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01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

available (searching for the lost key at night under the street light where the light is better), limiting options to what's placed in front of us, biases regarding information or its sources, undue trust in a complex system whether or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jun 2011
HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

profitable. The banking partnership proved problematic in that it was hard for a second-tier bank to compete with its larger brethren, which by 2008 were forced by government mandate to offer low-cost banking options for the poor. But... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

users. The resource reservation with (configurable) grace periods should remedy this. And backfill scheduling should increase job throughput to levels we experience now. Those users who submit jobs with the -W or -We options will likely... View Details

07 Aug 2013
What Do You Think?

Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?

the future (something that may be peculiar to only certain of the world's cultures, by the way). They advise us to do such things as: (1) widen our options by emphasizing the "and" over the "or" in formulating them;... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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HBS Cases | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

inclusion, and the introduction of option pricing and hedge funds. Please contact: specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu to access copies of retired cases for research. Current HBS Cases are available to purchase through Harvard Business Press .... View Details

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

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Educational Records Name Change - MBA

visit the Alumni Web site , or call 617.495.6438 for more information. You have two options on how your name will be filed in MBA Registrar Services records: Keep the name under which you were registered as a student—we will... View Details

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

subtle tweaks to everything from varying shades of color to alternative placement of links and menu options for booking properties. It’s part of an innovative culture of experimentation that pervades every aspect of how the company... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Transferring Data - Research Computing Services

Application Security Level Allowed: Level 4 Harvard's Secure File Transfer is an easy-to-use resource for both HBS users and collaborators. Like SFTP, files transferred through this option are also encrypted. Secure File Transfer is ideal... View Details

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MBA Program - Alumni

ensure that the School continues to develop and offer transformational learning experiences is by giving to the HBS Fund . As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct... View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

breaks throughout the day. “Managers should yield to the expertise and knowledge of their subordinates and let them decide the best times and ways for them to work right now,” Neeley says. If the team is working on a project that is time-critical, one View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Career Support - Business & Environment

careers with nonprofits focused on corporate engagement, or in the public sector. HBS MBAs have many options for making a difference at the critical intersection of environmental and business issues. BEI actively assists students in... View Details

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Socioeconomic Inclusion - MBA

your future. Understanding options for financing your MBA is an important but sometimes overwhelming part of the applicant journey. HBS offers need-based financial aid to make the MBA education financially attainable for all students –... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Task Force

the hands of consumers. Workers have three options for compensation: mobile phone credit, bank transfers, or digital gift cards for brands including Amazon, Netflix, Starbucks, and Uber. The idea for Zubale evolved over time. One... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

Americans have the option to opt into green energy through their utility provider. I don't know what current rates are today, but this is actually the next action that we're building into the app as well this month is guidance for... View Details

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

do, measure how well we execute, and create options for doing even better—including improving DBS itself.” Cost cutting is inevitable in dire times, but the current crisis is an opportunity for an intense questioning of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

31 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?

for growth for the company; what would consumers want to purchase online that would fit into a rapid response distribution model? Students rejected numerous options involving lower-value items such as dog food, which would require... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

Blog

Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season

winter—effectively lasting from November through March—tends to be cold and sometimes snowy. But that does not stop hardy New Englanders. Go skiing. Whether you prefer downhill or cross-country, good skiing can be found not too far from the city. Good View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

other options that felt like something out of a Silicon Valley tech giant. Further, sustainability felt baked into all decision-making, rather than just a check-the-boxes exercise, with an understanding that the future of the company... View Details

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

equity, and inclusion is by giving to the HBS Fund . As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to diversity and equity . To learn about... View Details

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