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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
want to gather all the best advice I can." Without delay, he set out over the summer months to talk with all 200-plus HBS faculty members and nearly as many staff, students, alumni, business leaders, and other educators. Out of these... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
"I can attest that when huge initiatives come along, whatever 'seems impossible' soon becomes a fact of life. To say, 'I need to do a study first' is not a [wise] response." Advice For The Us Cio Asked by Lakhani how Data.gov... View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
Just invest in having a more sophisticated understanding of your own economics. Because if you do, you’ll make better decisions. This article originally appeared in the Harvard Gazette. You Might Also Like: How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 30 Apr 2025
- News
A Social Enterprise Talk in DC; Canadian Alumni Talk Trade; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Colorado
DC Panel Looks at Social Enterprise in a New Government Landscape The HBS Club of Washington, DC teamed up with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) on April 2, to present an alumni panel discussion on social impact titled “New Perspectives in Social Enterprise,”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
express inconsistent beliefs about the product suitable from them, and mention they have received advice from another seller of insurance, they are more likely to receive suitable advice. Agents provide better View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
what’s a manager to do given the uncertainty of both predictions and prophets? Here’s some advice to CEOs, CFOs, sales managers, and others who allocate the major resources in most firms. Whatever else you do in thinking about the future... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
to continue to offer sophisticated portfolio advice with technological solutions,” says Viceira. “Whether that will happen or not is an open question.” If it does, then expect more disruption in the financial advising industry in the next... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
advice to businesses using affiliate marketing programs. His new working paper, written with Wesley Brandi, is titled Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing. The paper offers ways to help companies make better choices... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
can win. This means hiring the proper consultants and legal advisors, particularly those who are well versed in the workings of the WTO. The last piece of advice is not really an action plan, rather an issue to recognize and keep in one's... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 10 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
PRIDE in the HBS Community
to show me that the LGBTQ+ MBA network, especially at HBS, is strong and growing. Those PRIDE leaders, who are now friends, took time out of their busy student schedules to give advice on applying, have coffee chats, help me prepare for... View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
single slogan or line of argument. As Fowlers Publicity Encyclopedia reasoned, “It is more profitable to have twenty-five readable words on the poster than to let it contain one hundred words that people cannot see without an opera glass.” 35 Hawkins offered View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
collective wisdom for accounting Ph.D. students who will be entering the academic job market. It is divided into two sections. The first offers subjective advice on the dissertation process—from choosing a topic to surviving the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy
alumni, faculty, and environmental industry leaders. “We invited several of our alumni guests to host each event and give a short talk, to paint a picture of the future for energy, so our current students can bring those ideas back to HBS and make the best use of their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
on track. Underpinning his advice with research and illustrating it with stories from others’ successes, Barnett lays out practical, step-by-step processes to help readers realize their goals. Money, Murder, and Madness: A Banking Life by... View Details
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
sense that the observer cannot distinguish between the settings in which different plays occur. If the observer does not believe that he will be able to offer beneficial advice then he must believe that the players are playing a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
center of much discussion. The advice most often provided to managers is to weave the brand into the most potent popular culture trends. Recently, consultants and ad agencies began emphasizing the reverse: recommending that managers seek... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Harvard Business School
has provided senior–level strategic management advice and recruitment leadership as a member of McKinsey & Co., Russell Reynolds, and Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) senior management. He also serves on the boards of A Better... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career
will be here in the blink of an eye. So things aren’t slowing down just yet. After that, I’ll continue working with various boards and advisory groups. I’ll probably do a bit more reading and sailing. And beyond that, I’ll see what other opportunities arise. Do you... View Details
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
the subject of brand building, Kapur is very keen on the idea that brands take a long time to build, there are no shortcuts. He says, “One [piece of] advice that I would give is to make absolutely sure that you are not running away from... View Details