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- 01 Oct 2000
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Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
with Harvard's interfaculty Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative, resulted in his formulation of a model of human behavior that explains why even the most "rational" people behave irrationally at times, willfully continuing in self-destructive... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
HBS Posts Strong Results in 2008
’92) took a cautious view of the current fiscal year, noting the dramatic economic decline that began last fall. “Given the exposure of the HBS business model to the economic environment, our operational and... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
time. I had worked closely on day-to-day operations with the firm’s founder since 2005, so I was up to speed on most things, including the public offering. But being up to speed on something and owning ultimate responsibility are two... View Details
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
after seeing a demand for privacy. Expansion within the building is part of the short-term plans, and Goldstein hopes to move into a standalone space in three to five years. But she can see the model working beyond campus, too. “The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
in Washington for the next eight years. Reed returned to Allen as CFO in 1995 to oversee the building of its $23 million cathedral, which was dedicated two years later. (That same year, Flake resigned from Congress to return to Allen.) Since 1997, Reed has managed the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
engineers. Right off the bat, Stuckey identified two issues. One, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level. And two, the way the funds were being distributed at the headquarters level was problematic as it rewarded divisions based on the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 28 Aug 2013
- News
Inside Comcast's $30 Billion TV Bet
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Who Owns Yoga?
yoga style. Then there’s the former model and ballet dancer Tara Stiles, who isn’t particularly interested in yoga’s roots or rules but rather in mixing up styles of yoga to create a beneficial exercise. “These are two different examples... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
Image by Digital Art/Corbis Related Links Listen to a podcast of Professors Rawi Abdelal, Forest Reinhardt, and Richard Vietor discussing the future of energy The catch-all “green” category covers a range of industries, from wind and solar power to alternative fuels... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
easy; finding a business model that was going to be sustainable was the hardest. There was a lot of competition, people weren’t purchasing things online yet, funding started drying up, then the Nasdaq crashed. We had to figure out how to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
Boston. Manville is designed for kids from ages 5 to 15 who struggle in traditional educational settings due to emotional or physical issues. A key element of the school’s approach is the big sister/big brother concept, in which an older mentor, as a role View Details
- 09 May 2022
- News
Green House
prove that the Passive House model could be implemented within a variety of architectural styles, opening the door to wider adoption in many different settings. Harper, who spent the first 20 years of her career in finance, launched... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
Massachusetts, and thus knew well the difficulty of her undertaking in Cambridge, but she wanted to prove that the Passive House model could be implemented within a variety of architectural styles, opening the door to wider adoption. She... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
learning-bydoing approach to build skills required to succeed as an early stage entrepreneur. Topics include problem and solution finding, business model design and validation, marketing and sales, and seed finance. “Lean start-ups don’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
learn how to support these sorts of shared business models? If you were the CEO of an insurance company, how would you address the conflicts between this model (splitting ownership and usage) and the traditional, well understood, and... View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
- News
Level Up
entering the Age of the Fluid Fan, she says, in which fans are becoming more open to switching allegiances, trying out new platforms, and constantly demanding convenience. “Our thesis is you need to operate differently in order to engage... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
as it passes. It’s probably obvious, but you could just replicate the old model and stamp it out. There are lots of regional micro-fulfillment centers that are closer to customers, all with seven employees on the line. —Casey Taylor (MBA... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong
that solid foundation to ensure that Harvard Business School in the 21st century will be an institution where our interests, activities, faculty, and commitment are truly global in nature." Modeled on the recently launched California... View Details
Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden