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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
realities. “In recent years, the student appetite for entrepreneurial ventures has increased significantly,” says HBS professor of management practice Myra M. Hart, who has studied the career trends of HBS graduates. “The contest gives them an excellent opportunity to... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Publications August 2013 The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal By: Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton Abstract—In this paper we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
public companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
events of their workday." Tangible incentives—salaries and bonuses—barely registered in the diaries. But the subject of progress, or lack thereof, loomed large. More importantly, diary entries that reported work progress often showed... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
thereby bring down prices, ultimately benefiting the poor. To minimize negative public perception, however, companies that find that they are "profiting from the poor" must be willing to publicly address the profit debate, work... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
employment were dim after decades of making madeleines in one of Caen’s last factories, a building that had survived two world wars. The occupation was widely covered in the French media, with public sentiment favoring the no-nonsense... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
Harvard College in 1950 and working as a reporter for the Boston Herald, he signed on at the U.S. Department of Labor (he has been a card-carrying member of three different unions) for several years before making an unsuccessful run... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
individuals who have to go to work where they’re not able to socially distance, and they’re using public transportation to get there. We have worked tirelessly with the leadership of those communities to try to mitigate the illness. We’ve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
planning and strategy at Ford’s Asia Pacific operations in Shanghai and a panelist at HBS’s “Moving the Future” transportation conference this past February. Just as significantly, charging infrastructure is set to get a boost. According to Rich, the lack of... View Details
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
screening ability since the returns were higher than those that earned from investing in analysts' top stock picks that were not selected by the committee. Finally, we find that abnormal announcement returns and trading volume at the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
High School, formed teacher teams to take on leadership responsibilities for the school, something that was relatively new in public education. The 40 or so BBC leaders to whom I spoke under Dyke's predecessor multiplied into the 400... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Bohlen, and Kennan. They had similar educational backgrounds (Groton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton). Four had successful private sector careers as well as extensive public service. They shaped the post-WWII international scene while serving... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
higher average value. Using data on 165,410 projects posted on Kickstarter (2009–2015), we report findings consistent with the model's predictions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50821 Pay Now or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
than speeches, appeals for better teamwork, and mission or value statements. Consider the case of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, a $1 billion company, whose story was researched and reported by Professor Jennifer Chatman at the University of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
of big money in the world of sports seems to have aggravated public disenchantment with many aspects of the professional game, from high ticket prices to athletes' personal behavior. That does not bode well long term for an industry that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
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General Management John Dionne Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar Finance Sara Fleiss Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Startup Operations Entrepreneurial Management Christina Wallace Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0... View Details
- 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24
4,646 public companies in many industries, headquartered in 46 countries during 2005-2008, when environmental disclosure increased among many global corporations. Controlling for a host of organizational, industry, and national... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
caregiving, and the hearts of caregivers. The Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain By Kate E. Bingham (MBA 1991) and Tim Hames Oneworld Publications As chair of the UK’s task force charged with developing an... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
that was poorly conceived, inadequately reviewed, discriminatory, counterproductive, and fundamentally anti-American” After reading the petition and the news reports on the executive order, the decision was fast and easy. President... View Details
Keywords: by Staff