Essentialism - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

tradeoff, though. You don’t want to impose undue burdens on companies because that will deter one from listing and auditors from doing audits on companies that list in the US. On the other hand, if standards are too low then investors are not protected. There has to be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting

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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated Organizations &... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

essential to the launch and development of our labs. Many of the donors have been great entrepreneurs in their own right who want to meaningfully contribute to the next generation’s ability to be even more entrepreneurial. Their... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Porter Prize India - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Honors & Awards Honors & Awards Porter Prize Japan... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

Gerald Zaltman, an emeritus professor at Harvard Business School, and Lindsay Zaltman, managing director of Olson Zaltman Associates, a research and consulting firm, believe that deep insights from consumers are essential for brands that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

01 Sep 2007
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

historians, HBS professor emeritus Thomas McCraw, in his 1988 collection of Chandler essays, The Essential Alfred Chandler, described a man who was universally regarded as both an academic giant and a true gentleman. “Chandler’s most... View Details

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

Credential Entrepreneurship Essentials Professor William Sahlman Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Pay by August 21 $1,850 Certificate... View Details

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ICIC - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated Organizations &... View Details

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Comments on my health

February 22, 2010

The doctors have been pleasantly surprised that I have responded to therapy better than they would have imagined. I have been greatly blessed through the miracle of medical science. I also attribute doing better to the faith and prayers... View Details

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

DuPont's vision is "to be the world's most dynamic science company, creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer and healthier life for people everywhere." This vision helps DuPont employees better understand what... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

other roles where it plays a coordinating function, essential to ensuring that strategy informs critical processes like budgeting, operational planning, and performance management. Q: Your article discusses Chrysler Group and the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2022
Op-Ed

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

new ones would emerge. How to make transparency happen Standards for hospitals’ surge capacity plans that follow typical SEC requirements should include the following four essential elements: Uniformity and relevance. The FASB would need... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health

26 Sep 2024
HBS Seminar

Garrett Van Ryzin, Columbia & Amazon

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

mobility, and decision-making power, among other factors) rose to the point that the gap between the two groups of women (constrained and unconstrained) was essentially closed. “We are not making these women ultra-liberals,” Rigol says of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Fast Answer

Options: Basics for finding price data

An option is a financial derivative contract that essentially bestows the right to buy (call) or sell (put) a given security at a specified price (the strike or exercise price) at (or before) a specified date (the expiration date). For... View Details

21 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style

or nonverbal communication at shareholder meetings to add depth to their assessment of company performance. “There is a whole ocean of data out there that people aren’t using,” says Khanna. “Using it could help examine many questions that are View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

what will you do with it? What kinds of activities will you find meaningful? Time spent considering your future now will yield returns in the quality of the time you spend in retirement. In fact, the people who are most satisfied with their retirement report that... View Details

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Growing on the Job - Alumni

perspective and lead at a higher level. HBS Online Online courses, led by award-winning faculty, to help you master essential business concepts. From the Career Blog “ You may find a fabulous mentor - or someone who can play certain roles... View Details

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