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- 01 Dec 2001
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BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
taught to analyze the likelihood of various consequences, these students learn that the best decisions are those that minimize expected costs and maximize expected benefits," the authors write. The best decisions typically are those that "enlarge the pie," thus...
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- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
potential long-term consequences for a company that gets involved in international disputes? A: Absolutely. Disputes at the WTO take a long time to resolve, and managers must avoid the temptation to focus their energy and strategic thinking on the development of their...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
look to us as a source of information to help them with that. They can be seventy years old and care about how they look, or they can be seventeen. How have your product lines evolved? We started with a core brand definition of providing...
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- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
management; in global research and scholarship; and in its commitment to values and leadership as core elements of its curriculum and mission. Clark also oversaw a significant expansion of the faculty, an...
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- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
valuations and growth options. A key to meeting growth potential is eliminating the gulf between big-picture strategy and day-to-day field execution. It's often the most difficult part of implementation because you're dealing with a combination of View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
The first HBS New Venture Competition was held in 1997, in the era of PalmPilot and RealPlayer. And while the tech landscape has changed dramatically since then, many of the core lessons of the entrepreneurial experience—scaling, funding,...
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- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
financial incentives do not appear to crowd it out. Third, the responses to both types of incentives are stronger when their relative value is higher. Indeed, financial rewards are effective at motivating the poorest agents, and...
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2017
strategic priorities and investing in core programs and activities, while ending the year with a stronger-than-expected balance of unrestricted reserves. One of our financial goals is for HBS to serve as a living example of a well-run...
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Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About
war against Ukraine. A number of learning opportunities—some designed for the HBS community, and others open to the broad Harvard community—are taking shape, including: Mon. 2/28, 12-1pm, “Ukraine Under Attack” – A panel of experts will address View Details
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Impact on a Global Scale | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
directly from HBS faculty, as more and more academics and practitioners began to question why results-driven thinking couldn’t be applied to the social sector. The core of Bridgespan’s strategy is anchored in knowledge: to capture and...
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- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Work Isn’t Enough: How to Find Your Edge Life isn't fair, especially in the workplace. In Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage, Laura Huang offers a new strategy for uncovering and showcasing your unique value in the face of obstacles....
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
research into the causes of the crisis. “Jay came at the recession like the expert he was,” says Angela Crispi (MBA 1990), Executive Dean for Administration during Light’s tenure. “He moved quickly to manage expenses, while continuing to invest in the people and...
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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2016
Financials Supplemental Financial Information 5-Year Data SummaryCFO LetterFinancial HighlightsStatement of Activity & Cash FlowsConsolidated Balance SheetSupplemental Financial Information page 1 of 2 Revenues At the core of Harvard...
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- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
though, are not administrative. "The biggest challenge we face is a cultural shift. People who by and large get into these organizations have amazing compassion. They want to clothe the homeless and feed the hungry. And for them to create a business is often at...
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by Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
HiHome Sweet HiHome
in control. When you can consistently see high levels of anxiety, stress, confusion and uncertainty, and those emotions have not faded over time, we felt we were clearly on to something related to innovating the home buying process that merited further investigation.”...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
leaders has been at the core of HBS since its founding in 1908. It’s in the DNA of the School, says Rakesh Khurana, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development and author of a highly acclaimed history of American business...
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- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Associates. A social responsibility strategy should fulfill two goals: create a positive social impact, and enhance the company's brand, reputation, employee morale, and/or its bottom line, Rangan says. "But it does not have to be totally integrated into the View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
high consideration. Spiritual and ethical factors are often viewed as separate “silos,” but these core values pervasively shape, bind, and energize the economic culture. Long-term policy and growth must...
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- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
relationships that are more intense and involve joint value creation. "The shift," they continue, "represents an opportunity to magnify the social value and the benefits to the partners, but...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Innovation Imperative
relentless about innovating at Harvard Business School. That’s what Bill Kirby’s history teaches us.” Nohria was quick to point out that innovation does not come at the expense of what made HBS a world leader in business education. “We must continue to strengthen the...
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