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reunions.hbs.edu . Hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the individual(s). What if I need to cancel? To cancel, see your registration confirmation email or contact alumni@hbs.edu . When registration is open, the... View Details

26 Sep 2023
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Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates

the pseudonym ShopCo. Her ethnographic study of the company, which was regarded as progressive and engaged in DEI, is detailed in a new paper in the September issue of Administrative Science Quarterly. A progressive tech firm shuns a transactional View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

rated. We hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms that receive poor ratings, and especially those that face lower-cost opportunities to improve or that anticipate greater benefits from doing so. We... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2023
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Thomas Buberl: Refounding AXA

By: Hubert Joly, Mihir Desai and Amram Migdal

In 2022, AXA and its CEO Thomas Buberl faced new types of challenges, including systemic risks such as climate change, geopolitical instability, public health crises, and social tensions caused by economic risks. AXA was one of the world’s largest insurers. Since... View Details

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14 Feb 2022
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Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

Their outward confidence might mask fear and anxiety, but they must be ready to admit misconceptions and misinterpretations, and acknowledge early on what they don’t know or what isn’t working. Executives must be prepared to shoulder View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

17 Feb 2020
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How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

outreach should be done on multiple platforms and carefully crafted to answer only one or two hypotheses. These hypotheses are commonly, “Is this where we can reach this audience if we want to market to them?” and “Are they interested... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

21 Apr 2023
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The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

players use to compete. "People are thinking about ways to design policies and products so you can actually engage with the product in more responsible ways without getting people too overinvolved in playing and spending." A new paper by... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting

02 Feb 2023
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Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

also picked up by major news outlets, including The New York Times. “It actually got a real response from United Airlines,” says Pacelli, noting that the CEO publicly apologized for the incident and United later agreed to settle a lawsuit... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology

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Leadership Initiative Leadership Initiative Today’s leaders are confronted with challenges and opportunities that have never been more dynamic or complex. Helping individuals effectively understand and manage these forces is a key View Details

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

government intervention, two of the principal forces that influence variation in firm profitability. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54835 forthcoming Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Friends or Foes? Examining View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

cross-state spillovers or business-stealing from one state to another are important, but do not account for all of the effect. Agglomeration effects from local innovation clusters tend to weaken responsiveness to taxation. Corporate... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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of local alumni. The panelists shared their experiences about the transformative MBA program, life at HBS, and the financial aid resources available to students. The session served as an invaluable platform for attendees to explore the... View Details

July 2021 (Revised August 2021)
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Airbnb Emerges from the Pandemic: Lessons for Stakeholder Governance (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Allison M. Ciechanover

As the COVID pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel ground to a halt. For Airbnb, the San Francisco-based platform for renting accommodations, the impact was both swift and severe as revenues plummeted more than 70% over the prior year. Responding to the sudden... View Details

Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Leadership; Two-Sided Platforms; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Value Creation; Decision Making; Goals and Objectives; Travel Industry; Tourism Industry; Service Industry; United States

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to build a bridge of our own – a platform that brings together the resources, expertise, and capital that empowers our up-and-coming generation of scientists and makes impactful research accessible to all. Professional goals: In the realm... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

leadership to consider how they might incorporate the technology into the company’s platform and capabilities set. Following a partnership with AI company OpenAI, Summer Health’s engineering team developed a pilot to create a new AI... View Details

13 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

negative tweets engaged more users. Originating as internet novelties 15 years ago, social media platforms have altered everything from democracy to human relationships in ways that are hard to overstate. Governments around the world have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Media & Broadcasting

12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

workers. Purchase the note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708492 PCCW now Harvard Business School Case 709-405 In 2007, PCCW had to formulate a strategy for growth of its successful NOW TV platform and its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Entrepreneurship (5) Corporate Finance (12) Corporate Governance (33) Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact (121) Corporate Strategy (97) Cost Accounting (3) Cost Management (9) Cost of Capital (1) Cost vs Benefits (8) Cost (15)... View Details

22 Mar 2024
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Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

figure. Without open source software and their ubiquitous code-creation networks, firms would pay an estimated 3.5 times more to build the software and platforms that run their businesses, or roughly $8.8 trillion, say Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology

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