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- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
dishes to add some surprises to the evening. A white elephant gift exchange game rounded out the evening. Declaring their holiday celebration on December 12 as the “coolest of the cool,” the HBS Club of Austin gathered at the North Austin... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
receive multiple evaluations and thereby lowering the incidence of "false negatives." Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-116%20(3)_5dfe7025-e2cc-4e07-bfb4-f4204ae3d52c.pdf Working Papers The Cooperative Solution of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
First, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level, so a 60 percent execution rate, for instance, might conceivably seem “good enough.” Second, the way the money was being distributed at the headquarters level—Stuckey’s level—was... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
but also ensures that the rules of the game are such that prosperity is widely shared and that problems like climate change are adequately addressed. How does democracy affect the power balance that enables free markets to thrive? RH:... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
energy-generating products to teach about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); inspire invention with limited resources; and encourage students to see life as a game that can be won regardless of age, religion, race, or... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
processes. The course does not address decision making tools such as data analytics, game theory, and simulations. Developing aptitude in and understanding of these issues helps managers influence the design, direction, and functioning of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested
“My first entrepreneurial venture was around age 10, catching fish off a jetty near my house and selling them to fishermen as live bait. They paid 20 cents per fish, and for a dollar I could buy my own game of mini golf.” First order:... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
reasonably to expect. Nobody wants to play a game where they find out after the final whistle whether the high or low score wins." Stevenson, who joined the HBS faculty in 1968, developed two real estate courses with a general management... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
father watches it, too.” On his DVR: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Modern Family, and all four Stanley Cup–winning games by the Los Angeles Kings that his daughters won’t delete (the result of Dick’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
above the fray." —John Piscitello (MBA 1998), film composer, No Place On Earth and The Short Game Andrew Tobias Photo courtesy of Andrew Tobias "Watch out for Republicans who would have Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dwight... 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
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
Amy J.C. Cuddy, Ruwan Gunatilake, and Meredith HodgesHarvard Business School Exercise 911-013 This exercise is based on the popular group game "Mafia" and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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By: Andy Wu
How can technology entrepreneurs build competitive advantage from the ground up? Professor Andy Wu conducts scholarly research and develops course materials that document how technology entrepreneurs can (1) organize for innovation to create new market opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Technology Platform; Technological Innovation; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; China; Southeast Asia; South Asia
- 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
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
political conventions, but firms based in Olympics host cities started ramping up the philanthropy up to four years before the Games actually took place. Marquis attributes this to a combination of goodwill and good public relations.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
"holy grail" as opposed to goals (often merely financial), missions or visions, or even a set of values. As Mourkogiannis puts it, "Let others play with 'strategy' and 'tactics' and 'management.' Purpose is the game of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
vocal advocates of particular candidates or policies. But it turns out that none of that is enough. We must also participate in the design of the rules of the game itself. Today, our shared challenge is to reform our political system to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
Joshua Cooper Ramo, co-CEO and vice chairman of Kissinger Associates. Ramo’s core thesis is that today's world of networks and connectivity may be the biggest game-changer of the future, whether the game is business competition, public... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
portfolio and demographics similar to the politicians. The investors were sent a one-page survey billed as a fun economics game that would have no bearing on their portfolios, with gift certificates as a reward. They were given a series... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland