Multiples - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

linked with superior outcomes. While they are no guarantee of success, their combined presence sharply improves the odds that you'll make a good decision. Multiple Alternatives. When groups consider many alternatives, they engage in more... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

there a discount offered for completing multiple courses? Yes. If you’re a new HBS Online learner, you’ll pay full price for your first course and then receive a 30-percent past participant discount off your second and third course. Why... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

part of their purpose. And, climate and the science of climate change were not yet developed. Fast forward to today and we are seeing, with the presence of multiple generations in our workplaces, internal advocacy at the employee level... View Details

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Ellen Desmarais | About

Ellen Desmarais Bio Ellen Desmarais is Co-President of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a not-for-profit independent 501(3) corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. HBP bridges academia, enterprise learning, and media through View Details

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

Chromolithographs—lithographs printed in multiple colors by means of a complex process of color separation that used one stone for each color—produced stunning, eye-catching advertisements in bold tones. “Even a cheap label has a depth... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

Kanter says. Gibson, who was not well-known in Miami when she began her startup quest, came across financial and real estate professionals who had never known someone like her. They had trouble seeing a Black woman as someone who could hold View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

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Industry Information - Alumni

recruitment and job seeking opportunities for professionals in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. + – Hospitality Hospitality - General SmartBriefs – Travel Newsletter digest of hospitality industry headlines produced in partnership with several trade... View Details

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

Bulletin [Image: MicroStockHub] Related Reading Hold on to Your Complexity: Bringing Multiple Identities to Work Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity What problems have you... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

is structured around “Design Thinking” and teachings based off IDEO - deep customer observations, brainstorming, prototyping and testing. You are given multiple opportunities to put the consumer first through in-depth interviews and data... View Details

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

usually hear about us by word of mouth or from press coverage of East Lake’s success,” Majors explains. Now a thriving community with desirable mixed-income housing, a successful charter school, and multiple educational enrichment and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

Teaching

Overview

Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details

25 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

the push toward lean manufacturing. Beer cites a manufacturing company whose CEO was committed to improving quality and launched a lean training program in multiple plants. The effectiveness of that training was hampered in plants where... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

build windmills. When a storm is raging, wouldn't it be cool if you step back and say, "I'm going to build a windmill that harnesses the storm. And I'm going to convert that into something that is positive, a positive force for good." And I think we used that metaphor... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

says. “If you are a woman, you might have to try even harder.” As for companies, the researchers advise organizations to change their promotion practices. In addition to basing promotions on objective data, such as worker productivity, companies could also ask View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

organization needed to now manage and coordinate operations across multiple locations. Wei-Skillern's research on nonprofit growth evolved into a focus on multisite nonprofits and the advantages and disadvantages of various multisite... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Oct 2017
Blog Post

How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA

problems in the manufacturing plant often require the combined effort of multiple disciplines and stakeholders to be resolved. My experience has taught me the ways to work and engage with all levels of the organization to address the root... View Details

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

prefer not to take the trouble to protect against it” proved to be effective and led the late majority to vaccinate their children. Since multiple vaccines and data on vaccines may be available by the time the late majority and laggards... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

were multiple dimensions as I read the case. You mentioned it’s part of a new course. Explain a little bit your thought process about how this would help you achieve what you were trying to in the course. A: Sustainability is a very... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

the “other” in a room or “other” on an application background question. Repeatedly being told that you are “not enough of x” or that you don’t “belong to y” becomes exhausting. I choose to challenge the simplification of racial identity by elevating the voice of those... View Details

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