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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Zest to Invest
into this business from the time I was thirteen, when I was given a couple of shares of stock," says the quietly intense Kingdon. "Even though the market nose-dived soon thereafter, I was taken with the idea that you could buy something... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- Web
3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
the Web 3 and crypto markets, that had been seen as the big disruptive force for society a year earlier, were limping through a crypto winter. Companies that had been slated to restructure financial market declared bankruptcy. Leaders... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?
model, clientele, client perception, and overall market share must be more than thorough." It may be small consolation to those dot.com entrepreneurs struggling to keep their heads above water, but there appears to be a sense that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
assets. “Our leadership understands that you can bring innovation from the private sector and capital markets to solve the world’s most difficult challenges,” says Oteh. She describes visiting World Bank projects in India that mitigate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 03 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders
Let's get one thing straight from the start: Apple and Amazon are not friends. If they were high school students, they'd be mean girls glaring at each other from opposite sides of the cafeteria, jealously forcing their friends to pick sides between Team Chloe and Team... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
if an employer provides some special training/skill to an employee that increases his market value substantially ." Naseem Khan suggested that " a retention bonus may be doled out in lieu of base pay increases." Steve... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
"bonus" long-term policies that reward those who switch to healthy lifestyles. Insurers and providers will receive risk-adjusted payments, so the sick will become financially attractive enrollees and patients. With today's pricing—the same for the sick and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs
listen," said Fialkow, a college dropout who helped create UPromise and a number of other successful ventures. The goal is to get to market as quickly as possible, Fialkow continued. If you have a good idea, put smart people around a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
A summary of selected new research by HBS faculty. Diversification Best Bet in Emerging Markets In today's era of global competitiveness, companies in the industrialized world have slimmed down their operations in order to focus on doing... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
University of California, San Diego. "It was clear," Bry says, "that growth in the old Navy town of San Diego was going to have to come from new technology companies. CONNECT was designed to link entrepreneurs with the resources they needed —primarily money, but also... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
was fresh and contemporary when it was created, and was available cheaply. There may be only one or two pieces among a million that will endure for centuries. However, if there is no market for these million paintings now, there is no... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
Management Unit, said his research with Marc Martos-Vila (UCLA Anderson School of Management), and Jarrad Harford (University of Washington) revealed unexpected theories about when and why companies merge or acquire other firms—and how perception of the debt View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
all millennials park their money at the three largest banks. It’s a disconnect that he finds “viscerally aggravating,” given that those institutions have bankrolled the fossil-fuel industry—and, with it, the carbon emissions that are... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
that bonds are safe investment for long-term investors, but this seems to contradict the conventional view that "cash is king" for highly conservative investors. What is the problem with this picture? A: The problem with this picture is that cash (e.g., View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
agencies have been congratulated, occasionally by one another and themselves, for having "learned" valuable lessons from the emerging market financial crises and their apparent contagious spread; the dangers of embracing hot View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
Advertising today has to be so entertaining, interesting, and useful that you won’t want to live without it. That’s a fundamentally different premise than the one advertising was founded on: I can pay money and put myself in front of you.... View Details
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
think a little outside the box. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager? Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but research shows that hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and Charity Pre-Industrial Credit in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
wealth weakly predicts happiness. “It’s okay to be money-focused,” says Whillans. “But beyond a certain point, the amount of money you have has little bearing on happiness levels.” Finding quality time in an already hectic schedule can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. The company is based in New Jersey, the... View Details