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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
tech bubble burst in 2001. Accounting scandals destroyed Enron in 2001 and WorldCom in 2002. And the current global financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression, has yet to run its course. It’s no... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
re-create the transparency and social accountability that would come if a couple met offline through a mutual friend. The app populates a user’s dating profile with information and current photos from... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
for the four newly announced projects will be about 48 MW, with each ranging between 11 and 14 MW. An accountant by training, the 35-year old CEO explained: “We see 24/7 carbon-free energy as the next frontier of sustainability. We are... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
for cadavers. Anteby's current research examines the morality of markets by focusing on the U.S. supply and demand of cadavers for medical research and education.) Anyone who has been trained as a physician—or is close to someone who has... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. Based on this insight, we revisit traditional approaches to standard leadership topics, such as negotiations and leading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
choice is a complex issue, and that some conventional wisdom isn't always wise. For example, there are perfectly good reasons why a conservative long-term investor would hold more stocks and bonds than cash instruments such as certificates of deposit. These investors... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of standards for products to... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
probiotic beverage products throughout different regions of the world. The book includes in-depth knowledge of local authors on indigenous and commercially produced probiotic beverages and related products. Examining current advancements... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
own account but who are not paying attention to the market all the time, the Dow at 20,000 is clearly an event that does catch their attention. The news around it will make them turn their attention to the markets and their portfolios and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
that has borrowed freely from others around the world. "With the United States accounting for approximately 30 percent of the world's GDP and as the home to 62 out of the 100 most valuable brands in the world, it's not surprising... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
management,” declares HBS professor John Quelch, an expert in international marketing and business development. He describes this style as an amalgam, built atop a U.S. model that has borrowed freely from others around the world. “With the United States View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
reporting's current state of play, the authors provide guidance to ensure wider adoption of the practice and success of the movement, starting with how companies can improve their own reporting processes. But the support of investors,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
most cities? In part, the answer is that OPEB liabilities were for many decades never reported on municipal balance sheets. Without such reporting, it seemed that cities' healthcare promises did not have serious financial consequences. That came to an end in 2006, when... View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
2011 Abstract The contribution of culture to organizational performance is both substantial and quantifiable. This book presents the results of field research that demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
there are significant differences regarding, for example, the business leaders’ capacity to tolerate conflict and their ability to read others and empathize with their point of view. These results challenge some of the assumptions raised by View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
Working PapersRunning Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: existing protocols allow only a finite set... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
of the various parties involved, and the manner in which the key issues of structure, management, implementation, and accountability have been addressed. The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund seeks to have a catalytic effect on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
former partner and current HBS assistant professor Myra Maloney Hart (MBA '81, DBA '95) - Stemberg created a company whose sales of $3.1 billion in 1995 are expected to surpass $10 billion when a merger with Office Depot becomes official... View Details
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constituents. Staff work in teams to reach shared goals and are proactive, outgoing and highly disciplined individuals. Attributes of Successful Staff Members Customer-centric Detail-oriented Articulate Good listeners Flexible Collaborative Entrepreneurial View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This contribution has been rapidly growing over the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne