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Strategic Plan | Information Technology
into the future. 3. Modernize Foundational Technology for Digital Transformation We modernize and enhance our strategically critical enterprise systems to ensure the business of the School can be done efficiently and in a manner that... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
manner is fueled by respect for others and a natural confidence. When he arrived at Disney, hired by CEO Bob Iger to help heal a troubled group, he employed his tried-and-true method of watching, listening, and insisting on collaboration.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ’Fortune Tellers’
was no more certain than a crystal ball. Moreover, despite efforts of forecasters to distance themselves from astrologers and popular conjurers, the emergence of scientific forecasting went hand in hand with rising popular interest in all View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
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1.4.5 Required Internship & Internship Courses | MBA
expected to work no more than an average of fifteen hours per week and to manage the work in a manner that would in no way impact or conflict with their classes. All PELT applications (login required) must be submitted at least one week... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
pilot), and Eastern Europe with knowledge and enthusiasm, but Pitch Johnson goes from one topic to the other with ease. With a warm smile, he has an easy manner that makes people from all walks of life feel comfortable. While he may scoff... View Details
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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting
questions. For example, ask how they would think about a project you have worked on and guide a discussion around how you approached it Company events are an opportunity to interface with students in a personalized, interactive manner... View Details
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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog
expect you to bring them, and how to do you build this out in a rational manner that investors will believe; building a business plan; developing budgets and milestones; intellectual property considerations and licensing/creation. When,... View Details
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
will require providing information about the planned event and agreeing to abide by the School's policies and guidelines (e.g., for use of space) and its Community Values. The School will make all decisions regarding the time, place, and View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
predictors of future performance? The fascination with analytics is understandable. How better can one achieve competitive advantage in a manner that is hard to replicate? But clearly there is a long way to go to enable managers to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
predictable surprise. Important trends are identified as part of nearly every strategic planning exercise. But the effort to address them too often stops there. If the ability to act in a timely manner distinguishes better performers from... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog
behaving in a different manner than would be suggested by simply summing individual behavior. This, in turn, justifies the establishment of macroeconomics as a separate discipline, distinct from microeconomics with its focus on individual... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
Summing Up The title of this wrap-up and the one that accompanied this month's original column basically just deletes "Wikileaks." The original title was my mistake. The intent was not to direct attention to Wikileaks in a View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 07 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events
interface with students in a personalized, interactive manner beyond reading job descriptions and resumes. Whether you choose to come to campus or recruit virtually, remember that the goal of hosting a successful company event is to... View Details
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
that pettiness as a construct is distinct from generosity and stinginess: Even when people gave objectively larger or smaller amounts of money or time, doing so in a petty manner exerted an independent negative effect on relationships.”... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
have: on ethics, values, or something else? And just how should the instructional effort be carried out: in stand-alone classes, integral to all courses, or in some other manner (recognizing the shortcomings of any one approach)? What do... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
activities to a certain extent is essential if new ventures wish to gain legitimacy. A new venture with legitimacy acquired in this manner is more likely to succeed because it then can channel its resources and energy towards its core... View Details
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posted with the intent of misleading others. Harvard Business School Online reserves the right to remove Prohibited Content of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so. In addition, you agree not to (a) use any of the Services in any View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
early sales data updated their forecasts in an ad hoc manner when sales greatly exceeded or fell far short of original predictions. Several companies have retailing practices worth emulating, however. Japan-based World Company and... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
refinancing. These recommendations fall at the intersection of financial and social engineering. They raise the question of whether housing and credit can be "nudged" back to health in this manner or whether there is some better... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Adam Kanner
modeled his concept on the travel and hospitality industries which employed dynamic pricing and relied on successful outlets like Priceline, Expedia and others to sell airline seats and hotel rooms in a manner that was not disruptive to... View Details