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- 03 Jul 2013
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Limits of Transparency?
government organizations disclose information to general public without reservations and let them make use of the one relevant to them." Walter Blass was among those who would err on the side of more transparency, arguing that "the more that is shared, the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.
New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
gifts to the endowment, which currently consists of more than 1,000 discrete funds established over the years by individual donors, corporations, and reunion classes. The School budgets the use of endowment distributions to support... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
percent of total revenue. Three factors govern the change in the endowment distribution: a specified rate increase set by the University, which in fiscal 2023 was 4.5 percent; new gifts to the endowment, which comprises more than 1,000 View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
new engineers at once is not going to accelerate development overnight. Each time a new person comes on board, it’s disruptive to a team’s flow, and this is not just about training them. It disrupts the whole dynamic of the team. If you’re doing a lot of hiring over a... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
tightly: performance evaluation and risk management. Everything else is managed loosely, and local leaders get an enormous amount of discretion in figuring out how to get things done. Change leaders need to be prepared to give the same... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- Web
Introduction - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
leaders collected in the 1930s and 40s. The holdings included in this guide focus on discrete collections containing photographs only. In addition to the holdings described here, the HBS Archives Photograph Collection includes 10,000... View Details
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
The National Park Services: A Mini-Business with a Twist
teams must collaborate to ensure they are creating a product that can be marketed and sold. The park divisions, similarly, have discrete and overlapping responsibilities. For example, while Law Enforcement and Interpretive Rangers have... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Web
1.8 Academic Honors | MBA
appointed to ensure appropriate equitable application of MBA Program standards. At the APC's discretion, each group shall comprise between 15% to 20% of the class. The award of honors is then voted on by the faculty, with the faculty retaining complete and unfettered... View Details
- 17 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?
analyzing it along with Mitchell Hoffman of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and Lisa B. Kahn of Yale School of Management; they present their findings in a new working paper Discretion in Hiring. "Welcome to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Talent: The Best Employee Perk?
alongside them,’ wrote Patty McCord, the company’s chief talent officer from 1998 to 2012. ‘Excellent colleagues trump everything else.’ Netflix hires ‘fully formed adults,’ self-sufficient people “who feel responsible for the company, knowing that they will exercise... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
salaries and benefits for HBS’s 207 faculty (on a full-time equivalent basis) and approximately 1,000 professional and administrative staff. HBS also must manage and maintain its own discrete campus, which now comprises 33 buildings... View Details
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
central planner who directs individuals to execute tasks in a prescribed order. In many settings, however, workers have discretion to deviate from the assigned order. This paper considers the operational implications of “discretionary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
managers will use the discretion given by such estimates to convey private information on future cash flows, while agency theory predicts managers will use the discretion opportunistically. We test these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Sites are selected two years in advance by the HBSAA, based on proposals submitted by the local clubs. While the HBSAA provides guidelines on running the events, the content of each conference, as well as its organization and implementation, are entirely at the View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 24 Jul 2018
- News
How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft
described as giving her team “room to run,” and offering the following anecdote: Bridgette Link runs Modern Finance and has broad discretion to determine what kinds of tools will make the most positive impact on her staff. Link says her... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Speaking out on behalf of the disabled
“When I first came to HBS, part of my goal was not to be too loud, too boisterous—not to be the center of attention,” says Danny Lipsitz (MBA 2014). But Lipsitz, who has a hearing disability, found that his verbal discretion was... View Details
- 21 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management
meet team members from across various business units and gain a deeper understanding of the projects they are working on. Setting Interns Up for Success In previous iterations of the Bridges MBA internship program, student interns were assigned to a View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Profile
Matt Segneri
In high school, Matt Segneri excelled in math and science. "In college," Matt says, "I wanted to move from discrete problem-solving to more complex issues." Matt majored in psychology at Harvard, where he had the... View Details