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- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
inspired by the work of Food Solutions New England, an organized network of agricultural experts, farmers, academics, concerned citizens, and regional grassroots organizations working to overcome barriers to increased local food... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
sector, and the influence of networks and social capital on accessing human and financial capital. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the venture capital industry and raises questions about why women... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
competition intensity need not improve consumer privacy when consumers exhibit low willingness to pay. Our findings are particularly relevant to the business models of Internet firms and contribute to inform the regulatory debate on consumer privacy. August 2013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
concentrated among firms with high growth opportunities or firms confronting adverse circumstances, consistent with boardroom connections mattering most for firms that stand to benefit most from the information communicated and resources exchanged through the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic ecosystems. Specifically, how should diverse entities be integrated into a coherent network that generates goods in the present and new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
level. Inheriting Losers Authors:Li Jin and Anna Scherbina Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We show that new managers who take over mutual fund portfolios sell off inherited momentum losers at higher rates... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
in the Networked Age by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh (MBA 2000) (Harvard Business Review Press) The employer-employee relationship is broken. The old model of guaranteed long-term employment no longer works in a business... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
should emulate that posture: “Let us provide you backbone financial and other needed resources, rather than tell you how to educate kids.” In the future—especially post-COVID-19—companies should place particular focus on creating... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
safety testing by third-party labs in the US in 2015 was about $1.5 billion, compared to the estimated $8.5 billion value of food safety tests conducted by companies in-house. Mérieux NutriSciences is one of the largest providers of food safety testing for food... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
listening to those who disagreed and then incorporating their feedback." Finding The Next Generation Of Funders Levy also faced significant financial challenges. In general, funding for nonprofits was becoming harder to secure, and... View Details
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
with the directions to our place." Then he paused and said, "That sounds pretty old-fashioned, doesn't it?" It's possible that, along with me, he is beginning to feel out of date. The irony is that he is the retired CEO of one of the largest companies... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
already good school become even better. Priorities included an increased focus on codifying and sharing faculty research on Latin American business, revitalizing the school’s MBA and executive education curricula, promoting women’s leadership, and keeping it on track... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program
on an aggressive campaign to increase our profile abroad. The Class of 2001 will be more than one-third international, which is a huge jump. We have also increased fellowship funding by about $2.5 million for next year. In coordination with Citibank, we are offering a... View Details
- 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
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
effects of an imperfect legal system, and social norms of fairness. We illustrate our arguments with examples from practice. Publisher's link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.1002/smj.2303/full February 2015 Research Policy Hidden... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
couple it with loss aversion, and you put people in a position where they're more likely to go out and exercise." StickK has incorporated another economic principle—the power of social norms—to keep people on track. Users create an online support View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
economic theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP's objective is to facilitate efficient capital allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP, as shaped by the economic forces of demand for and supply of financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
leaders catalyzing a networked community of scientists that focus on big problems—we know that each of these different institutions is innovative and successful, and we want to better understand their best practices." Turning Science... View Details
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
customer and product markets, and geopolitical environments. Professor William Fruhan leads the corporate finance piece of the curriculum, providing perspective on the globalization of financial markets. "Increasingly, there is more... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
Women-owned businesses are just as financially strong and creditworthy as the average U.S. firm, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Women's Business Research. Yet women struggle more than men to acquire equity capital.... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace