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- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
contract terms or taking on some of the risk and offering additional protection to your customers can enable you to rebuild that trust and get back to where you were initially.” Heese also emphasizes a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Reducing Risk with Online... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
there is a real risk of oversimplifying the problem. If tough rhetoric becomes a substitute for tough regulation, we will — tragically — miss our best shot at a financially stable future. There are plenty of good reasons to crack down on... View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
Competition for the Supply of Control Systems By: Mikes, Anette Abstract—How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
Young takes your questions about how to safeguard an enterprise against today’s threats and those of the never-too-distant future. Where should companies invest their time and dollars to ensure minimal impact of an event and fastest... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
startup funds—and what allowed them to take the risk of launching a company." Curiosity eventually led to his doctoral dissertation: a series of studies showing a definitive link between the social... View Details
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Protecting Data at HBS | Information Technology
Protecting Data at HBS Data Classification Levels ("DCL") To ensure a common understanding, Harvard uses a 5-step scale for data sensitivity. The higher the number, the more sensitive the data is, and the stronger protections you need to View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for James Austin
these collaborations? What about the downsides? Does a nonprofit run the risk of muddying or diluting its mission as a result of collaboration? A: Nonprofits in strategic alliances often state that often more than financial assistance,... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
and guesswork. This theory enabled options transactors to take much bigger positions because they were hedged; they could be much more efficient, and they could control their risk much better. If you look at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Author
talk on taking risks was very inspiring. By working on this book after graduating, I didn’t follow the typical MBA trajectory. His words helped me feel good about taking on... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
that there is an incentive to manage these risks efficiently is the key to success," he notes. With billions of dollars on the line and five to ten parties involved—ranging from sponsors and contractors to suppliers and host... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard
job today is 30 to 40 percent about people, mainly teaching them how to compete in the 21st century”); judgment as to what constitutes a sound idea (“Being able to see through the chatter into those one or two things that make a difference”); and the importance of... View Details
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Sustainability in Energy Industry
financial regulators This report identifies so many important recommendations to address the systemic risk that the climate crisis presents. Global Energy Review 2020 The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2... View Details
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Nathalie du Preez
what my key strengths were and what I enjoyed. I was afraid to take risks and explore opportunities outside of finance. HBS made me realize that I should pick a career that focuses on my personal strengths... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
commercials, for example, have traditionally gone together—the former creating value for the consumer, the latter capturing it for the company. When TiVo came along, it allowed viewers to record the shows they wanted without all of those annoying ads. Another early... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
It's going to involve tough, gutsy, courageous decisions. You're going to be taking some big risks. And it's going to be the most challenging mission ahead. How do you feel about that? Are you up for it? Are you willing to belly up to... View Details
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
are significantly different to the inter-industry vertical FDI visible at the two-digit level. These subsidiaries are not readily explained by the comparative advantage considerations in traditional models, where firms locate their low skill production stages abroad in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report
equity, and human-centered values into emerging technologies. This demonstrates how a human-centered, inclusive approach to algorithm design can proactively surface risks and guide more ethical, effective innovation. Strategically,... View Details
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
can think strategically about where the business will be and how they might build for the future. A great example is Lou Gerstner (HBS MBA '65). When he took the helm at IBM, he had to take $7 billion out of the company's cost structure... View Details
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