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- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Bold Ascent
into less passionate and more finance-driven corporate fur balls,” states the SlingFin Web site. Baka’s task seems to be to keep SlingFin off the path to fur ball-dom while maintaining the financial bottom line. As he packs up some gear... View Details
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
of thing. You know, as we look around the world today, I'm wondering are there people who are able to step up and play that kind of a role? George: Well, in the business community today we have leaders with enormous courage. As you know, we have a very powerful... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
and sustain actionable climate literacy programs in school districts throughout her home state of Maryland, programs that can and should be replicated across the United States. She is proud that Maryland was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
greeted by a lovely older gentleman who said in a southern drawl, ‘May I join you for breakfast?’ We replied, ‘Of course.’ The next thing he said was, ‘I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Dick Spangler’ (which sounded more like Dick... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
Are financial crises predictable? Former United States Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke has had his doubts. Economics can show policymakers “precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong,”... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
manuals, "which gave the inexperienced airline 22 years of experience written down ... as formulas for success." In 1973, Southwest's head of marketing Jess Coker admitted as much when he stated that many of his airline's... View Details
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
protect local businesses from the crushing competition of "big-box" stores. But it turns out such rules often backfire, according to research by Raffaella Sadun, an assistant professor in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business... View Details
- Web
The Softer Side of Business at HBS - MBA
East and North Africa South America United States Filters Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author... View Details
- 22 Apr 2019
- News
Keeping an Eye on Things
with maintains the largest repository of biometric information within the United States. It contains over 200 million unique identities, and that number is growing. And we perform over 300,000 transactions a day. “GMP drove home for me... View Details
Keywords: Biometrics
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Issues Upbeat 2006 Annual Report
generated by units that operate in competitive, customer-driven markets: Executive Education and Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Another 22 percent of operating revenue was derived from current-use gifts and endowment... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching
of the subconscious: You know when they are posted, but not when they are received. >>>> All of us are united by the worthwhileness of our vocation. The joy of teaching is continuing rediscovery and that, with luck, it enables us to be... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship
of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management Unit and Chris Darwall, executive director of the HBS California Research Center, have led the tremendous growth of entrepreneurial studies and activities at the School. We were delighted when... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Faculty Books
Practice Kaplan. He notes that such questions might include: Do I state my vision and priorities clearly? Does the way I spend my time enable me to achieve my top priorities? Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
that area. The real question is, when are these different methods appropriate, and under what circumstances? In international development there's been a lot of experimentation that hasn't quite made its way to the United View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
Reconstruction of Male Identity,” is based on a study she conducted while living among crew members on an offshore oil platform, 130 miles off the coast of southern Louisiana. “I interviewed men involved in all aspects of the platform’s... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
taught me the power of listening and of trust. Mühlemann: I've learned the value of teamwork. Wagoner: I've learned about the critical importance of providing consistent direction over time. It takes a while for direction to translate through the organization and for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
for jobs if government doesn’t invest in the forthcoming change, change will be painfully slow if at all.” Should we be addressing the next jobs crisis now? What do you think? Original Column It’s clear that the focus of the new United... View Details
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
take their organizations beyond that point in terms of size? Phil Clark posed the question, "Is there a 'right size' for a company?" If so, how do we know? How many companies that you can think of are right-sized? What do you think? Original Article... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
poll. This spring, the second annual poll garnered an impressive 92 percent response rate among first-year students. Moret was first drawn to student affairs at Louisiana State University, where he had been admitted on a music scholarship... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
Kerr says. Patent Effects To determine whether an increase in H-1B visas led to an increase in innovation, the researchers looked at data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, examining patent... View Details