Opportunity Costs - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Go Global—or No? Can You Make the Case?

your comments published in an upcoming issue of HBS Working Knowledge—it will cost you $6.00 to download the full story from HBR. See details below. For two years, U.S.-based DataClear has all but had a stranglehold on the data analysis... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

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Staff Catering Guidelines | About

pre-approved by the department Business Manager. There may be occasional scenarios where it makes sense for HBS to pay for a meal for HBS INTERNAL employees only, particularly when cross-departmental collaboration and networking View Details

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Immersive Field Courses (IFC) are three credit courses offered in the Elective Curriculum (EC) Year that offer an off-campus, experiential learning opportunity during... View Details

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Summer Venture in Management | MBA

Summer Venture in Management The Summer Venture in Management Program is an educational program designed to increase opportunity in business education for high-potential college students making an impact in their school or community.... View Details

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

that firms can fully capitalize on these opportunities. This reduction of coordination and transport costs is continuing to create more and more opportunities for rationalization and, consequently, bigger... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

opportunity for both impact and profit are underappreciated. The Africa IFC will highlight the many opportunities and potential challenges for students interested in business on the continent. Students will... View Details

29 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy

generation systems are helping businesses become more resilient and reduce uncertainty from grid dependence. Our technology, first developed for NASA's Mars Program, is among the most efficient power generation technology on the planet, providing significantly reduced... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

troubles, HBS's Paul M. Healy, the James R. Williston Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, saw a unique opportunity to examine an elephant in the room in the business world. The United Nations estimates that roughly a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

allowing him and his team to scan Xerox's technology base and identify investment opportunities that might otherwise have been missed. 38 This structure was called Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV). Fumbling the Future was published in... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024

fiscal 2024, compared with 21 percent in fiscal 2023. HBS Online HBS Online revenue increased by $2 million, or 3 percent, to $70 million in fiscal 2024. The result fell short of expectations, reflecting in part increased competition and higher View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

opportunities and risks will they create for business leaders? What ethical choices will they force business leaders to confront? In November 2022, the introduction of ChatGPT brought the potential and power of Generative AI into public... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

The Joy of Spending

TV that you bought in college," says Norton. "Now think back to spring break in college. It might have cost the same amount to go on spring break as it did to buy that TV, but the memories from spring break are making you happier now."... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 1998
News

Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges

profits. In his first visit to HBS, Corzine spoke in January to a large Burden Hall audience about opportunities in, and the outlook for, the investment banking sector. He predicted good times ahead for the industry amid strong demand for... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

opportunities for human development are key to regenerating a middle class on which the US Constitution depends, I was surprised that there wasn’t a greater sense of urgency in many of the comments. Alan Levy led the enthusiasts with the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

with the action. Where both are high, he suggests "insourcing." Where both are low, outsourcing is the answer. Where ability is high and strategic risk low, an effort to establish a separate business opportunity (by "spin... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Raghu Yarlagadda

opportunity costs of a two-year MBA were more than made up by returns that last a lifetime.” Choosing HBS proved easy. “Talking to students and alumni, I observed that at HBS, the gap between ideas and... View Details

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

regulation by offshoring or by abandoning the market; or ignoring the regulation by continuing with entrenched business practices. The path a profit-maximizing firm will choose depends, in part, on the expected cost of non-compliance,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2017
News

Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice

The commitment to research that influences pedagogy, theory, and practice is inherent to HBS’s identity. The first field study, conducted in 1911 under the School’s Bureau of Business Research, comprised a comparative examination of the View Details

09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

to capital, which was a primary focus of hers at the SBA. Spreading The Wealth Having spent over 25 years in private equity and venture capital firms before becoming SBA Administrator, Mills has perspective on challenges and opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services

05 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 5

PublicationsHow to Identify the Best Customers for Your Business Authors:Cespedes, Frank V., James P. Dougherty, and Ben S. Skinner III Publication:MIT Sloan Management Review Abstract How can businesses achieve profitable growth so that their View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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