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  • 09 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

Every bet—large or small, corporate or personal—puts you into a game. And whatever the game, at some point your participation ends. Sometimes it ends because the game is over for all the players, sometimes because your participation is... View Details
Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

A champion for First Nations

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Favel led the development of two national firsts for Canada: the First Nations Bank of Canada and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. In addition to serving as chancellor of the university,... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Lesson from the Fall

is unclear and the spirit of the law is open to interpretation. A close reading of the record suggests that much of Enron’s behavior fell into this penumbra. But that same record also suggests that Skilling lost his way in this shadowed space by encouraging and... View Details
Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

Turning Point: Into the Wild

Alexandra Morehouse (MBA 1984) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Alexandra Morehouse (MBA 1984) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) In 1992, my husband and I were staying at a game preserve in Kenya as part of our honeymoon. I’m an experienced... View Details
  • Career Coach

Wabantu Hlophe

Wabantu wants to help students build networks that can help them access new opportunities in industries off the beaten path. Having gained significant experience in clean energy investing, startups and consulting before HBS; and pivoting into the View Details
  • 02 Aug 2022
  • News

PayPal Names Blake Jorgensen as CFO

Jorgensen has also served as CFO at Levi Strauss and Yahoo. He was named to Hasbro’s Board of Directors in April, with the toymaker’s CEO Chris Cocks noting that Jorgensen’s “expertise, leadership skills, and strategic growth mindset have been critical to the long-term... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Model Teamwork

Kungel, Paglia, and Bartels Investing in HBS Great Expectations Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Mike Johnston and Bill Spears Leading a 50th Reunion Campaign takes a special... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • July 2014
  • Article

Accounting for Crises

By: Venky Nagar and Gwen Yu
We provide among the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro global-game crisis models, which show that the precision of public signals can coordinate crises (e.g., Angeletos and Werning, 2006; Morris and Shin, 2002, 2003). In these models,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Mathematical Methods; Game Theory; Financial Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting; Financial Crisis
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    Leonard S. Riggio

    the Barnes & Noble superstore concept with an in-store coffee shop and spacious reading alcoves. In addition, Riggio launched Barnes & Noble.com to compete with Amazon for on-line book sales and launched a successful video game... View Details
    Keywords: Retail
    • Student-Profile

    Do Yoon Kim

    My background drew me to subjects like game theory, and courses in industrial organization piqued my interest the most. I applied to economics programs, but ultimately chose the Strategy program at HBS because of the faculty members here,... View Details
    • 01 Aug 2002
    • News

    HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive

    included Aprendo, a service that verifies education and employment data; Empower, a specialty merchandiser of innovative “lifestyle” products for people with disabilities; and Music Games International, a company developing high-quality... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2014
    • News

    3-Minute Briefing: Mark Pincus (MBA 1993)

    eBay, Skype, and more recently, Uber. I saw the opportunity to do that with play—to make it a social, bite-sized experience that would give adults permission to put play back in their lives. I don’t think Zynga has achieved that status yet, but the story is still... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; alumni
    • Portrait Project

    Anusha Rajadorai

    Hairless barbies without their dresses didn’t hold much allure. As the youngest of four siblings, hand-me-downs were the norm. So, instead of toys, my games were mostly make-believe. Chalking out a hop-scotch grid on the warm cement... View Details
    • 26 Oct 2009
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    The New Deal: Negotiauctions

    You've held your own while negotiating dozens of successful deals. Even so, you want to take your game to the next level. What's the next step? There are plenty of guides that offer tips on negotiation strategies. As useful as these are... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • June 2011
    • Article

    Truth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor

    By: Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
    It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable giving because they know little about the persons who receive their help. This concern is particularly acute when making contributions to organizations that serve heterogeneous populations. While we... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Policy; Information; Knowledge Acquisition; Game Theory; Prejudice and Bias; Poverty; Welfare
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    • May 2024
    • Supplement

    GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (B)

    By: Joseph Pacelli and Sarah Mehta
    This case accompanies “GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (A),” no. 124-005. It provides an update on pertinent events from 2021 to 2023. View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Markets; Value; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; United States
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    • 01 Jun 2010
    • News

    How Green Was My (Silicon) Valley

    Doerr’s VC firm, Kleiner Perkins, has invested have received government tax credits, contracts, and loan guarantees. But Doerr distinguishes himself from past practitioners of the energy influence game in Washington. “I have referred to... View Details
    Keywords: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
    • spring 1994
    • Article

    Unilateral Commitments and the Importance of Process in Alliances

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Tarun Khanna and Nitin Nohria
    How the partners in an alliance view their joint venture can have much to do with its success or failure. Each partner fears that the other will get the larger payoff by acting opportunistically while it cooperates in good faith. The result is that both partners choose... View Details
    Keywords: Management Style; Partners and Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Management Practices and Processes; Alliances; Trust; Game Theory
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    • 28 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston

    and share ideas. Over 40 alumni and students came to campus to learn more about the local community of HBS MBAs who are making an impact on climate change. Entrepreneurs working on climate change education gaming apps mingled with those... View Details
    • Web

    Tennis Club | MBA

    Tennis Club To provide a social forum for tennis players of all levels to meet, train and play competitive or friendly games during the year. Club Email Address tennis@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club Co-Presidents Mauricio Builes Zapata Yorana... View Details