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- 26 Jun 2013
- News
How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case
Bob Reiss Photo courtesy of Bob Reiss It was 1983, and Bob Reiss (MBA 1956) was looking for a new game to play. A Brooklyn native and former basketball star at Columbia University who had become a successful entrepreneur in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
as good as we think they are. They’re never as bad as we think they are.” Now people still in the game are dealing with the ripple effects. “Deal flow has really slowed down,” says Kerry Rupp (MBA 1999). Rupp has seen as much at her... View Details
- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)
(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Perhaps not surprisingly, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III (MBA 1991) found his first job in golf while playing the game with a friend who happened to know the founder of Adams Golf. At the time, Brewer was working... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 27 May 2015
- Blog Post
What is an HBS Section?
(Something like the houses in Harry Potter except EVERYONE thinks they’re Gryffindor). Section activities include: Events/Mixers (karaoke, trampoline dodgeball, bowling, brewery tours, board game night) Holiday Celebrations (Thanksgiving... View Details
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
for Western companies to see," says Shelman. Younger employees, for example, are encouraged to socialize over company-provided video games on their breaks. This practice serves several purposes: It eases the minds of parents anxious... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Unlocking the Power of Community
When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
effective way to mobilize nonvoters and persuade those who are undecided.” Getting the ground game right Candidates who accept the limited benefits of TV and shift resources to in-person outreach—whether by the candidate, a proxy, or a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal
written to protect renters in Britain when their landlord put their flat up for sale. Renters had a right of first refusal to purchase the property. In the end, however, the right worked against the renters. The issue in both contracts, says Roth, who specializes in... View Details
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
restaurants of gaming the system by stacking reviews by friends and family, or simply falling prey to a popularity contest by uninformed palates. "Given the evidence, I don't think many people would dispute Yelp's influence,"... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
framework should be designed minimally to minimize legal gaming and regulatory arbitrage; and 3) regulators, during financial crisis, should actively compel banks to recapitalize. More Info Interest Rate Conundrums in the Twenty-First... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
the distortion, misrepresentation, and gaming that can happen in even the most ethical companies," Hope continues. "If you're a manager trying to increase spending or get a capital project approved, you put in for 50 percent... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Multimedia Martha: Sharon Patrick Cooks Up A Winner
partnerships with others, like Time Warner. Martha had lots of ideas and a great sense of the possibilities of the businesses and the potential for brand building, but what was missing was a real game plan for getting there. Conversely, I... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
game between buyer and seller in which one's gain is the other's loss. Pricing is at the center of this part. But, there is a second, win-win part of most buyer-seller relationships, including almost all business-to-business... View Details
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Jeff Barkas
My grandparents could do everything, until one day, they couldn’t. I was used to the weekends when I would play tennis matches and card games with my grandpa and enjoy my grandma’s famous chicken cutlets. They were so healthy into their... View Details
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
'rules of the game' that we create together as citizens," but cautions that " when we engage in that process, we need to be equally aware that we are foolish to try to prescribe HOW the game should be played within those... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Blog
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
I consume for the pleasure of good stories and engaging writing, which help improve my writing. These include legal thrillers with ensemble characters by John Lescroart, such as The Rule of Law; classic stories of investigators by Nelson DeMille (The Lion's View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
somebody inside the business who cares about this. Who's going to actually provide you with that opportunity to solve the customer problem? Book Excerpt Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Can Beat Startups at the Innovation Game Andrew... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
conclusions about the costs of hiding information carry implications for individuals and companies alike. It turns out that who benefits from disclosing information has everything to do with how they reveal it. Match Game In What Hiding... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details