Games - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
News

What’s after Fannie and Freddie?

hold the mortgage-backed securities used to fund these riskier loans. And if the borrower defaults, the lender with significant skin in the game should be the one that deals with the borrower, not some servicer with minimal economic... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Jun 2001
News

Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century

CDs played music, not virtual-reality games. Will I even recognize the place? Related Platforms and Collaborations: Technological Innovation as a Case Method Supplement Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction: Multimedia Cases Focus... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

the best tank operators can make better, more timely decisions than their superiors—but only under certain conditions. First, frontline tank commanders have to have the intelligence and judgement to sort through a heavy load of information that is changing in real time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

19 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Seven Lessons from the Section Experience

(Greatest of All Time) and had a bunch of unique traditions. Once a month, we would host “All Hands” meetings over bagels to share section updates. We hosted “lock-ins” at the end of each year where we’d spend the night together in Aldrich 008. And most fun for us, we... View Details

12 Feb 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

software company and build video games together.’” The Dreamfly’s mission is a return to a starting point for Mendhro, who was raised in rural Pakistan as the daughter of the village’s first physician, who founded the area’s first... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

sailboats to a former America’s Cup boat that we adapted—although no one said it could be accomplished.” A competitive sailor who has raced in the Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and in London in 2012, Callahan takes a measured... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2004
News

Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)

through HBS, in 1939, I went on active duty for a year. That was when I, a platoon leader, first met George Smith Patton Jr. during large-scale war games in Louisiana. He was a lieutenant colonel at the time and one of the umpires who... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Swimming with the Stream

longer only the Top 40 artists dominating the live show landscape. All of us can find our tribes and build a successful following,” says Gandhi. “The industry is less of a zero-sum game thanks to streaming.” Plus, all that extra time can... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

following a prosocial norm and self-regulation. We tested 433 children between 6 and 13 years of age in two variations of the Dictator Game (DG). Children were asked what they should or would give in the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

program like Groupon? What steps can they take to mitigate those risks? A: Stories abound of consumers who try to game the system. Consider a customer who wants to dine on a weekend using a voucher valid on weekdays only. Some consumers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

20 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

How to be a Customer

How-to books targeting customers often focus on how to game the system, how to return the cocktail dress on Monday after you've worn it once on Saturday, how to exploit manufacturer warranties and satisfaction guarantees (often,... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Dec 2016
News

Inside Modern HR

bet on an HBS graduate who has no direct experience in the field, but who has a strong business background and a deep interest in how talent and organizational decisions drive performance. The game changers in this field will have strong... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Sep 2009
News

I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…

questions were generated by that odd ritual, the recruiting event. Her visit was sponsored by MBA Career Services. “You really have to be on your game in a recessionary economy,” Smith cautioned a gathering of about fifty students. “Make... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

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

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