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25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

funds. Such decisions would matter from the perspective of generations of students and faculty who depended on HMC maximizing returns and getting the balance of the Harvard portfolio right. Purchase this case: View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

study a CSO's responsibilities and to look at how the role shifts depending on the company's level of commitment, Serafeim and Miller surveyed 66 CSOs and people with similar duties but different titles in 27 industries. They found that... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

future evolution of the auto industry. Dante Roscini, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration As is often the case with privatizations, the General Motors IPO will be one of the most significant events of the year in the equity capital markets. View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

individuals are not faced with this perplexing choice of how to characterize their income depending on the audience, corporations do find themselves in this curious situation. A dual-reporting system is standard in corporate America and,... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

other diseases. In addition to disruptions with the flu supply in each of the past four years, the Times notes that there have been shortages in eight of the eleven vaccines for childhood diseases in the U.S. Why were we vulnerable to this predictable surprise? Because... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

involvement, they depend entirely on inquiry—assembling a large group of managers and asking them to define a direction. The result is often widespread frustration. Managers and employees look to leaders to articulate a point of view... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

as a master craftsman, not as an apprentice. Guild members depend on one another to prequalify potential entrepreneurs. Every hour that a guild member spends reviewing an investment risk represents a deposit in the bank. "I could... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students launching social impact ventures. In response... View Details

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

have absolutely no control over the two biggest influences on your speed—wind and water. But you learn to take clues as to what either the wind or the water might do, depending on factors like temperature, cloud patterns, wind direction,... View Details

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

services firm, comprising over 1,000 applications and over 3,000 dependencies between them. Our methods allow us to disentangle the effects of different types and levels of coupling. Our analysis reveals that applications with higher... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

in a way that they never were. Twenty years ago, said Lander, information was a trivial component of biomedical research. Most of what a scientist did was based on work taking place in his or her own lab or in a few other labs. Now, of course, scientists View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

order to smooth earnings (Graham, Harvey and Rajgopal, 2005). We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 20% depending on the depth of promotion. But there is a price to pay, with the cost in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Should You Outsource Your Marketing?

more common, because companies can no longer rely on mass marketing to reach prospective customers. Communication tasks have become much more complicated, and therefore more dependent on computer-aided analysis. Q: What marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

the technology brands such as Intel or Microsoft, which are likely to escape the new mood. The second group is the cultural icons such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Marlboro, and McDonald's. These brands depend on emotional attachment rather than... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

The HBS Advantage Lichter says there have been common denominators among the many HBS interns who have proven successful at Emerson Collective over the years. “HBS students have really unique perspectives depending on the industries... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

03 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Siblings at HBS: Katie and Tyler Harris

different? In many ways, our similarities and differences depend on the topic or context – sometimes we’re eerily similar and other times polar opposites. One of our biggest differences will become readily apparent as fall approaches.... View Details

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1.2 MBA Honor Code | MBA

foundation on which the HBS MBA Program rests – depends on: Individual preparation of all materials. Small-group discussions to explore and expand on this initial work. Consistent class attendance. Full engagement in class discussions.... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development

markets, credit, and other vital links necessary to sustain their enterprises. "There are large numbers of very poor people who depend on the informal economy for their survival," says Lu. "Enterprises provide a working solution for the... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, sold $315.6 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on “EDLP” (everyday low prices) and the power to make or break suppliers, a partnership with Wal-Mart is either the Holy Grail or the kiss of death, View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2015
News

Truth in Lending

take them to answer each question? Do they change their answers? (Men are more likely than women to change their number of dependents or marital status, DiDonna has observed.) In the last five years, the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab has... View Details

Keywords: April White

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