Opportunity Costs - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Oct 2010
News

Hell? Maybe Not.

companies expect only one or two hires to come out of the process. “Our team works hard to provide a seamless experience, and we manage all the logistics and details at no cost to the employer,” Fitzpatrick points out. On the student... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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

01 Jun 2020
News

Inside Out

The second 90 percent that we are ignoring is the true cost of operating our buildings: the people inside. Most companies spend as much as 90 percent of their budgets on human resources, a figure largely driven by their salaries and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

Profile

Jan Petzel

After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services

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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog

in Europe year in year out, with tourism making up 13% of GDP. Amid such rich cultural heritage lay the foundations of the birth and development of modern capitalism to which Italy has made unique contributions. This course will give a unique and fascinating View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

A Class Act

considerations, upon the wonders of the class as a group." That "one direct-mail" opportunity to "wax eloquent" has, half a century later, spawned what we believe to be the largest Class Notes section in any alumni magazine on the planet.... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

11 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

structured loans usually carry a few years of guaranteed low interest, which allows local governments to reduce the cost of their debt quickly and obviously. But after the honeymoon period, these loans end up carrying highly variable... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

23 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

Unfortunately, that tendency turns out to be bad for business. “At the early stage of a company, you want the people around the table to challenge each other.” In the paper The Cost of Friendship, three Harvard researchers show that the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog

one’s own vision for space and be able to explain why it is worth pursuing. Course Outline Part One: Establish the Market Class session 1: The Inflection Point: Crisis into Opportunity Summary: A new era in how humans interact with space... View Details

26 Feb 2021
News

Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

cutting them down.” Working in a test forest site in Western Australia, Maudous says the Lord of the Trees drones can plant more than a million trees—via proprietary seed pods—in just 48 hours, with a success rate of 75%. What’s more, the effective View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2010
News

Sole Mates

disgusted by corruption. They worry about school fees, the price of rice, the cost of fuel, and the crime rate. For me personally, Liberia is an enjoyable place. Health care is a little scary: The X-ray machine at the major hospital... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

01 Dec 1997
News

Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

these ventures is competitive advantage and profit. For Israeli companies, cooperation can open up new markets, provide cost-effective outsourcing opportunities, and significantly lower the costs of production, which is especially... View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

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Bequest - Alumni

President and Fellows of Harvard College, a Massachusetts educational, charitable corporation, for the benefit of Harvard Business School. Benefits Costs you nothing during your lifetime Helps fulfill your financial, tax, and estate... View Details

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

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

description when I started did not include the word “alumni.” Today alumni engagement is central to what we do. Starting in 2018, BEI organized seven regional alumni events in cities around the country, each tailored to the specific risks and View Details

03 Aug 2017
Blog Post

“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”

wanted to use the summer to test my interest.” Working with Kurt Piemonte, a Corporate Relations Director in Career and Professional Development at HBS, Rahil began sorting his way through the startup opportunities posted on Career Hub.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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Investment Management and Capital Markets - Course Catalog

evaluation of specific investment decisions and opportunities across a wide array of public and private markets. Students learn how to evaluate any investment opportunity and, just as importantly, how to... View Details

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

rated. We hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms that receive poor ratings, and especially those that face lower-cost opportunities to improve or that anticipate greater benefits from doing so. We... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

technologies and partners. Focuses on the partnership tensions between global firms and local family-dominated conglomerates. Addresses new venture financing in an asset-intensive business through the assembly of strategic contracts. More broadly, highlights the View Details