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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
decisions about which extracurricular activities to pursue, which schools to apply to, and which topics to choose for their essays. An Introduction to Real Estate Finance by Edward A. Glickman (MBA 1981) (Academic Press) This textbook for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
long-term proposition that often requires years of complicated research, negotiation, construction, and drilling before a drop of oil or a penny of profit is produced. The capital required to initiate and to sustain this far-flung View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
analysts) downward-adjusted ratings more often than aligned analysts covering the same firm at the same time, the study shows. The partisan leanings of intermediaries, such as credit-rating analysts, can have “sizable effects on firms’ View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
Teixeira, which identifies the ingredients necessary to create online videos so compelling that viewers will not only want to watch them but also actively seek them out and share them with friends, family, and coworkers. The research... View Details
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
components from related future technologies for use in their current-technology products. I use patent data to test whether automobile carburetor suppliers with higher levels of future-technology R&D activity are better at adapting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Diversity | Employment
experiences to their work. All of these unique perspectives fit together to create an environment based on the shared values of respect for the rights and dignity of others, honesty, integrity, and accountability for personal behavior.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
Laura S. Scher (MBA '85) is something of a modern-day Robin Hood, an entrepreneurial activist who redistributes the wealth of the marketplace to those in need. Through her company, San Francisco based Working Assets Funding Service, this... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual Underpinnings of Entrepreneurial Management
popularity in the field. Finally, some writers have implicitly "defined" entrepreneurship by restricting their study to the process of starting new ventures, apparently on the assumption that entrepreneurial activity is in large... View Details
- 15 May 2017
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Options at HBS
their pre-MBA industries, either through involvement in on-campus activities and events, industry clubs, or summer internships. Even for those not necessarily considering a change of career, many students find it a valuable time to... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
trying to avoid. It’s alleged that pressure was increasingly being applied by top management to meet cost and delivery targets. Sales had done a great job selling planes several years out at prices based on... View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent of assets on hand, an... View Details
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Finalists | New Venture Competition
clean irrigation. TestParty Michael Bervell (MBA 2024) Jason Tan Comprehensive platform to help companies get and stay ADA or EAA compliant based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Trans Health HQ Ivan Hsiao (MPH 2024) A tool... View Details
- 22 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles
Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Tuesday, March 21, more than 100 alumni in Southern California gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "HBS in Los... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
the lives they want, and how the different generations can collaborate more effectively at work. Fortune & Freedom: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success by Jim Hirshfield (MBA ’66) (Millennium Ventures Press) Based on his experiences over... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
they enjoy a five-hour meal of thirty-some completely original, whimsical dishes prepared by Adrià and his team of thirty to forty cooks. The meal costs roughly 230 euros and represents hours of laborious research, testing, and... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
and methods have allowed local farmers to use water more efficiently, while also boosting their production and crop yields. Rosario Bazán is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Danper, a leading agribusiness based in Peru. Founded in... View Details
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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
boards confront; the costs and rewards of board service and the challenges faced by individual directors. We will examine these issues in the context of both private and publicly-traded companies, and at different stages of a company’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
given the loss of tax revenues, but why is the SEC interested? First, this dual-reporting system creates significant confusion. In effect, one-third of costs (the tax claim on pretax profits) is not reported clearly to investors. Second,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
low-emissivity insulated glass, dynamic glass changes tint on demand — so you can “instruct” it to block or allow solar heat and light based on outside conditions. Mulpuri’s delight in this technology makes perfect sense. He’s a materials... View Details
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
Danner was about to make his first presentation to the board of directors of Codon Devices, a one-year-old biotechnology start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a month as the company's CEO, Danner was prepared to lay out his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne