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- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
volunteer as poll workers. Facilitate political engagement. Look to online platforms that have simplified small contributions to political campaigns and increased the diversity of donors, as well as efforts to encourage employees and customers to run for office by... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
century--the Electronic Century. Halfway through my research, however, I decided to concentrate completely on the latter topic and make chemicals and pharmaceuticals the subject of a separate volume. The rise of Japan in consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
left the corporate world to pursue that passion full-time. His long list of travels include hiking the Appalachian Trail, walking from Mexico to Canada and back on the Continental Divide, and completing two three-year tours of all 25... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- News
A Capital Idea for Small Business
later, he had completed his active-duty service commitment and was out. "I left the Navy on a Friday and started at HBS the next week," says McGee. "I didn't know what a balance sheet was. I didn't know what an income statement was. All I... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
thing not to do is make long-term bets. In budgeting for operations, for example, lots of effort is wasted by thinking that we can project with any accuracy the timing for getting the answers to the important questions that will define the new normal. View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
does reveal is that their analysis pointed to “a complete lack of understanding” of the actual physics involved with football by those who make their living off the game. The lessons to be learned from that stretch beyond Deflategate. “I... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
concept of "unraveling"? A: Unraveling is the process by which some markets start to clear earlier and earlier, before important information becomes available. In the case of football bowls, the NCAA used to try to prevent bowls from... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
“That is really the crux of why I went to HBS, and why I chose to get an MBA. I knew that I wanted to build something that would make an impact on people’s lives. “ Rachel spent her two years at HBS immersed in learning and soaking up as much View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
through the evening with the client relationship intact, but it also taught him a valuable lesson about personal business relationships that has informed his current work. “The idea of investing in personal relationships is something we... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
It’s a market failure.” Upon completing her fellowship, Skeete Tatum had the framework for Landit. The company and website officially launched in March 2016, generating buzz in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and other media, and it... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
information changes hands, and how easily it can be compromised. Security is vital for the structure of e-commerce and that’s the broader issue: Apple is playing its part. If they’re trying to build and maintain a secure system, we should... View Details
- 28 Mar 2019
- News
California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change
community has failed,” she said. “If we want to solve climate change, we can. It's completely plausible to change. We have the technology to fix this problem. Electric and autonomous vehicles and ride sharing are coming fast. Agriculture... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
other words, according to our readers, our level of patience depends—on the nature of the task; on whether we are focused completely on just one task; on personal circumstances such as anxiety, fatigue, or available time; and on our... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Tools | New Venture Competition
business plans are no longer submitted for the NVC, but are shared here for you to see more detailed information on the ventures. AppSuccess 2011 Finalist A collaborative web-based platform which matches low-income high school seniors... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
student-sponsored talks given by venture capitalists and other business professionals on topics such as market research and financing. Besides providing practical information and support, these get-togethers serve as a catalyst for... View Details
- Web
1.10 Cross-Registration | MBA
1.10 Cross-Registration 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Cross-Registration Out of Harvard Business School EC students may cross-register for courses offered by another faculty of Harvard University, The Fletcher School at Tufts... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
assessment of the organization — nor has fear of retribution for such frank input ever been an issue." Once the task force has completed its report and left the room, the top team uses this information... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
wanted to find out whether a delay between order completion and order delivery would have an effect on which items the customers chose to buy. In other words, would a customer be more likely to choose kale over Kit-Kats if he ordered his... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
children, especially from low-income communities; also a founder of Ashoka University The pandemic has been a disaster for education overall and has exacerbated inequity as well. Unlike in the United States and Europe, all public and private schools in India have been... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry