Alternatives - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

cross-group network effects are neither necessary nor sufficient for an organization to be a MSP. Second, our definition emphasizes the difference between MSPs and alternative forms of intermediation such as "re-sellers," which... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
News

The Class of 1975 in Review

not surprising to see some of our classmates choose alternative career paths. We are rightfully proud of classmates such as Pastor Jon Weaver, nurse Carol Martin, award-winning songwriter Eric Vogt, and Reva Seybolt, a "hands-on healer"... View Details

Keywords: J. Hans Stumm

28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

Covenants not to Compete in the United States, United Kingdom and France to compete or trade secrets versus patents as alternative ways to protect a businesses' intellectual property. Purchase this note:... View Details

21 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job

leverage two opportunities during my final semester. One was an Independent Project (IP), and the other was the final project for the Scaling Technology Ventures course. Career Exploration Using Alternative Methods In the fall... View Details

25 Aug 2014
News

The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)

needed. And chances are, the same interests that brought you to HBS will lead you to opportunities where that knowledge will be useful.” In an alternate universe, Harvard and MIT are playing against each other in football. Who do you root... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2005
News

Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock

transportation fuel used. What about alternative sources of energy? Reducing the use of oil is the way we get through the next ten years. At the same time, we should go on the greatest explosion of R&D in the history of the world. The... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

"One of the marks of a truly dominant intellectual paradigm is the difficulty people have in even imagining an alternative view." Do you think business scholarship has lost sight of social welfare issues? A: Our data suggest... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

generate cash very quickly. So Jobs' first great attribute was extreme focus. There is a window right now for a desktop alternative to Microsoft in many markets around the world.— David Yoffie Number two; he went back to creating sizzle... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

alternative means of understanding these decisions that is highly complementary to the large-sample research in several ways. First, the cases in the book serve as manifestations and validation of some of the lessons of large-sample... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

work, highlighting recent psychological investigations that explore the emergence, practice, and implications of colorblindness. We conclude by discussing alternative strategies for managing diversity, underscoring the importance of an... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

may not excuse students or make alternate arrangements. RC Exams All RC exams must be taken in person. In the event of an emergency on the day of an exam, students should notify the Registrar's Office ( registrar@hbs.edu ) as soon as... View Details

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

brand and strategy. Managers must manage. In an extended disruption, it may even be in your long-term interest to find supply alternatives for a customer. Few quota-carrying salespeople will or can do that. Use data, don’t hoard it... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

25 Aug 2015
First Look

First Look Tuesday

stability benefits. Subordinated capital provides MMFs with loss absorption capacity, lowering the probability that an MMF suffers losses large enough to trigger a run and reduces incentives to take excessive risks. Other reform View Details

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

biodegradable alternatives are vital steps toward a circular economy. On Dalmia and HUL’s side, scaling the current plastic processing facilities requires significant investment and reliable long-term contracts for the increase in... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Sam Hayes

independent and sharp-eyed accounting firms — the alternative would be a disaster of bureaucratic gridlock in the form of line-by-line audits by the federal government. Can Wall Street's leaders restore trust in the markets' integrity?... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2018
News

The Long Run

everyone from a Morehouse School of Medicine professor to an entrepreneur offering nonaddictive alternatives for pain relief to Georgia’s public health commissioner. Langford runs the meeting with a light hand, welcoming late arrivals and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

emissions. “I had no idea that concrete was the second most used material after water, or that cement alone was responsible for 7.5% of carbon emissions” (03:20). To address this challenge, Dylan explored alternatives that could... View Details

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

cooperative relationships, which is not a priority in a shareholder value maximization regime. This alternative approach—referred to as ethical reciprocity—not only provides the basis for a rebuttal of the shareholder-primacy doctrine... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

2015 Modern China Studies Free at Last, Now What: The Soviet and Chinese Attempts to Offer a Roadmap for the Post-Colonial World By: Friedman, Jeremy Abstract—This article seeks to understand the motivations behind the People's Republic of China's attempt to present an... View Details