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- 02 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech
Gaurav Singh (MBA 2022) grew up in Varanasi, India. He completed his Bachelor’s of Technology in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from NIT Trichy, India before moving to the US to pursue his M.S. in Electrical and Computer... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
(Channelside) LP, a private company. In the early years the cost of water would be almost double the average unit cost the Authority pays at the time of the decision. Is this proposal good policy in the long run to lock in supply and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
2015 Research Handbook on Shareholder Power Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance By: Coates, John C. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
The average billion-dollar company spends as many as 25,000 person-days per year putting together the budget. If this all paid off in shareholder return, that would be fine. But few organizations can make that claim. In fact, many firms... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment
eligible for project-related expenses during their second year of study. HBS Leadership Fellows (login required): Second-year students entering the nonprofit or public sectors may apply to the Leadership Fellows as a pathway to work with... View Details
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
the North American subsidiary of Germany-based Webasto Group, limped into 2014 in poor financial and operational shape. The company's early optimism emerging from the financial downturn had proven naive, and now, five years later, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
School Case 811-014 The Ze-gen case covers the first five years in the life of a clean-tech start-up. Ze-gen had developed an innovative technology that converted solid waste into synthesis gas (called syngas). This technology was in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
This Mother’s Day, we celebrated progress and possibility on the HBS campus! HBS first accepted women into the MBA Program in 1963. Fast forward six decades and now classrooms are 44% female and most sections have 1-2 mothers. Across the RC (first-year) and EC... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement? Roth 401(k) contributions are not tax-deductible in the contribution year, but withdrawals in retirement are untaxed. The more common before-tax 401(k)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay
called “The Transformation of Self Employment,” details a stark shift over the past 50 years in the composition and earnings of the independent workforce, says William R. Kerr, the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
along with it—in essence, defining the way that applications should interact with its preexisting software components. It extended the model to its application business, sharing increasing amounts of code between products like Word and Excel. Over time, as more and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual
not, the consumer won't repurchase four years from now. Build enthusiasm. Good marketers know the power of word-of-mouth recommendations. In the era of social media, better organization (the old ground war) and outspending on television... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
at the company. He then turned his attention to the e-commerce platform the firm launched in 2018 to sell products directly to retail consumers. Now, as the case “Digital Transformation at Tata Steel” explains, Narendran had to decide whether to open View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Fast Answer
Find institutional holdings using Thomson Reuters
Choose Database Select Thomson Reuters Under Institutional (13f) Holdings - s34 on left select s34 Master File Step One: Date Range Set Beginning Date month and year Set Ending Date month and year Step... View Details
- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
always look at each other, awkwardly smile, and say “we met at HBS.” Confusion usually settles in as they gaze at Laura’s ring finger, and we quickly explain that we met six years ago while participating in the Summer Venture in... View Details
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
should come back to office. My ongoing research with the all-remote firm Zapier suggests that while workers can work-from-anywhere, temporarily colocating with peers a few times a year (in the case of Zapier at a retreat), strengthens... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
supposed to pay off, the greater the uncertainty. Hence, investment decisions and compensation contracts tend to converge toward more short-term, observable metrics that encourage corporate managers and professional money managers to maximize short-term performance.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
reduce the quantity supplied.) "In the years ahead, competition from these sorts of new entrants joining already overburdened markets will only get more intense." No Exit? Both Bower and Jensen tend to focus on excess capacity in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Electric Home Rebate Program,[23] geared towards helping low- and moderate-income households upgrade for clean energy and energy efficiency. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates this will “save households up to a $1 billion on energy... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
of an Italian design based bicycle manufacturer evaluates if reducing costs by outsourcing would impact its brand. The company was founded in 2005 in Italy by three friends, and in its first five years it had enjoyed steady growth and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne