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- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
way back to my first diagnosis, I had to go back and read 26 journals, one for every year that I didn't expect to live. And honestly, when I picked them up and they're all stacked on my desk, I thought, I'm going to read these, cover to cover, and I'm going to be at... View Details
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Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA
around failure, like Quincy Apparel and Ofo, and wrestle with mission and values of companies like Careem and Barry's. 4. (BONUS) Not taking yourself too seriously - HBS has many traditions which remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. The students lightly roast... View Details
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
in Jamaica This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
What Went Wrong at J.C. Penney?
what we often call high-low pricing. When Johnson took over J.C. Penney, 50 to 70 percent of all sales were at discounted prices. Here's how it works. You start off pricing something at $100, but you end up selling it at, say, $50. All... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
How to Have Effective Conversations
with future health and happiness and success is having at least a handful of close relationships at age 45. But differently, what we know is that connecting with other people is literally the most important thing we can do. It means that... View Details
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
If you really like something you keep doing it, sometimes after it's no longer appropriate to do it.— Howard Stevenson "The only problem is, when you look at those characteristics, passion is often addictive," said Stevenson.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
Most companies rely on artificial intelligence-based algorithms to make a wide variety of business decisions—from pinpointing the products customers prefer to determining which resumes should go to hiring managers. The problem for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
this is the greatest opportunity for a company to move in and create a memorable experience,” Thomke says. “A problem could be a problem, or a problem could be an opportunity.” “A View Details
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
Concepts The Multiple Regression Equation Adapting Concepts from Single Regression Performing Multiple Regression Analyses New Concepts in Multiple Regression The Caesars Staffing Problem Featured Exercises Estimate the relative... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.
Ambitious New Year’s resolutions often end in disappointment. So instead of setting unrealistic goals in 2022, business leaders should consider making smaller, simpler changes—and they just might see better results, says Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
these two additional measurements, they may end up with trousers that fit them better. For retailers, the goal is to devise measures that capture the variability in people’s preferences well enough, while minimizing the number of... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Writing a Case as a Student at HBS
choose; most professors are happy to have case writing help! If you chose a professor before a topic, you will want to discuss potential topics with him or her during these first meetings. 4) Get researching! Some professors provide more... View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
On the flip side, 28 percent laid off or furloughed workers. By the end of April 2020, 15.9 million Americans were out of work, and the unemployment rate was 14.7 percent—a huge swing from the 50-year low of 3.6 percent just months... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services
Technical How-To’s & Notes Technical How-To’s & Notes Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp The Problem: On not-so-rare occasions, Stata creates problems on our cluster due its usage of temporary files. When launching Stata, when running... View Details
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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
with curiosity, candor, and respect. Discussing Sensitive Topics Approaches for managing the discussion of sensitive topics include purposeful actions at the beginning of class, at the time a challenging moment occurs in class, and at the View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
supervisor, peers, and customers. You're constantly fighting fires. You're mired in office politics. You end each day exhausted and discouraged, wondering what, if anything, you've accomplished. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth
Space exploration has produced so many technologies that are now part of everyday life. Polymers in space suits became the flame-retardant suits used by firefighters. Miniature imaging systems became the cameras used in smartphones. Even the soles of modern athletic... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49196 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 815-113 MINTing Innovation at NewYork-Presbyterian (B) This short (B) case gives an update on the progress that MINT has made at NYP... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne