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- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
Vanguard Group's founder, John Bogle, has been arguing this for years, concluding that mutual funds are more successful when they are not managed.) What are we to do? According to Watts, it may mean confining our use of common sense to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
hundreds of dollars a month. We actually do have customers who spend thousands of dollars a month if they have very high carbon footprint lifestyles. So that means it's kind of an interesting business model for an app. Most apps, maybe... View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals
project," says Butler. "We may have experiences that draw us closer to the impermanence of life, challenging us to define what's really essential. The question is, how do we understand life in its fullest and what does that mean... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
calls for targeting countries similar to a company's home base, whereas the logic of arbitrage involves exploiting one or more of the differences inherent in distance. The future of the globalization process is by no means obvious.... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
specialized form of central planning. “A change from the current insane, superstitious, or religious belief in official money may occur sooner than expected.” Xingang, on the other hand, worried that digital currencies are instruments that are “not yet properly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat
providing another and perhaps better way to measure international influence than traditional measures such as counting the number of tanks and bombs countries possess. "War, thankfully, is a very rare event," he says. "When two countries do go to war, it... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
designed to facilitate effort while encouraging every employee to contribute. The effort of each employee and circle is tracked by means of proprietary software. The notion was introduced in March of last year, receiving a relatively cold... View Details
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John H. McArthur | About
create the John and Natty McArthur University Professorship, established in 1997, with the remainder earmarked to target some of the School’s activities that held special meaning to McArthur. In 2002, a group of Canadian alumni announced... View Details
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data
institutions, he says, and small-business lending is one of the least automated parts of the U.S. banking system. That means it relies mostly on commercial bankers making personal judgments about borrowers. Ballard says when his father... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
without good followers. This question may be particularly significant in an age when followers find it easier to organize by means of the Internet at the same time that, in Kellerman's opinion, "cultural constraints against taking on... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
different resources to accomplish something productive,” says Khanna. “That means you are motivating people to do things, and the only way to motivate people is to communicate with them.” As crucial as communication is to running an... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI
experienced teams, and who are successful at selling AI not as a technology but rather as a means to the best solutions. Special thanks to Brian Ascher at Venrock for valuable contributions. Rocio Wu is a second-year MBA candidate at... View Details
Keywords: by Rocio Wu
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Considering Retirement - Alumni
fulfill them in the future, such as adequate financial resources. What new things would you like to develop? New missions or ambitions may mean new additions to your life, such as a change in location, membership in like-minded... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Bill Clinton about allegations of his having had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In his answers, the president speaks in the present tense as a way of dodging Lehrer’s questions. Jim Lehrer: “No improper relationship.” Define what you View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
techniques. That means enlisting mega-influencers—celebrities, prominent clergy, and social leaders—and everyday people who serve as micro-influencers to endorse the vaccine and encourage people to seek it. In the 1950s, when polio was... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
and within four years Sears was selling one million units per year.1 In the mid-1960s, B.F. Goodrich embraced radial technology as a means to win market share from its larger rivals, and the company introduced the first American-made... View Details
- 04 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Tech Club
club can help provide them the skills, knowledge, and connections to get that dream job. In addition we aim to provide members with the motivation and means with which to give back to the club — in terms of forming close friendships with... View Details
- 04 Feb 2010
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?
that success requires some talent and some luck, while great success requires some talent and a lot of luck. The importance of this observation is that systems that involve significant amounts of luck, such as investing for many people, revert to the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This will mean completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the required deadline. This course also features recommended weekly deadlines to help... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
basis points from the prior year. Using the payout formula means that the annual payout rate is generally lower following years of high investment returns and higher following years of lower investment returns. Adjustments can be made in... View Details