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Konstantin Chebotar

HBS teaching systems are different from what we might’ve experienced before." The case study method is a good example. Instead of a top-down approach dominated by the instructor, case classes depend on active student participation.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

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Academic Experience | MBA

decisively, and inspire those around you to achieve great things. The Case Method The case method brings leadership to life. Students step into the shoes of case protagonists, real business leaders, and... View Details

10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns By: Baker, Malcolm, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract—There is a strong link between measures of stock market performance, such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Lauren Burrows

work, but what I enjoy most is that I spend my days working with a small, entrepreneurial team helping to build companies that are working to solve some of the most pressing challenges we face in terms of energy and the environment. How has HBS helped you make an... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity

01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Press) The authors outline a method to discover and revitalize the exceptional business that exists inside an organization. The method relies on the well-established 80/20 rule to direct focus and attention;... View Details

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

18 Apr 2014
Blog Post

Reflecting on the HBS Search Summit

Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Clubs, hosted the inaugural HBS Search Summit. The event provided a forum for nearly 150 students, searchers, entrepreneurs, investors, faculty, thought leaders and industry advisors to meet and discuss... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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Nikki Skovran

she says. In the classroom, she appreciated the way the case-study method challenged students. “I like the way the professors push back – I equate it to a friendly cross-examination.” Outside the classroom, Nikki has enriched her business... View Details

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Private Equity and Financial Fragility During the Crisis By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, and Filippo Mezzanotti Abstract—Do private equity firms contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Jeremy Lipstein

how collegial and open-minded people are with each other here. The case method is highly conducive to people sharing their experiences. In fact, when I think about what stands out from my classes, it's not the material per se, but what... View Details

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

duties in firms incorporated in that state. This change limited managers' incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

useful for discussing the process of developing buyer personas, the uses and limitations of these constructs in allocating resources in a venture, and the relevance of different marketing methods to different customer segments. Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

committee has painstakingly and methodically researched a painful truth: “During the 17th and 18th centuries, the sale and trafficking of human beings—in slavery—and the industries rooted in the labor of enslaved women, men, and children... View Details

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Viktor Puzakov

for your point of view – and to understand other positions as well.” The case-study method gives him the time and space to develop these skills. Parallel to his course work, HBS staff in MBA Career & Professional Development have been... View Details

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Alex Slusky

started the program.” The best simulation of business experience Alex pursued the MBA because he had an interest in venture capital and wanted “to find a way to combine technology and strategy – how do we go up a level in business? Where can you see the bigger... View Details

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Mi Zhou

perspectives. “Being educated in China,” says Mi, “I lack sufficient skills in critical thinking and communications. The case method pushes students to articulate their ideas and to feel comfortable, even when challenged. Listening to... View Details

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

What if a bedrock method that investors have relied on for decades to find cheap-but-promising stocks to buy low and sell high no longer works well? The book-to-market ratio has been used since at least the Great Depression to identify... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
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Harmonic Hearing Co.

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig H. Stephenson

Harmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the... View Details

Keywords: Debts; Quantitative Analysis; Financing; Entrepreneurial Finance; Development Stage Enterprises; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Small Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Global Leaders

Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) credits the case method with providing training that has helped him address difficult and unexpected business challenges. “The two years that I spent at HBS shaped me intellectually and provided me... View Details

25 Apr 2018
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Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

methods with an emphasis on policy and practice. When combined with Harvard Business School’s Masters in Business Administration (MBA), students will demonstrate exceptional aptitude in the areas of policy expertise and cross-disciplinary... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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