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- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about...
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- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
little information was available to support moms. By engaging in deep and thoughtful conversations with the MBA administration and faculty, a lot of things have changed: SAS currently offers a specially...
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- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
Harvard Business School, professor Ananth Raman discussed the importance of empathy in customer-facing business. "As we're talking about things like retail efficiency and profitability, this is a topic that...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?
discussion arose as to just what quality of labor is and how it can be measured and developed on the national level. To Nari Kannan, "Quality of labor is such a broad term. It all depends upon 'labor...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
Aviv, killing 36 people. “I’m convinced he wasn’t a terrorist when we talked,” says Hussein. “I think Hamas came to him and promised to take care of his family if he’d do this one thing for them. I believe...
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Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
breadth has grave, powerful implications. My overall sense is that the New York Times and other newspapers have made available all kinds of information in the wake of this last astounding year. It's not that...
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- 19 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Climbing the Great Wall of Trust
emphasis on personal relationships. "It's taken to a different level in China," says Chua. "Because of the lack of a strong legal infrastructure, people have to rely on those they know very...
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by Michael Blanding
- 10 Apr 2008
- News
The Sum of Our Own Greatness
Group: Tom Ryder, David Habeeb, and Ruth Page. Inspiration for the title came from a Theodore Roosevelt quote: “We cannot do great deeds as a nation unless we are willing to do the small things that make up the sum View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest...
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- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
If you start a discussion about workplace diversity policies, don't be surprised if the hopeful topics of ethnic, racial, and gender heterogeneity lead to negative discussions about sexism, bigotry, and injustice. "Talking about and...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
the Internet economy. It shares certain features with other incubators—mainly, it fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship and offers economies of scale. But its key distinguishing...
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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business
disagree about the pace and progress of change," he said, "but we've always understood the need to work together to achieve the highest possible standards." Dean Clark concurred and concluded the day's proceedings by noting: "One View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
point of view, it will create a new paradigm,” said Gupta. Radio frequency ID tags, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and online gaming were among the other topics covered. The conference, which drew over...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Learning to Speak the Language of Business
Mikitani Main article: Where Innovation Rules Case study: Englishnization at Rakuten From Pinterest to Kobo, how Japan's Rakuten is building a global internet giant (Wired.co.uk) You might call Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993) the Jeff Bezos...
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- 08 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick’s Conception of Leadership
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by Marya L. Besharov & Rakesh Khurana
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
accountable to and measuring our progress on a wide variety of things that matter most to people. My understanding of the present state of...
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- 06 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact
the health, educational, and racial disparities exacerbated by poverty. “All the things you don’t associate with a Harvard Med student, I have seen and lived through,” he says, telling of close family...
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- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
19th or 20th? How international can a global media company be? What are the boundaries? What are the political implications of global media and how will media play a political role? The Reuters View Reuters CEO Job said the View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
To ease congested lines at airports, for example, TSA workers answer questions online about items that can or can’t be carried aboard planes—a bit of helpful pre-planning communication many flyers appreciate. When companies do screw up,...
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- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
of commonalities among people. April White: So your approach to travel seems very different from the sort of sightseeing that some people do. How do you approach travel? How do you think about discovering a...
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