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03 Apr 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

Reminders of Future Busyness Encourage Consumers to Buy Time By: Whillans, A.V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Spending money on time-saving purchases improves happiness. Yet, people often fail to spend their money in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 28

are deciding whether to refinance their home less than two years after taking out an initial mortgage and a subsequent home equity line of credit. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/209043-PDF-ENG How Institutional Investors Think About View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

2017 New York: Scribner Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times By: Koehn, Nancy F. Abstract—An enthralling historical narrative filled with critical leadership insights that will be of interest to a wide... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2014
News

The Secret Sauce

Email communication was key to achieving a class best of 53 percent participation. When asked to lead his class’s 30th Reunion Gift participation efforts, Atlanta-based real estate developer Scott Hawkins was up for the challenge.... View Details

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

criticism have followed Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade America's credit rating. However, the real story is about how unsustainable the massive US government deficits are, and how difficult they will be to close. The deficits... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2020
News

Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

Here, alumni and faculty experts weigh in on some of the assumptions about a hyper-connected world. The upgrade to 5G will be revolutionary for consumers. The arrival of 3G, which delivered the iPhone to the world and made it mainstream, was the stuff of View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT, 18 Oct 2016
HBS Alumni Events

Alumnae Circles Open House: San Francisco

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

07 Jun 2004
What Do You Think?

How Important are Big Ideas?

from fads, time their moves carefully to meet the needs of their respective organizations, and enlist top management support. One might infer from this work that the real secret weapons that many U.S. firms... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

01 Jun 2024
News

Action Plan: Role-Play

When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photo by Christina Gandolfo; detective; private investigator; undercover; acting

12 Feb 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students

incredibly intense competition," Stafford notes. "But students don't have much context to evaluate what that really means and to understand what types of frictions prevent markets from being competitive." "It's not so much that the students have a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Education

01 Jun 2010
News

Sail Away

ROBB: A luxury home in every glamorous port. Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times Set to launch in 2013, the $1.1 billion Utopia will be a cruise ship with a difference: About half its cabins will be sold as private residences, ranging in price... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate

Profile

Matt Oppenheimer

for Youth. "My initial plan was to spend more time in business directly out of college," Matt says. "But I decided to get my MBA earlier to help me fulfill my nonprofit commitments more effectively." Engaged, energized... View Details

09 Jan 2019
News

Why New England Needs New Ideas

have to be the end of economic opportunity in a community,” they write. “History has shown us, time and again, that real opportunity doesn’t require billions of dollars of investment or the backing of... View Details

Keywords: New England

Career Coach

Nikki Talerman

Nikki is a HKS/HBS joint degree student with experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. She spent most of her time pre-HBS as a Bain consultant in New York. In the future, Nikki is committed to pursuing social impact work,... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Design Fair

data and graphics continuously in the user's field of vision. This enables athletes to watch themselves in real time in order to perfect motor skills and enhance muscle memory. View Details

Keywords: MIT Media Lab; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Thalia Rey (MBA 2025)

years of academic rigor. Yet, when it came time to figure out my professional path, the burden felt entirely mine. I was the first among my family and friends to pursue investment banking, and later, private equity. As I navigated these... View Details

08 Sep 2015
Blog Post

On the Road: HBS Midwest Tour

went to summer camp in Michigan, and spent time in Minneapolis as a child while my father was doing his medical training. It was good to be home. The All-Star Game/HomeRun Derby in Cincinnati brought a real... View Details

27 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 27

households. In contrast, small subsidy payments have a large effect on the likelihood of opening a savings account. These payments are more than two times more cost-effective... View Details