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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
trusted brand in business. Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role By William Cowan (MBA 1972) Stradis Pty LTD Do you know how to seek out and win your next executive role? Are you... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
organizational overhaul. Long-term coach Ron Rivera was fired and Matt Rhule was hired as the new head coach. Newton, having started only two games all last season, was in the last year on his contract. With his injury concerns, Carolina... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
they want, where they want for almost anything they desire. Associated with that, people are much more comfortable with ecommerce, giving their credit card numbers to Amazon and others, so the comfort and trust levels are much higher.... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
link individuals with crime scenes and fathers to their children. Special problems of trust have arisen, because the domain of scientific practice termed 'DNA typing' emerged in a commercial context, and its results serve as the basis for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees ( ) and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Consistent with stated goals of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
(another form of entertainment) and in games and sports. Edison’s electric lamp, brighter and better than gas, oil, or candles, which was supposed to lead men and women to the library, merely lures human moths to Main Street. From Chapter... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Frida Polli (MBA 2012) is the CEO and cofounder of pymetrics, which uses neuroscience-based games to help match people to their perfect careers. In this episode, she talks... View Details
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
who pool are rewarded by the less informed party with higher payoffs. Finally, we demonstrate through a reexamination of Lai et al., (2012) and Cachon and Lariviere (2001) how pooling outcomes can substantively extend the implications of other extant signaling View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
observed, "We know our limits and understand the law, but we tend to be very open with our employees, we communicate a lot." "They reassured us," said an account executive, "by calling it straight they informed us of their View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
less like a game of Russian roulette; high prices and grumpy drivers were all too common. “People didn’t trust the Malaysian taxi system,” says Anthony Tan, echoing criticisms of Jakartan taxis and ojek. Tan... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
game and that a passive approach is more profitable in today’s market. By adjusting your portfolio asset weights to match a performance index, you consistently earn higher rates of returns and come out on top in the long run. This book... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
ad auctions as a dynamic game of incomplete information, so we can study the convergence and robustness properties of various strategies. In particular, we consider best-response bidding strategies for a repeated auction on a single... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
come. If the VC is vulnerable, use the opportunity to build trust rather than to take advantage. Focus on value-not just valuation. Nonfinancial considerations such as control are also important. Strive for understanding. Seemingly... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
long-term engagement and explore the impact of giving self-service consumers the option to interact with a person. Participants engaged in an online investing simulation who are made to feel anxious due to market downturns are less satisfied with their choices and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
Paige has been an absolute game changer,” says Kelly of the Times-Tribune. “To have someone who is committed to transparency—I’ve been covering the school district for 25 years, and just finding a way in has been almost impossible. “She’s... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Pundits and politicians point to the burden of pension, health, and union obligations on the cost side. True, but not it's not sufficient just to cut costs. The real game is about revenues. Municipal revenues come from economic activity,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
technology, and logistics. Of all the project’s phases, however, transportation is the issue that really gets Mawilmada going, the one that, in his mind, will be a complete game changer. It’s something he’s spent countless hours on,... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
to do so will certainly improve. Gaming of the system will be corrected. The whole process of working hard to measure results better and better is extremely good for patients. If doctors can demonstrate results, they will not have health... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
Partner at Jackson Square Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm that invests in software businesses. A founder turned investor, his investments include 1upHealth, WELL Health, and Trust & Will. Prior to joining JSV in 2018, Victor... View Details
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
the culture—and the future success—of the gaming industry Back to School Sharpen your pencils and get ready to learn something new as alumni share their passions (and some pointers) to help us expand our skill sets Complete Table of... View Details