Second Great Divergence - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

discusses what that means for consumer marketing. . Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders Courageous leaders inspire employees, energize customers, and position their companies on the front lines of societal change. Bill... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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John Rogers

opportunities in the field. I found that program at HBS. The required first year curriculum, coupled with the case method approach, created a powerful learning environment built upon the diverse backgrounds of my classmates. The elective View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2004
News

Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)

pay my second-year tuition if I accepted a job with them after graduation, I couldn’t turn them down. Much to my surprise, I liked consulting, and I didn’t leave BCG until 1984, after our second and third children were born, and the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

19 Feb 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition

great day!” What does this honor mean to you, personally and also professionally? Pradhan: “This really is a team award. On the personal side, it is an award that belongs to my wife, my parents, and my broader friends and family, who... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

05 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)

Throughout her career journey thus far, she has learned a great deal about what is most important to her, the impact she wants to make on the world, and how to make it all happen by tapping into the HBS alumni network. From Neuroscientist... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Technology; Entrepreneurship

01 Dec 2004
News

Retirement's Changing Face

I wanted to be president of a $500 million business, and I achieved that,” he says. “When I left at age 54, there was no great epiphany, although the fact that we sold our subsidiary businesses made it financially easier for me to... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

marketing allocation decisions. Many interesting and useful techniques have been developed over the past 20 years that might be brought to bear in addressing these problems, and we thought it would be great to step back and develop a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2011
News

Coming Full Circle

are an entrepreneur who is selling ideas that have been tested through rigorous research,” says Akinola, who teaches the first-year MBA course on leadership development. “To me, it’s just as stressful as being in a corporation, but the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

market. Last month, moreover the nation marked the anniversary of September 11. What has all this meant for HBS? I believe an institution's true character is revealed in times of great stress, and that certainly has been the case at... View Details

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Arthur Rock

a simple but profound desire: he wanted to help talented people build great companies. “Anyone who comes into the office and says `I have this business plan and you’re going to make a lot of money if you invest with me’ doesn’t stand... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

A Summit Higher Than Everest

recently moved into its eight-story home on West 110th Street, the room already had an air of timelessness. The wood-paneled walls were lined with portraits of great American adventurers and the trophies they had brought back from the... View Details

Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure

07 Sep 2021
News

Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1

Immelt had spent his second year at HBS reflecting on his career path, and he decided that he was more interested in being an operator than an investor, accepting a position with a lower salary at GE. Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) Jeff Immelt... View Details

02 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

management ploy that could only create a net long-term loss for the company, measured in part by its broken trust with its customers? In my book, the first group exhibited “renter” behaviors. The second group, on the other hand, were... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2023
News

An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders

director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs. To understand what keeps great potential students from applying for an MBA, the School commissioned a market research study and learned that the most salient barriers to applying are financial... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2009
News

Cynthia Carroll

although we set the standard in South Africa and everywhere else we operate, we’ve got to do better. The second area that needed improvement was government relations. Starting first in South Africa, we’ve worked to upgrade that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

23 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

Great Leap Forward, when at least 30 million perished—could become a matter of life and death. One area of demonstrable economic success in the 1950s, the enormous growth of state enterprises, particularly in heavy industry, was the area... View Details

Keywords: by William C. Kirby

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

"The Immediate Response fleet is their fraud buster." A second Progressive service is called Comparison Quote, said Frei. If a potential customer logs on to the Web site, Progressive will give a quote for Progressive auto... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

row, from left: Adebodun Aina, Kyle Betts, Thomas Crispi, Lingxi Juang, Jay KimSecond row, from left: Joshua Rodriguez, Paige Tsai, Rocio Wu, Yuki Yaguchi, Cathy Xu WHAT PROJECTS WERE YOU WORKING ON THIS SUMMER? Paige Tsai (MBA 2020): Flatiron did a View Details