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- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
on-line encyclopedia. These data allow us to track all three elements required to test Coleman's mechanism: norm violations, punishments for such violations, and rewards for those who punish violations. The results are broadly consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
Harvard Business School Supplement 310-017 As Acumen Fund, a global venture philanthropy firm, moves forward with an investment portfolio exceeding $22 million, it runs into two critical measurement problems. First, how should it track... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
receive the new share for several months, at which point he can sell it. This system is the result of ownership being tracked on paper rather than electronically—it takes time to print out new share certificates. Because investors do not... View Details
- Profile
Mike Maples Jr.
leap across the chasm, from startups to investing. In so doing, he became one of the most successful venture capitalists in the technology sector, with a unique investing philosophy and an enviable track record that makes him a regular... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
some of the most prominent law firms. Through Boston Lawyers Group, she identified potential firms and legal internships to get exposure to the sector and pressure test her interests. Yet, as she explored undergraduate courses and majors, it was Economics instead of a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
what the speaker is saying, you may lose track of your original question. It may be more pleasant to engage fully and go with the flow of a conversation. But if you want an answer, you need to make sure the speaker provides one. In the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
Imagine the glee of marketers at the dawn of the Internet era—could anyone imagine a more sophisticated, precise way of reaching consumers? By tracking the purchasing habits of its prey, marketers could respond with targeted advertising... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
whether the Section and the Law of which it is a part will have the desired effects. This suggests the importance of tracking both the costs and benefits of the Law. There is little or no provision to do either in the Law itself. What is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
indicate that the enterprise is only in the early stages of product development." Each kind of social capital, Higgins contends, helps mitigate three categories of investor uncertainty: technological, firm-based, and market-based. "A young company has no... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
runner-up status in the 2013 Social Enterprise Track of the New Venture Competition at HBS. “I didn’t expect to be a social entrepreneur when I came to HBS, but our team viewed the problem as a ticking time bomb,” says Rewane. “We started... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
consumer behavior, Ngwe and Chen analyzed sales data from Southeast Asian fashion retailer Zalora in the Philippines. Because the data included the company's startup period, encompassing more than two million orders from 2012 to 2016, the researchers could View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
production requires massive capital investment," Esty says. And as natural resources are tapped out in developed countries, it becomes necessary to explore geographic areas that may not have an established track record in a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Profile
Prita Kumar
customer value. The dual tracks of business and fitness became deeply ingrained in Kumar’s psyche, along with a belief that she would someday start her own company. Kumar got her undergraduate degree in business at NYU’s Stern School and... View Details
- 03 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
HiHome Sweet HiHome
workflow between users and agents to track out how far along they were in the home buying process. But seeing these spreadsheets and scoring systems inspired Parker and Shu to transform HiHome into its current form, where it uses that... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
crunching. Acxiom, say analysts, has constructed the world's largest consumer database. Nearly 25,000 servers track data on 700 million consumers worldwide, including most US consumers, assembling approximately 1,500 data points per... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
Growth," followed four tracks of inquiry: managing innovation, information technology and competitive strategy, transforming the enterprise, and entrepreneurship. "Ours is an era of organizational experimentation," observed Professor Gary... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
65,000 children Outward Bound serves each year. He also works with Outward Bound schools and centers to ensure that their 750 wilderness courses — and scores of programs for corporate clients and kids in urban settings — are administered effectively and adhere to OB’s... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
Seattle, where he won an open seat on the school board. In time, he convinced his colleagues that the only way to develop great schools was to find a great leader. As a result, the board hired John Stanford, a retired U.S. Army major general with a long list of... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
another, CFOs are currently responsible for far more than tracking financial figures. The note provides basic information about the responsibilities CFOs face, the paths that lead to the CFO role, the characteristics of CFOs, the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel