and then parents. I received love from everyone but didn’t make everyone happy. My parents are still processing the grief. They feel a sense of loss as they had planned for their... View Details

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

performance data, options that so far have not reached their full potential in Latin American countries. Another startup, Diferente, tackles food waste. According to Forbes, the region's annual loss in food supplies represents 6 percent... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

the "Wonderful Hair Grower," fulfill its claims? Koehn and Miller speculate that it did, since it was based on known recipes and stimulants such as sulfur and capsicum. Black women's hair loss was commonplace in those days,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

recently become sensitive to a gap in our strategy map/BSC framework by not paying sufficient attention to enterprise risk management (ERM). Obviously, many large financial institutions, despite having risk management departments, have suffered massive View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

subscriptions. Newspapers with less exclusive content, however, have generally experienced losses when they started charging readers to access digital editions, according to the research, which studied major newspaper firms in the United... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

staffing of white-collar crime investigations, with a loss of 36 percent from its 2001 levels, Nguyen writes. Why did those investigations suffer? White-collar crime investigations, which can range from Ponzi schemes to accounting fraud,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

a good idea but actually results in v6 being enabled when it shouldn't be.) These problems don't affect that many users—measurements suggest a fraction of a percent. But that's enough. If you're Dell, would you want to turn on IPv6, with no current benefits and an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

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Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Holding Company Y9C Data After peaking during the financial crisis, loan loss provisions as a fraction of loans plummeted and remain low. Note that loan loss provisions in the early period of the financial... View Details

01 Jan 2010
News

James Dimon, MBA 1982

strong reputation for social and corporate responsibility. Dimon came to JPMorgan from Bank One, where, as chairman and CEO, he turned a $511 million loss in 2000 into record earnings of $3.5 billion by 2003, when he engineered its sale... View Details

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Redefining Capitalism - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Redefining Capitalism The loss of public trust in business—and the corresponding rise in government policies and practices that hamper competitiveness and sap economic growth—are rooted in a narrow definition of capitalism whose time has... View Details

12 Feb 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Bricks to Clicks: The Effects of Store Openings on Sales through Direct Channels

Keywords: by Jill Avery, Mary Caravella, John Deighton & Thomas Steenburgh; Retail

07 Sep 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios

Keywords: by Jakub W. Jurek & Luis M. Viceira

2015
Report

Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction... View Details

Keywords: Clusters; Regional Policy; Great Lakes; Economic Development; Industry Clusters; Economy; Canada; United States

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

for you, the next phase is building your core competencies to position yourself for consideration. Specifically, you will need to demonstrate general management and cross-functional leadership skills and perspective, operating experience (outside of your core... View Details

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