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- 25 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?
the context matters. Corporate training is most effective when leadership has prepared the organization for change. Source: MonkeyBusinessImages Take the example of Swedish industrial conglomerate Cardo. The CEO commissioned a training program for managers in two...
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- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
practice; a commitment to use specialized knowledge for the public good, and a renunciation of the goal of profit maximization, in return for professional autonomy and monopoly power; a code of ethics, with provisions for monitoring...
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- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
Company executives would have to make a choice of whether and how to cut their workforce costs—either through mass layoffs or furloughs. Our goal with the case was to explore the tradeoffs between these two forms of employee cost...
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HBS - The year in Review
Rate 4% More Enrollment Statistics New Faculty Join Thirty faculty members, including new tenure-track professors, visitors, and practitioners, participated in START, a deep-dive orientation to the School that took place virtually over...
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- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
view is that venture capital is a commodity. If you look at the size of the funds that are being put together today, it's not difficult to put money together. "Traditional venture capitals need to move in either one of two directions: either view it as a commodity...
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by Kenneth Liss
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
pandemic. Intentionality Intentionality keeps these intimate, interactive, and inclusive conversations tethered to organizational goals and challenges. Unlike social conversation, organizational conversations are teleological—directed...
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Contact Us | Information Technology
business education. And our goal is to ensure that running a high-impact virtual program is as easy and engaging as possible. Ready to bring your next online experience to life? Contact HBS IT’s dedicated Live Online Classroom team for a...
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- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
world's greatest economist, lover, and horseman—and admitted to failure only with the horses. Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
the HBS Business Plan Contest. “A commitment to social enterprise is embedded in the fabric of HBS,” notes Professor of Management Practice Allen Grossman, the track’s faculty organizer. Despite tacit recognition of the different goals...
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- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of shaping participants' future trajectories through boosting future engagement in civically View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
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Work With Us - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
individuals and organizations that have a goal of improving health care using a value-based approach. We would welcome your ideas for research. We are always looking for qualified people to work on our team at HBS. Research The...
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Ahmed Eldemerdash
internship, what did Cimpress do well to set you up for a successful summer? Beyond the usual orientation about the company and the business, from day one my manager made sure that I got to know the people that I worked with from...
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Technology
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
important because meaning in life has great motivational power. Research finds that nostalgia motivates the pursuit of important life goals by increasing that sense of meaning. Humans are an existential species. To flourish, we need to...
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- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
Date: April 17-18, 2008 Faculty Chair: Richard S. Tedlow Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: The Intellectual History of the Harvard Business School: Six Case Studies What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The colloquium had three...
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Maria Brewer
experience important to me. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? While I truly loved my experience prior to school, I wasn't sure if the way in which I was contributing in operations resonated with my...
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Thomas Grenier
to tomorrow, rather than to an idealized vision of what I hope to have accomplished by the distant future. I want to enjoy each day, including the earliest ones, and take time to learn from those around me. This might seem short-term View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
friendlier toward business and investors." Despite all his private-sector activity, Keshavjee spends the bulk of his time on philanthropy, earning numerous awards and commendations for his service. Honey Care Africa, just one of those socially View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
focused on housing, those in Columbus are oriented toward children's' issues, and Minneapolis firms put much of their efforts into the arts. The goal for Marquis and colleagues is to explain these systematic...
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Breaking Down the Barriers - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
1920 to address the tension between advertising art and fine art with the goal “to dignify the field of business art in the eyes of artists” and put forward the notion that “artistic excellence is vitally necessary to successful...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
On a blustery late-December afternoon, sixty students sit watching a video case presentation in a darkened Aldrich Hall classroom. Participants in a special HBS orientation program for new international students,* they hail from thirty...
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Eileen K. McCluskey