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Teele Hall | About

and pennies. Each depends upon the others; to keep them all in balance in an organization is a delicate task. But if we cannot perform this feat under conditions of change and... View Details

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Rachel H Chung

belief in my ambitions and ability but always reminded me to find balance and joy in anything I pursue. Even though she is not with us anymore, her love View Details

15 Jun 2007
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Remembering Alfred Chandler

kind—of someone who could achieve so much in his career and yet have the strength and wisdom to keep balance in his life, and pursue agendas far... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

version: $ module load matlab The default is determined either according to alphanumeric sorting or, in some cases, the version we have chosen to be the default latest version based on stability or commonality. It is strongly recommended... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

Above: Dowling at home in New York City: “There’s no one model for being a working parent.” Daisy Dowling (MBA 2002) had built a successful career in leadership development and executive coaching at Goldman Sachs View Details

Keywords: April White

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Judging Success - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

students demonstrate appropriate progress in the substantive discovery and learning envisioned for the class session? In terms of process, was there a healthy balance between instructor guidance View Details

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

classroom to vote on issues or work in small groups? Moss isn’t talking about the essence of the case method as he explains the importance of teaching civics as a dynamic and engaging topic, but he could be: “The three branches of... View Details

Keywords: April White

09 Sep 2009
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Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

of directors, the family council and the family assembly generally are more effective forums for shareholders for setting direction and creating policies. Fundamental to the effective governance of these... View Details

22 Oct 2021
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Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic made remote work more the norm than the exception, and now many companies are struggling to map out a hybrid plan that both managers and employees can embrace long term. With... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

People skills make all the difference at senior levels. How have your priorities changed since 1974? After graduating from HBS, I embarked upon a very career-centric existence, and I have to admit that it has paid off. But since having... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

2015
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Full Substitutability

By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky and Alexander Westkamp

Various forms of substitutability are essential for establishing the existence of equilibria and other useful properties in diverse settings such as matching, auctions, and exchange economies with indivisible goods. We extend earlier models' canonical definitions of... View Details

Keywords: Market Design; Balance and Stability

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23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring meeting // Credit: Panfoto Hard work, with humility for humanity, is the spirit that animates Harvard Business School's MBA program today, Matt Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, told... View Details

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

admitting that balancing her career and family takes work. Although Harris is brimming with confidence, she is not one to brag. Her life’s remarkable trajectory—including being the subject of an HBS case... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Feb 2017
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A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

The world’s uncertainties can feel like a tsunami washing over your business. Bill George recommends navigating with a compass pointing to your own True North. Source: iStock With the events of 2016—Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, threats from terrorists View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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03 Jan 2011
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Most Popular Articles of 2010

doctoral student Julia Adler-Milstein, Harvard School of Public Health professor Sara Singer, and HBS professor Michael W. Toffel examine this question in a hospital setting. Conceptual Foundations of the View Details

Keywords: by Staff

25 Mar 2015
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Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

organizational processes—are good advice for any brand diving into the digital realm. And while ceding control over voice can be nerve-racking for any brand, Tate's experience has shown that it can yield results far from those that show... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

03 Dec 2014
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Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

boss make a difference? Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman have written about "how to manage around a weakness" not by changing people but by balancing "the strengths View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Mar 2023
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Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

cooperative ownership model, but also in any organization-wide sustainability transformation. The Arla team was very intentional about balancing near-term economic value to farmers with long-term environmental value to all of their... View Details

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