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18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

future evolution of the auto industry. Dante Roscini, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration As is often the case with privatizations, the General Motors IPO will be one of the most significant events of the year in the equity capital markets. View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

individuals are not faced with this perplexing choice of how to characterize their income depending on the audience, corporations do find themselves in this curious situation. A dual-reporting system is standard in corporate America and,... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

other diseases. In addition to disruptions with the flu supply in each of the past four years, the Times notes that there have been shortages in eight of the eleven vaccines for childhood diseases in the U.S. Why were we vulnerable to this predictable surprise? Because... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

involvement, they depend entirely on inquiry—assembling a large group of managers and asking them to define a direction. The result is often widespread frustration. Managers and employees look to leaders to articulate a point of view... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

as a master craftsman, not as an apprentice. Guild members depend on one another to prequalify potential entrepreneurs. Every hour that a guild member spends reviewing an investment risk represents a deposit in the bank. "I could... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students launching social impact ventures. In response... View Details

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

have absolutely no control over the two biggest influences on your speed—wind and water. But you learn to take clues as to what either the wind or the water might do, depending on factors like temperature, cloud patterns, wind direction,... View Details

29 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

generous, we may not be conveying that.” Pettiness in the workplace Whether people perceive certain actions as petty depends primarily on the expectations of the parties in a given situation. “When we’re doing a business deal with our... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

Credit: iStockPhoto Startups often struggle to find their first customers—especially in the sharing economy, where survival depends on securing users on both the supply and demand sides. No surprise, then, that our readers flocked to a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

Should it refuse to treat the patient further because he was bad for business, even though his life depended on future treatment? (The hospital's legal team advised refusing treatment; the doctor, who was often the recipient of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

Newsletter . Doctors and patients turned to virtual communication when the pandemic made in-person appointments risky. But research by Ariel Stern and Mitchell Tang finds that providers' responses can vary depending on a patient's race.... View Details

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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library

archives is an undated letter in Morse’s hand in which she muses about the dependence of “constructive groups” on the “leadership by an individual with an extraordinary array of intellectual and emotional competences. Such individuals are... View Details

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

both depending on your individual circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes, and, after that point, the course fee is non-refundable. Refer to the GEO website for full... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

industries or certain segments of the pharmaceutical business. But in many other industries - financial services, education, and health care, for instance - this analytical model is proving extremely helpful in understanding what is really happening. You describe... View Details

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Nov 2016
First Look

November 22, 2016

beliefs about a group depend on the characteristics of the reference group. Because stereotypes emphasize differences, they cause belief distortions, particularly when groups are similar. In line with our predictions, beliefs in the lab... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

success will depend on your organization and execution as well as the basic concept. In the work that I'm doing with HBS alumni, I have found that women believe the greatest demand on their time—in terms of importance, rather than... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

( geo@hbs.edu ). Depending on the personal situation, the student may also want to consult with a health care provider. Topics for consideration include, but are not limited to, personal health (disability, mental health, physical... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

members dependent on the person they’re supposed to supervise for compensation, information, perks, committee assignments, and, often, their very presence at the table. More Regulations Not the Answer America’s most successful investor,... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

to work with a firm at the stages in which there is no track record or reputation yet. “Later-stage companies in series B and C already developed their own reputation,” says Bernstein, “and, as such, may be less dependent on the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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