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- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
institutions seem to get far behind because they identify a need, then take a lot of time to develop curricula, find teachers, etc.” Aim was even more blunt, saying, “By the end of the year most probably skills acquired will be obsolete.”... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
stability benefits. Subordinated capital provides MMFs with loss absorption capacity, lowering the probability that an MMF suffers losses large enough to trigger a run and reduces incentives to take excessive risks. Other reform... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
where Barton had grown up. Somehow he'd expected, without thinking it through, a warm homecoming. A rookie mistake, he thought. I can't afford many of those. He knew the SMA PR staff would also consider this a pretty basic mistake, and that they'd View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
economy. Bad government can only lead to less competitive businesses. Q: What are you working on now? A: I am doing case development and heading our biggest required course, BGIE or Business, Government, and the International Economy. My next research project, however,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
from outsourcing may be due to two factors: If the company has outsourced in order to save money, it is probably not focusing on customer needs. Or, if it has outsourced primarily because it is not able to handle the volume of calls... View Details
- 04 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy
what it’s like to work in these different roles or companies? What was challenging, surprising, or enjoyable? The short answer to what type of company or role to pursue is try everything. HBS is probably the only time in your life that... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
response to our home business, probably because there are a lot of young people who are starting their first homes. Action Jackson As a student at HBS, Jeanne Jackson worked two shifts at the pub in Gallatin - as a short-order cook in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
that would lead to better results. You may think you're sticking your neck out, but if the conflict is there and neither of you addresses it, you are probably not long for that job anyway. You take exception in the book to the practice,... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
makes us feel good.” Hang in there While life might have seemed simpler and more predictable prior to the coronavirus invading our world, that’s probably an illusion. A cluttered home will probably still be... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
American Economic Review The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina By: Hébert, Benjamin, and Jesse Schreger Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify this effect by exploiting changes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
develop ideas by spending time with a diverse group of people with different backgrounds and experiences. By engaging with others, innovators increase the probability that they are going to gain useful insights. Finally, innovators are... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
that was interesting to see. Morrell: But that's an interesting insight. Students who have some experience in this area are much more rounded, it sounds like. Is it just that AI's something we probably don't have to worry about for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
supplements correct dosages for each horse. You can probably picture what happened next: the hasty return trip to SmartPak’s offices and the tears and bad feelings that come from cutting short a visit to the Magic Kingdom when you have... View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
for sure. Second, being able to pick the most likely winners is incredibly valuable—this probably is both an art and a science. An ability to analyze information on market trends and past winners and losers is very helpful, but in the end... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
more co-founders as the venture grows. It tests its hypotheses on a unique dataset of 457 private technology ventures, and finds strong support for each of its core propositions. Implications include the need for entrepreneurs to understand the small View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
with which they do interact mostly doesn’t have putative news on it. The first generation of social media users, by contrast, didn’t have the proper training. My generation just assumed that anything we read on Twitter and Facebook is View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
has emerged. Flush, shower, rinse, swallow — fumbling through their first waking moments, most Americans are probably too groggy to see competitive advantage in their early morning routine. But there it is: All the H2O they need — cheap,... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
years old, one of my first clients told me to be different in kind, not degree. We’re competing well now, but it’s pure competition. We’re not a unique thing. I want to lift the Atlantic up to be something special, which probably means we... View Details
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
probability of a crash; (3) attributes of the price run-up, including volatility, turnover, issuance, and the price path of the run-up, can all help forecast an eventual crash and future returns; and (4) some of these characteristics can... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
indicated that he believed that another doubling in size was feasible, but it would probably take a major acquisition to do so. And JCDecaux faced more pressing short-term issues. The contract for London bus shelters that the company had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne