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- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
environmental career that started on the banks of the Rhine River. Merkl grew up in Cologne, Germany in the 1960s—a time when the Rhine was so polluted that anyone even daring to wade into it risked arrest. "It stank, literally," recalls... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
spending too much; and the Reagan and Bush administrations’ tax policies and deregulatory environment for encouraging risk-taking. Conard makes the contrarian case for how the economy really works, what went wrong over the past decade, and what steps to View Details
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
It used to be that you risked detention for disrupting an elementary school classroom. Nowadays, disrupting the entire school system can earn you millions of dollars in startup funding. Consider AltSchool, the idea of entrepreneur Max... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”
post-graduation work role. “I spent every Monday afternoon at Baker Library searching for jobs.” Then two serendipitous events came together. Just as his roommate extolled the virtues of the fellowship opportunity that would take him to... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story
wanted to record where, when, how, and by whom technical knowledge was commercialized into the new products that laid the foundation for this era. I realized that I ran the risk of telling a story that isn't yet finished, but for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
for Kibera (CFK), a pioneer in participatory development showing how with the right kind of support, people in desperate places will take charge of their lives and create change. Later, serving as a human intelligence officer in Iraq and... View Details
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Commencement 2017 Address | About
how you should stretch for things in life that seem just a bit outside your grasp, just a bit audacious. When we reach, we take a risk that has the potential to fundamentally shift the trajectory of our... View Details
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
School. I wanted to pursue a joint degree that would help me address the dichotomy of my intended field, where climate investment cannot be an arena for governments alone and where impact involves navigating supply chain risks as much as... View Details
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
inquiry this week.) Meanwhile, he let serious product quality issues spiral out of control by understating safety risks and product problems. This left the media, politicians, and consumers to dictate the conversation, while Toyota... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and (b) how the risk of governmental monitoring affects the extent to which CSR reports are symbolic or substantive. First, we examine how firm characteristics reflecting dependence on the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
different leaders and investors taking positions in high-risk, untested, brand-new high-tech firms. Morrell: That appetite for risk has remained a dominant characteristic of modern Silicon Valley, which has... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
company off the ground,” says Bernstein, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at HBS. “At the earliest stages, you have no reputation, no brand name, and you're facing significant uncertainty and View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
that a success formula may frequently go stale or, as he puts it, "harden," for a complex set of reasons that are, in fact, surprisingly predictable—though not easy to avoid. "To succeed in business, every manager must make choices and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
divisions of Big 5 professional service firms to separate themselves from their auditing colleagues in order to enable consultants to take equity positions in their clients' firms. Ilyas Naibov-Aylisli suggested it would be a good way to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
demand for energy is only set to increase as more people join the middle class and purchase appliances like air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators — technologies that many in the Global North take for granted. Prime... View Details
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on... View Details
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The American system as defined in this note can be contrasted against the lack of developed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
economic future, and in essence moderate the risk of investing in capitalistic ventures. “Forecasters found a ready audience during a time of social and economic turbulence” In his book Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
buyers to take on the risks and responsibilities of owning a home without any financial upside. The covenants that limit an owner’s resale price allow them to benefit from a modest rate of appreciation when... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- Portrait Project
Vysh Ravikumaran
yous and sorrys. I want to understand the world, experience, and explore. I want to be intentional about my actions. I want to be vulnerable. I want to be strong. I want to take risks. I want to take View Details