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The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Braving an Insecure New World
For consumers' benefit, why aren't companies certified as to their level of cybersecurity? Myrna Cox (MBA 1987), Calgary, Canada Security certifications might feel good at first, but they would almost certainly degrade into largely illusory, "check-the-box" compliance... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Faculty Research
How to Avoid a Price Increase Manufacturers usually pass on any cost increases in their materials to consumers. The result is often a price increase (gasoline) or, less often, a smaller amount of product at the same price (potato chips). Which option is more likely to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
agronomic data analysis, breaking the information monopoly long held by the industry. To do so, FBN began compiling data spread across 65 different versions of so-called precision agriculture software and “democratizing” the insights by... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ready for Takeoff: Web Portal Enters Second Phase
information that will help them throughout their careers, whether they're mulling over the idea of starting a small business or already running a multimillion dollar corporation. "Working Knowledge makes the work done at HBS accessible... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture
earning their MBAs, almost half had broken away from a rapidly changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing... View Details
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Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- 22 May 2015
- News
Advice for This Year's HBS Graduates
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
School and the value of paying back and paying forward the benefits you received here. You become part of a virtuous circle of alumni engagement. Another way to contribute work and wisdom is to think about how your experiences as an alumnus are View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- April 2011 (Revised April 2014)
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ASAHI Net: Bringing Innovation to Education
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
ASAHI Net developed a cloud-based platform for higher education institutions to use in Japan and was wondering if that platform could be accepted in the U.S. as well. View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Information Management; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Technology Platform; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Japan; United States
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "ASAHI Net: Bringing Innovation to Education." Harvard Business School Case 711-498, April 2011. (Revised April 2014.)
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Bridging Domains
knowledge sharing across Harvard will spark multidisciplinary consideration of societal issues brought on by the rapid development and commercialization of technology and science. “I believe Harvard is well placed to help lead a national... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)
you instantly to an anonymous chat with someone new, and you can choose to share your name or photo if you become comfortable. We think the best way to cure loneliness is to give you someone relevant to talk to at any time. And we’ve... View Details
- 03 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?
that it’s time for platforms to admit defeat when it comes to trying to flag, edit, or block misinformation on their sites. Instead, they should focus on curtailing specific information that can lead to direct harm, such as hate speech or... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
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Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
information and financial and other intermediaries. How will the Asia-Pacific region benefit from the presence of the HBS research office? The intellectual capital created by the exchange of ideas and the study of Asian business practices... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the heads of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also happened to serve as a director of a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Year in Books 2016
From journalists writing bestsellers to professors penning fables to venture capitalists publishing first novels, HBS alumni have produced more than 80 books this year. Taken together, they show the community’s wide-ranging interests—entrepreneurship, art, Aston... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Life of Significance By Warwick Fairfax (MBA 1987) Mount Tabor Media In Crucible Leadership, author and leadership advisor Warwick Fairfax shares the power of embracing the crucible moments: those past trials, failures, and setbacks that... View Details