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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
What to Expect Your First Year at HBS
friends use is “overwhelming”. I agree with this - you can expect your RC year to be very intense both from academic and social perspectives. Firstly, the academic schedule is packed. The discussion group starts every day at 8:00am, so I... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
default. Finally, companies are challenged to find ways to bring BOP initiatives to scale and sustainability within the time frames dictated by traditional corporate targets. In many BOP ventures, the true profit driver lies in volume... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years
me for the rest of my life. I hope this inspires others looking to get a similar transformational experience know that you can do it too! While these takeaways aren’t unique, this is my perspective. #1 You can build a community online. While Covid kept View Details
- August 2018
- Case
Christine Lagarde
By: Julie Battilana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas and Noemie Assenat
For a modular presentation of the same material, please see “Christine Lagarde (A): A French Prime Minister Calls” (HBS No. 419-017), “Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant” (HBS No. 419-018), and “Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF” (HBS No. 419-019).... View Details
Keywords: Change; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Leadership; Gender; Leading Change
Battilana, Julie, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas, and Noemie Assenat. "Christine Lagarde." Harvard Business School Case 419-016, August 2018.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)
and the levers to prevent and mitigate them. If we can all sit around the table and have a shared conversation, we can get to a duty-of-care standard. We’re not saying do it all; we’re saying there should be a floor somewhere in the middle. I View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
just maintaining their capital ratios. Third, the best way to deal with the inevitable gaming of any set of ex ante capital rules is not to propose further rules, but rather to allow the regulator sufficient flexibility to address unforeseen contingencies ex post. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
years of total professional experience. “I was impressed by how well the course material fit my personal challenges and goals at work, and how easy it was to use the material to improve my team’s strategy execution.” Melanie... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)
the time.” SB: “We both screamed over the phone to express how shocked we were! Later in the conversation, Brianna asked me to keep the HBS packet until she moved to Boston. We also added each other on WeChat after the phone call.” Two weeks later, Sophie and Brianna... View Details
- 15 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
From Teacher to Student: The Important Ways HBS Professors Showed Me How to Lead
classroom doors close, our professors become true conductors – bringing together 90 discordant voices and opinions to create a symphony. They know who to call and when, how to build to a crescendo, or time a powerful silence. Most... View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
taking shape. Until recently, there had been an IBM de facto industry standard for the operating system, and a de facto standard in the use of COBOL for applications development. By the late 1990's, new applications development had become... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
they named WHAM, short for “Work from Home Algorithmic Measure.” Three people labeled 10,000 chunks of text to help WHAM analyze whether job posting text included language indicating the role would involve remote work. They then “trained” WHAM View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
Operations Management Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization By: Ferreira, Kris J., Bin Hong Alex Lee, and David Simchi-Levi Abstract—We present our work with an online retailer, Rue La La, as an example of how a retailer can View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online
Highlights The T-Shaped Leader Time Allocation Exercise Transitioning to a New Role Show Hide Details Concepts Capital "L" Leadership Transitioning to a New Role Featured Exercises Learning Path Tool assessment View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Publication:California Management Review 53, no. 4 (summer 2011) Abstract Dynamic capabilities have been proposed as a useful way to understand how organizations are able to adapt to changes in technology and markets. Organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
them come to you," Deighton adds. DoubleClick's area of expertise involves its ability to package media on the Web to meet the goals of marketers and its employment of technology to facilitate using the Web as an advertising vehicle.... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 31 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
Despite mandates requiring motorists to carry car insurance, 13 percent of US drivers operate vehicles without any coverage—a problem that exposes uninsured drivers to catastrophic financial risks and leads to higher premiums for insured... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
gain valuable insights into a product by talking to those who hate it—or even don't use it at all. Such was the case with Nintendo when developing its Wii game console system. In interviewing people who hated playing video games,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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3.8 Health Insurance - MBA
registered as more than half time are enrolled in the Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP), which enables them to use Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) without additional charge for most... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
Hillary Mann is a Corporate Relations Director in the Career and Professional Development Office covering Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability. She enjoys helping students and alumni realize and achieve their... View Details