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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
same way. A home mortgage is a simple example of how our work is commonly applied. Most mortgages allow the homeowner the option to prepay the mortgage before its term is up. That option to prepay has a value, and banks need to know how much to charge for it up front.... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
for corporate groups in Latin America from working within protected economies and industries to being completely open to the global economy," he said. "We're going to have to be much more entrepreneurial than we were in the... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
suppliers selling substitutable products to a customer that engages in supplier reliability tracking. Using this analytical model, we observe how a supplier's service level performance molds a customer's beliefs as well as how a customer's beliefs affect its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think
percent of global output) by 2095. Moreover delaying action could increase mitigation costs by 40 percent every decade, making it ever more difficult to do what may need to be done. OP-ED COLLECTION The Business of Climate Change What... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
global significance. Like many great innovations, it all began with a simple question, in this case from Khan’s nine-year-old cousin, Nadia: “Sal,” she asked, “can you please help me with my homework?” So how did Nadia’s request launch a... View Details
- 24 May 2023
- News
Balancing Acts
and in large part because we've all gone through this pandemic. The rules of engagement are you have to perform. In order to do that, your family life has to be strong, right? So, taking care of family, putting family first, it's got to... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
turnaround. Consider the situations that confronted new CEOs in three companies: Gillette: Its performance was strong through the mid-1990s, but by the beginning of 2001, this global consumer-products company had experienced several years... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
HBS alumni excursion was organized by Global Adrenaline, an adventure travel company based in the Chicago area. The overwhelming response to the trip allowed Nancy Collins (MBA ’99), our trip leader and View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
in 1979, had a budget of only $2 million, and many of Barry's peers questioned her decision to leave one of the world's most prestigious institutions to join a much smaller player in the global economy. "On day one I had to View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
effectiveness of these roles in actual organizational settings. The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid? Authors:Aldo Musacchio and Francisco Flores-Macias Publication:Online Edition. Harvard International Review (March 2009) Abstract The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Yaping Wang
Reaching beyond technology With four years' experience addressing the Chinese market, and another four expanding to the global landscape, Yaping recognized a desire for a new direction. "As I moved from execution to strategy, I... View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
As the technology wave breaks over us, some think the Internet looks to many about to wash out the established order of everything from vacation booking to the nation-state itself. But hold on a minute, Debora Spar cautions. We've seen... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
we can not only make these microalgae orders of magnitude faster growing and more resource efficient than traditional crops[i], but also expand the range of materials and products these microalgae can produce[ii][iii], improving... View Details
- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
we can not only make these microalgae orders of magnitude faster growing and more resource efficient than traditional crops[i], but also expand the range of materials and products these microalgae can produce[ii][iii], improving... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
is part of the HBS Global Initiative spearheaded by Dean Kim B. Clark to ensure that the School fosters a global culture in its curriculum and programs and instills an international outlook among its... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
reasons that the range persists but seek a way to categorize them via their effects on inventory levels, orders placed given the demand faced by the inventory system. Using a perspective that we consider natural and thus appealing, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
"I think Friedman will cast the longer shadow . . . the expansion of markets has speeded up the process of globalization . . . the corporate power of multinationals has not been as dominant as Galbraith had envisioned." In... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
world, the AMP program underscores the necessity of a global perspective and an understanding of different cultures and markets." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "The free market is the best system for allocating resources, but never forget... View Details
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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online
Brian Perkins, CEO, Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland Sharon MacLeod, Former Global Vice President, Dove Men+Care Show Hide Details Concepts The Evolution of Brand Meaning Over Time Extending Brands for Growth Brand Portfolio Strategy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
pump and the B-17 bomber), the authors explain why including the customer is an essential ingredient of success for any team, company, or organization. Learn, Earn, Return: The Journey of a Global Entrepreneur by Bert Twaalfhoven (MBA... View Details