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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
feelings toward that charity, in the long-term. Exley: The time effects are interesting. There’s a fun paper that shows people are much more likely to give to a charity if that charity promises to never ask them again. This reinforces... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Pursuing the Ultimate Deal
assess what each side had done to comply with promised actions. Assuming that the cooling-off period takes hold, then foreign ministers from Arab countries and Israel would set up a more comprehensive outline for negotiations. Ross's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
backing the most promising entrepreneurs. The rules of engagement need to be clear. If you’re dealing with investments that may or may not result in successful ventures, you should have contingency plans, such as what to do if a company’s... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
shed doubt on future construction, while the fracking of shale deposits to extract natural gas promised a much lower-cost supply of abundant energy. Nevertheless, decommissioning nuclear power stations View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Alex Slusky
As a young undergraduate, Alex Slusky did things a promising professional was not supposed to do. When he was an economics student at Harvard, an ad in The Crimson caught his eye: Microsoft was looking for summer interns – from the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
divisiveness in their geographically dispersed colleagues. Yet she couldn’t find a single article of the hidden-in-plain-sight impact of language on the promise of global collaboration. “In my view,” says Neeley, now a full professor in... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
be held in Cape Town, March 2123, 1999. This promises to be an extraordinary gathering of political, civic, and business leaders (see article on page 24). Hurry to sign up, as space is limited. I look forward to seeing you there! Charles... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- News
King of His Castle
world of consulting. The move coincided with a promise Appling made to himself as he approached midlife. "I just couldn't let go of this idea that, once I hit 40, I wanted to make sure I was spending my time on something I loved." In that... View Details
- 30 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?
generally more similar in quality than two randomly selected brands," Sheen says. More generally, the findings show that merged companies often follow through on the operational efficiencies that they promise to their shareholders.... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”
commercializing a technology that belongs to the company. This attitude is shortsighted, as it neglects the fact that there is typically a long road between a promising technology and a viable product. Without an adequate share of the... View Details
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
international negotiations, I've seen numerous promising deals fail because people ignored or underestimated the powerful differences in processes across cultures... . . . What are the informal influences that can make or break a deal?... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
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Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog
aggressively buying consumers’ brand loyalty at the same time they are firing their customers. Customer relationship management (CRM) investments have failed to deliver on their promise and are often hurting rather than helping the... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
and PhytoTEK were semifinalists, while AI Exchange received a mention at Monday's awards dinner as the winner of an informal popular vote. Modeled after the HBS student Business Plan Contest, now in its 15th year, the Alumni New Venture Contest was designed to support... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
with executives at a multinational corporation and in an executive program at Harvard Business School. Our results suggest that a "novel-based" approach holds considerable promise for use at undergraduate, graduate, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 11 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
3 Ways Financial Aid is Unique at HBS
for promising students regardless of their economic backgrounds—but also to enhance the learning environment for everyone, because understanding different perspectives is truly essential for today's leaders. We want HBS to be accessible... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
An Orchestral Startup
"masterful" and "worthy of any great ensemble in the world.") As for his future, Lim says, "This marriage of my corporate and music lives is deeply fulfilling; I plan to continue accordingly." For Lim, then, Metamorphosen's success is likely just the first movement in... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
How DC is Taxing the Country
reason for optimism, too. Business leaders as well as state and local policymakers have a major role to play in restoring competitiveness—and there are promising signs of change at the local and state level. The issue is the role of the... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 15 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners
around shaping its investment strategy, and my role reflected this dynamic environment. My responsibilities spanned two main areas: supporting fund strategy by conducting deep dives into new markets and verticals that might offer View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Can the United States Avoid a Fractured Future?
millennia. Ubiquitous communication is allowing people to rapidly compare how they’re doing with others. When countries promise a lot and deliver little, they end up as brands no one wants to support. How would you describe the U.S.... View Details