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- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
plans to improve their relationships but fail to follow them due to their inability to put themselves in their partners' shoes. I have watched thoughtful managers planning new incentive schemes to motivate their employees, only to find the employees focused more on... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
its coastal flooding yet the discussion didn’t delve into surface or groundwater issues. Hurricanes and flooding generate polluted or brackish water which impacts both agriculture and the overall water supply. I became more mobilized to... View Details
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intelligence's transformative impact across industries, the need for global regulation, and the importance of making AI technologies accessible and affordable. Introducing "Think Big, Buy Small," a New Harvard Business School Podcast 09... View Details
- 12 May 2022
- News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
banker knew she was eminently qualified, yet such opportunities seemed to evade her. “Everybody wants somebody with previous public board experience or who has been a CEO or CFO at a publicly traded company,” she says. In Dozie’s view, the issue is View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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challenges and to assist them in developing effective solutions. We aspire to help leaders think clearly about the design of economic and political institutions that will enable firms and societies to thrive while maintaining the physical and biological View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15
damaging to the academic enterprise. We surveyed over 2,000 psychologists about their involvement in questionable research practices, using an anonymous elicitation format supplemented by incentives for honest reporting. The impact of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
Competition Policy International Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—Transportation Network Companies offer notable service advances—but do they comply with the law? And if not, how should the legal View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
strategic choices: geographic expansion, continued product innovation, serving MFIs outside of the OI network, and new distribution mechanisms to reach market segments beyond MFIs. Wholly owned by faith-based nonprofit OI, MIA must also factor in OI's desired mission... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
startup that designs satellite propulsion systems and hybrid fusion power plants. At Google he was a Vice President, and he was the Project Leader of Project Loon. Mike was the CEO and co-founder of several successful companies and served... View Details
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Journal of Banking and Finance 19, nos. 3-4 (June 1995): 461-481. Merton, Robert C. "The Financial System and Economic Performance." Journal of Financial Services Research 4 (December 1990). Merton, Robert C. "A Functional Perspective of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
"Online traders have become a potent force and one that I believe is having an impact on mutual funds. Clearly some money that would have been destined for mutual funds is not coming in because a portion of the undecided investor... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
and forced a major reexamination of how investment decisions are made at Blackstone, resulting in changes with a significant positive impact on the firm's success. Today, Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager with... View Details
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Harvard Business School
the corporate and public sectors. The individuals profiled here—Andrew F. Brimmer, James I. Cash Jr., Linda A. Hill, and David A. Thomas—have demonstrated their dedication to the School's ideals and core mission through their active engagement with students, purposeful... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
http://hbr.org/product/an-entrepreneur-s-new-product-development-journey/an/513098-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-434 Southwire and 12 For Life: Scaling Up? (A) Southwire, a leading maker of cable based in rural Georgia, has partnered with the local school... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
products—and more likely to indulge in treats. Why? “You did something good for the environment,” Karmarkar says, “so you can have a cookie.” It was easy to believe Bill Gates in 2012 when he predicted that Sal Khan’s (MBA 2003) 2006 startup, Khan Academy, would have... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6
countries from 2001 to 2010. We find that the divergence between control rights and cash-flow rights of a borrowing firm's largest ultimate owner has a significant impact on the firm's choice between bank debt and public debt. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007
paradox by considering the enabling role of actors' social position. Adopting a relational view of human agency, I model the impact of their social position on the likelihood that actors will initiate changes that diverge from the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
change,” says Childress. Why the shift in attitude? “Some people point to 9/11 as creating a heightened awareness of the world as an interconnected system and spurring a search for meaning,” observes Childress. “It may also be... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
http://www.springerlink.com/content/91647u2175267563/ Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation Authors: Chen Lin, Yue Ma, and Yuhai Xuan Publication: Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This study examines... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
have to be willing and able to tear down in order to build up. The old and proven and venerable must sometimes give way to the new and innovative and transformational. But we should also note that capitalism is far from perfect. While it’s superior to any other View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)