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- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
great-grandfather, the business editor and analyst Henry Varnum Poor, to 2 recent volumes, published while he was in his 80s: Inventing the Electronic Century: The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries and Shaping...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
big part of Ferguson's story is his amazingly high and consistent performance over time-26 years. What are some of the key characteristics he demonstrates that account for these strings of successes? A: I think his willingness to develop...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
more of an expert on indigenous populations than the people themselves. Keen says Walker was before his time in using his research to partner with, and help, the tribes he studied. “I said, ‘Corn? What are you talking about, Deward?’ And in typical fashion, he got a...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia. Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion tightened by temporary road...
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Dan Morrell
- Web
John H. McArthur | About
impressing people.” Shortly after announcement of McArthur’s decision to step down as dean, a group of HBS alumni organized an effort to pay tribute to his leadership with a special gift to the School. In a relatively short period of...
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- 19 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
The Making of An Internship: Impact
an API for merchants and fulfillers. All three stories represent examples of how organizations and HBS students can work together to create a lasting impact in a short period of time. View Video
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- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
Your New Duties The easiest thing to do when you're saddled with new projects is to give them short shrift. In the name of survival, it is tempting to make sure you know enough to manage current processes and leave it at that. This...
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by Paul Michelman
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
data-id=_/HwZhW1Gssbb77V0GBoue][/div] Which types of brand stories should companies tell? After KFC was chastised by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority for what it deemed inappropriate ads promoting the brand’s “finger licking good”...
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by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
the core, and pivot to new opportunities. We provide a top-level overview of major topics and ideas relevant to each concept. We hope you are interested in engaging in further research about any topics that resonate with you and your company. LEADING IN TIMES OF...
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- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
to understand is not always easy French mathematician Blaise Pascal famously wrote, “Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n’ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.” Loosely translated: “I have written a long letter because I didn’t have time to write...
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- 05 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology
imagination. Tell us about your summer internship experience?My internship experience was nothing short of incredible. I debated doing a more traditional role in product management for the summer, but ultimately decided to stick to a...
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Technology
- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
ultimately, it fell short on criteria #3 and #4. After many conversations with fellow classmates and HBS CPD, I decided to recruit for consulting – a career option that I had completely brushed off prior. I realized that working at a...
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Energy / Cleantech
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
generous GO: Africa Fellowship that encourages MBAs to work on the continent post-graduation, the new Doing Business in Africa elective course, or the “Africa Rising” short intensive program that was offered in January 2018 in which 30...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US
Straughn-Turner is engaging with senior leaders within Invesco about opportunities to make Dallas more inclusive. After graduation, he looks forward to coming back to Texas and contributing to this important work. Bringing Career Switchers to Your Organization...
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Real Estate
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
tests live at once. I analyzed the results (success!) and am proud to know that we’ll be launching both features permanently. In just a few short weeks, the solutions I proposed are now part of the app for millions of people across the...
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Technology
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
clear numbers, clear benchmarks, and clear metrics.” Set the Tone as Leaders Anti-racism work needs to happen at all levels of an organization, but the tone should be set from the top. Leaders need to take an active role in both acknowledging where they have fallen...
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
I graduated from Harvard Business School at the tail end of the dot-com bubble and was fortunate to join Goldman Sach’s high-tech investment banking group after graduation. However, the bubble burst got me, and I was laid off for a short...
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- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
“The short answer is that I wanted more,” he says. “I was in a field where there wasn’t a lot of advancement in the near term. I felt that I had leadership potential but didn’t have a clear path with how to develop it.” “HBS was always...
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Manufacturing
- 13 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
How To Hire A Millennial
keenly interested in professional development, but they are also less loyal in the traditional sense, ready to jump ship when their employers fail to meet expectations. Yet too many companies are falling short in their efforts to recruit...
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