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- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
When Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+ on August 5, it was a shot heard 'round the world. Stock markets plummeted, investors covered their eyes,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Rolling Stock in Baker Exhibit
railroads helped shape modern capitalism. With the Pennsylvania Railroad alone employing over 110,000 workers by 1891, railroads’ sheer size required a new breed of managers who could conduct daily supervision as well as long-term... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency
Professor Zoë Cullen finds that the long-term effects of pay transparency reverse the winners and losers, with firms benefiting significantly more than workers. “This was one of the most counterintuitive findings I have ever discovered,”... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
investors become too passive, we might see inefficiencies at the corporate decision-making level kicking in.” The question for today, he says, is whether the pendulum has shifted too far toward passive investing in a way that hurts the View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
judo strategists plan two to three years into the future, looking beyond today's pressures and problems to the challenges that lie ahead. Executives at Inktomi, eBay, and Palm all maintain that long-term planning is necessary, even when... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
collateral business. For long-term strategy, the company is weighing two options. One, invest in expanding their client base and extending it beyond the sports market, targeting all kinds of community events like fairs and festivals. The... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 12 Dec 2019
- Webinars: Career
From Private Equity to Private Debt: Key Trends in Alternative Investments
Private equity industry has expanded substantially to include new strategies, new players, and new funding models. Professor Victoria Ivashina will explore new trends, limits to disintermediation, growth potential, and what to keep in mind if you are exploring these... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
it has been challenging to balance all of the above with fundraising simultaneously. Thanks to our user traction, however, we have been able to raise sizable capital through inbound inquiries from prominent investors as well as recommendations.” What are your short-... View Details
- Profile
Ann S. Moore
Inc., the country’s largest magazine publisher, until her retirement in 2010. In her keynote address to the W50 Summit, a 2013 celebration of the 50th anniversary of women in HBS’s two-year MBA Program, Moore advised: “Where you are headed is more important than how... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the brand of the country’s largest magazine publisher
Inc., the country’s largest magazine publisher, until her retirement in 2010. In her keynote address to the W50 Summit, a 2013 celebration of the 50th anniversary of women in HBS’s two-year MBA Program, Moore advised: “Where you are headed is more important than how... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
acres over the past 15 years. The firm is co-managed by David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996). Hourdequin is passionate about long-term land stewardship and believes that Lyme’s conservation strategies help to align financial goals... View Details
- 01 Aug 2014
- News
A closer look at the industry of beauty
long-term interest in globalization, consumer products, and entrepreneurship. Using the lens of history, he traces the industry's growth from disrepute to worldwide influence and chronicles the entrepreneurs—often social "outsiders"—who... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
humility." This all suggests that the ideal pay for performance approach should take into account such things as short- and long-term performance, specific individual motivators, effort as well as results, and the context in which... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Ceiling Unlimited
propjet, the $1.4 million Jetcruzer 500. A jet version of the 500, called the Stratocruzer 1250, is in the works and could help the company expand to one thousand employees and some $600 million in revenues. And Chen could even be building satellites again: "If there's... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Bridging the Gap
limited student access to technology, and lack of family support and essential services all have had an impact on the world’s children and those who are trying to teach them. The pandemic has laid bare and even exacerbated inequities in education, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts
of a particular cause, be it “Fight homelessness” or “End hunger.” And then, since that cause is so worthwhile, they support any program that’s related to it — even if only tangentially. While it is hard to fault people for trying, this approach is misguided. Acting... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
fall of 2020, Boston Common had $3 billion in assets under management and a mission to be, as Aiyer explains, “responsible investors who pursue financial returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage management and redirect... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
suffering not only from a deep cyclical downturn but also from underlying structural threats to its long-term competitiveness. The authors cite evidence of structural problems in trends that predate the recent recession. These concerns... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
increasing your female managers leads to higher profitability over time.” — HBS associate professor JORDAN SIEGEL describing his research results from countries that traditionally discriminate against women. (HBS Working Knowledge, October 11, 2010) “Research...shows... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
Black’s original conjectures, and the author highlights refinements and additions to the original list. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50338 November 2015 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Influence of Experience and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne