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- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
provides a mentoring network to let students explore a variety of careers. It also funds leadership camps for students and provides financial education to students and young adults in the community. “After starting out with only my initial financial contribution, we... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
focus exclusively on estimates of expected payoffs, such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
the incumbent attracts service (price) sensitive customers in markets where it has supplied relatively high (low) levels of service quality in the past. Furthermore, we show that it is the high-quality incumbent’s most profitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
“social” prong of their environmental, social, and governance aspirations. But Honest Jobs still struggles to attract funding from firms beyond the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions. “I was making it to the final round of discussions... View Details
- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
not enough; it must also be coupled with a positive outcome. Norton compares it to results in their online dating research in which users were more satisfied when they saw the website working hard for them during searching-but only if they ended with View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
innovative design in the built environment. To create an environmentally sustainable built environment, design that focuses on maximizing natural resource efficiency, planning that fosters public health, business models that attract the... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at the "Growth Opportunities... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- Web
South Asia - Global Activities 2020
the students to get to know the issues and opportunities firsthand. The island nation of Sri Lanka, located just off the southeastern tip of India, was a highlight of the trip given the significant international attention it has attracted... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Andrew Grochal on His Path to CarGurus
vibe here. We move very quickly, are constantly testing new ideas/features, and we’re certainly not showing any signs of slowing down. What attracted you to this opportunity?It was actually two separate HBS connections that brought me to... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- Profile
Malcolm Little
anything else, Malcolm saw the degree as, "an opportunity to lift my head from the path I had been on, a time to step back and reconsider what I want." HBS attracted Malcolm for its prestige, but has transformed him through the... View Details
- Profile
Kelly Carson
'What could I possibly bring to a room of private bankers and venture investors?' Then I learned that management experience is valuable wherever it comes from." "I'm really attracted to the case method," Kelly adds.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass
sailor. What attracts you to the sea and sea stories? The sea is a faraway place, and I think when people read, they in some sense want to be transported from their normal lives. And writing about things that happen in faraway oceans... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View
questions that meet five criteria: Will pursuit of the question facilitate research that would not have otherwise been done? Does it focus on an important problem in the world? Can it attract the interest of key scholars? Will it serve as... View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
opportunity unique to HBS – a chance to connect the dots between my aspirations and my need for experience.” Taking it to the street Through Leadership Fellows, Mizuho applied to a few organizations with educational missions, but Sesame Workshop “excited me most,” she... View Details
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
multinationals may relocate their headquarters to stay within the EU. The global attractiveness of British higher education will take a hit. But the city of London will remain an important global financial center; Frankfurt will try again... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Profile
Daniel Sheyner
become a bit more institutional and hierarchical, making the path to partnership tougher. At Atika, he'll be one of three investment professionals, offering Sheyner the same thing that first attracted him to private equity: ownership.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Supporting our Exceptional Faculty
100 endowed professorships that were created thanks to gifts from alumni, friends, and corporations. An endowed chair is the highest honor the School can bestow on a faculty member, and these chairs enhance our ability to attract and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
at stake, such as honing the core concept and attracting a founding team, investors, press, and industry supporters. If you’re not really, really, really into your idea, no one else will be either.” —Eric Grosse (MBA 1995), serial... View Details
- 25 Jan 2018
- News
Investing in India’s Nonprofits to Overcome Poverty Sustainably
N/Core project is attract smart, talented people and provide them the initial support, so that they can go on and create strong solutions to pull people out of poverty sustainably. “Nudge Foundation was founded about two years back. The... View Details