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Teaching Note

Silicon Valley Bank: Gone in 36 Hours

By: Jung Koo Kang, Krishna G. Palepu and Charles C.Y. Wang

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 124-001. View Details

Keywords: Accounting Standards; Bank Runs; Financial Accounting; Financial Reporting; Social Media; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Investment Portfolio; Interest Rates; Debt Securities; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Statements; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; United States

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2013
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Separating Homophily and Peer Influence with Latent Space

By: Joseph P. Davin, Sunil Gupta and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski

We study the impact of peer behavior on the adoption of mobile apps in a social network. To identify social influence properly, we introduce latent space as an approach to control for latent homophily, the idea that "birds of a feather flock together." In a series of... View Details

Keywords: Social Influence; Social Network; Mobile App; Peer Effects; Latent Homophily; Latent Space; Proxy Variables; Familiarity; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Applications and Software; Social and Collaborative Networks; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Power and Influence; Social Media

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Oded Navon

possibilities out there and puts you on the path to achieve them. Being part of the HBS community is like... ...finding long-lost family members, discovering how much you have in common every day. The section experience makes you so close... View Details

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Alex Nelson

viewed the school's general management program as having the broader perspective I needed," Alex says. "And I would learn more about collaboration and communicating by working with a diverse group of people." The meaning of... View Details

24 May 2018
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3 Ways to Get to Know HBS

Admissions partners with affinity related student clubs to host a number of prospective student days for candidates who have an interest in learning more about certain communities at HBS including: the military, under-represented... View Details

08 Aug 2016
Blog Post

CS50 for MBAs: Coding at HBS

working with our Director of IT on a number of infrastructure upgrade decisions, to communicating out technological decisions in plain business terms with management and Board members. HBS has taught me to be very open minded about what I... View Details

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Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

dusk, 75 HBS alumni gathered in Google’s Community Space ove... From Milton Friedman to Larry Fink—The Rise of Impact Investing Fran Seegull 31 May 2018 Twenty years ago, I graduated from Harvard Business School (HBS) taken by an idea... View Details

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Online Learning Track Programs | HBS Online

learn from their milestones and missteps to develop deeper insights in a specific subject area. Join a Global Community Network with like-minded professionals from around the world throughout your courses and after. Advance Your Career... View Details

26 Nov 2019
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Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream

landscape will be determined by who has the customers, brand recognition, necessary capital, and best technology experience. One unexpected winner could be the community banks, whose “Main Street” relationships with local small businesses... View Details

Keywords: fintech; Artificial intelligence; Small business

01 Sep 2009
News

Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources

’95), board committees focused on four areas of interest to both alumni and the School: Brand Perception — offered the alumni perspective on the branding strategy being developed by Brian Kenny, the School’s chief marketing and View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2004
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New MBA Leadership Course

Paine: “We want students to realize their full potential as business leaders.” Courtesy HBS Communications When Andy Mulkerin (HBS ’05), a chemical engineer by training, came to HBS he knew that his class would be the first to take... View Details

Keywords: HBS; LCA; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

Steven wrote over 1,000 pages of blogs to communicate with his team. This provided an incredible wealth of information from which to draw and synthesize what we now believe are some pretty interesting insights. The book combines a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

large organizations increase as surrogates in meeting the increased needs for a sense of community that many may feel? What new demands will be placed on managers on the front line of "the other war?" What will you, as a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Sep 2024
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Energy & Environment Club

Are you interested in connected with other HBS MBA students dedicated to tackling climate change? Student Clubs are a vital part of the HBS Community experience that support the school's mission to educate leaders who make a difference in... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

In Brief

target group in southern India, that is about to change. More Celebrating HBS Women In celebration of this year’s 50th anniversary of women being admitted to the full-time MBA program, HBS and the Culture and Community Initiative are... View Details

Keywords: meta; contests; awards

01 Mar 2012
News

Health Care’s New Frontier

new billing requirements, insurance eligibility, and patient communication regulations. We respond as soon as new developments arise.” Investments in constant innovation will make it difficult to sustain the 30 percent annual growth his... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2012
News

She’s Got Your Back

small—almost like an insurance policy.” Angie’s List has deep HBS roots. Cofounder and venture capitalist Bill Oesterle (MBA 1992) struggled to find service providers in Indianapolis to fix up his historic home, finally turning to Unified Neighbors, a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; online reviews; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

01 Jun 2002
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Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change

in the African business community — when so often all you hear about are the problems — was an empowering experience.” For more coverage of this and other student conferences, visit the “Special Reports” section of the HBS Working... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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New HBS Alumni Board Members

director of operations and planning for the Walt Disney Company's publishing division. Oubré's numerous community activities have included involvement in the California African-American Museum, the Pasadena Symphony Association, and the... View Details

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