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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
occasionally wondered “Can I do this?” during your first semester. Your presence here today is proof that persistence and resilience—attributes that will be important throughout your life—have served you well. We hope your classroom... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
major museums of London, Paris, most other countries, of Europe, and then elsewhere across the US. And just kind of having this dawning awareness of this episodic presence of portrayals of people of color in the permanent galleries, then... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
we can test our findings, knowledge, and theories developed elsewhere, as well as define new hypotheses that can be tested in other areas. We haven't just discovered Asia today, but we do need to strengthen our presence and increase our... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 12 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent this Summer Coding
here to stay. It's everywhere, and its ever-growing presence and complexity is making its mark globally. This prevalence and importance is reflected not just in the impact of digital offerings from major companies, but also in the... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
ship-from-store (SFS), to increase their store productivity and expand their integrated presence across multiple retail channels (i.e. brick-and-mortar store, web, and mobile; also known as omnichannel retailing). The Scale Of The Threat... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
in OSS one way to diminish Microsoft's dominance. We find that the presence of strategic buyers together with Linux's sufficiently strong demand-side learning results in Windows being driven out of the market. This may be one main reason... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
the firm. Recently Gibbons and Henderson (2013) have suggested that one way to formalize this insight is through a focus on the role of relational contracts within the firm. They hypothesize this implies that the performance effects of management practices will be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9
crimes. We also examine the effectiveness of alternative forms of political representation: large-scale membership of women in local councils affects crime against them more than their presence in higher level leadership positions.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
industry norms and culture. For instance, entrepreneurs often promote flat, non-hierarchical structures in the firms they start. However, if customers are used to dealing with titular "Vice Presidents" in other firms, they may be wary of meeting just... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
competitors can help grow the market for your products and services, thereby boosting your sales at a time when, with the U.S. slowdown entering its third year, new revenue is exceedingly hard to find. Moreover, the presence of a... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
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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
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
performance influences the hiring of minorities into management positions, and whether the presence of minorities in senior management positions affects the racial composition of the subordinate management team. "It's another example... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
in 2022, Wu and Clough saw a striking connection between the Las Vegas Strip and the digital platforms they had studied over the past decade. “People visit Las Vegas for the sense of hustle and bustle, which is generated by the presence... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
a conflict of business models—an organization can either kill people and break things, or help people and make things. To do both well is impossible,” he says. The transitory nature of the US military presence also made it hard to create... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016
Abstract—In this paper, we develop a new model for government cost-benefit analysis in the presence of risk. In our model, a benevolent government chooses the scale of a risky project in the presence of two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008
those whose cost of external finance was unchanged. However, while some of the fall in entry was due to less wealthy individuals with high human capital (confirming the presence of financing constraints), the greatest relative decline in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4
resulting endogenous scarcity of informed investors exacerbates primary market collapses in bad times. Inefficiency arises because informed investors are a public good from the perspective of originators. All originators benefit from the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9
organizations. Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.5465/amj.2013.0903 December 2014 Journal of Applied Psychology Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes By: Cuddy, Amy,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day
matter--things like the presence of women in the boardroom and a workplace free of sexual harassment. But even more, they’ve taught me the importance of seemingly little things. It matters when I’m the one to get the coffee, when I’m the... View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
and judicial environment (15 percent); "cluster" factors and so on. (A sense of an incumbent company's presence in the location should also be taken into consideration.) Once a shortlist of countries is identified, a more detailed... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna