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- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
he's seen improvements in the way reinsurers distribute risk over the last two decades, he still questions whether reinsurers in their current form can survive a major catastrophic event. "Reinsurers assume the risk of, and hold the... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
networks is to middle managers, who may become obsolete when layers of managers are no longer needed to convey messages up and down the organization.” A year ago many people poked fun at Facebook as a place where kids shared their latest... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
well-known technology that has enjoyed a lot of innovations over the last 10-15 years to make it more cost competitive.” She continued, “The ORC process generates electricity which can be sold back to the electricity grid or used by each... View Details
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
of it as a place for cats playing the piano. But I gave it a shot, and the videos took on a life of their own.” The plunge: “Soon, tens of thousands of people were using the videos every month. In 2009, I left my job and set up Khan... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
enterprise product side, I absolutely see that trend happening and it’s already starting to happen to a great extent. But I don't think the trend just stays in the enterprise product side. I think if you move to the consumer product perspective, I think there's a big... View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
corporate America for many, many years. What do you think it takes to actually achieve inclusive leadership? What should be different now? Bonita: This was a moment I think for all leaders, there was so much that was going on last year in... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
participate in a market where there’s nothing to consume, and producers don’t want to participate in a market with no consumers. No surprise, then, that this publication’s most popular story last year discussed how Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy... View Details
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Diversity Comes to Corporate Boards, but Slowly - Blog: RGE Report
trend is that new board directors are more diverse than the old guard. The 2023 U.S. Spencer Stewart Board Index found that 67 percent of new directors were female, LGTBQ+, or from an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group. Recruiting firm Korn Ferry, which... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
Swearengin: Leadership with the game on the line. Photo courtesy Julian Swearengin Julian Swearengin (MBA 2003) has loved football ever since he began playing the game at age 5. “Growing up poor and on welfare in Detroit, the classroom and the field were the only two... View Details
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
in America with 99% of its revenues deriving from its simple, text-only advertising services. It is on track to bring in roughly $9.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2006, which would place it fourth among American media companies in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
chain, which expanded to five locations before succumbing to financial difficulties after several years of struggle. The experience “wiped me out financially,” says Rogers. Down to his last $4,000 and in need of a job, he dropped in one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
evident, once again, last summer. The country was mired in the fifth year of a costly, bloody war in the Middle East, a conflict many believed was driven in part by a desire to secure access to Iraq’s petroleum reserves. “Black gold”... View Details
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
of capital. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-040.pdf Friends in High Places Authors:Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy Abstract In this paper we demonstrate that personal connections amongst politicians, and between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
multiplying its impact on management education, explained Nohria. Last year for the first time, over half of the new cases were about companies outside the United States. “These cases are being used not just here at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
exit the game. Once you've placed the bet, though, you always have to choose one of three broad options, which we'll call Option A, Option B, and Option C. Option A is to stay in the game as an active player until some later time or until... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
started—and seeing the demographics be so skewed—it felt like such an important place to spend my time,” says Howard. In this conversation with the Bulletin, Howard talks about that mission’s endgame—what can happen when a more diverse... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
more time outside than adults—but for most of the developed world, it is more accurate than you might think. (In some places and in some seasons, that 90 percent is actually an underestimate. Joe once quoted the 90 percent figure while... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Management faced several problems: criticism of multinational companies, anti-trust legislation, expropriations, and rising competition from international and local rivals. Focuses on developing a new global strategy for a company that View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
“They did a great job shining a light on the remarkable accomplishments of each of our honorees. The Entrepreneurship Award honoree, Ilana Weinstein, is founder and CEO of The IDW Group LLC, a New York-based executive search firm focused on View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
synchronized performance, akin to the call and response in the movie Stripes: “Boom chugga lugga, boom chugga lugga, boom.” It was really fun and lasted for about 30 seconds. It was a great section unifier and wake-up call for us and the... View Details