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- 14 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
5 Facts About HBS Conferences
The conferences at HBS are entirely student-organized and there are a lot of them. An outsider attending one of the conferences would probably think that a full-time staff organized the event, but I can assure readers that students do... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
factory in the middle of the city, and it is probably the only city in India where you can drink clean water straight out of the tap. Both my grandfather and father worked at Tata Steel, the iconic steel manufacturing factory. I grew up... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
the medium term, to this government manipulation other than investor psychology? —Jim Daley (MBA 1986) KIRBY: Investor psychology probably is the biggest risk, but another is an overreliance on hard infrastructure investments (roads,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
that you probably need to rock your own boat again. Disrupt your life with a sabbatical. That doesn't mean you have to spend seven months walking from Mexico to Canada and back on the Continental Divide Trail. After being the first to do... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
indicator we document that 1) inflow-driven buying pressure by mutual funds has a pronounced and persistent stock price impact, 2) the probability of an SEO increases by 59%, 3) insider sales increase by 7%, and 4) the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
the country move around by truck, and trucks go where the people are—the East Coast, California, Dallas, Chicago, Denver. Because of that, my expectation is that vaccines will probably flow most easily to population centers—think... View Details
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
remembers, was "the hardest two years of my life." "However my training as an actress really worked in my favor. Class participation counted for 50 percent of our grades and I was never afraid to raise my hand. Having an authoritative voice was extremely helpful. Given... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
Shanghai, expects that as the quality and cost-efficiency of its electric cars improve, Chinese manufacturers will begin snapping up traditional American brands. “Are you really going to want to wait eight hours to recharge your vehicle? View Details
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
epic quest of trying to create that infrastructure and that new kind of commodities marketplace. And that's what we've been doing at FreeMarkets ever since. The anniversary date of the day I left GE was the end of February, five years ago. I View Details
- 06 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
"talking past each other" manifests itself in many ways. Q: Can outsiders bring enough pressure to create political and social change in China? A: Outside pressure can be a useful catalyst, but probably more so when used to feed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
requires about the same amount of work as a small deal) but Yudkoff isn't convinced that the economies of scale would work that simply. And so, we later find out (though the case is silent on this), he sticks to the original plan for a $1 billion fund, despite the fact... View Details
- Web
Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
and predictions about how a firm can make money by solving a problem that the market has yet to solve. As with any new idea, knowing with certainty if your startup idea will work is impossible. Worse yet, a startup idea is a bet with an unknown View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to discuss anything and everything: medication, insurance, clinical trials, hope, and hopelessness. “We’ve had about 200 families in the group,” Sontag says. “I’ve probably attended 50 funerals.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
was still in love with what I was doing, and that's probably the reason I could find the energy to make it all happen. "Believing anything is possible is awesome when you study in a great MBA program, but you can also make it happen... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
MBA, Dick probably has a greater appreciation for what that means than most of his writer colleagues. “I’m definitely an anomaly at reunions,” he says, “but I’m here because of HBS and the alumni network—and I’m not just saying that to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
described her as a middle-aged woman. Middle age is a much different proposition these days. And far more mathematically accurate — there are probably as many years left as lived. Looking back, thanks to social change, the baby boomer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Whit Sears (MBA 1959)
after my father-in-law pointedly mentioned the difference in earning power between teaching and business. Although I wasn’t especially interested in a business career, when I secured admission to HBS, I could not pass up the opportunity. View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
are potentially wasted. You have no viable research projects under way. It will take well over a year to begin a new research stream, and there is a low probability you will get funded in a new area. You may be fired. In short, your... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job
and before my third child came along, I remember thinking that I probably couldn’t fit another little person into my life. But I decided that would defeat the whole purpose of being an entrepreneur— if I couldn't live the life I wanted,... View Details