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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

class. The additional time also strengthens the relationship with students. It sends a powerful signal that the instructor truly cares for the students as individuals, not anonymous members of the class. Talking informally with... View Details

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

organization is in recognition of the part played by art in industry and its importance to industry in broadening the horizons of culture and influencing the needs View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

04 Nov 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

evolved in management by gender bias with skills and talents so alien to their male counterparts that they are uniquely powerful in an information world?" Other questions come to mind. Do we continue to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

2025 Q3Q4 3.0 The Moral Leader Joseph Badaracco Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success Nancy Koehn Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Public Entrepreneurship (also listed... View Details

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Madison McIlwain

(LCA) professor wrote the original cases on Enron before the company had been convicted of fraud. As he looked back at the work he did, he reflected on the power of combining data with instinct to trust your own intelligence View Details

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers and their... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

09 Nov 2022
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Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

encourage more Latino prospective students to apply. Lastly, we will leverage the power of the Adelante Conference, our annual Latino professional conference that brings together current and future Latino/a... View Details

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

are made from spirit, and that "with science comes anonymity with art comes denial a real decision is delivered from the soul." The science of choosing was characterized as what business does to View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places

him and one of its board members? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process, as well as the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance, has been the goal of recent... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Employment

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

on our future objectives. Covey Cole, Class of 2020 I believe that true love has two powerful characteristics: it is unconditional, and it stimulates action. When I held my newborn son in the hospital for... View Details

11 May 2023
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How FOMO Became a Fixture

book, do a TED Talk, and create a podcast, all about how FOMO shapes decision-making in business and life. "Given the power of the term, I knew that I had to do something to... View Details

15 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

11 Jul 2023
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Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

drum, demonstrating that empathy allows us to relate to each other on a more informal basis, driving collaboration and innovation. If you can get people passionate about something beyond just themselves, you kindle common interests View Details

15 Jan 2014
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Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

leader tries to control too much of the power in the system, he or she will often weaken and destroy it. Even founders seem to understand this. At the founder stage, I often see the wife-mother wielding... View Details

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

Each student at HBS brings their own experiences, style, and perspective to every aspect of the MBA experience. Today, we are celebrating the unique perspectives of new mothers at HBS. Each of these women not only were pregnant during... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

a major financial institution following the financial crisis, including an analysis of core products: green bonds, ESG-based equity research, and a variety of advisory products. Key Themes: Intermediaries have a tremendous impact on View Details

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Brandon Graves

change the course of an organization or situation and has the power to improve the lives of both employees and customers. Lastly, there is no singular blueprint for being an... View Details

19 Mar 2012
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HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’

In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (HBS MBA '93) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten's Tokyo headquarters and dropped a bomb: all 7,100 workers would have two years to become proficient in English—the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Sonali Bloom

designers and agents of change. I don’t believe in the status quo. I believe in the power of the new. I believe entrepreneurs will make a difference in the world. And the world... View Details

25 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

could do much better. The unit manager didn’t share that sense of urgency so didn’t organize the senior team around fixing the issues—training for that unit wasn’t going to stick. “The overall argument [we make] is that the system of organizing View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

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