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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
their homes or at local restaurants around the world, MBA students working in the region during the summer between their first and second years have the opportunity to meet with alumni, forging connections around their shared HBS... View Details
- Profile
Jacob Meiner
Jacob Meiner has always been attracted to the difficult. As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania he initially studied Near East languages and civilizations. "It intrigued me from an interdisciplinary perspective, as a... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
Summing Up Responses to the question, "Is this the decade of the investor?" offer little hope that the investor will get any relief soon, compared to the rewards realized by managers and customers.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog
course you will build those skills, learning from the experiences of those who have successfully navigated the risks and rewards of being a family business leader. Career Focus: The course will be relevant... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
In the course of their outstanding professional careers, this year’s five recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award — the School’s highest honor — have had an enormous impact on the world of business. A surprising key to their success? Understanding the importance of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
in the standard of living. An individual company, though, can move assets anywhere. So companies can reward their shareholders regardless of what happens to the national economy. As a result, the interest of companies View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
to prove that a new medication’s benefits merit a higher price if cheaper, similar drugs are available. The process rewards companies whose drugs are more novel or help patients more, while forcing manufacturers of equally or less... View Details
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
a lot of movies. And I need to stay on top of who are the hot new actors and directors. And to do that, I can't go to the theater all the time. View Details
- Profile
Lisa Cousins
perspective, and none of us are afraid to speak up about new ideas or to challenge each other...kind of like an HBS classroom. Everyone is also really nice and I just get so much joy from interacting with... View Details
- Web
Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
(September-October 1959). Full Text Available (Harvard Users Only). EXPLORE MORE OF THE EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY The Invention of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
prone to abandon programs that threatened trust and commitment." Similar programs at low-commitment companies might have succeeded where HP failed. Financial rewards in a fast-changing business... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
you’d be hard-pressed to tell their nationality,” says Deshpandé. “Among other distinguishing characteristics, these firms tend to have intrapreneurial cultures that encourage and reward risk. They are quick... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
your brain to manipulate you. Sex sells, and it has since the dawn of time. It sells because it engages that pleasurable reward center of your brain. As academics, neuroscience just helps us to understand... View Details
- Student-Profile
Alexandra C. Feldberg
Organizational Behavior program is simultaneously the most challenging and rewarding aspect of my experience at HBS. Being part of two campuses can sometimes be hard. I spend my days shuttling between the... View Details
- Profile
Ryu Kawano
financials and determine where value is derived from." After a year, he accepted a position with TPG Capital in Tokyo. "Part of what attracted me was the opportunity to work in my home country — I hadn't lived or worked there... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
are delivering, and as a tool to continuously improve their processes. Innovative providers will market their areas of excellence and will grow geographically as opposed to growing solely by offering new... View Details
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
As a young teacher at Harvard Business School, Brian J. Hall called on longtime professor James Cash for a favor: Hall wanted to study the inner workings of General Electric, and he needed Cash's help to get in touch with top-level... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
series. —Mike Graffeo (MBA 2006) This is not a plant, but The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter. It explains... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
are malleable among new Web users; Winner-take-all dynamics apply; Competitive risks are reasonable; The company is capable of managing significant growing pains; and Capital markets will reward first... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
rewarding to watch their ventures come to life. For all these reasons, I'm excited about teaming up with SEAS faculty to build a joint degree program that blends engineering, design, and management View Details