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- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
Classmates: The idea for my startup Getaway formed just before arriving on HBS’ campus. The ninety people in my section and the nine hundred in my class have left their own lasting mark on the company. Section-mates generously paid to be... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
there a constitutional basis for the legal doctrine of separation of church and state?—in an effort to craft a list of the people, places, and events students need to know to understand American history. When revised American history... View Details
Keywords: April White
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
and laborers for employment and better climate Massive dust storms uproot millions Smallest ten-year increase in population: 123-132 million Influence: Medium-High 40 1940 s 19 Baby boom begins Suburbs start to form Influence: High 50... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
balance sheet constraints and bond liquidity By: Johannes Breckenfelder & Victoria Ivashina SEP 2021 The authors explore the ties between bonds and individual dealers formed through home advantage and the persistence of previous... View Details
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
are you working on next? A: Given the success we've had with the structure of this novel in classrooms and with readers so far, with the support of our talented Harvard Business Press team, we're extending the hybrid case-novel form to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Simmons Family Endows Professorship
and two colleagues purchased controlling stock in Zions First National Bank from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Three years later Zions and Lockhart merged to form Zions Bancorporation, and Roy was soon elected chairman... View Details
- 10 Sep 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
two breathing exercises in a room heated to 105°F. Hundreds of cease-and-desist letters were slapped on competing studio owners. The Indian government, meanwhile, took umbrage with Bikram's legal claims, arguing that yoga was part of the... View Details
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
specialized form of central planning. “A change from the current insane, superstitious, or religious belief in official money may occur sooner than expected.” Xingang, on the other hand, worried that digital currencies are instruments... View Details
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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About
University program. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination in that it denies an individual equal access to the University’s programs or activities.” Harvard’s policies are “designed to ensure a safe... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
significant upfront costs in the form of severance. Pay cuts can be temporary or permanent. The challenge with salary cuts is that your best people, the ones with the most work options, may choose to leave the firm. A study of an inbound... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance. But we do pay attention to misconduct, and I have seen many types over the years—from the garden-variety deceptions and betrayals that sap morale and waste human energy to... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment
business, policy, law, etc.) to form teams around new technologies emerging out of several of MIT’s labs. Over the course of the semester, students will work with their team to build out the venture’s business and market-launch efforts.... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
is not to make an airtight case about the state of contemporary management, but rather to raise important questions. By comparing management with the legal and medical professions, we hope to stimulate discussion and debate that can lead... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
organizations to make investments in employees in the form of training and education. What may surprise you is how far down into the organization NCCs can legally extend. Some states only disallow them for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault
equally, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, The Loveland Foundation, Reclaim the Block, and The Bail Project.” The GoFundMe page for the newly formed Anti-Racism Fund raised $40,000 in less than 12... View Details
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
begins Suburbs start to form Influence: High 50 1950 s 19 Medical advances extend life expectancy More people now live in suburbs than cities Population soars to 179 million largest ten-year increase Influence: High 60 1960 s 19 Baby boom... View Details
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
developed an innovation fair in which every unit could show off its most promising new concepts. I was privileged to judge the first one with the then CEO, where we gave an award to the legal department for its ethics program, featuring a... View Details
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
States. Yet to roll out lottery-linked products in an efficient way, we need to address the legal and regulatory barriers. Q: Can these ideas for savings vehicles be extended to households with higher incomes too? A: The work that I do... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
whole Pacific Rim is another emerging market with tremendous potential. Russia, too.” Biggest disappointment: “That Wasserstein Perella didn't evolve into the firm I wanted it to be.” Proudest moment: “One was in 1996 when the deal was consummated to View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
companies, and the gender pay gap persists. While young women are aware of these systemic problems, the more nuanced forms of sexism that persist today often take them by surprise, say Ammerman and co-author Boris Groysberg, the Richard... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz