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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

on sabbatical from MIT. As a general manager, he was responsible for organizations ranging from start-ups to international, multi-plant businesses. As an individual contributor, he was best known for his work on product development/ sales... View Details

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Natural Environmental Responsibility in Indian Corporations: A Mixed Method Study

By: Shashank Shah

The world is going through unprecedented environmental crisis. The type of destruction and dissolution of natural resources and elements by individuals and institutions that has been witnessed in the last century is much more than that witnessed in the previous... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Environment; Management Practices and Processes; Research; Framework; India

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05 Jul 2006
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How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

defined? How can an organization, beginning with its board of directors, insure that EI is being factored into the selection and development of leaders? What implications does this have for business school curricula? What do you think? Original Article The View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

and in their accomplishments, as the playwright Arthur Miller has written, we leave our ‘thumb prints on the future.’” Thousands of Christensen’s students, including HBS Professor Michael E. Porter, went on to make their marks in the world, never forgetting the View Details

01 Dec 2006
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How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

They came to the United States with nothing but a great work ethic and a great attitude." As Martin Klinzing put it, "Essentially this discussion boils down to the fact that you can teach someone anything except to care." So much for labor at the View Details

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) - MBA

immersion programming may significantly impact a student’s grade. Additionally, as absences significantly impact the ability of the team to function effectively, they may also be reflected in peer feedback... View Details

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Events - Business History

and from the turmoil of the nineteenth century to the latest developments in impact investing and the B-corps." It "distinguishes deep responsibility, which can deliver radical social and ecological responses, from corporate social... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

asset beta. See Malcolm’s other research here and Jeffrey’s other research here . More Info The Pass-through of Uncertainty Shocks to Households By: Marco Di Maggio , Amir Kermani , Rodney Ramcharan , Vincent Yao & Edison Yu AUG 2020 What is the View Details

19 Jul 2017
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Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

systematically analyzed their effectiveness in terms of impact per dollar spent. Beshears is part of an informal group of behavioral scientists who, a few years ago, discussed doing just that. Spearheaded by UCLA’s Shlomo Benartzi, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

transportation for short-term injuries. A dedicated Disability Coordinator works with individuals to provide support for their particular needs. International Students International students play a vital role in campus and classroom... View Details

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Recent Insights from HBS Podcasts

Our faculty at HBS produce many podcasts on diverse business topics, designed to get you thinking, elicit discussion and provide new perspectives. Here we've gathered a few recent episodes you might want to explore. Of course, you can find many more on the View Details

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LGBTQ+ Community - MBA

and in business, but with each passing year, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals continue to increase their presence in business schools and in leadership positions in companies and other organizations. PRIDE PRIDE is an... View Details

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Financial Aid - Alumni

of experiences and perspectives to the classroom and make it possible for recipients to pursue career paths based on interest and potential impact rather than student debt. A Tradition of Philanthropy Watch this 3-minute video to learn... View Details

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Advancing Global, Public, and Societal Health - Health Care

Impact Advancing Global, Public, and Societal Health Building Affordable Health Care in Paradise Re: Tarun Khanna Health Minute: How Can Companies Bring "Missing Drugs" to Market? More “Developing Nations” stories Faculty Focus Global... View Details

10 May 2010
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What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

negotiated relationship that individuals have with other individuals or that individuals have with society. In addition, there is a cultural quality about what constitutes a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

insight, change management skills, and digital expertise needed to succeed and make a significant impact within their organizations. You can take the courses in any order. Disruptive Strategy Leading Change and Organizational Renewal... View Details

21 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 21

and negative economic growth are experienced, with losses having more than twice as much impact on individual happiness as compared to equivalent gains. We use Gallup World Poll data drawn from 151... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jun 2020
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Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

Company is making hand sanitizers, and Louis Vuitton, Nivea, and Zara are making surgical masks, disinfectants, and other medical-related devices. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

15 Sep 2021
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Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News

information available can have a substantial impact on whether people choose to acquire that information,” Exley says. Advancing research on information avoidance Exley and Kessler’s research explores the extent to which View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s Leadership Transitions 2008 Bankruptcy... View Details

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