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19 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Finding Success in the Middle of the Market

midfield dictates the pace of play, gives its forwards and defenders more time to set up their plays, and breaks up attacks by the opposing team's front line. In business, it's not fashionable to concentrate on midfield. Focus, we are... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto; Retail

Teaching Interest

Overview

Teaching has been a lifelong passion of mine. As the third generation of academics in my family, I see good teaching as a means to give back and to encourage others to share my passion for discovery. I’ve been very lucky to have many teaching opportunities, both as an... View Details

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

becoming an entrepreneur, and the one on which past entrepreneurial research has focused, going all the way back to Adam Smith, Joseph Schumpeter, Israel Kirzner, and other pillars of economics. In my own research, I also approached... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

09 Dec 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Does Management Matter in Schools?

Keywords: by Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun & John Van Reenen; Education

Deeply Responsible Business

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07 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 7

systematically give lower scores to research proposals closer to their own areas of expertise and to highly novel research proposals. We interpret the empirical patterns in relation to a range of theoretical mechanisms and discuss... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

hyperopic. As a result, they have wistful regrets of missing out on life's pleasures when they look back at how they spent their time." Permission To Indulge Keinan proposes a possible way to change that unfortunate outcome. In... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

18 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC

2000s. More recently, we’ve proudly recruited at HBS in both spring and fall semesters since 2015, and we’re looking forward to being back on campus this fall. We look for top-tier candidates to fill both our full-time and intern... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

graduating high school next year, and will witness their son receiving his MBA this week. With their sacrifices in mind, Acevedo has steadily invested in creating and giving back to his communities, and... View Details

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

When Stephen Kaufman took the helm at Arrow Electronics in 1982, it was de rigueur for CEOs to sit on the boards of several other companies in addition to running their own. Back then, serving as a board member didn't require much of a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

January 2013
Case

Omidyar Network: Pioneering Impact Investment

By: Michael Chu and Lauren Barley

Omidyar Network, having deployed to date over $500 million in ways ranging from donations to commercial equity capital, must decide whether to back Anudip, an Indian organization dedicated to providing the rural unemployed and marginalized with livelihoods linked to... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; India

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13 Nov 2020
News

Global Ambition

two kids and a dog, living in Beijing. To show their appreciation for the tremendous impact HBS has had on their lives, Kao and Chew have given back to the School consistently since graduation, both as volunteers and donors. They help out... View Details

06 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

back to things said earlier, for example—can prompt better communication. “You can look for moments to check in and ask, ‘Do you understand what I’m saying?’ or ’Are we on the same page with that?’” says Collins. “Or even just pause in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

by reviewing your own assumptions. One of the managers acknowledged, for example, that doubts voiced by an outsider could help people close to projects—who are often conditioned to be optimistic and think in terms of being successful—to take a step View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

13 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

“Could you provide a specific number of years of experience? Or, give examples of what demonstrated excellence might look like. [Postings] that are concrete, objective, and clear all work in the direction of reducing ambiguity.” Actively... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

01 Sep 2023
News

Bless this Stress

National Geographic for Disney+/Craig Parry In the first episode of the National Geographic docuseries Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001/PhDOB 2009) and the Australian actor gaze across downtown Sydney to a skyscraper in the distance, teetering... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration

The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details

17 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

intact. Among Asians, 21 percent got calls if they used whitened resumes, whereas only 11.5 percent heard back if they sent resumes with racial references. ‘Pro-diversity’ employers discriminate, too What’s worse for minority applicants:... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 May 2021
Blog Post

The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute

started to heal my heartache, I keep coming back to what he said and was thinking. What did he see in me that makes me a “wonderful” mother? I’ve been reflecting on this and using it to give myself grace on... View Details

29 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

celebrities where they were realizing, ‘Hey, these could have a really strong impact on the other brands that we have, especially if we put them together.’” Authentic offered to acquire 55 percent of David Beckham Ventures, the company through which Beckham ran his... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports