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- 28 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets
violation. We decided to assess whether and how things have changed over time from 1996 to 2017 and let the data give us the answer. Lagace: What do the data show? Srinivasan: Dismissals are going up, settlement amounts are going down,... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
—Virginia Smith (MBA 1982) I went to a very liberal high school in Boston where there were gay priests and teachers, so it was easy to be out. To be thrust into the HBS community was quite different. A couple of times when signs went up... View Details
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
of high flyers at the expense of team goals." Platon suggested that the presence of brilliant jerks may be a warning sign, commenting that "brilliance often is frustrated in environments where mediocrity is most prevalent." the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
share stories about their health issues that were once seen as “taboo,” such as mental health , now is the time to combat stigmatization and promote education on rare diseases. What are rare diseases and how rare are they? The Orphan Drug... View Details
- Web
Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
from Wiley Publishing for Lazy Prices (Journal of Finance, June 2020) with Christopher Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Shawn A. Cole : Winner of the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance Education from the Financial View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
people feel they can't afford." That is why, she continued, it is so important to have real friends with good memory who can be our sounding boards. "Listening to others works better if you can show empathy and put yourself in the other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
one the disruptor plays best, it is very hard for the incumbents to develop new skills quickly. By the time the Bell companies firmly established themselves, they developed unique competencies related to transmitting the human voice over... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
specific data and econometric approach used (Rodriguez/Rodrik, 2000; Median-Smith, 2001). There are also questions as to whether the relationship between specific trade policy instruments such as tariffs and growth has not been stable over View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
business—it's difficult to isolate the influence of any given organization. That isn't to say that measuring large societal change should never be attempted. "It can be done, but it requires a longer time horizon and an effort to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse
Most people at one time or another feel as if they are just spinning their wheels, unable to gain traction either in career or in life. This feeling of being stuck in one place, while troubling, is part of a necessary crisis leading to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
strategic intent. This book of cases provides real examples of these challenges. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52557 forthcoming Management Science If You're Going to Do Wrong, at Least Do It Right:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance
The Rise of Installment Selling Home Finance Cars on Time The Secondary Credit Market The Usurer's Grip Research Links Credits “About everyone who lives in what he calls his own house is in debt.” 20 &mdash Anonymous Boston leather... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
journals. “Academic research can be helpful, but it tends to be overly complex, hard to digest, and not backed by real quantitative insights from customer populations or engagements,” says Neale-May, executive director of the Chief... View Details
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
allowing more efficient firms to grow as CEOs can decentralize more decisions and (2) trust complements the adoption of new technologies, thereby increasing productivity within firms during times of rapid technological change. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Economics of Open Source
Why in the world would anyone take the time to write complicated software programs for free? It's a good question, one that has piqued the curiosity of a number of economists, who wonder what benefits, if any, lie behind the burgeoning... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
asking for children’s ages “at checkout” was potentially vague. They wondered what would happen if they specified the checkout date. Creating two different versions of the same menu, they tested it in real time, and determined that the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
understand and capitalize on the needs of health care businesses. With the recent passage of health care reform adding to the pressures already squeezing the health care industry-including new payment models requiring significant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Ignacio Lartirigoyen
execute plans for improving their financial performance and operational efficiency," says Ignacio. With two years of "real hands-on experience," Ignacio believed it was time to pursue an MBA. "I noticed that I didn't... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 21 May 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
equities? What were some challenging or surprising aspects? After graduation, I returned to Singapore and the finance industry and I’m currently working for Nomura Securities. Since my time back I had a chance to do work on the side with... View Details