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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Action Plan: To the Letter
Ninan Chacko (AMP 158, 2000) was on vacation in Turin, Italy, when he stopped to snap a photo of a street sign. In the picture, all you can see is the name: Via Roma. But for Chacko, the CEO of Monotype, the world’s largest type seller, the classic letters told the...
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
using the concept of elasticity. Highlights The Price is Right Price Setting and the Concept of Elasticity Elasticity as a General Concept Show Hide Details Concepts Willingness to Pay A Different Visual Representation of WTP Elasticity Featured Exercise Construct...
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- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
tracked the number of MIPS or CPU cycles on the network from 1990 to 2002. Even using a log scale on the vertical axis would be barely enough to tilt a vertical straight line enough to create something resembling the curves of the other...
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by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
the individual's ability to cope with and responsibly manage it (for the sake of both the organization and individual). As a general rule of thumb, the risk is probably too great if it will take more than six months to progress far enough along the learning View Details
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by Linda Hill
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
Love to Profits The Current Energy System Transatomic: Bringing Nuclear Power to the Forefront Show Hide Details Concepts Lipton Tea Business Models Jumping the S Curve and Dealing with Uncertainty Featured Exercises Business model and...
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- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
the time to learn their new company's management processes." Stephen Basikoti put it this way: "The fact that some transplanted leaders do not succeed does not negate the fact that management performance is portable; it simply points to the uniqueness of the...
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by Jim Heskett
- 05 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals
largest number of opportunities possible, many transitioning veterans may not need those options, especially if they can quickly climb the learning curve about opportunities outside of the military before they transition. As you think...
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- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Michael Skelly (MBA 1991) CEO, Grid United Rise Above Corporate Interests BIO Climate change is upon us. If we are lucky, governments will pull together and create policies to reduce emissions and bend the curve of ever-increasing...
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
independent, and our heritage is Ottoman.” The Turkish culture is one in which all Turkish citizens are proud. To label them Middle Eastern often agitates them quickly. Thus, I gently bring this fact to your attention. George D. Rountree (PHSM 5, 1976) Istanbul,...
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- 23 Oct 2019
- News
An Experiment in Online Education Reaches 50,000 Learners in Five Years
In HBS Online’s virtual classroom, students log in simultaneously and appear on a curved video wall—enabling them to see and speak with the professor and with each other. In HBS Online’s virtual classroom, students log in simultaneously...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Construction Begins on New Exec Ed Building
as office space for administrative staff. Bedrooms will be clustered in groups of eight around a shared living area that includes a meeting space, kitchenette, and lounge. A tunnel will connect Tata Hall to Baker Hall next door. The $100 million structure will have a...
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John Safer Search 1983 | About
twenty-foot-high bronze is about the search for knowledge, and represents, in Safer’s words, “A question to which we have not yet found an answer.” Its curved form reaches up toward the sky, symbolizing that there is always more to...
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- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
flow curve for an investment that will eventually add revenue. You can imagine a straight horizontal line that represents steady cash flow over time. An investment for example in a new machine or more advertising would cause short term...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
High Brow
select retailers. Of T&H’s prospects, Cartwright observed, “We know there’s a big learning curve among consumers. But that means more of an opportunity, too.”
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- 24 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Journey to my Summer Internship
invigorated by the steep learning curve that it represented. My hiring manager at Danaher also shared with me the internal process for defining internships and criteria of a successful internship. I appreciated the thoughtfulness that...
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Manufacturing
- 09 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Learning from Classmates at HBS
I was at a point in my career where the learning curve had flattened, and I wanted to push myself to a higher level both personally and professionally. While at HBS I’ve been so amazed by the connections I’ve made and the community of...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler's School of Thought
wisdom gathered over the years. The earlier you start making decisions, the better. There's a learning curve involved: Making your bad decisions when you're young gives you time to outlive them. When you're young, it's worth the effort to...
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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips
How can I locate futures information in Bloomberg? How can I compare futures in Bloomberg? Government Debt Information How can I get data on government bonds, bills, and notes in Bloomberg? How can I generate yield curves in Bloomberg?...
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- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
Continuous Learning is Key van Poecke had spent some time at a software business before co-founding Key ESG, but there remains a learning curve for both co-founders as they grow their business. A learning View Details
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Kathleen Schlaff
You never ever know what is around the corner. No matter how well planned I thought my life was, it really threw me a few curve balls this year. When my aunt called me last summer to tell me that my father, who I adore, had unexpectedly...
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