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- 30 Nov 2019
- News
Land of the Rising Scrum
kids, and now the grandkids and a few tag-along couples who just watch,” said Debbie Avery, wife of Tom Avery (MBA 1977). “Our kids play in the games and the grandchildren are in training.” The adventure found the group touring Tokyo, Mt.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
sleepy on a stuffy airplane can attest, poor ventilation impedes cognition. “Casinos figured this out a long time ago, pumping in extra air and keeping the temperature cool to keep you awake at the gaming tables and slot machines longer,”... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
increase in revenue for established schools whereas invitations to prestigious postseason bowl games play a big part for less-established schools. Furthermore, we find that student population and education quality dissipate the effect of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
could do one thing, I would eliminate quarterly reports. While I think the best market is a well-informed market, I believe we've created a short-term numbers game that plays to the darker side of managerial action, and is a negative... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture
battled for market share by making strategic moves like brand extensions, product innovation, and international expansion. While the game was simulated, the lessons are being taken seriously in considering Nike’s next moves in meeting... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
felt that I had hit my stride. I met my husband, started a family, and was achieving my goals more quickly than I thought possible. But it didn’t last. Sleepless nights, deteriorating health, a lost edge in the stock market, and disillusionment with the View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
system Lua Kamál Yuille , Northeastern University School of Law Love, Pain, & the Rules of the Game Rosabeth Moss Kanter , Harvard Business School Toward Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Leading High-Impact Change 3:00 - 3:15 PM... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
elaborate rules that turned the game of Monopoly into a battle of pint-sized real-estate moguls. "One of the most interesting things about this business is that you see people at their ultimate point of crisis." "One of the most... View Details
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
emphasis on valuation and capital structure. Serves as the basis for a bankruptcy reorganization game that has been used for many years in Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring, a second-year finance course. The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
who beat Jack Sock in three sets at the Delray Beach Open in 2023 despite balancing the game with a full-time job. Hiker “Invest in a pair of adjustable hiking poles, because they take a lot of the strain off your joints and they’re great... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
reversible moves to deepen their understanding of the unfolding game being played, and to build capabilities. They accept ambiguity and some apparent failures in exchange for improved learning and market position. Imperfectionists succeed... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
innovation from a game of chance to one in which they develop products and services that customers want to buy and are willing to purchase at a premium price. How do companies know how to grow? How can they create products that they are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
devised, which paved the way for the use of quantitative analysis in formal strategic planning. In 1944, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern published their classic work, The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. This work essentially... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- Web
TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life - Course Catalog
conversational goals: Why do we talk? What does it mean to do it well? How do these goals play out over the short- and long-term? Study the TALK framework to understand conversation as a fundamental part of the human experience—a repeated coordination View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- News
In the Contest for Content
Courtesy Sherrese Clarke Soares Courtesy Sherrese Clarke Soares As the founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, Sherrese Clarke Soares (MBA 2004) is establishing herself within the high-stakes contest to own the catalogs of music that attract users to social... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
success takes yrs.” Some alumni offered advice, like Jeremy Valeda (PLDA 15, 2013), who said, “I think Pokemon GO needs to leverage their geocaching service with local commerce to monetize the experience.” Cimarron Buser (MBA 1988) agreed, tweeting: “Pokemon GO needs... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 26 Jun 2008
- News
The First HBS Class Notes
Harvard Clubs. Mr. Hite, the subject of the first class note, is third from the left. The same issue has lively photos of an impromptu baseball game during an HBS Alumni Association outing in Swampscott, Massachusetts. "Showing 'em how... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
quickly that almost no one knew what they were doing—everyone was playing a guessing game because the situation was so unprecedented. But people who had been through crises in the past advised me to go into military mode immediately.” For... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
occasional Saturday soccer game with cell phone at the ready. But for Dick Simon (MBA '80) , his wife, and three children, last year quality time meant — among other memorable adventures — camping together at 12,000 feet under a full moon... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
Curt Schilling winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, even as an injured ankle visibly soaked his sock with blood. In contrast, 2011 has been the year of starting pitchers drinking in the... View Details