by Peter Jacobs - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

of the wonders that surround each of us is coupled with Flatt’s candid, empowering reflections on existence and his illness. The CMO’s Social Media Handbook by Peter Friedman (MBA 1983) (LiveWorld) Thirty... View Details

12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

than measurements indicate? The current research explores problems that result, in part, from malfeasance by outside perpetrators who overstate their efforts to increase their measured performance. In parallel, similar vulnerabilities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Social Change at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He holds an MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organization and a PhD in Management from Judge Business School at Cambridge University. Ben’s mission is to use fashion to design a better world View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Laura Scher of Working Assets

Most of the money is taken from revenues generated by the Working Assets credit card, long-distance telephone, and Internet businesses, whose customers sign on for these services because they support the company's progressive stance and... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

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Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library

example, Adams observed the limited tonal range of the sepia prints from Type 40 film, the first Polaroid instant photography film, introduced in 1948. As her laboratory worked tirelessly throughout the 1950s and ’60s on the advancement of black-and-white films, Morse... View Details

15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

alternative definitions of market-type dispersion and to other determinants of franchising such as the stores' geographic distance from headquarters and geographic dispersion. Additional analyses also suggest that chains that do not franchise at all may cope with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

Working PapersDo Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States Authors:David H. Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Clarence Kennedy and the Art of Photography | Baker Library

continued during her years at Polaroid, contributing to the advancement of instant photography and the ongoing recruitment of Smith art history majors by the company. In 1949, Kennedy introduced a course at Smith on photographing works of... View Details

26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

says Greub. “We see outsized returns in female founders and women’s health companies, but the two are being ignored, or overlooked, or misunderstood.” For the HBSANC panel, Greub was joined by Stasia Obremskey (MBA 1987), Directing... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

using different methods (two experiments and a survey) indicate an inverted-U shaped relationship between degree of decision latitude and leadership effectiveness perceptions. The increase in leadership effectiveness perception between low and moderate decision... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library

polarizing filters in gunsights, binoculars, periscopes, rangefinders, and goggles. In 1945, net sales reached $16 million, and the number of company employees grew to over 1,000. 5 At the end of the war, the company’s military contracts began to shrink. View Details

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Healthcare Alumni Conference Marks 25 Years The HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA) hosted its 25th Annual Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 7, and once again offered an exclusive agenda that was jam-packed with industry thought leaders... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1996
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Starting Up and Starting Over

history courses today. The first HBS course designed specifically to teach entrepreneurial management - The Management of New Enterprises - was introduced in 1947, one of several HBS initiatives undertaken to address the unique circumstances presented View Details

23 Oct 2019
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Future Tech Leaders Dive into New Program

a team project in the new MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, offered jointly by HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). With just three days to complete a prototype, Batt’s team created a... View Details

Keywords: University Collaborations; MS/MBA

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Past Issues - Alumni

helping others What's the Word? The business ideas and trends that generated buzz in 2021—and could define 2022 New Wave Tapping the power of tides and waves to help power the planet is an attractive concept, but marine-energy companies have long been held back View Details

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

development. Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

Global Activities 2021 REPORT In a year shaped by the pandemic, Harvard Business School’s global presence has enabled the School to be at the forefront of the study of emerging trends. Faculty members draw on the resources and expertise... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

what makes these CEOs tick and how they manage their most valuable assets. Research Methodology: The Aims, Practices and Ethics of Science by Peter Pruzan (MBA 1959) (Springer) This in-depth guide to... View Details

19 Jun 2023
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The Road to Impact

applicable skill set. As he was finishing his MBA, he interviewed at Lehman Brothers and learned that many people at the company had worked in government, notably former US Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson. Offensend thought... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin

replace gold and/or fiat, the price will continue to rise. We can make many assumptions; but if we believe bitcoin will replace low single-digit percentages of gold and fiat, then we get to a value that’s way beyond where it currently is. We know there’s limited... View Details

Keywords: alumni; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

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