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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
How to Fix Wall Street
"I'm making this decision on principle, just to see how it feels." ©The New Yorker Collection 2003 Leo Cullum from Cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved. Another bubble is brewing. Only this time it is a regulation bubble. As agencies and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
himself not just to HBS but to the community. As a trustee of Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, he has been invaluable in helping them to proactively address the complex financing decisions that the last... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Reinventing the Annual Report
that both sets of data have a significant impact on the long-term success and reputation of the company. Through integrated reporting, or a One Report, companies demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, make better decisions based... View Details
Keywords: Robert G. Eccles
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
are all experiencing HBS from the other side of the educational equation. Representing the areas of finance (Baldwin) and general management (Barrett, Hightower), they bring a potent mix of skills and expertise to the classroom - and even... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
more you try to dictate, the harder it is to inspire creative work." Entrepreneurial Finance Since 1985, when the Entrepreneurial Finance elective was first introduced by William Sahlman, Dimitri V.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
precisely what Enron lacked in its governance practices: Sustained attention to the qualitative objectives and ethical standards of the organization; Balanced incentives that reward and penalize results other than economic performance; Systematic audits of View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
change the design of decision-making environments to influence the decisions of customers and employees. In recent work, he has examined participation in retirement savings plans, household investment decisions, and health care choices.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
Michael Jensen, a finance expert, how what is happening today compares to what transpired in the 1980s. A decade ago, Jensen explains, M&As; were often associated with downsizing and what he describes as "the freeing of equity trapped in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
Illustration by Jon Krause What percentage of managers do you think steal from their companies? Your answer to that question can tell a financial institution a lot about your creditworthiness, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and chief strategy officer of the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Oct 2017
- News
Take Time to Serve Others
finance committee. “Unless you’ve arrived at this stage of your life without any assistance or encouragement, your decisions need to include taking the time to be in service to others,” Clark says.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
conflict-of-interest) third party, and then decide. Ideally, put any decisions on hold until you read Gino’s book, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan, forthcoming in... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
poor communities was transformational for Rodríguez: “I made a decision that I didn’t want to be a spectator to poverty anymore.”) The IPO was a high-profile demonstration of the duo’s long-held vision. “It showed us that mainstream... View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
thing for our investors, our conservation partners, and our employees. One has to make tough judgment calls and strategic decisions and figure out how aggressive to be in negotiations. But the principle of having a place to draw your... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
scene in the office of your investor from Presidential Life, and how it changed the firm's approach to decision making? Steve: Sure. This was our third investment. My partner and I had never made an investment before. We were pretty good... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
A Definitive Guide to the Brexit Negotiations
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
business information in countries across the continent. Nkontchou (pronounced en-CON-choo) was born in Cameroon and moved to Paris with his diplomat parents when he was 13. Of his decision to earn an MBA from HBS, he told USA Today... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Data-Driven Diligence
same way, he’d later learn through Moneyball, that baseball teams were using analytics to find undervalued players. The problem was, Coats needed data—lots of it. “I kept asking VCs and others in the industry, ‘Has anyone ever aggregated venture capital View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
problem aside and turn it off. If you can’t do that, you really won’t be able to do this job. What was toughest part of the job? It always comes down to people. The hardest decisions are about who to promote and who not to. The toughest... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
Utah, she was accepted with a full scholarship to study molecular biology and dance. Suddenly, a pre-planned life became uncharted territory. From that one big decision to pursue an education in the United States, she says, came many... View Details