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20 Apr 2010
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Working Papers Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910) Author: Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Abstract The literature on the rubber boom applied a dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Professor Cuddy studies the origins and outcomes of how we perceive and are influenced by other people, investigating the roles of variables such as culture, emotions, nonverbal behaviors, and hormone levels. Much of her work focuses on social categories (e.g.,... View Details

2019
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Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?

By: Valeria Giacomin, G. Jones and Erica Salvaj

This working paper examines why a significant number of businesses have made non-profit investments in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database at the... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy; CSR; Oral History; Emerging Markets; Education; Reputation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business History

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pymetrics: Early Days

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2013, CEO Frida Polli was contemplating the next steps for her start-up business, pymetrics. After receiving her PhD in neuropsychology and MBA from HBS, she was determined to put her scientific and academic knowledge to work to build a business solving real world... View Details

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07 Oct 2019
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23 Jan 2023
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After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?

analysts put their initial opinions through additional levels of scrutiny, in which they evaluate more qualitative information from sources such as interviews with management, suppliers, and partners, and an in-depth review of underlying... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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FAQ - MBA

earn two degrees in two years as a cohort. To graduate, a student is expected to meet requirements at both schools. If invited to interview with HBS, I’ll need to submit one additional letter of recommendation for the Master of Science... View Details

29 Nov 2022
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Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

technology entrepreneurs and the strategies they use to gain a competitive edge. Wu spoke to the Harvard Gazette about his take on Musk’s recent moves. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. Harvard Gazette: Many of Elon Musk’s... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

07 Jul 2008
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Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

testimonies in court documents, sources that were not yet available for earlier books on Enron. In addition, he interviewed former Enron executives and acquired internal Enron documents, which extended and deepened his research.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

29 Jul 2002
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Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

and will publish an overview of the work in the August issue of Harvard Business Review. In this email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne, Amabile talks about her research—one of the most complex research... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

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First-Generation Students - MBA

career coaches who are well positioned to offer guidance, programming, and support for members of our First Gen+ community. CPD also offers resume workshops, interview prep, class participation workshops, and peer coaches. Additionally,... View Details

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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

input information in so many ways, asking for 10 iterations of any bullet point will be exhaustive for the model. Close Using GenAI for Interview Prep One of the most important aspects of the job hunt is the interview, and the best way to... View Details

04 Jun 2024
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Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World

the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, teamed up with HBS doctoral candidate Ta-Wei Huang to discuss their advice for businesses and their recent research about this rapidly changing landscape. This interview has been edited for... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

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Guides to Archival Collections – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Next Guides to Archival Collections Guides to Archival Collections Lawrence Henderson Papers Online finding aid Lawrence Joseph Henderson established the... View Details

06 Jun 2016
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Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

Leader. Dimensions of entrepreneurial leadership A literature review combined with interviews of successful entrepreneurs helped the team define key factors that formed the foundation for the self-assessment. These dimensions were further... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

08 Apr 2013
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How to Demotivate Your Best Employees

program was unfair; after all, they had been showing up to work on time before the attendance program, so they wondered why an award was necessary and why some employees who used to show up late were winning the award. "The award demotivated these employees," says... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Service

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Skydeck - Alumni

Programs & Events Skydeck Skydeck is the HBS alumni podcast series that features interviews with HBS alumni from across the world of business, sharing lessons learned and their own life experiences. Subscribe on iTunes , Spotify , or... View Details

07 Nov 2023
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concierge, and they can do the work for you. By the way this is sort of a sub industry within the matchmaking world, where somebody basically impersonates you on your dating profile. So they create your profile and they use your photos, they View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

project at the Harvard Business School. The project consists of lengthy interviews with business leaders from emerging markets. By June 2024 183 interviews had been conducted with business leaders in 34... View Details

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