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- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
until another collapse, funds of funds will be considered suitable investments. The bank is an intermediary between the investor and the hedge fund. The bank pretends to place a cordon of safety, of conservative investing, around its investors' funds, but in reality it... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
conditions for capitalism, practiced fairly and responsibly, to flourish. And to make the punishments for not doing so appropriately threatening and onerous for those who don't." Others were less definitive in their comments. As... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Design Thinking Course | HBS Online
how to apply design thinking and innovative problem-solving tools and exercises Practice empathy in applying a human-centered approach to design techniques, such as user research, user experience, prototyping, and journey mapping Assess... View Details
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
case also reviews strategic focus with respect to asset classes and geography, as well as best practices for what to look for in cities that will be attractive for superblock mixed-use projects. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
impacts ad effectiveness. Drawing on literature about offline norms of information-sharing, we posit that ad transparency backfires when it exposes marketing practices that violate norms about “information flows”—consumers’ beliefs about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Care explores the best practices for reorganizing and coordinating care, improving process efficiencies, implementing new reimbursement approaches, and integrating care delivery across practices. You will... View Details
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
that drove me in my career. I was working on spreadsheets at 2 a.m. just helping make a random billion-dollar company a bigger profit, which wasn’t as rewarding as refueling a tank battalion at 2 a.m. How can students best familiarize... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
“Who are the world’s best negotiators? What makes them effective?” Inevitably Henry Kissinger’s name comes up as an elite, if controversial, negotiator from whom we can learn a great deal. At a time of rancorous divisions in American... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
to facilitate it," says Professor of Management Practice Clayton S. Rose, who sees in Armstrong's story an ideal vessel for teaching lessons about business ethics and leadership. Along with research associate Noah Fisher, Rose wrote... View Details
- 13 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion
populated. We hopped in a small elevator and quickly arrived on the 7th floor. The open office floor plan had six rows of computers with the company’s CEO and the newest hire sitting practically shoulder to shoulder. We soon realized we... View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and earthquake struck... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
really are shooting for zero defects, but if you don't have some failures, you're probably not taking enough risk." When asked to share his proudest achievement, Kennedy looks instead to the career of his wife, Karen, who enrolled in medical school at the age of 37 and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- Web
General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Smart Innovation at a Time (PublicAffairs, 2020) was selected by Strategy+Business as one of the Best Business Books on Talent and Leadership in 2020. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the... 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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
going in three years. But your frontline customer-facing people might. Having communication that goes bottom-up is just as important as having communication that goes top-down." To try to suss out best View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
understood that it was critical to gain practical experience outside of academia. I decided to join McKinsey & Company, motivated to attain the best possible position to provide me with the essential... View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
methods and to make decisions on quantitative analysis. This book offers a variety of practical tools and examples to improve a manager's understanding of business analytics, and to enhance their thinking and decision processes.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
What to Expect Your First Year at HBS
cases per day, each 10-60 pages in length. Not only do you have to read the case, but you also need to prepare answers for discussion group questions. In parallel, you will be working on your consulting project in an emerging market (as part of FIELD 2 in the first... View Details
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Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures
To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details