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- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
There are going to be some cultural faux pas – at least likely to be, if you have never spent time in the USA or an international setting before. Do not fret over them but do learn from them. As an international student, one must also... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
increasingly have an expectation of reaching their attorneys at any hour of the day (or night) and getting responses in near-real time," he writes. "Reaching across time zones to contact someone is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
bond markets, commodity markets, and derivatives markets. In fact, so did all asset classes — not to mention those that benefit when bonuses are big, from vintage Bordeaux to luxury yachts. But these boom years were also misery years, when markets soared at a View Details
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
MBA Students Reflect on Their Summer Internships
clear. This guided my decision to intern with the National Park Service (NPS). My objective was to test the portability of MBA principles to practical and timely resources challenges.” Summer Snapshot: Interning at a Robotics Start-UpBy... View Details
- Profile
Andres Sarmiento
problems. But it was during this time of crisis that I learned that the best leaders are those that can lead in tough times. Inspired by this experience I decided to challenge myself with an experience that would develop my skills and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
As much as Kendall loved the nuts and bolts of manufacturing — he even trained on the company's assembly line and became a certified welder — he decided that the demands of a career in manufacturing would leave little time for community... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
stereotype and expand their image of what’s possible for them.” Since 2014, Owusu-Kesse has served as COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a path-breaking New York nonprofit known for its multifaceted approach to ending... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the current U.S. housing market. On the plus side, thanks to the 1990s' economic boom, some two-thirds of Americans, more than ever before, currently own... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
in-office and remote, and we’ve entered a gray zone in which people are asking, ‘What will permanent look like?’ It’s comfortable to think of our remote work environment as temporary; it’s much more difficult to think about what long term... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
last year with about 1,200 employees working asynchronously (that is, not on the same schedule, handing off work each day from one employee and one time zone to another) in 75 countries with no headquarters.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
Suda Mayor, Onagawa Town Hands-On Learning Immersive Field Courses, offered for the first time in 2012, give second-year MBA students the opportunity to apply their learning hands-on with project partners across the globe for two weeks... View Details
- Web
Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog
knowledge. Course Framework The Economist launched the "Africa Rising" framework into the international spotlight with its December 2011 cover story in which it posited, "After decades of slow growth, Africa has a real chance to follow in the footsteps of Asia."... View Details
- Profile
Damali Brown
and willing to talk to me. Despite the stereotypes some people hold about Harvard, this is a very collaborative, helpful place." Stepping outside the comfort zone — and up a steep and distant mountain Encouraged by her experience,... View Details
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
unique window into gray zones through its in-depth look at the manufacture and exchange of illegal goods called homers, tolerated in a French aeronautic plant. Homers such as toys for kids, cutlery for the kitchen, or lamps for homes, are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Rituals of Case Method Teaching
prior to class as tools to marshal that energy on demand. “The deep puzzle of both research and teaching is how you can get into the zone in a creative way and be able to do that at, say, 9:10 am on Tuesday when you have to show up to... View Details
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Patrick Chun
by another two with Francisco Partners, a private-equity firm focused exclusively on technology. "It was four years of rigorous advisory and deal work, without a second to spare," says Patrick, "I realized at the end of it that I hadn't any View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
time zone difference between the United States and London. A five- to eight-hour difference meant events during the day could be recorded and edited in time to broadcast during... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
They do not punish with sufficient speed and force to eliminate the incentive for misconduct. At a time when the temptation before some managers is orders of magnitude greater than twenty or thirty years ago, the concern is that the... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
so it took time for me to feel confident in my appearance,” Girard explained. “I found my place and my confidence after I became an athlete.” Girard was not just any athlete either, her athletic ability and drive led her to a professional... View Details