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- 14 Nov 2012
- News
Remembering His Roots
education opportunities. But HBS gave Curiel more effective tools. “HBS opened my eyes to the power and resources of business and the possibility that it could be harnessed for the greater good,” he says. The Rising Farmworkers Dream Fund... View Details
Keywords: farmworkers
- 26 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Market Research in a Recession
recession ends? Or are they developing coping mechanisms that will endure, especially if the recession is lengthy? What new products and services will consumers be open to embracing? If, as in the financial... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community
children to create a more stable income. This often runs counter to our passion, interest, and growing appetite for risky careers, like startups. The challenge is balancing a more financially predictable path with one that is less certain... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
that Khan finds himself turning to science fiction to try to make sense of it all. Meanwhile, financial backers such as the Gates Foundation, Google, and venture capital’s Ann and John Doerr (MBA 1976) are adding credibility and momentum... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. A simple model suggests that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
over a specified time period. The bundled payment should be contingent on achieving good outcomes for the patient, with the provider bearing financial responsibility for poor outcomes, such as avoidable complications. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
and the impact that entrepreneurs have on growth in developing nations Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial System Author:Robert C. Pozen Publication:John Wiley, 2009 Publisher's Abstract Too Big To Save? provides a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
tears. A high-school marching band played The Temptations’ “Get Ready,” and Cummings and dozens of others involved in the project broke bread to officially open the store. That moment is one Cummings often talks about as “a religious... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
increasingly tied to the sway of private financial interests, and how postwar administrations finally extricated the U.S. from economic interventionism, even though the government had the will and power to continue. Maurer examines the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-102.pdf Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis Authors:Venkat Kuppuswamy and Belén Villalonga Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
effective nonprofits and away from underperforming ones. We illustrate how innovative information and financial intermediaries, using new measurement approaches tailored for the nonprofit sector, have recently arisen to help direct funds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
differences between putting for par and birdie and performance under pressure. Read the paper: http://www.bepress.com/jqas/vol7/iss1/5/ Scanning the Commons? Evidence on the Benefits to Startups Participating in Open Standards Development... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
the New York City Ballet. By 2002, when Levy took over, the ongoing $1.2 billion redevelopment project had "pitted [constituents] against one another in open warfare more reminiscent of the shoot-out at the OK Corral than of a night... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
and financial distress—a mentally toxic combination for many. In fact, almost half of adults in the United States, 45 percent, say that worry and stress related to the coronavirus and the resulting economic downturn are hurting their... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
implications of these findings for organizational learning, process improvement and human resource management are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-002.pdf Deferred Acceptance Algorithms: History, Theory, Practice, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About
academic freedom and its right to enroll foreign students. I believe it is vital for Harvard to prevail. At Harvard Business School, our mission is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. This requires us to be open to the... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
the temp agency advised her to take a temporary job at Continental, just to get her foot in the door. She began as a temporary secretary. Having studied finance, this was not her ideal position, but she was at the company she loved. One day, a temporary View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
you need to open your eyes and truly notice for the first time—and for the rest of your life. The book analyzes a bevy of real-world examples, ranging from Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme to problematic university admissions policies. In the... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
financial services that Washington D.C.-based Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC) had been providing for two years to a growing number of "unbanked" Hispanic nationals in the United States and their home countries.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace