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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Brief: Bargaining for Better
Kathleen McGinn (photo by Tracy Powell) Kathleen McGinn (photo by Tracy Powell) By the time they reach eighth grade, about 61 percent of girls in Zambia have dropped out of school—a rate three times higher than their male counterparts. Interventions have shown little... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
New Ventures by Jon Burgstone (MBA 1999) and Bill Murphy Jr. (Farallon Publishing) The authors explain the key common strategies and tactics used by some of today’s most extraordinary entrepreneurs and offer a seven-step framework for the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
Professor Myra Hart focuses her research on high-potential ventures, but the career challenges and opportunities of HBS women have also captured her attention. In 2001, she launched Charting Your Course, a career strategy program for HBS alumnae, which will be followed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
Julian Zlatev and Christine Exley (Image by John Ritter) Both Associate Professor Christine Exley and Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev apply the tools of their research to examine a simple question: What makes people give? Exley became interested in the topic as a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
GREENWALD: A savvy, successful approach that combines marketing tactics and psychological insight. Can Rachel win NBC's "Match Off"? Her story: how Rachel met Brad The veteran of several high-level marketing positions, Rachel Greenwald... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Marriage, Inc.
assertively seeking a mate is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s not cold, Greenwald explained to NPR’s Weekend Edition (September 28, 2003). “It’s effective time management. You are using time-tested, proven tactics from the business world... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Growing Drumbeat
Rumennik (HBS ’12), a founding member with fellow first-years Jess Bloomgarden and Andrew Rosenthal of the HBS Start-Up Tribe, an ad hoc group with 150 members who meet weekly to brainstorm ideas, support one another, and pick the brains of local VCs and serial... View Details
Keywords: Contests
- 15 Aug 2017
- News
The Category Kingmaker
digital transaction management. Each was a category disruptor in its industry, became the market leader, generated significant shareholder value, and provided a series of stepping stones for this energetic entrepreneur. “The principles, strategies, and View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
New Releases
Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape and Its Battle with Microsoft has been a focal point in the landmark antitrust suit brought by the Department of Justice against Microsoft. At issue in the case is whether Microsoft used unfair and illegal View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
the homeless transition to affordable housing, and expanding behavioral health services and substance abuse treatment programs are all part of the plan; when it comes to its implementation, however, Keller will draw on tactics he picked... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
The Next Big Swing
in 1987, the game puts players in the manager’s seat, letting them make tactical decisions against a mathematical model that determines outcomes based on everything from how a batter has historically fared against a certain pitcher to the... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- News
Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?
North Reading’s Kiva Systems, founded by Mick Mountz (MBA 1996). Regarding the headquarters decision, Russ Wilcox (MBA 1995), who cofounded E Ink–which would become a key supplier for the Amazon Kindle—says the Bezos might be employing a View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
Revlon founder who was among those profiled in Tedlow's recent book, Giants of Enterprise. His session examined the roots of eth-ical decay in America's “quiz show scandal” of the 1950s, which was driven in part by the aggressive tactics... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
R&D eventually follows. The right policies Supporting American manufacturing does not mean, as many critics assume, advocating an industrial policy of “picking winners,” subsidizing dying industries, or protectionism. These tactics have... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
Chinese steamed bun with hickory-smoked pulled pork, pickled daikon relish, and Asian plum barbecue sauce. How to: Build a Brand Know what you want to build. “Food, music, and art are the three pillars of our brand. Those are things that come from me and my... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Research Brief: Better to Be Safe with a Sorry
"Never apologize, mister," John Wayne's character famously said in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. "It's a sign of weakness." And while previous academic research has similarly concluded that apologizing during negotiations hurts perceptions of power, those ideas were "never... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The End of the Noncompete Clause
noncompete clauses that could limit their work options should they decide to move to a new company—or even start a company themselves. Kevin Johnson (MBA 1986), who has worked for both large tech companies and small startups, wants to change that, using a View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Notes from W50
negotiation tactics and responsible investing. Keynote speakers included Karen Gordon Mills (MBA 1977), administrator of the US Small Business Administration; Ann Moore (MBA 1978), retired chairman and CEO of Time Inc.; and Sheryl... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
productively.” From Baker Library: Anomalie is one of a growing number of retailers adopting transparent pricing in an attempt to build trust with consumers, many of whom have become disillusioned by variable pricing and other tactics... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
structures and systems as well as reconciling the varying speeds at which divisions within a company may develop. Merson explores these different aspects of growth and outlines strategies and tactics to enable businesses to move forward... View Details