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01 Mar 2007
News

Letters to the Editor

close, intelligent attention may be a challenge. We must recognize that there exists a number of public companies that might not merit a significant commitment of wealth by people who would be highly... View Details

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

potential of new ideas could be inimical to operating a real business. All fall, the news had been sobering, as the dot-com bubble deflated, paring billions—ultimately trillions—of dollars of stock-market value from the "idea"... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

information for all companies striving to succeed in today's global economy. The book identifies two much-loved illusions that pervade today's mass media: a) the conviction that all of the world's economic systems, including China and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 24

magnitude of 3% to 7% lower than corresponding buy-and-hold fund returns. Using factor models of risk and the estimated dollar-weighted performance gap, we find that the real alpha of hedge fund investors is close to zero. In absolute... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

reductions in higher-order multiple (HOM) live births (defined as three or more fetuses), following the initial publication of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) guidelines on ET in 1998. Design: Descriptive use and... View Details

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

encouraging the growth of good companies that can replace imperial excess with values-based capitalism; (4) restoring respect for government by ending decades of contempt for the public sector and ensuring... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2003
News

Rural Renewal

graze. “I immediately told the real estate agent that this was my dream house,” she says shaking her head, still surprised by how she let emotion cloud her usually savvy negotiation skills. Reade didn’t plan... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Crop Production; Agriculture

17 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

brands. However, retail then becomes a real estate play, as is true in Japanese department stores. Alvarez: This isn't something that would happen overnight but you could imagine it as people get more and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Mar 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)

communities: “In one instance, I met a couple who, for the first time, owned the title to their newly rebuilt home. As a result, they had enough collateral to start a small business. That is the real change that makes what I do so... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

get paid too much compared to everyone else. A: Yes, but that doesn't get us anywhere, and it's not completely valid anyway. They sure get paid a lot, don't get me wrong. But they're not the only ones. Real View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Non-competes Push Talent Away

non-competes while in the doctoral program at Harvard Business School. "There's an open labor market," he continues. "People can leave when they want. They're not trapped at companies the way they are in Massachusetts. And that's what... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

guided by the invisible hand of the stock market. In Germany alone, some 2,500 companies that would qualify to go public are not listed on any exchange." In rectifying that problem, Europe must deal... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

heralding the start of National Biotechnology Month, as January 2000 had been designated by the U.S. Senate. For biotech, in fact, the party had begun months earlier, when hundreds of millions of dollars had poured into promising View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

28 Apr 2025
Blog Post

How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs

have become hybrid, if not entirely remote. This can pose a threat to office culture and a sense of belonging, especially for newcomers looking to connect. “Lean into in-person time upfront as much as you can,” says Brennan. “Starting a new job remotely can be very... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

perhaps prefer, the nearby independent. "There's a delicate balance between the synergies [two combatants] can generate on one hand and too much competition on the other," says Joan E. Primo, a principal of real View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

that in real terms, a dollar invested in large company stocks in December 1925 was worth $24.79 by year-end 1979. Exactly twenty years later, that dollar was worth $303.09. Nevertheless, the fact that the... View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

Field brand and part of the entrepreneur's means of distinguishing his offering at a moment when there were more than a dozen department stores in Chicago. So how did Field make his strategic mark? By establishing a powerful, relevant brand which acted-and still... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2010
News

MBAs on a Mission

was,” she says. “Our goal is to raise $150 million and help fund 5,500 homes over the next five years.” In an odd twist, the real estate foreclosure crisis has made it possible for Habitat to serve more... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

and analysis. Ramana Nanda: One of the debates in the finance literature has been whether finance follows real activity like real investments and companies setting up. Will... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

01 Dec 2020
News

The Camel and the Unicorn

become even more popular as the COVID-19 pandemic has made both the Valley’s products and its real estate prices seem ever more impractical. But if those dire predictions come true, it might not be because... View Details

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