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- 22 Feb 2023
Life at HBS Chat with MBA Women of Color
This event is a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students in the Women’s Student Association regarding their MBA experience. These current students will share their backgrounds, talk about how they have cultivated their personal and professional... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
organizational problems in large firms. Soon their interest in managerial issues outweighed their interest in economics, and they found themselves with a new course. Today, a much changed course with more... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work
childcare and eldercare, it's in the best interest of employers to invest in fostering a care culture—one that attracts caregivers on the margins of the workforce and helps... View Details
- 22 Nov 2015
- News
Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job
A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service founded by Jessica Beck (MBA... View Details
- Web
4.2 Use of Harvard Name & Logo | MBA
4.2 Use of Harvard Name & Logo 4.0 Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies Policies & Guidelines The Harvard Trademark Program administers Harvard University’s use-of-name policies and guidelines, which govern the manner in which... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
interest tax deduction. Retsinas is a senior lecturer in real estate at Harvard Business School, director emeritus of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, and former Federal Housing... View Details
- May 2024
- Article
Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu and Rowan P. Clarke
A significant proportion of the world's population has no access to grid-based electricity and so relies on off-grid lighting solutions. Rechargeable lamp technology is gaining popularity as an alternative off-grid lighting model in developing countries. In this paper,... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Behavior; Poverty; Logistics; Business Model; Utilities Industry
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu, and Rowan P. Clarke. "Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis." Management Science 70, no. 5 (May 2024): 3038–3058.
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan
Nobuo Sato (MBA 1982) appreciates the importance of cultivating a global awareness in HBS students. As executive director of the HBS Japan Research Center (JRC), he especially wants them to have a better... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan
There are lots of unglamorous, incumbent businesses that have used the Internet to take an enormous amount of cost out of their system and run big parts View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
in the United States and Europe. Within this new scenario, three groups play unique roles: policymakers who identify and use groups for support; companies that understand the interests of diffuse groups and... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
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Field Course: Business of the Arts - Course Catalog
nonprofit cultural industries and those interested in serving on the boards of arts organizations. The course also provides useful insights and frameworks for students pursuing careers in a range View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- Op-Ed
Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?
meet the challenges presented by new, disruptive insurgents. In this case, figuring out that model while others are building new ones to attack it under the glare of incredibly high investor expectations should make for a lot View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Expanded Elective Curriculum Offers Students A Wealth of Choices
MBA students to connect with HBS alumni are all part of the latest EC enhancements designed to address the changing needs and interests of MBA students. Course Development... View Details
- December 2005
- Article
Peace Workshops in Protracted Conflicts: A Study of Long-Term Effects
By: Deepak Malhotra and Sumanisiri Liyanage
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution
Malhotra, Deepak, and Sumanisiri Liyanage. "Peace Workshops in Protracted Conflicts: A Study of Long-Term Effects." Journal of Conflict Resolution 49, no. 6 (December 2005): 1–17.
- September 2024
- Article
A Potential Pitfall of Passion: Passion Is Associated with Performance Overconfidence
By: Erica R. Bailey, Kai Krautter, Wen Wu, Adam D. Galinsky and Jon M. Jachimowicz
Having passion is almost universally lauded. People strive to follow their passion at work, and organizations increasingly seek out passionate employees. Supporting the benefits of passion, prior research finds a robust relationship between passion and higher levels of... View Details
Bailey, Erica R., Kai Krautter, Wen Wu, Adam D. Galinsky, and Jon M. Jachimowicz. "A Potential Pitfall of Passion: Passion Is Associated with Performance Overconfidence." Social Psychological & Personality Science 15, no. 7 (September 2024): 769–779.
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
Harvard Business School. “My sense from teaching many years is that this was a very interesting issue for executives because companies often don’t get it right.” A watch connoisseur himself, Thomke had been aware View Details
- February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz, Timothy J. Becker, Ricardo Andrade and Sayiddah F. McCree
In January 2018, Caelan Langan, an associate at KSW Partners LLC (“KSW”), was asked by Katherine Scott, the partner for whom he worked, to recommend a proposed structure to acquire a prominent office building in San Francisco for their most recent fund. Caelan was... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Alternative Investment Structures; Property; Acquisition; Private Equity; Investment; Management; Taxation; Policy
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, Timothy J. Becker, Ricardo Andrade, and Sayiddah F. McCree. "The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate." Harvard Business School Case 218-077, February 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
realized I had no idea how those interests translated into a career path. At least, not yet.The first two months of RC (first) year were a blur. I had never really thought about my career so holistically... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
implementation is now under a review initiated by the White House. The regulation requires financial advisors who handle retirement investments to operate in the best interests of their clients. Proponents... View Details
- 20 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
AVICII: REFLECTIONS ON MANAGING THE BRAND OF A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
When I began reflecting on my summer working for At Night Management / PRMD Music, I was reminded of the “10 Pictures” exercise I completed during the first month of my time at HBS. In the exercise, we were... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports