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- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
objectives. Identifying how to best achieve our mutual objectives can be challenging, but also provides a great learning and growth opportunity.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in this position? “In some way or other, every class I took at HBS has been... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies for rare diseases that have emerged over recent decades. The most prominent example is the fact that the profit-maximizing price of new orphan drugs appears to be greater today... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
forthcoming IMF Economic Review Debt Redemption and Reserve Accumulation By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
enterprising companies, the current threats to market capitalism present vital opportunities. Drawing on discussions with business leaders around the world, the authors argue that companies must stop seeing themselves as bystanders and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
study with Deniz Aydin, an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis’s Olin Business School. Test case in Turkey To test how small firms manage and use their debt, Aydin and Kim turned to extensive lending data from a large European bank based in Turkey... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
customers whose capabilities and needs have been outstripped by the development of newer and more complex product features. In the face of a "disruptive technology," dominant competitors flee to the upper end of the market where... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
development. Culled from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants, those selected serve a yearlong fellowship in a nonprofit focused on issues such as economic development, education, health, hunger, international development, and impact... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
a select number of games in 2007 and 2008 the researchers also analyzed where the pitchers threw the ball over the plate. They found that when the umpire and pitcher were of a different race or ethnicity, the pitchers were less likely to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
the formation of funds to the investment of the funds in operating companies to the liquidation of those investments. A wide range of topics is considered, including the structure of venture partnerships, how venture capitalists oversee firms, how they are compensated,... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
will in fact homogenize consumption patterns, and a few superstar products will emerge as winners in the market place. In this study, using two large customer transactions data sets obtained from an online music service and an online DVD... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
their returns. They believe that companies must select among binary options of serving shareholders or serving society. This is a wrong-headed idea because companies with clarity about their purpose actually perform better in the long... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
will disagree about the optimal choice from a randomly selected available set. We provide an algorithmic method to compute these metrics in the case where the probability of a given feasible set is a function only of its cardinality. The... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
disease are likely to multiply. If the Midwest is able to maintain its high standards for agriculture, it has an opportunity to supply the needs of growing populations in other parts of the world. The U.S. “needs a long strategy” around agriculture, Black added. A... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
in a small, confined space we want to be there too. Trash cans, diaper pails, litter boxes, you name it. Short term, we want to build our retail presence. Look for us in select Target stores this April!” What have been the most enjoyable... View Details
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
managed to pull off such a huge success without any of the typical pre-release marketing hype. “You could make a strong argument that an unknown artist could not get away with this. You need to be at a level of Beyoncé to pull this off,”... View Details
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History | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Education Leaders Together: Accelerating Opportunities for America's Students. 2012 Two new MBA FIELD courses introduced: Social Impact Investing and Social Innovation Lab. 2011 HBS-led Forum on Social Impact Investing builds upon its prior research on venture... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
Red Mocha Haraaz, from Yemen—there’s a select quantity of that every year from a small group of growers.” Résumé builder: “When I worked at Heinz, my team and I launched green ketchup. It didn’t survive as a product line, but it made a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
calendar," Moss points out, "we've worked with companies to create offerings for the summer months. We are delighted that 65 companies will visit HBS this summer to attend a recruiters' conference, participate in industry briefings, and host practice interviews between... View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
nearly sinking CNET by diverting essential resources into Snap!, "Know your limits. Only enter markets where you have a strong competitive advantage. Don't ever risk your core, unless you have to." "Singularity of... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog
distinguish trends from fads, what drives their selection of menu items and how they manage their supply chain. Crisis Management. We’ll consider the critical issue of food safety and the crisis management implications when a foodborne... View Details