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- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
behavioral ethics as the study of systematic and predictable ways in which individuals make ethical decisions and judge the ethical decisions of others that are at odds with intuition and the benefits of the broader society. By focusing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
made serious efforts to negotiate a handover. That said, it took Jimmy Carter's willingness to cut endless deals and risk political suicide to get the Panama Canal treaties through the Senate. The reason was that a large swath of American... View Details
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
encouraged risk taking, and empowered me to use passion as my compass. Entrepreneurship is one of the most successful ways to not only build wealth for your community, but also to close the many gaps that exist due to years of View Details
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-071.pdf Short-Termism, Investor Clientele, and Firm Risk Authors:Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts, we measure the time horizon that senior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
the risks of failure. Adding to this concern is that even as the number of mega audit firms has contracted from eight in the 1980s to four today, their combined market share remains formidable, especially in the United States. The... View Details
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
with Umang Khetan, Jane Li, and Ioana Neamtu. Ishita Sen : Winner of the 2024 Rising Scholar Award from The Review of Financial Studies for "Regulatory Limits to Risk Management" (June 2023). 2023 Mark L. Egan : Winner of the 2023 TIAA... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
opposition, and encouraged a more systematic approach to cash management, acquisitions, and research strategy. Woodroofe had a remarkable perception, decades before it became the subject of numerous management books, that the basis of... View Details
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
concept, there are many challenges and risks in execution for the service organization, government and investors. The VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds (819021) by Vikram Gandhi , Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme and Nathaniel... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
survive to this day—in schools of law, medicine, and divinity, respectively—in the modem American university. The study of law in America today remains rooted in the centuries-old traditions of Roman and Anglo-American law, as View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
Tactics, deal design, and set-up are three crucial components of the most effective negotiations. Yet many negotiators focus only on the tactical part, running the risk of undermining their own best interests. How can you negotiate more... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Research
The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
my course is about risk mitigation. I hope they will be able to answer the following question after a term in my course: How does one use all the tools learned at HBS to successfully structure deals and companies around the View Details
- 17 Jun 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Excellence Comes From Saying No
startling how liberating it is to talk about what is actually going on and we can only do that when we risk discussing the undiscussable with grace and care," says Schulman. Students were taught to learn their subject matter so... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
the analytics of identifying relations between industries that make successful diversification seem more likely (Hausmann/Klinger, 2006; Delgado/Porter/Stern, 2009; Neffke et al., 2009). There is less systematic progress on identifying... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
trust through warmth and understanding. Most leaders today approach their jobs by emphasizing competence, strength, and credentials. But without first building a foundation of trust, they run the risk of eliciting fear, resentment, or... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
portfolio theory, and risk and return. Can I use this course for CFA Institute credit? CFA Institute (including the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement programs) allows its members the ability... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
sitting on a rare opportunity, and they must be systematic in how they take advantage of it if they want to make positive changes," says George, a Professor of Management Practice at HBS and the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
nominal and real interest rates in the last four decades, and how their recent trends and their potential evolution in a world characterized by structural changes in the way economies are organized and in geopolitical tail risks might... View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
calculate possible outcomes for the latter, but not the former—never rose to prominence, but Bhidé was hooked. To his frustration, today’s economics centers on modeling and measuring numerical risks overlooks uncertainty, which defies... View Details
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
consider future implications for their companies...and then decide what action to take." Muller suggests, alternatively, that "traded companies be required—by regulating authorities—to include in their...financial report an...evaluation [of] business View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett