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- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
U.N. aid by 8 percent when it rotates onto the council. This effect increases during years in which key diplomatic events take place (when members' votes should be especially valuable) and the timing of the effect closely tracks a country's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 03 Jul 2025 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
good at it. Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans by Seymour Morris Jr. (MBA 1972) (Potomac Books) Every four years Americans embark on the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential election campaign filled with... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
time when Professor Malcolm McNair invited him to do so, despite Walter not having yet been appointed assistant professor at least that is the way I remember my attendance that day in the second-year elective course, Retailing. I was... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
trust in traditional media is at its highest point in the past decade at 66 percent. But trust in social media platforms languishes at around 43 percent, and in this era of fake news, fixed elections and fraudulent data, regaining the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-043.pdf Media versus Special Interests Authors:Alexander Dyck, David Moss, and Luigi Zingales Abstract We argue that profit-maximizing media helps overcome the problem of "rational ignorance" highlighted by Downs (1957) and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
asymmetric equilibrium where only one retailer elects to operate an online arm but earns lower profits than its bricks-only rival. We also characterize equilibria where firms open an online channel, even though consumers only use it for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
operating system for dealing with elective (largely surgical) patients. By opening an emergency room, however, the institution is now called upon to care for complex and highly variable medical patients. Asks if the previous operating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
leaders have worked to create a democratic society and revamp the economy, improve education, and create jobs. As the country's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela has inspired the nation and emerged as an international... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
for anyone who has watched their business — or job — go overseas. As the 2004 presidential election nears, many wonder if, when, and how the issue will be addressed. U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow has visited China in an effort to... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
much. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611012-PDF-ENG Children's Hospital Boston (A) Scott A. Snook and Jeffrey C. ConnorHarvard Business School Case 411-041 Five year old Matty died at Children's Hospital Boston as a result of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
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1.5 Attendance | MBA
and inform the Registrar’s Office ( registrar@hbs.edu ) before the scheduled exam, or paper or project deadline. Other Requests Requests for alternate arrangements for any reason other than those listed above must be approved in advance by the Chair, MBA View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
states, and countries—entities that aspire to go on forever—must nonetheless run for reelection every few years. In some cases, they no sooner win one election than they are forced to run for reelection. Fearing loss of their seats, they... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
pleasant surprises, simply because it has performed so poorly in recent years. The surprise election as President of the center-right opposition candidate Mauricio Macri last December resulted in significant policy shifts. He abolished... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Business School Exercise 608-128 This exercise provides students with an opportunity to thoroughly test an operating assumption. Students state an assumption as a testable hypothesis, collect and analyze relevant data, and communicate the results. At HBS, it is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
entrepreneurship is as old as entrepreneurship itself. At HBS we define entrepreneurship as the pursuit of opportunity beyond the resources you currently control—so, obviously, creativity is a big factor." The Creative Entrepreneur In her new View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Overview and Syllabus Harvard Business School Course Overview 807-123 Explains the mission, philosophy, structure, and classroom and grading policies for the second-year MBA elective International Entrepreneurship. Purchase this overview: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
(1994-2000) and the first Kagame government (2000-2004) to restore and build the economy. Provides detailed economic and social data as of 2004, allowing evaluation of policy results. Concludes as President Kagame, now formally elected as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne