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  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Alumni Books

J. Fox (MBA ’69) (Jossey-Bass) Fox’s business parable follows a young New England paperboy named Rain as he learns the business of being in business and quickly becomes the best paperboy in town. A series of humorous vignettes illustrates... View Details
  • 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008

person's view of the water privatization (relative to other privatizations) was 16% more negative if he/she was read a vignette with some of the negative statements about the water privatization that Argentina's President expressed during... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Oct 2005
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

and forcing it into bankruptcy. Other unions at the airline decided not to support the strike in view of past differences they had had with the mechanics. As a result, the airline continued to operate with replacement labor. It is perhaps one small View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Sep 2010
  • What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

Summing Up The dilemma posed by the HP-inspired vignette of a CEO allegedly failing to adhere to company values divided respondents to the September column. Two schools of thought evolved. One was that the CEO should be fired for cause... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Black History Month | Baker Library

stories such as Luther White's rise from a one-truck operation to a $750,000 tire service business and Audrey Frazier’s transition from accounting to founding a successful fashion company, the pieces motivate readers towards resourcefulness and community support.... View Details
  • 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

(B):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112037-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement (C):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112038-PDF-ENG "Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback—Denise Frazer's Perspective Joshua... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

vignette with some of the negative statements about the water privatization that Argentina's president expressed during the nationalization process. Interestingly, the effect of the vignette on households... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA - Course Catalog

you will read cases and/or vignettes about alumni as you do in a traditional HBS class. However, the intent of these cases/vignettes is to help you understand what the person being described did, and for you to reflect on your own... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1999
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New Releases

authors. The chapter on Technology and Operations Management (TOM) opens with a vignette that illustrates McArthur's ability to "think big." After a meeting in 1984 with Kim Clark, his future successor, McArthur asked the young professor... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

provides rich insights into how contracts between labels and artists are structured and how advances in technology are impacting the music industry and its players. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511031-PDF-ENG Employment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Brian T. Bedol

flight during the mid-1990s, he had an epiphany. Flying from New York to Los Angeles, Bedol watched a Bud Greenspan documentary about the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Mesmerized by the dazzling photography and riveting storytelling, Bedolwas moved by a View Details
  • 16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16

covers the history of newspapers, industry economics, current news consumption trends, the response of the newspapers to the threat of the Internet, and vignettes highlighting newspaper business models throughout the world. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Commencement 2015 Address | About

painful stories of discrimination they had faced at various points in their lives. Three students spoke to the group and brought these vignettes to life. I found the experience deeply moving and I was struck by the courage and... View Details
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

with unique (but are they mitigating?) personal circumstances. The third vignette puts students in the role of an employee conducting a bottom-up review, as he struggles to balance honesty with the potential repercussions of giving his... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

investigated the influence of outcome information on ethical judgment. Participants read a series of vignettes describing ethically-questionable behaviors. We manipulated whether those behaviors were followed by a negative or positive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

about the causes of regional variations in health care expenditures. We use vignettes from patient and physician surveys linked to fee-for-service Medicare expenditures to test whether patient demand-side factors or physician supply-side... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 14

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611069-PDF-ENG Strengths Become Weaknesses: Cognitive Biases in Founder Decision-Making Noam Wasserman and Kyle AndersonHarvard Business School Note 811-068 This note combines vignettes and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

employees who struggle with mental health issues. To engage students in a role-play, the note includes a vignette featuring a struggling CEO. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515062-PDF-ENG Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

materiality remains unclear. Using a series of vignettes based on actual private investor meetings, I investigate how managers and regulators understand Reg FD. I find considerable uncertainty and disagreement among both managers and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008

Harvard Business School Case 809-003 These three short vignettes depict investment professionals considering difficult financings for companies in their portfolios. For one reason or another, each company has underperformed expectations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne