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02 Nov 2016
Blog Post

The Benefits of a Residential Campus

in closet (this wasn’t me, but I’ve heard some classmates joke about this), know that there are many on campus housing options — everything from three bedroom apartments with kitchens, to dorms designed with the executive education... View Details

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Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture - MBA

encouraging information in the report it was that the world has plenty of options for mitigating climate change. One that is increasingly attracting the attention of policymakers is direct air carbon capture—a technology that removes... View Details

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

business. IFC: IFC stands for Immersive Field Courses. You’ll have the option to take one of these in your second year, and they usually include classroom work in the fall that culminates with an immersion in January. I-LAB: The Harvard... View Details

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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School - MBA

“Maternity Leave” option in the menu. Students who feel they need more absences than what is stated above should contact MBA Student & Academic Services to discuss their options. Video recordings of missed classes will, as a matter of... View Details

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MBA 2023 Alumni Transition - Alumni

available. At that point, a notice will pop up offering options to continue using Microsoft Office. Your first option will be to purchase a subscription and your second option... View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

options and businesses seeking top quality on-demand talent. Their mission is to retain critical female talent in the workforce. Alumnae Circles HBS Alumnae Circles are small groups of HBS alumnae who get together monthly to discuss a... View Details

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

initial best option for extracting the miners. At that point, no expert considered rescue of the 33 men a reasonable possibility. Nonetheless, within 70 days all of them would be alive and reunited with their families. This outcome was... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

BATNAs in Negotiation: Common Errors and Three Kinds of 'No' By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—The best alternative to a negotiated agreement (“BATNA”) concept in negotiation has proven to be immensely useful. In tandem with its value in practice, BATNA has become a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Oct 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals

Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell & Feng Zhu; Advertising

March 2024
Teaching Note

CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub

By: Frank Nagle and Maria P. Roche

This teaching note is the companion to case N9-624-010 CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub, which takes place in late 2021. The case briefly describes the history of both GitHub and Microsoft with a particular focus on open source software (OSS)—software... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Open Source Distribution; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Resource Allocation; Technology Industry

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07 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Living Off Campus at HBS

While 65% of HBS students live on campus, many choose to live in the surrounding areas of Boston and Cambridge. Cameron Farkas and Joe Kiernan are two such students – and would have it no other way. Here’s what they enjoy the most about their off campus living setup. ... View Details

10 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values

on. These regions and cities are trying to decide what kind of regions and cities they want to be. California is a good case study. A few years ago, California was in complete crisis, fiscally. One option was to become a more... View Details

Keywords: by April White; Retail; Manufacturing

29 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

providing obesity patients with a less invasive option long before GLP-1 drugs became the latest craze. Selling Allurion's medical device across 60+ countries, he awaited FDA approval to bring his technology to patients in the US. As time... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

making rich not only shareholders but numerous employees (including himself and many top managers he fired), whose stock obtained through options increased in value dramatically. The financial community applauded these efforts and saw the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service - Recruiting

ended up receiving the offer. I wouldn’t know what park I would be placed at until after accepting the offer, but options on the table were Yosemite, Point Reyes, Grand Canyon, Puerto Rico, Denver, and many other incredible locations. I... View Details

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

valuable in discovering options you didn’t already know about. “This social theory, which has been influential over the last hundred years, says that weak ties are more beneficial for employment opportunities, promotions, and wages than... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Harvard Business Review, 2019. With Shalene Gupta. The Elements of a Good Company Apology , Harvard Business Review, 2019. With Shalene Gupta. Layoffs That Don’t Break Your Company , Harvard Business Review, May 2018. With Shalene Gupta. Leadership Lessons of the Great... View Details

19 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda

09 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 9

Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 612-016 Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization This case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to deliver less costly, high... View Details