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- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
people about where they got their dog,” Exley says. “And a story that kept coming up was that people often found their dog from another family. Not from a shelter, not from a rescue group, not from a pet store or a breeder. Just, you know, ‘A friend of View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
assets as part of a bank's core capital. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111076-PDF-ENG Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory Aldo Musacchio and Jonathan SchleferHarvard Business School Case 711-001 Ian Delaney, CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2008
- News
HBS Olympians
Paralympics, Golden Age Olympics, Senior Olympics, Junior Olympics, Special Olympics, or HBS Section Olympics. But I did mine the following nuggets about actual HBS Olympic athletes from the HBS Web site and the Harvard College list. The... View Details
- Profile
Arthur Rock
responsible for that region’s entrepreneurial triumph as anybody. Indeed, without Rock’s visionary wisdom and soft-spoken, calm counsel, the Silicon Valley might never have become the technology-based gold mine of ideas and startups that... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718019 Harvard Business School Case 718-029 ArcelorMittal and the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia During the summer of 2014, Alan Knight, general manager of corporate responsibility at the integrated steel and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
“And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. So, I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes... View Details
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
of big data. Rather than relying on artistic vision, Peck wanted the company to use the mining of big data obtained from Google Analytics and the company’s own sales and customer databases to select the next season’s assortment. Peck was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
often sought some equity in mining and other foreign investment projects, but as shareholders they have rarely gained what they anticipated. Only in special cases might the benefits to governments outweigh the risks and often... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
"...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible." © 2008 www.cartoonstock.com Nearly seven years after its collapse, Enron continues to fascinate those interested in corporate leadership and governance. The latest chapter of the Enron... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- News
Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
on," says Harvard Business School marketing professor Gerald Zaltman. A more strategic approach to data mining can provide the foundation for that decision-making architecture. Below, advice on how to use information about the... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Green Talk at HBS
Before an overflow audience in September, Scott Nyquist (MBA ’84) and Thomas Seitz of McKinsey gave a talk on the “The Future of Energy: How Geopolitics, Environmental, and Supply Risks Are Shaping the Industry.” Drawing on the consulting firm’s research on greenhouse... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
world's leading iron mining company. Regulatory obstacles and unexpected costs have placed the project in jeopardy. Outside Brazil, however, Baosteel has been growing rapidly, and market trends favor an overseas plant. Baosteel must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
ELY: Drilling down for valuable perspectives on how gender issues affect efficiency, safety, and productivity in the workplace. Field-based research can take HBS faculty members to some unusual places. Professor Robin Ely’s recent working paper, “Unmask-ing Manly Men:... View Details
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
extraordinary 1613 Short Treatise on the Causes That Make Kingdoms Abound in Gold and Silver even in the Absence of Mines in a Neapolitan jail and that he died there soon afterwards. However, the influence of this work represents a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Coming Out at Business School
positive attitude towards gay people – even our extended family in Moscow supports anti-LGBT measures. Immigrant families like mine typically need to conform and adapt to survive in a new society, so I didn’t make waves, especially with... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
state-owned China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Corporation, to illustrate China’s growing interest and involvement in the African continent. While many in Africa welcome the substantial Chinese investment, resentment over labor abuses, low... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course)
The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Strategy; Macroeconomics; State Capitalism; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Multinational Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Economics; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; China; Africa; Dubai; Pakistan; India; Brazil; Russia; Cuba; Argentina