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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Empire at Risk
- 22 Sep 2008
- News
How to Minimize the Risks of Hiring Outside Stars
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
L.E. Simmons
the recent boom in service stocks, he still claims to "spend more time thinking about how to minimize risk than about how to make more money." Twenty-five years into his career, Simmons finds his priorities...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
greatest risk from the disastrous effects of sea-level rise. Yet cities also have the ability to act without waiting for state and federal action, adds Raphael Carty (MBA 1983), former CEO of Callida Energy, a software startup focused on...
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Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by;
energy;
environment;
sustainability;
entrepreneurship;
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation;
Transportation;
Water, Sewage and Supply Systems;
Utilities;
Construction of Buildings;
Construction;
Waste Management and Remediation Services;
Corporate Services
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
struggle with this problem all the time," says David Thomas. "From a leadership point of view, you always want to move toward telling the hard truths and helping people cope with the realities of change. But as a manager, you might be more inclined to View Details
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Management
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Screen Time
iStock/ST.art MBA 1982’s Section B had already formed a close-knit group that gathered often in the decades following their time at the School, when the pandemic appeared in the spring of 2020. Unable to enjoy one another’s company in person, the group didn’t miss a...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
over that time. Art as an Asset in the 21st Century By David Kusin (MBA 1979) Independently Published In this book, author David Kusin describes the bedrock institutions within the global art sector, including suppositions and biases that lack modern evidence and View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur, corporate titan, and death-defying balloonist, touched down at HBS last fall to share his wit and wisdom with a large Burden Hall audience. Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, a London-based global View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
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...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Book Review: My Lunch with Warren
the distractions of email and a Bloomberg terminal are difficult to access, but a nap area is always ready. Portraits of mentors help Spier model his decision-making on their behavior. To keep focus and minimize false assumptions, Spier...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
factors matter for the Fed’s outlook on spending, employment, and inflation, I would imagine that they could influence the timing and pace of the Fed’s interest rate policies. Let me stress that within the Fed there is tremendous focus on View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions
profits corporations report to investors and the low profits they report to tax authorities. A minimal tax on the noncorporate business sector, thereby ending the relative disadvantage facing our largest public companies. Here's an HBR...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
extensions that would justify the heavy investment necessary to build a brand outside of Amazon. The question is whether there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Should Humpierres risk leaving Amazon in order to retain more control of the...
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- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
common than ever? —John Lacey (MBA 1981) YOUNG: Bulletproof security is not statistically possible, but we can minimize risk by developing layers of protection and proactive approaches that increase those...
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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Alumni Books The Crimson Emperor: A Tale of Imperial Byzantium by Wim Baren, i.e., Barry Wemple (MBA 1973) (Amazon Digital Services) In this romantic tale, a weapon-maker’s son becomes a deadly warrior and military commander, rising to power as ancient View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
financials, people, risk management, opportunity, and context. By afternoon, 28 teams in the business and social venture tracks will be named semifinalists. A later round of judging will narrow the field to nine finalists, with the...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
notion that all entrepreneurs were born geniuses genetically predisposed to be creative, even reckless, visionaries. He insisted that it was more perspiration than inspiration: find an existing need that demands a product or service solution, conduct research and due...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
An Unconventional Suggestion
minimize the local environmental impact of extraction, and speed the transition to cleaner, lower-carbon energy. The report’s analysis found “no inherent trade-off between environmental protection and company profitability” and found that...
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- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
lowers the risk of infestation, thereby reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Chemicals that are required are delivered in water that circulates and is recycled. The system also minimizes...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Releases
based on actual consumer expenditures. Lean retailing allows department stores, mass merchandisers, and other retail outlets to capitalize on information, allowing them to minimize their exposure to demand uncertainty." Given this new...
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