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- 09 May 2016
- Blog Post
What Is the Difference between RC and EC Year?
can also discuss most of these topics with people outside of your section because everyone in the first year takes the same classes, reads the same cases, and goes through recruiting or other major events together. I found it easy to... View Details
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
Caitlin C. Rosenthal didn't intend to write a book about slavery. She set out to tackle something much more mundane: the history of business practices. But when she started researching account books from the mid-1800s, a period of major... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
between 43 and 53 percent during the previous decade. While trust in business in the 2021 barometer [pdf] increased to 61 percent, the majority of those surveyed did not deem CEOs as credible, nor did they trust them to do what is right.... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
market economies such as the United States. This article finds instead that regional influences were more important, supporting sociological theories about the importance of visibility in corporate green strategies. It identifies major... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 09 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program
on creating solutions together during Professor Bernstein’s session. What was a major takeaway from your experience at Peek? A major takeaway from Peek came from the central theme in Professor Bernstein’s... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
you have a major industry that still has lots to reveal. We asked Jones to discuss his research and his new book. Sean Silverthorne: What inspired your interest in the beauty business and its history? Geoffrey Jones: My initial interest... View Details
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
data sets and understand them has helped me make major decisions on future state reporting. Kali Pfaff What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
overwhelming majority of people believe trying to calm down is the best way to cope with pre-performance anxiety. However, across several studies involving karaoke singing, public speaking, and math performance, I investigate an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement
in the United States, at least 50 million women are entering menopause, and a recent survey has shown a majority of them face a lack of care, treatment, and support from their existing providers, and a sense of isolation. What can... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
Traditional investing classifications consider Walmart a consumer staples retailer, but the company owns more than 6,000 retail and distribution properties around the world—the portfolio dwarfs those of many commercial real estate firms. “It was a View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
of companies today is involved in almost every sector of the Philippine economy, with major holdings that include Ayala Land, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, and Manila Water. Zobel says that future challenges include... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
Tokyo, where the majority of Lawson’s business was located, Niinami zeroed in on the devastated Tohoku area, knowing it would be a costly decision. In hard-hit Soma City, fear was settling in about possible contamination from the failing... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
push-the-limit culture, which some employees viewed as toxic and sexist. And WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann, whose self-aggrandizing behavior belied the company’s major troubles, proved to be an immature executive, he says. “Authenticity... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
businesspeople and regulators in the summer of 2015 led me to ask: How much do business elites in China really trust the CCP? Is China like Indonesia, one major financial crisis away from political chaos, or like Malaysia, likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
the session. It may seem counterintuitive that many experienced case instructors carefully plan their boards in advance, yet intend for them to emerge organically during the classroom. But it is exactly the effort of thinking through each View Details
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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work
policymakers weighing? Featured Article Rethinking the On-Demand Workforce Joseph Fuller, Manjari Raman, Allison Bailey & Nithya Vaduganathan 20 OCT 2020 | Harvard Business Review Major demographic changes and the proliferation of online... View Details
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
services, and data from Equifax, a major consumer credit bureau that offers insights into installment loans for low-income borrowers. They complemented that data with hand-collected information about lawsuits against high-to-low... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- HBS Case
College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need
certain skills. Apprenticeship programs could also create a new path for applicants. Some companies are rethinking their hiring practices Among major employers that have already started to change their education requirements for jobs are... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 22 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries