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- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-031 Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
insurance programs, reduced the proportion of uninsured to below 3% within three years. In 2009, high and rising health care spending called into question the sustainability of these reforms. Massachusetts prepared to implement its second... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
2009: All Talk As They Prepare to Walk? Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria, and Dalia RahmanHarvard Business School Case 411-024 Max Anderson, HBS Class of 2009, founded the MBA Oath Initiative. The oath was a voluntary pledge "to create... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor and visiting fellow at the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
companies today. Few companies, however, are prepared to continuously innovate because they focus on the short term and do not emphasize the wisdom needed to make sure that their interests are aligned with those of society. Practical... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
curriculum provides a strong foundation in general management, builds students’ design skills, and extends their understanding of engineering. Upon completion of the program, graduates are prepared to make decisions grounded in technical... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Teaching & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
respected for his artful combination of class preparation and intuition for guiding classroom discussions. In 1984, he was named a University Professor at Harvard, the first HBS faculty member to receive that honor, in recognition of his... View Details
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
these companies. The traditional Xerox product—for instance, a copier—was designed so that it could be operated and serviced in almost any country in the world. This meant not only constraints on how the product was engineered but also the View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Carney Abstract This experiment tested whether changing one's nonverbal behavior prior to an important social evaluation could improve performance on the evaluated task. Participants adopted expansive, open (high-power) poses or contractive, closed (low-power) poses,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
Foundation, was preparing to launch a new type of clinical trial—an adaptive platform trial—to study potential therapies for glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer. Alexander believed that the standard way in which new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
the method prepared future business leaders, however, Harvard faculty and administrators have long been aware of a nagging truth: learning how business operates and actually doing business are very different things. No matter how well... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
the EU regarding the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs), which identify a product's origins and are treated as trademarks in some respects by international trade rules. Though Alexandra prepared her Kalamata olives in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008
prepared to accompany the CommonAngels case (No. 807-149), enables students to decide whether to invite an entrepreneur to present to potential angel investors. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
In a US presidential election year with more twists and turns than most in recent memory, many of the issues on the ballot impact business. And keeping politics in the workplace respectful is forefront on managers’ minds as a divided nation View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
conditions mentioned included only if: Top management is ready to know more about customer experiences and make the investment required to put the knowledge to work. Management is prepared to delegate the task to a broad swath of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
organization and prepared to challenge its own doctrines about how it operates to drive more resilient features into the entire platform (e.g. supplier partnerships and sourcing under duress, prime membership adjustments) that supplement... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"
May at HBS is often a time of reflection for our second year students. It’s a time of endings and beginnings, as one part of their lives comes to a close and they prepare to embark on the next adventure. Before our EC students leave... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
For more than a century, HBS deans have led the School with vision and dedication: setting priorities, addressing the challenges of the day, and preparing for the future. Each left a legacy, from the founding of the School and the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard
considering a PhD program and a career in research or academia. The program also exposes the fellows to in-class case discussions to give them a sense of participant- centered learning and how research leads to preparing cases and other... View Details