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- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Working PapersMental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, John Beshears, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman (revised March 2008) Abstract We study the effect of small windfalls on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
more rapid learning from internal and external use of those technologies. Q: In days gone by, the great R&D labs were affordable only to the largest companies. Can smaller companies use the concept of open innovation to boost their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Curriculum | MBA
Curriculum (First Year) During the first year at Harvard Business School (HBS), all students pursue the same course of study: the Required Curriculum and FIELD. By studying under a common curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of general management View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Blog Post
5 Lessons from Business School
presentation or attending an academic review session, I chose the company presentation knowing that this choice aligned with my priorities. It helps to make those tough trade-off decisions a little easier. 4. You will not be the only person who did not take finance or... View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Putting the Project Puzzle Together
at it through different lenses.—F. Warren McFarlan Q: What is some of your basic advice for helping companies align their portfolios? A: Understand your portfolio by looking at it through different lenses; try to benchmark yourself... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
clear, our research is aimed at the organizational level. And in that context, the idea of tradeoffs is nothing new. Peter Drucker and others have said it, and people accept the concept when you are talking about companies that make... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
at least 3 decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along 4 basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy, and (4) board governance. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
Rivalry: Greatness in Early Modern Political Economy By: Reinert, Sophus A. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://global.oup.com/academic/product/mercantilism-reimagined-9780199988532;jsessionid=E3E521312198AD3D948C42CEACF0AC86?cc=us&lang=en&... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Marcela Sapone
Competition in San Francisco, a crown jewel for startups. Each of the prizes carried $50,000 in award money and while $100,000 in funding is deeply welcome, the affirmation of their concept was even more rewarding for Sapone and Beck. For... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
is no simple matter to rank the importance of myriad institutions. Minimum conditions of basic education, transportation, and communications must be in place; but the question of institutions remains centered on View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
basic accounting that is coming in handy at the moment. She points out that, in addition to handling advance payments, dealing with the challenges of raising capital, scouting locations, and building... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
translate for us, willingness to donate isn’t so different—and so my strategy class has also been very helpful. I use accounting to evaluate finances and develop budget documents both here and in my role on the board of the organization I... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
500 free online courses in basic education and workplace skills—essentially a community college curriculum—that can lead to global training certificates and diplomas for its 2 million students around the world. (For example, ALISON offers... View Details
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
there. —Erik Stafford "Competition is at the heart of many of the concepts in finance," says Coval. "The problem you face in the classroom is that the setting is very static. You have a case and a blackboard to show how the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Clubs and Associations
concepts to improve organizational effectiveness. Richardson attended a more targeted program titled Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations, which is designed to boost organizational View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
as the basic concept. And almost everyone who is willing to talk about the idea finds that it continually gets refined and better. It also gets people to buy into the idea and to understand you, your capabilities, and your business View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
Leonard agreed to join forces in an e-mail Q&A with HBS Working Knowledge to explain more. Sarah Jane Gilbert: Your work examines the concept of a company being either a "mouse" or an "elephant." What are the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
revive manufacturing that I don’t buy. One is that it is somehow more valuable to make real (tangible) things than provide less tangible services. That’s silly. Another is that the “rebirth” of manufacturing will suddenly solve America’s jobs problem. That’s wishful... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
General. But because Bear and AIG weren’t banks, no one had to explain what they were doing under the 1991 statute. To hold senior government officials accountable for all bailouts, Congress should extend the 1991 statute to any type of... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
entitled to receive. The case includes the story of one widow who couldn't cash a government check; she was unable to open a bank account because she lacked the proper documentation. "You are basically... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman