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28 Mar 2016
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Why I Chose to Pursue an MD/MBA at Harvard

with Bob Kaplan’s group here at HBS looking at costs in childbirth. It’s been a fantastic way for me to bring my clinical knowledge together with what I’m now learning at HBS. One thing I’ve really enjoyed so far at HBS is how much... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

as they are grown, they should be placed with a good and knowledgeable merchant so as to learn their trade, because although many want to become masters without a master, this is not possible.” The book concludes, appropriately enough,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

21 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

role that played to his or her strength: Laryea’s background is in finance, Israel has technology expertise, Kreeger and Li have nonprofit and consulting experience, and Soukup, a physician, brought knowledge of the health care sector.... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

prepared, and excited to talk to and help students from various backgrounds gather the appropriate knowledge for their industries. This post was originally published on the HBS Newsroom page. View Details

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

might also be applied to settings outside of creative production. For his next study, Zhu says he wants to examine how freelancers choose between contracts. “It will be interesting to see, as they gain some experience operating as a gig worker, how that experience... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

violation of a non-compete? That’s the question raised by GYurieff, who said: “The difference in knowledge an individual brings into an organization and the knowledge this individual may take out of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

Stagflation? A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading Of Learning and Forgetting: Centrism, Populism, and the Legitimacy Crisis of Globalization Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

the world. Therefore, after my stint in New York, I went back to McKinsey’s Greater China office to help build their Sustainability Practice while deepening my climate knowledge along the way. As a joint degree student, I am grateful for... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

iLab Resources - Expert Resources You can schedule 1:1 time with seasoned experts to gain valuable knowledge and support. Browse profiles to discover the experts who are the right match for you. You can search by expert type, industry, or... View Details

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

18 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Family Business Club

finance, or for an operating company that is similar to their family’s business before returning to home base. The general management curriculum at HBS exposes students to a variety of functional roles and industries, and this breadth of View Details

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

to do now, and to have any hope of doing that, we need to be integrating the specialized domain knowledge that managers possess into these tools and systems.” Marketers have long envisioned the potential for technology to bring about a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

2010
Working Paper

Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger

This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Curriculum and Courses; Strategy; Performance Capacity; Attitudes; Behavior; United States; Netherlands; Texas

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

created problems of information that threatened to derail traditional credit practices. The key problem was one of distance. When traders did business primarily with family and neighbors, they could rely on personal knowledge when... View Details

14 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need

students learn how to diagnose and properly treat patients, they also confront problems of supply management, operations design, and communications. “As you are working on clinical skills that involve interacting with patients,” Huckman says, “you can also be building... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Transferring Data - Research Computing Services

complement HBS IT’s security guidelines , with the knowledge that their page is the authoritative source. Direct Transfer (e.g., SFTP/Mapping a Drive) SFTP (secure file transfer protocol) Programs Security Level Allowed: Level 4 SFTP... View Details

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

have direct engagement with these leaders and then facilitate knowledge sharing with attendees is not an experience I take for granted. What are your post-HBS goals? What are the social issues you want to help tackle? Post HBS, I want to... View Details

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

promote greater flexibility in work arrangements, such as working remotely.” POLL Does your commute affect your workday? We asked Working Knowledge readers how they manage their comments. Here's what they said. View poll results The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Dec 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

the organization and its world. "If they are not trained the right way, they can spend the next twenty years building deeper and deeper skills in a narrow aspect," Narayandas says. "What they might not be asking themselves, or pushing themselves to ask,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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