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- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
single drops from the finger. Holmes’ rapid rise to fame put her on a fast track to success, with high expectations and intense pressures. Yet she hadn’t had adequate leadership experience leading people through difficult and complex... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
A proposal out of Harvard and MIT to rethink how kidney transplants are allocated could result in a fairer system giving patients longer lives. The new empirical model, which is intensely data driven, would provide a flexible framework to... View Details
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
relationships that are more intense and involve joint value creation. "The shift," they continue, "represents an opportunity to magnify the social value and the benefits to the partners, but carries with it greater... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Pursuing the Ultimate Deal
noteworthy “in terms of its psychology,” Ross explained, for several reasons: Saudi Arabia, a seat of religious orthodoxy, was presenting it; the proposal was being put forth despite the most intense hostilities in decades; it gave hope... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
years, MacCormack has led FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development), a hands-on experiential learning program that has arguably revolutionized education at HBS more than any development since the introduction of the case-study method 90 years ago.... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
primarily adjusted on the intensive margin: the firms that began to lobby for immigration were those that were sensitive to H-1B policy changes and were already advocating for other issues, rather than firms that became involved in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
were working with companies daily versus 2 percent among venture capitalists. Will the intense interaction make a difference for private equity? It’s hard to say, but the hands-off nature and low expectations of venture capital firms,... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”
groups are more likely to have exited their transactions through an IPO or acquisition. Incentive schemes may lead to changes in the corporate investors' behavior, as the authors argue. Or it may be that firms—anticipating that their program will require View Details
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
told the story of patient advocate Jackie Gruzenski, who faced an all-too-common experience when her husband was hospitalized for a cerebral bleed in 2009. Gruzenski was only allowed to see her husband during very strict visiting hours for the View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
than seventy faculty, deans, and rectors from business schools in Spain, Eastern Europe, Nigeria, South Africa, China, and Latin America for the Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, an intensive program designed to introduce... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
across regions, like software), have higher average wages than B2C industries. The supply chain economy also has a much larger intensity of STEM jobs and generates the majority of patents. While STEM jobs are most prevalent among... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
money. So it starts with a different kind of orientation. "They are intensely proud of their civilization and determined to preserve it, even as they have become leading players in a global marketplace" Second, the Chinese have... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
conflicts between monitoring and advisory responsibilities, and the frustration of serving in a role under intense scrutiny in a brutal economic environment have made the job unattractive to many capable people and difficult for anyone to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
move from 'commanding' to 'cooperating.'" Tending to the organizational spirit may necessitate more individual soul-searching on the part of managerial leaders, as well. "Companies that want to be great from here on in are going to have to become View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
experience of a lifetime. That impression is what I will carry away from the Games more than any other. After five years with hardly a day off, what's it like to have all the pressure and anxiety finally over? The feeling of sudden departure from the View Details
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
A worldwide economic crisis. Intense scrutiny from board members, customers, and government regulators. Expanding global markets. Public protests aimed squarely at your industry. Running a financial institution, never easy to begin with,... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
long-run supply and demand conditions. In the short run, intense competition between private-equity groups may lead to a willingness to pay a premium for certain types of firms (e.g., firms specializing in tools and content for the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
crazy pace of tech developments and feel the intense energy around you. Unfortunately, the company I worked for eventually shut down. I decided to take a few weeks off and head to Greece on vacation. I felt the uncertainty that comes in... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Finding my Passion in the Startup Space
Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in Silicon Valley is extremely exciting. Every day you get to witness the crazy pace of tech... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
was greatly inspired by his contact with Mother Teresa. He wrote, "One day, Mother Teresa, who at that point of time was convalescing in the intensive care unit of the hospital, saw me examining a 'blue baby.' After a few minutes of... View Details