Alternatives - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 19

design "path" both advance and impede absorptive capacity. Changes in path allow rapid experience with alternative ideas, and this eventually aids adoption and invention capacity. However, these changes temporarily harm the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

green business profitable is an even harder journey. For society's sake, entrepreneurs must be prepared to make that journey, says Geoffrey Jones. A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Many... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

11 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 11

alternative explanations for some important empirical observations in IB, such as bunching and second-mover advantage in market entries. 2006 Journal of Financial Economics How Do Staggered Boards Affect Shareholder Value? Evidence from a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

from the Working Paper.Ann Cullen: How is your system different than traditional mutual fund rating systems? Cohen: Our method takes advantage of a wealth of previously unexploited information about fund holdings. Standard metrics rate funds based on past performance.... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

15 Apr 2015
Blog Post

Subverting Career Trajectories

alternatives out there for us—otherwise we wouldn’t have the opportunity to come here in the first place. The toughest part of HBS for me has been reminding myself that although the MBA feels like a detour in the short-term, in the... View Details

19 May 2023
Blog Post

Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change

instructive. Blood is Co-Founder of Generation Investment Management. “The short answer is ‘absolutely yes,’ because the alternative of being pessimistic is not a good alternative. I guess the better answer is that we’re determined to... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

profit motive is needed. One argument for ending monopolies and opening the market for private services is that this might lead to more rapid technology introduction and innovation. You don’t have to look very far to find examples of View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

Wolfensohn Center for Development, a new global poverty research initiative at the Brookings Institution. He is also relishing the opportunity to work with his son, Adam, and daughter Naomi at Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a privately held firm that invests in View Details

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Juan Eyzaguirre

political office, Juan's answer is clear: "I don’t think so, that scares me a little bit. I don’t see a very clear path immediately after school, but I value the exploration phase I'm in now. I'm talking with so many people, with companies that come on campus, and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit/Government/Education

26 Oct 2011
News

On Top, Down Under

team, avoiding group think, and embracing alternative points of view. Often I would read a case and think I had the answers. I’d later discuss the case with my living group and realize that I may have taken a narrow view of the issues.... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

15 May 2015
Blog Post

How to Get a Global Perspective at HBS

doing business in the US to prepare for these cases; instead I must adopt an alternative viewpoint founded on the particular economic context in which the cases are set. 4. Globally focused classes bring international business to life... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

strong economy is also going to buoy Latinx entrepreneurs, who had difficulty both accessing funds through the Paycheck Protection Program and finding alternative sources of financial support—in addition to dealing with other barriers to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Books

political science, management, communications, and public health, and drawing on the experiences of health policies in Canada and several European nations, this book analyzes current and past U.S. health policy and proposes alternatives... View Details

Keywords: Management

September 2024
Case

TechEnergy Ventures: Innovating Through Corporate Venture Capital

By: Rebecca Karp and Lena Duchene

This case examines TechEnergy Ventures, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of the Techint Group, and its role in scaling innovation within the energy sector. Founded in 2021, TechEnergy Ventures operates with a mandate to invest in disruptive technologies to... View Details

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07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

explained by several potential alternative hypotheses, including differential changes to the preferences of American investors, differential changes in investment opportunities, differential time trends in investment or changed... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1997
News

A Better Way to Go on Strike

No-Fist should be an attractive alternative for both sides. Like a strike, it permits an unfettered war of financial attrition; unlike a strike, it ends with a windfall, competitive advantage intact, innocent bystanders upright, and... View Details

Keywords: David Lax and Professor James K. Sebenius

16 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 16, 2015

importance of return on equity in forecasting future stock returns depends on the quality of the accounting information. This extension also reconciles our model with alternative characteristic-based forecasters. These findings suggest... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

boil under the wealth gap heat up or cool down? Will the climate change accord catalyze investment in alternative energy? What impact will international terrorism have on business? Please add your comments below. 10 Most Popular Articles... View Details

25 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 25

continue as the concentrated detergents were introduced across North America? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/613045-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-119 Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model The funded search model is one View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

05 Dec 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

but with ability of the people handling this system." Alternatives to the use of predictions in the customary planning process were not ignored. Jean-Christophe Khuries suggested one when he asked: "How do you manage a large... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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