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Elective Curriculum - MBA

semester—and also have the opportunity to cross-register for courses in other select graduate programs. Elective Course Descriptions The course catalog provides detailed Elective Curriculum course... View Details
  • June 2022
  • Article

Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
The evaluation and selection of novel projects lies at the heart of scientific and technological innovation, and yet there are persistent concerns about bias, such as conservatism. This paper investigates the role that the format of evaluation, specifically information... View Details
Keywords: Project Evaluation; Innovation; Knowledge Frontier; Information Sharing; Negativity Bias; Projects; Innovation and Invention; Information; Knowledge Sharing
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  • June 2013 (Revised September 2015)
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Procter & Gamble

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante

On July 12, 2012, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management announced publicly that it had purchased about $2 billion of Procter and Gamble (P&G) stock. Shares in the company closed up 3.75% the day the disclosure was made public. Ackman told the New York... View Details

Keywords: Ackman; P＆G; Pershing Square Capital Managment; Disruption; Management Succession; Crisis Management; Acquisition; Consumer Products Industry; Financial Services Industry
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  • September 2017 (Revised March 2018)
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Chai Point: Disrupting Chai

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Ramana Nanda and Rachna Tahilyani
Chai Point is India’s largest organized chai retailer. It has missed its target for retail store openings by approximately 25%, goals that are very important to its investors who are also board members. However, it has developed an exciting new internet-based tea... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Stock; Business Model; Mobile Technology; Technological Innovation; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Food; Selection and Staffing; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Resource Allocation; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Product Design; Supply Chain; Governing and Advisory Boards; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Asia; India; Karnataka; Bangalore
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  • 06 Nov 2015
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Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS

Selected by his peers as the 2014 student speaker for graduation, Casey Gerald’s impassioned speech to his fellow MBAs quickly garnered national attention. Highlighting the motivation that has shaped his ambitious career, Casey urged his... View Details
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The Women's Leadership Forum

Summary While today's companies are making a concerted effort to grow leaders from within, many are missing a crucial opportunity by not fully utilizing the talents of executive women. In this women's leadership program, you will join an... View Details

    W. Carl Kester

    Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
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    Entrepreneurship & Innovation - MBA

    program, a one-time need-based award of $10,000-$20,000 to graduating MBA students who are committed to pursuing their own for-profit entrepreneurial ventures. Career & Professional Development (CPD) Career and Professional Development offers personalized career advice... View Details
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    FAQs - MBA

    Boston’s biotech, research and entrepreneurial ecosystems? What resources did MS/MBA students have and are there opportunities outside the classroom? The MS/MBA Biotech program is part of a larger community of health care interested... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs

    By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez
    Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure... View Details
    Keywords: STEM; Selection and Staffing; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Training; Equality and Inequality; Competency and Skills
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    Senior Executive Program—Africa

    School, you get the best of both worlds—a powerful learning experience that combines highly immersive in-person modules in a regional location and on the HBS campus with an interactive self-paced virtual module. The blended format provides View Details
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    Real Estate Management Program

    right opportunities Identify and analyze emerging opportunities across real estate sectors from housing to commercial space to mixed-use space and beyond Employ industry innovations for competitive advantage... View Details
    Keywords: Real Estate; Real Estate
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    MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences - MBA

    ecosystems? What resources did MS/MBA students have and are there opportunities outside the classroom? The MS/MBA Biotech program is part of a larger community of health care interested students, faculty and alumni at HBS; around the... View Details
    • May 2016 (Revised March 2020)
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    Cyberdyne: A Leap to the Future

    By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
    Cyberdyne Inc. was a Japanese technology venture founded in 2004 by scientist Yoshiyuki Sankai to commercialize a hybrid assistive limb (HAL). HAL was a robotic exoskeleton system for people who had difficulty walking due to nervous system disabilities resulting from... View Details
    Keywords: Health Disorders; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Decisions; Product Launch; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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    Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

    divestitures, and the optimization of distinct product and geographic segments Identify new opportunities to use finance to advance the strategic goals of your organization Develop your leadership capabilities Lead, motivate, and engage... View Details
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    Curriculum - MBA

    address challenges and future opportunities in research on cancer and in establishment of novel therapeutic approaches and biomarkers to guide treatment. Principles of Human Disease: Physiology and Pathology This course covers the normal... View Details
    • 02 Feb 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

    course, starting a company at an opportune time and place also displays a certain kind of skill as well.Q: What are some of the more actively pursued industries by entrepreneurs? A: Venture capitalists typically invest in industries that... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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    Managing Turbulence

    superb leadership skills are of little value when businesses lack strategic moves that cut through the fog of competition. Through this blended, three-module program, you will prepare to identify strategic opportunities and challenges—and... View Details
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    Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East

    businesses seeking the best opportunities for growth in the region need exceptional leaders—executives who are bold decision-makers, global thinkers, and skilled strategists. Taught in a series of modules offered in Boston and Dubai, this... View Details
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    Faculty & Advisors - MBA

    Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Ischemic Stroke, and Neuro-Oncology. A tech-bio company co-founded with Mayo Clinic, Ibis Therapeutics’ AI-driven Dynamic Fingerprint Platform engine enables the discovery of novel compounds and View Details