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- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
place in the private sector, the owners would probably hold the stock until the company was in robust health. The realized price on the stock would then in all likelihood be higher. But the Obama administration has made it clear that as a... View Details
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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
the trading floor. The model offers a methodology to predict the seemingly unpredictable by using the lessons of complex mathematics and probability theory to forecast stock valuations, making it possible to successfully manage risk in... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- News
Mission Critical
all the things that I probably should not have been doing and learned the opportunities that I had to redefine my leadership. “In our industry, just like any other industry, you really have to inspire and engage your teammates in order to... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Touch Down
traveling some 300,000 miles, the equivalent of a trip to the moon and halfway back, said SignOnSanDiego.com (January 8, 2011). The epic voyage also earned Gannon’s Lady the distinction of going to more places in the world than any other aircraft. “I think the trip... View Details
Keywords: world records
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
establish clear mechanisms for coordination and escalation in health crises. Collectively, the recommendations present a worrisome take on the WHO’s current capabilities. At the same time, they lack the specificity needed to be inspirational or actionable. "The... View Details
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains
that to happen. MK: I don't think that we as a world probably can afford to wait to deploy DAC or other carbon removal technology. At this point I think we need to try anything, even if it's not necessarily the best technology. DM: I'm... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing
interest, the subject of the current research, is probably the tertiary reason. "I am hesitant to say schools choose to invest in athletics just because of the spillover effect into academics," Chung says. Why would sports... View Details
- 09 Feb 2012
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing
ratings star added on a Yelp restaurant review translated to anywhere from a 5-percent to 9-percent effect on revenues. Local, independent restaurants were the most affected by reviews, probably because diners have little information... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
drugs, and will they be less expensive?' My answer is, 'I don't know, and probably not.' Lechleiter was one of several panelists to discuss, "Breaking the Genetic Code: The Business of Life Science in the 21st Century" at the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Jenny Tison
With her father serving as a Naval officer in Japan, Jenny Tison learned two important things about life, and herself, early on. “I learned to be an extrovert,” Jenny says, which probably helped with the second lesson. “It wasn’t easy... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
5 Facts About HBS Conferences
The conferences at HBS are entirely student-organized and there are a lot of them. An outsider attending one of the conferences would probably think that a full-time staff organized the event, but I can assure readers that students do... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
factory in the middle of the city, and it is probably the only city in India where you can drink clean water straight out of the tap. Both my grandfather and father worked at Tata Steel, the iconic steel manufacturing factory. I grew up... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
the medium term, to this government manipulation other than investor psychology? —Jim Daley (MBA 1986) KIRBY: Investor psychology probably is the biggest risk, but another is an overreliance on hard infrastructure investments (roads,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
that you probably need to rock your own boat again. Disrupt your life with a sabbatical. That doesn't mean you have to spend seven months walking from Mexico to Canada and back on the Continental Divide Trail. After being the first to do... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
indicator we document that 1) inflow-driven buying pressure by mutual funds has a pronounced and persistent stock price impact, 2) the probability of an SEO increases by 59%, 3) insider sales increase by 7%, and 4) the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Marketing After the Recession
product in the next period. Use common sense. If the Wal-Mart parking lot looks less crowded, some consumers are probably migrating back to Target and vice versa. Develop scenarios. How long the current recession will last is widely... View Details
- 25 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS
felt ready to narrow down and focus. I had always been interested in retail but never worked in the industry, and so I made exploring retail a goal of my time here. First of all, it is worth recognizing that this whole “career switching” thing is daunting. You are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
this), he sticks to the original plan for a $1 billion fund, despite the fact that he is probably leaving behind millions of dollars of personal profit. An in-class poll indicates that about half the students would have made the same... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty
Sometimes I'd be the only reporter on his plane." That kind of access enabled Tumulty to break the story that Gore had hired feminist Naomi Wolf as a consultant, an exclusive about which she says facetiously that "my bureau chief and I will View Details
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Ralph Johnson
in Chicago on a variety of projects. I worked on a youth mentoring program to combat violence. I was part of a team figuring out the best way to incentivize manufacturing companies to come to the city. What tax incentives would we need? And what would be the payoff for... View Details
Keywords: Consulting