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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
the Price Today!” In the second, the sign showed a group of hands on top of one another in a circle and the message read, “Because We’re Partners, It’s Your Turn to Set the Price Today!” The former was our exchange norm condition and the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
that has an impact on alumni. The Communications Committee, led by John B. Hoffmann (MBA 1964), will study the ways in which HBS communicates with alumni. While all graduates receive numerous messages from the School, their class, and the... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
Summing Up One significant theme in responses to this month's column suggested that there is a role for varying degrees of "buy-in" and "groupthink" in effective leadership. The message seems to be that leaders should... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania
heart of public services decision making.” That’s why DeBere and Helga Mutasingwa, a doctor and public health professional based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, cofounded Afya Pamoja in that country in 2020 with Patrick Anyanga and Robert Smith. The mobile patient feedback... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
customers through live chat and messaging channels. “What I have learned from talking to hundreds of our merchants is that when they start a business, it’s really an expression of themselves. And it’s important for their online or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
to get his MBA and have a career as a stockbroker. This is a great accomplishment, to be sure. But what drove it came at a cost to both of us. Truth be known, while he is no longer with us, I keep hearing my father’s message in my head at... View Details
- 15 Apr 2021
- News
Bringing Light to the Fight
fundraising efforts). Today, the foundation remains focused on education and awareness—it’s “an old message but it’s still the right message,” Smyth concludes. The organization has also expanded into patient support and research, becoming... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Ban the Butterfly Rule for Corporate Directors
associated with the loss of position renders the director no longer qualified to serve, the message to the outside world is that board membership is geared to the position, not the person. Stated another way, the apparent objective is to... View Details
Keywords: Joseph Hinsey IV
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
It was far more than I expected. The experience will have an impact on the way I think." The conference also featured a parallel cyber component for those unable to attend. The still-active conference Web site (www.hbs.edu/hbsjfe), which will remain posted through the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
I Found My Future at HBS and You Can Too
in the world, and yet we do not always feel up to the task. However, knowing that we are in the journey together makes the obstacles seem smaller and our vision for a better world more attainable. If you are considering HBS but feel as though you lack the pedigree or... View Details
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how visitors use our Websites, such as which pages visitors go to most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. Advertising Cookies : These cookies are used to deliver advertising more relevant to you and your interests.... View Details
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
In the 2012 US presidential election, the Obama campaign deftly used a Facebook app to register voters and have friends message them to get out the vote. But it was 2016 presidential campaign that really changed social media’s impact on... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
period of flat revenues or declining revenues, that sends a message to everybody in the food industry ” China, for example, has seen its share of well-publicized cases of food contamination. In 2008, melamine was found in milk products... View Details
- 06 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute
words were so intentional and his delivery so deliberate, it was as if he wanted the message to last a lifetime. It was the greatest compliment I’ve ever received, and now is something I hear playing through my head daily. Why did this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs
self-made men and that made for a strong connection. Both had very high expectations and insisted they be met. If they said, “Take that hill by 6 a.m.” and you reported back that the hill was taken at 6:15, they’d say, “You’re 15 minutes late.” They would convey that... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
While many characteristics that mark a successful entrepreneur are gender blind, being a woman does make a difference, and recognizing and utilizing those differences is an equally important quality to cultivate when building a new venture. That was the View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
sound straight-forward, but I think it’s really important to have clear direction on what you want to do and how the HBS experience will help you get there. Then make sure that your application really shows your personality and conveys this View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
inexperienced GM Peter Chiarelli, who played hockey at Harvard, who in turn hired good people around him. I think a big step was bringing in former Bruins star Cam Neely as president. His reputation alone from wearing a Bruins jersey demanded a certain level of... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
grown accustomed to the thrill of victory. "This is not what Red Sox fans want to hear," commented sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy. "In Boston the message needs to be 'win now.'" Within a matter of weeks, Epstein had... View Details