Virtual Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Aug 2015
Blog Post

Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS?

study at Harvard three times? Well, Harvard programs have expertise in just about any topic that I wanted to delve into. First, the medical school is surrounded by world-class hospitals that have virtually every specialty where I would... View Details

14 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 14, 2007

"Africanize" their corporate image through these campaigns. Multi-agent Learning and the Descriptive Value of Simple Models Authors:Ido Erev and Alvin E. Roth Periodical:Special Issue on Foundations of Multi-Agent Learning.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America

often helped to cement valuable relationships with case protagonists. "These executives have become our friends and are often happy to attend HBS admissions or alumni events. They want to help HBS," explained Cal. That said, the team would prefer not to lose the... View Details

09 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing

far-flung connections offsite workers might not even know they’re missing. When a person’s sphere shrinks As a highly interdisciplinary researcher, Duede says he almost immediately felt his sphere of intellectual interactions narrow amid lockdowns, as teams formed... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual

for health care, or other payor organizations Leaders from pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, or other health care supply companies—including startups and established firms Leaders in Virtual View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care

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Ascending the Peak: Finding the Leader Within—Virtual

Leaders in Virtual Learning This program features sessions in the HBS Live Online Classroom. Just as HBS pioneered the case study method, we also built the first live online classroom in 2014 and have been... View Details

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PLD Module 5

Summary The Program for Leadership Development (PLD) put you on the fast track to leadership. In PLD Module 5, you have the rare opportunity to build on that momentum, continue to expand your leadership skills, and earn lifelong HBS alumni status. This intensive... View Details

February 2024 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia

By: Paul A. Gompers and Fares Khrais

Taffi was a tech-enabled fashion styling startup founded by Shahad Geoffrey in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Within three years of operating, Geoffrey had pivoted the business multiple times. In 2023, Geoffrey was attempting the business’s most ambitious pivot yet, shifting... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Fashion Industry; Technology Industry; Saudi Arabia; Arabian Peninsula

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Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation—Virtual

presented jointly by the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and The Hauser Institute for Civil Society at Harvard University. Key Benefits With a stronger performance management strategy in place, your organization will be better positioned to achieve its objectives.... View Details

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Outreach Events - Doctoral

Admissions & Financial Support Outreach Events Virtual Information Sessions There are virtual opportunities to connect with doctoral staff to learn more about our programs and... View Details

12 Sep 2023
Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

our response. Big idea 2: Happy is an illusion The authors recommend charting a course toward “happier” rather than the mirage of constant bliss. The idea is that happiness comes with some unhappiness, from which we can learn and needn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

17 Jul 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence

course returns to the classroom in the 2006-2007 academic year with several new cases. "These range from the very technical—VMWare, which develops software for virtualization on servers, and SAP, which develops software for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer; Education

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

their actions. They must learn to see their decisions and actions as working hypotheses that they can only validate by collecting feedback on their impact as expeditiously as possible. Leaders will be blindsided if they rely only on their... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

12 Sep 2023

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. View Details

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Help - Alumni

review the Visit Campus page for the latest on visiting campus. While in-person tours may not always be available there are virtual tours and other resources to fill the gap. Is there a map of campus? There is an interactive map available... View Details

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

learned from her depression after a movie she worked on “bombed;” and how to be not necessarily happy all the time, but happier. Here's a transcript of the full conversation. Jeffrey Goldberg: Please join me in welcoming to the stage... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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South Asia - Global

Center Mumbai, India News & Highlights March 2025 Event Doctoral workshop on Participant Centered Learning (DPCL) and the Case Method at HBS A workshop focused on participant-centered learning - a hallmark... View Details

31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

for people who apply their creative sparks to the insights they gain from data, artificial intelligence, and feedback from colleagues. Learning and performance are twinned, not split as is often the case at companies that have yet to... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

02 Aug 2023

JD/MBA Information Session with Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School

Join us for a virtual information session to learn about the JD/MBA joint degree program. HLS and HBS admissions staff will provide an overview of the program and application process. A panel of students... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

experience. Join a tour of the virtual classroom to hear about how and why this unique learning platform was built. This tour will begin at the Cumnock Hall entrance and can accommodate 20 people at a time.... View Details

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