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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Given success of this magnitude, why aren’t for-profit managed charter schools like Sabis in high demand? The authors rebut the charge that for-profits running charter schools are in it for the money, not the kids, and they explore the motives of those fighting... View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
of her own goals. She could suggest to her boss, "Would it be better to have a high-profile male partner on this assignment?" because that would send a stronger signal to the company and public... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
In a perfect world, scientists share problems and work together on solutions for the good of society. In the real world, however, that's usually not the case. The main obstacles: competition for publication... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
Congressional Oversight Panel’s report, attempt to address in several ways. First, by identifying firms that pose systemic risks, free and unlimited implicit guarantees become explicit guarantees that the government can, for the first time, define and limit. Second,... View Details
- 13 Feb 2019
- News
We’re All Going to Get Hacked
evolving cyber threats. Rothrock lays out his solutions in his latest book, Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?, and we talk to him here about what that looks like in real... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Pieroni. They are all remarkable business leaders who inspire me. Susannah Swihart (MBA 1980) former vice chairman and CFO, BankBoston, Cumberland Foreside, Maine I think real business leaders see beyond quarterly earnings growth and... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
historical or ongoing regulatory investigations in several other markets with price coherence: travel booking sites, hotel booking sites, insurance brokerages, insurance comparison services, online retail marketplaces, search engine advertising, View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Reality to News Biz: Drop Dead
journalists are embedded in Iraq, compared with 500 in Vietnam in the 1970s. Is the decline of the Fourth Estate no more lamentable than that of the Sony Walkman? Things are feeling downright funereal. Newsweek purged 111 staffers from... View Details
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
with mangrove conservation expert Hemant Karkhanis. Joshi provided an overview to the Godrej Group, its ESG strategy, and its mangrove conservation and restoration initiatives. Godrej Group, an international business conglomerate with business verticals ranging from... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
Gleason (MBA '97) is finding a way to make both a profit and a difference. Last fall, as a part of HBS associate professor Marco Iansiti's Managing Product Development course, Gleason created a model for a company that would employ... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
brands. However, retail then becomes a real estate play, as is true in Japanese department stores. Alvarez: This isn't something that would happen overnight but you could imagine it as people get more and... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
can induce ethical behavior in their employees. For example, another series of experiments showed that moving the signature line from the end to the beginning of a self-reported form leads to an increase in truthfulness in the answers. A field experiment at an auto... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
trusts, fake foundations, regulatory loopholes, money laundering techniques, and more that make up the financial secrecy system. He then examines the motivations driving the system that generates and shelters trillions of dollars that could otherwise go toward... View Details
- 24 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Want People to Save More? Send a Text
companies and entrepreneurs in emerging markets. "With governmental and nonprofit ventures, it's generally harder to see which initiatives work and which are ineffective at achieving their goals. That is what drives me to do this... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
began with a review of the case, which was focused on two decisions facing asset management firm BlackRock, Inc.: Should the company license its Aladdin operating system? And should it acquire Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM)?... View Details
- 28 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
How to onboard recently graduated MBAs
have become hybrid, if not entirely remote. This can pose a threat to office culture and a sense of belonging, especially for newcomers looking to connect. “Lean into in-person time upfront as much as you can,” says Brennan. “Starting a new job remotely can be very... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
economics and pop culture, particularly since the recent publication of popular books such as Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein's Nudge, Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational, and Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. Even so,... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
through the confusion to identify the next peak that the company should be moving toward? When they're not sure where they're going, how can they guide and inspire others? Grove, author most recently of Swimming Across (Warner Books,... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
(EH) in inflation-indexed (or real) bonds and in nominal bonds in the U.S. and in the U.K. We strongly reject the EH in inflation-indexed bonds and also confirm and update the existing evidence rejecting the EH in nominal bonds. This rejection implies that the risk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne