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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Measuring Impact
Nearly 40 percent of Harvard alumni from across all schools have founded for-profit and nonprofit organizations—launching more than 146,000 active ventures with an estimated $3.9 trillion in annual revenues and creating 20.4 million jobs... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 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
- Web
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog
work in small teams to undertake a project with an organization based in the Tokyo area. The course will meet for four on-campus sessions to (1) provide students with a basic understanding of the Japanese innovation ecosystem, (2)... View Details
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
seen a variation on this story? Getting the Bosses' Approval From Ted Watson The general idea—hardly unique to us—was to do business consistently across all of our operating units. We would have the same approach to conducting any View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
compensation is more effective for salespeople with high base performance, whereas conditional compensation is equally effective across all types of salespeople. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51539... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
lawsuits against Blitz had followed. A former Blitz employee has testified that Blitz presented a revised gas can design to Walmart that would prevent the burn injuries by installing an "arrestor," a device that would prevent a flame from flowing into the... View Details
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
somebody else's point of view and seeking out safe ways to allow themselves to become vulnerable. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/06/managing-yourself-the-paradox-of-excellence/ar/1 Segmenting the Base of the Pyramid Authors:V.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
financial settings? How should I measure exposures arising from international operations? What is the appropriate way to think about the cost of capital for the worldwide operations of a single firm? The CFOs that manage global financial... View Details
- 26 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Market Research in a Recession
based on fewer expenditures. For example, combining data sets may reveal new leading indicators of changes in consumer behavior. Tracking studies may have an edge over one-off projects. CMOs who trim costs... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
devastating it was when lending froze, and how much of a lifeline it was when we could revitalize the lending marketplace. When I came to Harvard and began to study small-business lending, it was clear there were structural issues. It was not View Details
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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog
wealth. The focus of Investment Strategies is financial markets, principally equity markets, taking the perspective of an institutional portfolio manager and considering the efficacy of value investing, arbitrage, and other active... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
with each other and the company—and the company can interact with users—can be more successful. Companies can also identify existing communities and simply observe them. Based on what they learn, they can eventually engage View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
and make decisions based on assumptions about the future. The problem: Most of these prophecies about what is to come are basically straight-line extrapolations of a few weeks of data or sermons about what that prophet believes should... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 21 Feb 2018
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
individuals, foundations, and endowments to invest in conventional farmers as they go organic. “We're a little bit like the Uber of farming, in that farmers have the knowledge base and the skills and all of the equipment necessary to do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
A Legacy of Investment
donated the entire cost of building the campus in the 1920s. In the 1930s, the “Two Hundred Fifty Associates” funded research and case-writing activities threatened by the Great Depression. Post-World War II... View Details
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Ludcke - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
School was established in 1908, it was not until June 2, 1925, that construction of today’s campus began. Ludcke originally served as the Faculty Club. The original campus plans, based on classical models, were designed by the nationally... View Details
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Choosing the Right Student Loan | MBA
you? Here are five important things to consider when choosing a student loan. 1. How much to borrow. You are allowed to borrow up to the Cost of Attendance less other aid or sponsorship received, which includes tuition and fees as well as... View Details
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
and Operations Management Unit at HBS. "The longer we take to figure this out, the more likely we're going to have a few of the best firms pulling way ahead based on this competitive advantage." More Likely To Go Radical In her research,... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
hospitals. For example, the law formalized the growing recognition that providers must work together to manage both the cost and quality of care rather than continue to battle with each other for payments View Details