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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Change of Pace
policy and the expression of faith in public life. He will also lend his expertise to nuts-and-bolts issues, such as assessing the financial risks involved in the diocese’s possible support for a housing project in the West Bank city of Ramallah. “It’s activity that’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth
product. Heard: “I do a lot of user-feedback calls. My favorite was with Amanda, an executive assistant who had received shares from her employer but initially preferred cash. After we chatted, she changed her mind and told me she’d... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
the conventional financial system and the real economy. Publisher's link: http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.29.2.213 May 2015 Journal of Public Economics De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year
outstanding educational experience, stimulating innovation and change in the MBA Program, and providing valuable experience and learning about program delivery." While the decision to discontinue the cohort system was based on a number of factors, the View Details
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
cases many-to-many matching markets and buyer/seller markets with heterogeneous and indivisible goods. In our setting, substitutable preferences are sufficient to guarantee the existence of stable outcomes; moreover, in contrast to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Nonprofits: Choosing a Path for Growth
Duke-based colleague Beth Battle Anderson found that many nonprofits that had expanded or were considering doing so preferred the branch model, even though it is characterized by slower growth. To learn more, Baker Library’s Carla Tishler... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
How to Write a Great Business Plan
about people revolve around three issues: What do they know? Whom do they know? and How well are they known? As for opportunity, the plan should focus on two questions: Is the market for the venture's product or service large or rapidly growing (or View Details
Keywords: Re: William A. Sahlman
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
in-country executives. For country-specific products (such as baseball shoes in the United States), Adidas prefers using in-country designers rather than design teams working out of corporate headquarters. "It's a European style of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- Portrait Project
Erica Santoni
Being “the other” is a familiar feeling. At elementary school, I was the girl with glasses and unfashionable clothes.In high school, I was the introvert who preferred a book to a night out with friends.At University, I was the one... View Details
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Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship | MBA
have served in full-time leadership roles in the nonprofit or public sector prior to enrolling at HBS and demonstrate a strong commitment to a career in the sector. Preference given to applicants who have worked in operating organizations... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
consumers prefer single songs over music “bundles.” The result? It is time for the industry to rethink its products and prices, writes Associate Professor Anita Elberse. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html. India Transformed? Insights... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
One-Time Update for Alumni Web Site Access
logged in, take a moment to update your profile, address, employment information, and preferences in the Alumni Directory. This information is essential in helping the School provide news and information that is most relevant to you. View Details
Keywords: meta
- Career Coach
Peggy Yu
coach directory on the main Appointments page in 12twenty. Peggy can be reached via Zoom through this link: https://hbs.zoom.us/my/peggyyu. If you prefer to speak over the phone, call 949-500-5649. As a co-founder and CEO of a startup at... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
same brand is offered in different countries with a different product formulation. Depending on the country, people usually wash clothes with hot or cold water, so the product formulation needs to be adapted, he said. Idiosyncratic customer View Details
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
Barasz’s new paper, “Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News,” which recently appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, documents this peculiar preference for worse-case scenarios in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Portrait Project
Jorge Roberts
A 7-year old boy stands on his grandmother's balcony with the Mexican flag across his chest while he imagines he is the president delivering a speech to millions of people. For the rest of his life he wants to have: Courage to stand up to those who View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
Both widgets could be described by five attributes: price, size, shape, function, and quality. (Participants received no information about what the widgets actually were.) Source: The Role of (Dis)similarity in (Mis)predicting Others’ View Details
- Fast Answer
Venture capital firms: create a list
Venture Capital. From Investor Location page choose geography. From Stated Preferences page, choose industry and verticals. Add any remaining criteria and hit search. View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
HBS Creates Life Sciences Fellowship Fund
undergraduate science backgrounds. Preference will be given to students planning careers in science-based businesses and organizations. The new fellowships reflect the growing emphasis at HBS on preparing leaders for the life-sciences and... View Details
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
efforts in Germany and France), consumers favor products that evolved slowly and are well engineered, while the French prefer style and innovation. These preferences are not just a matter of national DNA,... View Details