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  • 29 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

James, a minority electrical engineer at the same company as Stephen Williams. While Williams was focused on engineering and design early in his career, James was motivated more by the prospect of getting... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

is currently provided by GAAP financial reporting. The purpose of this paper is to examine the optimal design of information intermediaries that can increase the impact of sustainability information on corporate conduct. Specifically, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Nov 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

to then cover their positions once asset prices start recovering. Predation leads to profits of about 25 basis points over ten days and increases the liquidation costs for the distressed fund by 40%. These results suggest a broker’s role... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

differentiate "quality FDI" in several different ways. First, we look at the possibility that the effects of FDI differ by sector. Second, we differentiate FDI based on objective qualitative industry characteristics including... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 1

by managers facing intertemporal decisions. We assess the association between different types of performance measures and the time horizon of business unit managers who have profit responsibility. Our results, based on a sample of 105... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 21

characterizes the financial world. They also overlook the role of natural selection. To be sure, natural selection in the financial world is not exactly analogous to the processes first described by Darwin and elaborated on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Robert J. Dolan

    Robert J. Dolan is the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and began his academic career in 1976 as a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He joined... View Details

    • 22 Nov 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: November 22

      PublicationsCompeting through Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart Publication:In Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy, edited by Giovanni Battista Dagnino. Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming An... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 Dec 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 6

      PublicationsFlying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success Author:Thomas J. DeLong Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2011 Abstract Confronted by omnipresent threats of job loss and change, even the brightest... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2021
    • Case

    Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (A)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
    Blackstone Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, whom Forbes has called “Wall Street’s Greatest Dealmaker,” played a major role in the negotiations that transformed Blackstone from a fragile startup in 1985 with $400,000 in capital into a dominant... View Details
    Keywords: Dealmaking; Bargaining; Conflict Resolution; Negotiation; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Conflict and Resolution; Problems and Challenges; Negotiation Tactics; Financial Services Industry
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    • 28 May 2019
    • News

    A More Perfect Union

    Case Study. Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001, MPA 2002) believes that has to change—and it’s the responsibility of her generation to lead the way. Ballou-Aares is creating a path for the next generation of business leaders to engage in nonpartisan political reform... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar
    • November 2021
    • Case

    Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking I: “Becoming a ‘Friend of the Situation’” (A)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
    Blackstone Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, whom Forbes has called “Wall Street’s Greatest Dealmaker,” played a major role in the negotiations that transformed Blackstone from a fragile startup in 1985 with $400,000 in capital into a dominant... View Details
    Keywords: Dealmaking; Bargaining; Conflict Resolution; Negotiation; Private Equity; Conflict and Resolution; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Negotiation Tactics; Financial Services Industry
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    • Web

    Business Economics - Doctoral

    lens of business. Jointly administered by HBS and the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the program combines theoretical analysis with in-depth, interdisciplinary research rooted in real-world applications.... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    LALIGA—From a Soccer Competition Organizer to a Global Player in the Sports and Entertainment Industry

    By: Stephen A. Greyser, Kenneth Cortsen and Juan Fuentes Fernández
    LALIGA, the first- and second-tier professional soccer league (known as “football” outside of the U.S. and Canada) in Spain, enters its 100th soccer season later this decade. The most popular game in the world (Giulianotti, 2012) has gone through many changes since... View Details
    Keywords: Soccer; ＂Sports Organizations,; Business History; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Technology Adoption; Sports Industry
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    • Research Summary

    Current Research

    Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. Video Recording... View Details
    • October 2008
    • Article

    Evaluating the CEO

    By: Stephen P. Kaufman
    This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. After Kaufman became a CEO, he was struck by how perfunctory the board was in its... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives
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    • May 2007 (Revised November 2019)
    • Case

    Dollar General (A)

    By: Willy Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman and Rebecca McKillican
    Dollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Family Business; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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    Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

    Fellowship is led by executive fellow Peter Barrett, PhD and Tracy Perry, associate director. The members of the Key Advisory Board, leading industry and biomedical authorities, provide programmatic guidance as well as one-on-one... View Details
    • Web

    Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    Info Do Fire Sales Create Externalities? By: Sergey Chernenko & Adi Sunderam DEC 2018 How do cash policies affect stock returns? A mutual fund that uses its cash reserves to accommodate outflows will lower the volatility of its underlying holdings View Details