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Chris Wilson-Byrne
and that there were numerous incentives, such as fee waivers and deferred admissions, to make applying easier. "The moment I stepped on campus," Chris says, "I felt that this was a place full of interesting and dynamic people. The case View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 25
Allocation for Kidney Transplantation Authors:Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis Abstract We propose a scalable, data-driven method for designing national policies for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry
Monica. In her free time she also tours as the drummer for artist M.I.A (no big deal!). Why did you decide to come to HBS? I decided to come to HBS because I wanted to learn about other industries who had also been hit by severe disruption in the past. What View Details
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Leadership Principles, and Business Strategy. For Experienced Leaders in CLIMB, participants must earn a Certificate of Completion in: Dynamic Teaming, Organizational Leadership, and Strategy Execution) and earn a Certificate of... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
The case method is especially helpful in this regard: it teaches you how to think, not what to think. It educates for judgment by reminding us, each day, how much we don’t know. I believe the most important lesson the case View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
practical to think so? Do the economics of education for management even permit it? What do you think? Original Article Strategy and implementation, two sides of the same coin, are often juxtaposed. How often have you heard someone say,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
possibility and addressed the possible practice on its merits and demerits. As Shadreck Saili put it, " all other methods we use seem to be part of neuromanagement any method that can be used to refine... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models
The question of what impact mergers and acquisitions have on key equilibrium performance measures is fundamental to our understanding of competitive dynamics in an oligopolistic industry. We address these questions in the context of price competition models with... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost; Price; Profit; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Performance Efficiency; Mathematical Methods; Competition
Federgruen, Awi, and Margaret P. Pierson. "The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-031, October 2011.
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Shaun Miller
field. Studying at HBS was all the more important because in addition to receiving a world renowned education, I would have the ability to analyze hundreds of real world problems through the case method and practice solving these issues... View Details
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Online AI Course | HBS Online
and deliver value for your organization. "The course’s content and teaching method through case studies and practical examples was remarkable." Vishal Vyas Assistant Vice President at TTK Healthcare Limited Shape your organization’s... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008
mode of governance in the American economy: business schools became essential sites for the development of tools and methods for the management of the new large, diversified conglomerates (input-output approaches, linear programming,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Cynthia Samanian
that the case method would challenge me to think critically and communicate effectively in the classroom. These are skills I highly value as part of my HBS experience and look forward to bringing with me in my career. Additionally, my... View Details
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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
of financial analysis and valuation methods are most appropriate in different situations Use financial metrics, ratio analysis, and other tools to assess performance and drive strategic changes Assess valuation scenarios by identifying... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008
that attempts to maximize profits. This stage takes into account costs as well as firm's objectives and constraints (e.g., minimum market share requirement). Over the last several decades, marketing researchers and practitioners have adopted various View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015
Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev Abstract—Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development of novel methods to enable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 May 2005
- What Do You Think?
Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?
Original Article About fifteen years ago, an academic friend from France noticed the impact of Minitel on French consumer behavior. He noted that consumers were increasingly using the pathbreaking electronic directory created by France Telecom to drive, not respond to,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- March 2005
- Article
Sovereign Debt As a Contingent Claim: A Quantitative Approach
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
We construct a dynamic equilibrium model with contingent service and adverse selection to quantitatively study sovereign debt. In the model, benefits of defaulting are tempered by higher future interest rates. For a wide set of parameters, the only equilibrium is one... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Interest Rates; Balance and Stability; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods; Management Style; Segmentation; Debt Securities; Banking Industry
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Sovereign Debt As a Contingent Claim: A Quantitative Approach." Journal of International Economics 65, no. 2 (March 2005).
- December 2009
- Article
Strategy-proofness versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match
By: Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak and Alvin E. Roth
The design of the New York City (NYC) High School match involved tradeoffs among efficiency, stability, and strategy-proofness that raise new theoretical questions. We analyze a model with indifferences—ties—in school preferences. Simulations with field data and the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Secondary Education; Marketplace Matching; Performance Efficiency; Mathematical Methods; Motivation and Incentives; Strategy; Balance and Stability
Abdulkadiroglu, Atila, Parag A. Pathak, and Alvin E. Roth. "Strategy-proofness versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match." American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009). (AER links to access the Appendix and Downloadable Data Set.)
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Propose an Independent Project | MBA
senior manager to serve as the student team’s liaison. This person is expected to provide access to managers and information relevant to the project and should maintain a close connection with the team throughout the process. A budget and View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
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Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
intimidation and the growing family responsibilities — the Krafts first two sons were born while he attended HBS — he thrived. "The case method taught me great discipline in how to study, how to prepare, how to think," he says. Combining... View Details