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- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
gender-balanced households, on average, women seem to think about a greater diversity of pursuits.” The researchers asked 781 working adults to fill out an online survey, listing their core goals in life. Indeed, on average, women listed... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
it) creates undue risk of moral hazard, simply because boards and senior management are often significant shareholders. If it is true that the average tenure of a CEO today is 3 years, how could any sane CEO not seek to maximize share View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting
have examples of interns taking on discrete pieces of work that worked out quite well based on their specific background, for example, in public policy or in government.” That emphasis on flexibility to build an eight-week experience that allows the student to learn... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A More Accommodating Approach
her career in new directions and add greater value to the company, she wanted to broaden her insights, skills, and network, which prompted her to enroll in HBS’s General Management Program (GMP) in 2021, a decision made more feasible... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy, & Society . Research Use Purpose to Transform Your Workplace , Harvard Business Review, 2022. With Leena Nair, Nick Dalton, and Patrick Hull. Digital Commerce and Delivery: Preparing Food and Retail... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
how food and beverages were impacting consumer health. In early 2007, she launched PepsiCo’s new mission, “Performance with Purpose.” She committed to reduce the sugar and sodium in PepsiCo’s core snacks and sodas, which generated most of... View Details
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
innovative, and, ultimately, competitive, she says. Unlike assessment cultures, development-oriented firms: Encourage candor and risk-taking. Employees feel safe to share what they know and don’t know. They’re not afraid to offer new ideas and perspectives; in fact,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
Acquisitions, Value Creation Under Polman's leadership, Unilever focused on long-term shareholder value accretion with a multi-stakeholder approach that emphasized global growth in revenues and earnings... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
reinforcing parts. Rich in organizational detail, and anchored on purpose, such systems of value creation "make strategy the animating force in a company," says Montgomery. "They're the crucial link between lofty ideas and action." To... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows
Pakistan, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was recognized for his work by being selected as an Acumen Pakistan Fellow and World Health Organization Primary Healthcare Leader. He said, “I look forward to being part of a group of people at... View Details
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Credential of Readiness Prove your mastery of business fundamentals Earn by: completing the three-course CORe curriculum and passing the exam Learn More about what... View Details
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business
Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
provide quality products at a low price to low- and fixed-income consumers. Kmart, by contrast, couldn't seem to decide whether it was focusing on low- or middle-income consumers. What's more, it got distracted by a major foray into specialty retailing, moving even... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
early on—rookie mistakes can set back (or kill) a business before it’s barely out of the gate. Read Khalid Halim’s thoughts on Hypergrowth and the Law of Startup Physics for more on this point. “Unless you are doing hard science that is your View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Counter Intelligence
he took over, Pret, reportedly valued at $1.9 billion when it was acquired in 2018 by JAB Holdings, had more than 550 shops, with the majority in London and outposts in major cities worldwide. But just a few months into his term, the... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
different value proposition to a new market context that did not need all of the raw performance offered by the incumbent. They all created massive growth; to flip Joseph Schumpeter's famous phrase, creative destruction, on its head, this... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
between these two groups. The family constitution articulates a family's vision for itself and the business, its core values and the policies and guidelines that maintain family discipline. Among the... View Details
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
the most highly valued companies in the world. But how were they able to steer their companies through the volatile ups and downs of decades of changing technologies? What did they have in common? And what can we learn from them about... View Details
- 05 Nov 2014
- HBS Seminar
CV Harquail, Authentic Organizations and Stevens Institute of Technology
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
backgrounds and characters, but most shared a passion for the beauty industry, combined with an ability to understand the societal values and artistic trends of their eras, and to translate them into brands. François Coty stands out as a... View Details