preparation - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Many American companies have made a four-year degree a default qualification for entry-level jobs, elevating an expensive university education—with a smattering of internship experience—above paths that might prepare young talent for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

the circle of life and the little control I have over my parents’ happiness. In all these moments, I am proud of who I am. Rick Lacerda (he/him/his), Class of 2023 I spent my whole childhood preparing for coming out. I suppressed my... View Details

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Presentation to the Canadian Competition Policy: Preparing for the Future Conference Jointly sponsored by Canada’s Competition Bureau On Antitrust Policy “...countries where the intensity of competition is rising showed by far the... View Details

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

help leaders more successfully innovate and change in their industries as they parse mixed messages about the global economy, with rampant inflation wearing on consumers and investors preparing for recession. Productive Tensions covers... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials - MBA

of Research and Faculty Development and the related faculty sponsor, students may publish other course-related reports or papers prepared while at HBS. Prior to publishing reports or papers involving fieldwork at a company site, students... View Details

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

Giving Why Your Gift Matters Giving Why Your Gift Matters Far-Reaching Impact Your support helps HBS prepare leaders to change the world Contributions from alumni and friends are critical to Harvard Business School’s ability to fulfill... View Details

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CEO Leadership - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

their workshops for new CEOs, held at Harvard Business School in Boston, the authors have discovered that nothing--not even running a large business within the company--fully prepares a person to be the chief executive. The seven most... View Details

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

image of raw serenity it presented to the world; yet it took a concerted marketing effort that highlighted these elements in an attractive way to succeed. Prepare to invest money and time. Ten years ago, South Korea set out to remove the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

line of inquiry is to gain an understanding of what the root causes of short-termism are. My hypothesis is that short-termism can be traced to some extent to individual traits of capital market agents. Identifying those traits can help business educators and recruiters... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

13 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Take a Seat in the Case Method Classroom

Classroom Video Student Perspectives Video HBS students share what it’s like to learn via the Case Method style of teaching, and reflect on its defining role in the HBS experience. View Student Perspectives Video Faculty Perspectives Video HBS faculty share what it's... View Details

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

preparation for her imminent move to Boston when her phone rang. Brianna Bai:“When the concierge in Boston called and asked me to confirm my name/address because someone with the exact same name was already in the building, I was very... View Details

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Executive Education - Business & Environment

Executive Education Executive Education Executive Education provides advanced curriculum to corporate and nonprofit executives from all over the world to prepare them for new levels of leadership in their careers and within their... View Details

14 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

course for first year MBA students , which immerses them in global research projects to produce a new product or experience, often in an emerging market country. To prepare students for their global immersion and help them practice market... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

Intense preparation helped Hillary Clinton command the podium in her first debate with Donald Trump in September 2016—the most-watched presidential debate in US history. In one of the debate’s most memorable moments, Clinton called out... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

good days were spent signing legal and financial documents. Their passing has given me a new sense of purpose — to ensure that other families avoid a similar experience. I’m starting a company that helps families prepare for aging so that... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

Private Equity Group, and executive chairman of the firm’s private equity business in Asia. Melwani’s support for the School stems from the deep impact his two years in the MBA Program have had on his life as well as his belief in the School’s mission. “HBS was the... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

PublicationsCompeting through Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart Publication:In Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy, edited by Giovanni Battista Dagnino. Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

the daunting task of implementing new IT capabilities while ensuring they are also prepared for the next version or generation. The emerging IT environment is at a level of complexity such that efforts to build IT infrastructure and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare current students for the HBS Business... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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