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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Right Way to Manage Customer Churn for Maximum Profit
the example of an online retailer who suddenly sees a monthly shopper stop buying for two months. “Customers just stop using the service but don’t have to tell the company.” In order to manage churn, companies typically use machine... View Details
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
there are legal dimensions to business and they, like the financial or IT functions, need to be managed. They are too important to delegate to persons, i.e., lawyers, who may not understand the broader business objectives. Second, the law... View Details
- 05 Jul 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?
Business School curriculum among those interested in studying business in 1908. I should know. I was invited to join the HBS faculty not to teach marketing, service management, or general management, among my later teaching assignments,... View Details
- 24 Feb 2022
- Op-Ed
Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC
institutions within individual and community networks. But they have not done so to date. Enter the SEC One novel way to assure that independent hospitals create network plans is to harness a new accounting standard, as specified by the View Details
- November 2017 (Revised November 2018)
- Technical Note
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets
By: Ramana Nanda, Robert F. White and Alexey Tuzikov
Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Initial Coin Offering; ICO; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
Nanda, Ramana, Robert F. White, and Alexey Tuzikov. "Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets." Harvard Business School Technical Note 818-066, November 2017. (Revised November 2018.)
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
Corporate Accountability ; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact ; Mission and Purpose ; Private Ownership ; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving ; Social Issues ; Sustainable Cities ; Financial Services... View Details
- Profile
Cait Haught
finance." Yet Cait didn't neglect her desire for social impact. She created a partnership with Citizen Schools, a Boston afterschool program, to bring in outside experts who "spoke to the students on topics they wouldn't learn in the classroom, like View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 26 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young
at McKinsey as a consultant working primarily in their Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Services group before making a career pivot. In 2021, I joined the NFL’s Washington Commanders for the last two... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
themselves avoiding the music because they were terrified. When they finally decided to take it on, they thought it would require a certain amount of time, and believed they had sufficient cash reserves. But the preparation process turned out to take longer, and... View Details
- October 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
The University of Notre Dame Endowment
By: Andre F. Perold and Paul Michael Buser
The Endowment Model of Investing, which was based on creating high risk-adjusted performance through diversification, a long time horizon, top-notch outside managers, and illiquid investments, had served Notre Dame and other large universities well over the past... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Higher Education; Asset Management; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Paul Michael Buser. "The University of Notre Dame Endowment." Harvard Business School Case 210-007, October 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
enduring financial success "The course has given me the confidence to know that my suggestions have a solid business basis." Jennifer Moret Financial Analyst What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost... View Details
- November 2006
- Case
The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs
By: Boris Groysberg, Scott A. Snook and David Lane
Almost five years had passed since Goldman Sachs launched its innovative leadership development initiative called Pine Street. Focused primarily on developing Goldman's most senior managers, Pine Street had evolved significantly since its inception in November of 1999.... View Details
Keywords: Executive Education; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development; Business Education; Financial Services Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Scott A. Snook, and David Lane. "The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs." Harvard Business School Case 407-053, November 2006.
- 15 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Promises and Limitations of Big Data
Source: peterhowell Although many people claim we have entered the era of big data, research firms tell us that most collected information is never used. It sits uncleaned, unanalyzed, unused in databases. But when data analytics is used successfully, organizations... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
create the illusion of higher quality. I’ve always bought the cheapest vodka I could find, but my kids insist on the expensive brands. Great lesson in the realities of marketing! —Howard (Ted) Greene (MBA 1967) Back to top “Ant Financial” Headquartered in Hangzhou,... View Details
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
iStock Summing Up How Should Organizations Draw the Line on Pay Transparency? There is general support for the widespread practice of disclosing pay data in "bands" associated with jobs. Fewer people would go beyond this to disclose what individual employees... View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
Recent high-profile financial meltdowns at Bitcoin, Celsius, and Terraform Labs, which together wiped out hundreds of billions in market value, helped trigger a flight from the cryptocurrency market, driving its value from $2.9 trillion... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting
By: Julia Rose Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer and Michael W. Toffel
Operational failures occur in all industries with consequences that range from minor inconveniences to major catastrophes. Many organizations have implemented incident reporting systems to highlight actual and potential operational failures in order to encourage... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Legal Liability; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Failure; Health Industry
Adler-Milstein, Julia Rose, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel. "Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-017, September 2009. (August 2009.)
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
currently, or in the future. This includes both employer sponsorship and merit-based scholarships from non-employers; it does not include need-based fellowships awarded by HBS Financial Aid. Your employment start date is on or before the... View Details