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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
percent. A second proposal under consideration would overhaul the existing initiative by taking the “deep” networks approach of sinking resources into already-successful groups and shutting down others. YPO members would pay separate dues... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
next day, three major buildings lay in ruins, and some three thousand workers faced the prospect of losing their jobs. But not only did Malden Mills' CEO Aaron Feurstein vow to rebuild his facility, he also promised View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 04 Jun 2008
- News
Whistle While You Work
bought into that, too, until one day he had a transformational insight. “The conductor’s power depends on his ability to make other people powerful. I started paying attention View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
started the company in 1982, one of the founding principles was that although we need the lowest price from our suppliers, we will make every aspect of the transaction as easy as possible. We pay faster than anybody else, we don’t pass on... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- News
Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot
that one entity not paying taxes has $34 billion. How do you justify that?” One way is to look at the benefits these institutions collectively deliver. The schools targeted employ 27,000 people and View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
tight coupling of the "real" market (business) with the "expectations" market (the stock market). Using the analogy of the NFL's strict separation of actual games from betting, he shows how to reverse this situation, including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
I ALWAYS REFER TO myself as the accidental publisher. My dad's side of the family has owned the paper since 1896. But my mom divorced my dad when I was six, and we moved to Arizona. My dad had no real... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
have lots of data about farmers’ soil type, crop preferences, willingness to take risk, and access to finance. Then we give them advice that’s directly related View Details
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)
Working Knowledge article. “Doriot’s thesis was that if you took a team of people with business experience and a willingness to expend time and effort as well as money, and mixed them with an entrepreneur... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
a business strategist at Booz & Company (then, Booz, Allen & Hamilton). “I got into executive compensation and performance because incentives are a way to help drive corporate strategy,” she explains. “A lot of governance infrastructure... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
When he graduated from high school in 1994, Will Hsu (MBA 2006) had no plans to take over his father’s ginseng farm—there just didn’t seem to be a future in it. Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises Inc. was one of the... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
Japan,” says Murakami. It’s also been good for marketing purposes. “People pay attention to MPower because we’re the first female-led, ESG fund,” Murakami concludes, “but hopefully we’re not going View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
Rewarding the Top Dog The media, institutional investors, and even government officials all seem to have an opinion about CEO compensation, often criticizing how and how much top executives are paid. But do CEOs really dictate their own... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Books
services — they want control of their lives and are willing to pay for it. Addressing these needs, the authors say, could spark the next leap forward in wealth creation. This new business model envisioned by... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
next leader will have the tools to guide the nonprofit well into the future. The partnership with Edelman has already started to pay strong dividends: Applications resulting... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
rules of commerce: Instead of selling the “means” (their products and services), they adopt innovative revenue models to pursue “ends” (actual outcomes). They show that paying by the pill, semester, food... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
schools, some of whom matriculated at HBS. Now the people we have helped are paying it back, mentoring other people; it’s like a chain reaction. Now we have way too many mentors onboard, so we need to market... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
two-thirds of American workers. It’s a particularly expensive practice for employers, who pay up to 30 percent more to hire graduates for middle-skills work even when... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
holiday—next up is a trip to the American Rockies, if the global health crisis permits it—they can withdraw the cost of the trip and leave the rest where it is to continue growing. They View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
paying jobs, and access to water are key concerns, Harder says, “I regularly work with Republicans and Democrats on issues that matter to everyone. But in Washington, the most... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg