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Ellen Desmarais | About

high-impact growth initiatives in global media and learning companies such as McGraw-Hill Education, The Wall Street Journal, and Getty Images. As Managing Director, Digital Strategy, she modernized HBP Education group’s approach to... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

surprisingly modern in this regard. That one’s offspring will follow in the family business, for example, is not a given. “...we need to take particular care, when we are beginning to channel the disposition of a son...when directing them... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

in, but there is not a well-developed system to support foreign investors. The bureaucrats here are used to having minute control of every transaction; that doesn't work in the modern business world." After steering Galaxy single-handedly... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

16 Jan 2006
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Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

Economic Perspectives, the authors find that Smith's insights from 1759 can contribute to modern thinking on everything from our fascination with celebrity to the theory of loss aversion. In fact, says Ashraf, Moral Sentiments presages... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Molly Welch

historic but dynamic community. I love the combination of tradition and change at HBS. It’s special to consider how many other sections have gone through the RC curriculum, but also exciting to be a part of important modernization and... View Details

24 Feb 2020
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The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

with the Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII). The Census II analysis and report represent important steps toward understanding and addressing structural and security complexities in the modern day supply chain where... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

2008
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Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model

By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis

Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Ethics; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior

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01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

of the Boston area who graduated from West Point in 1943, McDermott became a fighter-bomber pilot in World War II. He then served on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff before being sent to HBS to learn the management skills needed to meet the postwar challenge of... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

the Courts Credit and Information Technology Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits “Credit is the vital air of the system of modern commerce. It has done more — a thousand times more — to enrich nations than all the mines of... View Details

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

changed the American marketplace. Over 240,000 miles of track laid across the country from 1830 to 1910 required the quick and efficient production of railroad equipment and supplies. This thriving new industry created the model for View Details

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

considered 13 different recruitment platforms to attract racial minority engineering candidates. I find that when choosing whether to adopt recruitment platforms focused on racial... August 2023 Case Beamery: Using Skills and AI to View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Rates 6-8 hrs Module 3 Political Order and Disorder Understand the role of government in the modern economy and analyze political risks to business strategy. Highlights Introduction - Ray Mabus Welfare Economics Corruption Show Hide... View Details

03 Oct 2011
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Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit

It's been said that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." HBS Assistant Professor Deishin Lee, however, has taken that old adage a step further in her recent working paper Turning Waste into By-Product by showing how it's possible for companies to turn... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

24 Nov 2003
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Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

modern economy, and how governance systems differ internationally. He discussed the key functions of boards and reviewed the challenges boards currently face. Professor Kaplan addressed techniques and tools boards can use to improve... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

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Industry Information - Alumni

health policy, reimbursement and payment models, population health and care quality, technology and data analytics, workflow improvements, management tactics and more . Look for targeted news in industries like Biotech, Health IT and Pharmaceuticals. View Details

14 Feb 2019
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LOVE At HBS

yourself requires keeping promises you make to yourself. And you realize self-love is not a switch - it’s a forever, terrifyingly liberating practice. Philip Kalisman, Class of 2020 Since meeting, Hilary and I continue to grow closer emotionally but struggle to grow... View Details

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

the time, Deng Xiaoping was beginning to modernize the Chinese economy. “I was there about 30 years too early,” says Nelson, who left in 1980 to move to Sweden, where he married his girlfriend. Nelson came to HBS to gain the tools to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

20 Feb 2019
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Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

this year or 2020. Mission Statement: SPACEX “SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets." Other... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

08 Feb 2021
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How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

modern building in Evanston, Illinois, marked by its expansive views of Lake Michigan. In passing, I mentioned that I had become a vegetarian. Someone in the audience made a comment in which he referred to himself as a vegetarian, too,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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