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- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
way to class each day, discussing coursework and cases in their spare moments. After working as a teaching fellow at HBS for a year and delivering her second son, Marcelo joined Upromise, a start-up that helps families save money for... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
purposes. They can provide effective and efficient services, but they have a short-term focus and, appropriately, go where the money is. After all, that is their obligation to their stockholders." Herzlinger noted that, unlike business... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
cofounder of Intuit, the world leader in software for personal and small business finance. After studying economics and math at the University of Southern California and earning his MBA, he learned the ropes of product marketing at... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
change, oil companies are diversifying their businesses, putting money toward renewable energy sources and green technology. While sustainable funds shun fossil fuel producers, which contribute half of the world’s greenhouse gases,... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
Atlas Venture's Montanus cautioned that "providing money alone is no longer enough." From business development and marketing to human resource management, firms today have to be able to supply... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
the marketing visionary who helped Amazon.com expand its horizons beyond books, Risher is now putting his imagination to work on finding better ways to bring books to children worldwide. As cofounder of the nonprofit Worldreader, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
EHR system. The scan might as well be stuck in a manila folder. “The biggest problem with health care today is not how expensive it is. It's that we're held down by force, our money is taken, and then we're shoved into a medical system... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
updating the 10 disruptive forces identified in the first edition, showing how managers can address these challenges, and describing how public confidence in the market system could be rebuilt. The revised edition includes examples of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
advantage of a natural experiment involving two offsetting court rulings, separated by several weeks, that affected the antitakeover force of staggered boards for a subset of Delaware firms. We find evidence consistent with the hypothesis that the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
map and messy go-to-market motion. At the same time, zeroing in on a single market too early can mean missing the most durable and compelling long-term segment. My guidance is to follow Sutton’s law: “I rob banks because that’s where the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
Clubs News Clubs News In a first-ever result, all of the winners in the 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition (ANVC) hail from the same HBS class: the MBA Class of 2022. The ANVC finale, held virtually on March 22 and 23, brought eight global regional winners together... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
sector mortgage market without any government backing. Why don’t you favor that approach? The vast majority of mortgage credit can be provided by the private sector without government guarantees. But given the systemic risk associated... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced
Do gender-diverse companies make more money than businesses run primarily by men? If research says they perform better, that could bolster the argument that women should have more access to top positions in organizations. But previous... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
thirties, restructuring the marketing organization for a large regional bank, and my husband, Ray Benvenuti (MBA 1986), and I had two children under seven. At that time, I had no inkling of what would be required to juggle the needs of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success." In research conducted with Ranjay Gulati of Northwestern's Kellogg School, Higgins found that "what matters most when executives are trying to raise money is their professional ties... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 03 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Align Your Social Media and Recruiting Strategies
or marketing gurus? Knowing your audience and learning where they spend their time is of utmost importance. You don’t want to spend time and money on Quora if your audience is on Pinterest, or vice versa.... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
response of the U.S. government to the excessive compensation of executives following the market collapse of 2008. In particular, the case focuses on the special committee that was formed to oversee and regulate any financial companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
firms-partly thanks to changes in labor regulations that made labor markets more flexible. Reforms were also effective at cutting red tape that prevented entrepreneurs from starting businesses. The number of days to start a business... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
company to be more competitive because it is easier to source skilled people, access suppliers efficiently, and operate productively. In money management, for example, every road show comes to Boston because there is a cluster of major... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler