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- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
provided guides on specific discussion topics such as defining personal success, developing an entrepreneurial mindset and business ethics, to cover over the course of the program. But we left it very flexible so they could discuss... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
would allow her more flexibility than her previous job. He asked her to launch the "Life in the 30s" column, which would take its inspiration from the daily joys and travails of her own life. After Quindlen's third child was born, she... View Details
- 28 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni
pace of the work, the flexibility of the schedule, availability of physical accommodations, etc.’ This is a point where you can say, 'These are the things I need to be successful, how might those show up in this opportunity.'” As Hamilton... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
accommodate the peaks and valleys of consumer demand. "You could have rooms that quickly and dynamically change from hotel rooms into conference rooms. So you can have this flexible capacity of rooms that are available on New Year's... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
service—price, for example—but being flexible in other areas, such as letting drivers choose the car they drive, says Hagiu. "This places [Uber] somewhere in between pure platforms and pure employers. While everyone agrees that the key... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those differences reflect the trade-off... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
juggling a family and career. Support could take many forms such as family, friends, neighbors or daycare. It's important to have a plan A, B, and C if possible. Have a plan in place but leave room for flexibility and fun along the way.... View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
firms, which are most equity dependent, and is larger in industries with higher exposure to misvaluation shocks. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1719204 A Methodology for Operationalizing Enterprise Architecture and Evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
for consumers. So it’s also likely that NFTs will help (finally!) take crypto mainstream. Scott Duke Kominers is the MBA Class of 1960 Associate Professor of Business Administration. Robert S. Huckman: Flexibility in health care could... View Details
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
you to be flexible and to recognize where the opportunities are; HBS is a long-term school, not a short-term school. The skills we’ve learned here will be valuable for the rest of our lives, not just in our next job. Tyler Koop: I agree.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
though "no product has had a more significant impact on the world of business and trade," the personal computer is "still only a precursor to the 'information appliance' that will allow us more flexibility in choosing where we want to... View Details
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607010 Note on Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Reimbursement Account Vendors Harvard Business School Note 307-034 Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
interactions: hybrid or flexible spaces; train people differently; allow work-from-home time; set a tone and work culture that tries to deprogram us from our natural instincts to respond the way these organizations did. There are those... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
recalls, at the thought that he would effectively be giving away the equivalent of millions of dollars worth advertising exposures. By the end of the conversation, they were excited enough that the idea expanded to a broader vision of doing economic research with a... View Details
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
emerged in recent years as a flashpoint of debate in the United States. I characterize the direct effects that changes in that price index would have on retirees who differ in their initial wealth at retirement and mortality rates after retirement. I propose a simple... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
short as possible. The TARP money and the flexible terms on which it was legislated were critical to the rapid funding of administration decisions. The uniqueness of TARP, however, probably ensures that another intervention of this sort... View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
of ethical standards are also tightly linked with how negotiators understand and define the game. Laboratory research on ethics in negotiation is starting to reveal, for instance, just how flexible and ambiguous such "standards"... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
control, and it’s up to you to optimize those factors. Planning ahead, communicating, anticipating, and being flexible are all important. “The importance of building teams and relationships that stay calm during crises. I remember during... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
equity is a very good business to be in. I think finance generally provides an enormous number of opportunities for young people. It’s a business that highly rewards and appreciates very smart, very analytic, very driven, and highly articulate people. In finance, the... View Details