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- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
passing and running, defensive formations to protect the pass and the run—that Holcomb, Holmes Jr., and Connelly called resource bundles. Head coaches rely on their evaluations of players’ skills, and they reallocate players with specific... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
are the best-positioned market sectors and stocks as well as those to avoid. Hot Stocks provides a roadmap detailing how to invest in this new reality, and evaluates the many ways global warming will affect profit flows in the economy.... View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
groundbreaking accelerator promoting financial inclusion and access to capital for early-stage, technology-enabled companies led by women and multicultural entrepreneurs. Young companies accepted to the program receive mentorship, access to networks, and customized... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009
Addresses and What to Do About It Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion. Existing protocols allow only a finite set of computer numbers ("IP addresses"), and central authorities will soon deplete their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2
Company Authors:Michael Beer and Magnus Finnstrom Publication:Leadership in Action, November-December 2009 Abstract Traditional leadership development programs often fail to achieve the desired results because they don't focus on learning linked to the company's View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015
evaluation criteria. The case also looks at the potential fund returns from the perspective of an investor. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815097-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
Beyond Hong Kong's towering skyline and ship-filled harbor, the Kowloon Peninsula gives way to the verdant hills and peaks of the Chinese mainland. The bustling international business center is a natural gateway to an area that has... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
is enough interest to go further? Which is the better strategy for young innovators? What are the pros and cons of each? Can the risks be measured and mitigated? “The pitch or spec dilemma touches any independent inventor looking to sell a new product, technology, or... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
intellectual fiefdom of the School’s legendary marketing professor emeritus, Theodore Levitt. The colloquium was pegged to the twentieth anniversary of Levitt’s seminal article, “The Globalization of Markets” (Harvard Business Review,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
empirical puzzles, where you work long hours evaluating data one step at a time, trying every permutation, and after years of this, you hope to find something. That can be really fascinating and rewarding. The research that I like best,... View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
working relationship and asks students to evaluate the alternatives facing the two Joffes as they consider the future for themselves and AME Learning. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810065-PDF-ENG Buro Happold... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill and former executive Kent Lineback discuss the steps to take and the roadblocks to avoid in order to meet that challenge. Is Groupon Good for... View Details
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
University of Chicago Press, 1987. Merton, Robert C. , and R. D. Henriksson. "On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills." In Journal of View Details
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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting
their diversity and inclusion recruiting goals and to communicate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the recruiting process, there are a lot of questions on how to do this work well. Jennifer Eliason, Associate Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008
usable by consumers so that they are empowered to make healthier decisions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-082.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsItaly: If Not Now, When? Harvard Business School Case 707-051... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29
is capital intensive and when it is difficult for headquarters to identify the value-maximizing investment strategy for the business unit. In evaluating the performance of profit centers, rate-of-return... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
of the owner, who is asked by his father to take over the business. An example: You are working on the docks as a 28-year-old in Worcester, Massachusetts, and your father asks you to stop work for a moment so he can talk with you. He tells you that the View Details
- 17 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 17
with a dominant platform that earns more than under compatibility. We also find that incompatibility generates larger total welfare than compatibility when horizontal differences between platforms are small. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace