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Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

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Research

The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

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Press / Media

By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

01 Jan 2014
News

To Spot Financial Trouble Early, Use Three Circles: A conversation with Blythe McGarvie of Harvard Business School

08 Dec 2017
News

Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

2005), the former state auditor of New Mexico, who was elected mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico in November; Margaret Busse (MBA 2001), who is running for Massachusetts state senate; Adem Bunkeddeko (MBA 2017), who is View Details

Keywords: politics

01 Mar 2025
News

Step By Step

I started running at HBS, in the month between the end of classes and Commencement. I was born with asthma, so sports in general were never my forte, but the overwhelming nature of prepping cases and recruiting meant my physical condition... View Details

Keywords: Nikos Bartzoulianos; Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson

Portrait Project

Tedde Tsang

to make the buses run faster. Trundling up, down, and around the city's iconic hills from downtown to hipster mecca to beachfront village, I saw that the freedom of movement enjoyed by San Franciscans, no matter their age, race, income,... View Details

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Stata and Maintaining Version Stability - Research Computing Services

features such as random-number generators (RNGs) to version number # . version # is used to allow old programs to run correctly under more recent versions of Stata and to ensure that new programs run... View Details

10 Nov 2018
News

The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner

Ultramarathoner Eric Spector (MBA 1972) got a late start on the sport. As detailed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Spector started running while living in Manhattan, competing in his first New York City Marathon in 1979, but... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Turning Point: One Step at a Time

Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) I cheated on the mile run in junior high gym class. I was a chubby girl who spent every moment of free time... View Details

Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

create a $30 million fund to provide strategic national support to a surge of younger veterans running for Congress in the 2018 elections. The organization focuses on what Barcott calls “next-generation” veterans—military personnel who... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Apr 2002
News

Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value

A classic business problem from the 1950s illustrates the tension between inventory costs and missed sales. A newspaper vendor must decide how many papers to buy each day based on typical demand. His profit is optimized, the solution says, when he buys just enough to... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Mar 2016
News

Building a Biotech Business from Farmed Fish

Charlton Ames (MBA 1970) is chairman and vice president of business development for Sea Run Holdings, a virtual firm in Maine that develops innovative biologics and therapeutics from the blood of farmed salmon. In this video he explains... View Details

Portrait Project

Graham Evans

I came to Harvard Business School hoping to find answers, but will leave only with questions. Do I want money? While billions is not necessary I want a large enough cushion to avoid living in a far-flung suburb and to tell my Boss to take a hike whenever I feel like... View Details

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Responsibilities and Acceptable Use - Research Computing Services

familiarized yourself with our documentation about the cluster. We also highly recommend attending a session of our monthly cluster trainings. As they are the gateway to the cluster for everyone, don't run anything on the login nodes .... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

From Bytes to Bites

2001 she came on board full-time to help run Hearon’s company, Nice Ventures. “It was going to be a short-term change,” she recalls. “I thought I’d bring in some new financing, we’d restructure, and I’d go back to working in Silicon... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

Portrait Project

Jonathan Wilkins

Life is a marathon I am ready to run. I will retrieve the torch of ministry to serve. It is as if I can hear the booming voice of my Eternal Sponsor saying, "On your mark!" Followed by the collective roar of my ancestors, "Get set!" I will View Details

22 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

What’s Behind the Private Equity Boom?

Podcast with: Josh Lerner Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 15 min., 56 sec. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Financial Services

Portrait Project

Leo Chang

I will run with my baton. My baton smells of gunpowder from the hands of my ancestors, as they led armies into battle to forge a modern China. My baton is dulled by grime from my grandfather's hands, as the one-time physicist toiled in... View Details

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