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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
world. Kanter believes that attaining this higher level requires "deep systemic change ...and a deeper emphasis on human skills that build meaningful community out of mere connections." Based on a landmark project with rare on-site... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50873 Economic Uncertainty and Earnings Management By: Stein, Luke C.D., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—In the presence of managerial short-termism and asymmetric information about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
lessons and concepts our students learn here can have a tremendous impact on the structure and practice of education," he said. "One of my goals is to see if we can get more Harvard MBAs to take jobs in education, since the leadership and View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
cost something on the order of $5 billion, not the $5 million one might expect for a typical start-up,” Esty explains. And all too often, he adds, they can turn out to be losing propositions. The managerial challenge is to make sure that... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
acutely aware of climate change. Our students are able to explore and develop a business skill set that can be applied to many different situations as they think about the sustainability of their operations and develop new products and... View Details
- Web
Powerful Ideas - Annual Report 2014
Datar’s work has influenced generations of HBS students and the practice of business. Trained in mathematical economics and accounting, Datar began his career as a theoretician. After he joined HBS in 1996, his focus expanded to View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani
We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for bureaucrats' career investments. Unique micro-level data on Indian bureaucrats support our key predictions.... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Political Elections; Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career; Societal Protocols; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Anandi Mani. "Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-006, July 2008. (Revised April 2009, November 2009.)
- January 1993 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Kronos (A)
Mark Ain is the founder and manager of Kronos, which has grown to a $33 million dollar company in 13 years. The case focuses on Ain's rrole in the company. Presents data from a personality assessment of Ain and his senior management team as input to this decision. . View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Personal Characteristics; Management Style; Behavior
Roberts, Michael J. "Kronos (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-050, January 1993. (Revised March 1993.)
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
meetings efficiently, getting a quality product out the door, and managing your staff so that they’re happy, productive, and motivated. It’s often hard to find writers who also have the management skills needed to run a show successfully.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Force for Good
MBA students, the program provides up to 20 fellows a year with the opportunity to work in nonprofit or public sector positions, giving those organizations access to an MBA’s managerial and analytical skills... View Details
- November 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
Miles Everson, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is the Global Engagement Partner (GEP) for a large U.S. financial institution and about to take over this role for a much larger global financial institution. The GEP role is a critical one at PwC. GEPs have... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Relationship Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Managerial Roles; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers." Harvard Business School Case 410-062, November 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- Web
Negotiation - Course Catalog
to 60 students per section Assistant Professor Livia Alfonsi Professor Max H. Bazerman Assistant Professor Alex Chan Assistant Professor Jillian Jordan Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Enrollment: Limited to 60 students per section Career Focus & Educational... View Details
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
Every managerial generation rediscovers the need for innovation to drive growth but, decade after decade, "grand declarations about innovation are followed by mediocre execution that produces anemic results, and innovation groups are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020
their voter engagement strategy by developing a granular data-driven understanding of youth voter turnout. I loved putting my new skills to work for such a worthwhile cause! Joshua Rodriguez (MBA 2020): For our first project, we were... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 21 Aug 2014
- Blog Post
HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Visits NYC
suburbs and as environmental consciousness grows. My mission is to pursue a career improving public transportation, and this summer experience, which is more operational than my previous management consulting and transportation analytics work, is giving me greater... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Profile
Aspa Lekka
delivery company, Delivery Hero, expanded both the geographic reach and skills depth of her career, taking her from Russia to Malaysia to Singapore then back to Germany again, but now with the experience of managing over 100 employees... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and professional environment and about... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
business? Howard Raiffa, the Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Managerial Economics, Emeritus, at HBS, is a pioneer in the development of decision and negotiations analysis. In Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
heights? Datar: There is no question that the need for people with leadership and managerial skills is greater than ever. So on the one hand, demand is terrific. But on the other, we’re seeing all the issues... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
do — to ensure that all children can reach high levels of achievement. “My focus at NLNS is on building the managerial and instructional leadership skills necessary for a principal to be truly successful,”... View Details