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- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
bills' "money-like" properties. However, the government may be reluctant to finance itself entirely with short-term debt, because doing so would incur significant rollover risk-in the extreme case, the government would not want... View Details
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
and Hungary, and he made for the border. Q: So this was not an easy childhood. A: It was an extremely difficult childhood although not an unhappy one. It was a close-knit family group. His father and mother loved one another and they... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
modern talent market. Do you use new technologies in recruiting? What aspect of the process do they address? —Kathy Murray (AMP 112, 1993) GULLIVER: We are seeing value in solutions that are focused on the top of the funnel—prospects versus actual candidates. An View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
big and to really have the courage to face challenging problems and be confident that I could really make a difference. Jakurski continued, noting, “My wife, Maria, and I have been extremely dedicated in our philanthropic work in... View Details
- 24 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers
(diamonds) and have managed this resource extremely well. Working with De Beers, the government has consistently and strategically limited its sales of diamonds, striving to keep prices steady over the long run rather than maximizing... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 May 2019
- Blog Post
Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset
Bethany McLean and John Carreyrou, join us to discuss the topic of building and maintaining trust in businesses. My takeaway from this session was that, while trust is valuable, the extreme level of trust is not; Enron and Theranos cases... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
group of 30 people with a deep interest in technology is extremely interesting to me. I occasionally felt isolated as a developer at HBS, and I definitely could have used that community. I think the capstone project looks incredibly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
it’s an extremely high risk. So people with children were in this tough spot: They wanted to start a firm, but they were constrained because of this risk. Making a household eligible for SCHIP actually made them about 20 to 25 percent... View Details
- 10 Dec 2015
- News
Leveraging Curiosity to Broaden the Impact
hesitant about applying to HBS to further his education, but learning about the School’s generous financial aid policy prompted him to go forward. “I’m honored and extremely humbled by the opportunity that this fellowship has given me,”... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
time, catering to the extremeness of the conversation. Paul Krugman is an example of that. My thoughts these days are about how we can leverage the moderates much more than before. In the old days, when the disagreements were about... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
extremely open and solicit feedback from the employees closest to the action. I have lunch—one on one lunches—with employees at all levels of the company to really hear. I do that all the time. But that lets you hear the stuff you can't... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
looking to hire. Holding contests to seek advice from the crowd may help companies fill the need for innovative answers more cheaply and quickly. “Contests create incentives and drive parallel search,” Lakhani said. “What you want when you care about innovation is the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
climate change, with its attendant rise in extreme (and extremely disruptive) weather—has whetted the commercial sector’s appetite for worldwide data and analytics. “That combination of things means that the... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Last Look
and 1984 classmates Tom Kolepp, Lisa Rakov St. John, Ava Zydor, and Harold Celms. Lewis sees his arm and leg at the extreme left and 1985 classmates Steve Kim to his left and Rick Kulow behind Steinberg. View Details
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Encrypting Emails | Information Technology
Encrypting Emails Microsoft Purview Message Encryption When sending sensitive information to other people, you need to be extremely careful regarding what tools you use. Which is why we’re pleased that Microsoft is providing a solution... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
the executive education program, so the cohort of NFL players was something new. "The truth is that it was difficult to know what to expect," said Professor W. Carl Kester, who helped develop the program with Mike Haynes, a former player turned NFL executive.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job
course, from PepsiCo to aluminum, from life sciences to financial services. But a quarter of the cases are about extreme and sometimes tragic events that span organizations, such as the Chilean mining rescue of 2010, the sinking of the... View Details
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
extremely impressed that the emphasis was not so much on teaching us how to calculate days receivable or WACC figures precisely right, but on how to use practical interpretations of business concepts in our lives as leaders in whichever... View Details
- 14 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
What I Learned at SVMP
expertise. Getting to know then other participants was extremely valuable since each of us brought a unique perspective to the classroom. Finally, it was fun! For every minute of studying and reading there was an equal amount of time to... View Details
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Yueran Ma
Business Economics program, a joint program between HBS and the Harvard Economics Department. It is an intellectually stimulating environment. Faculty members are extremely supportive, and offer diverse, critical, and insightful views.... View Details