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19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

from a script. Instead, have one piece of paper with an introductory sentence, brief notes on four or five points that you want to make, and a conclusion sentence. Q: You advise against doing too much career planning. Why? A: I think people should keep their View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13

811-106 Location choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

including regulating the leverage used in securitization. Q: What are the options for replacing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and which approach do you favor? A: At one extreme, the government's role would be limited to supporting mortgages... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

24 Aug 2009
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SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

everywhere." Talent magnets and motivation machines. Talented people with many options are increasingly attracted to companies and stay there because of compatible values. Banco Real became one of Brazil's most desirable employers... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

28 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

trust development. In particular, I study barriers to trust development, and how individuals and organizations might overcome these barriers. For example, I study the pernicious effects of contracts and of real options on trust... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology

28 Apr 2003
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Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

and the board operate with the knowledge that this option is available and that its use is not in itself a criticism of management. When management seeks board approval for a proposed action, it naturally attempts to show the proposal in... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

professionalism or fit is critical and can help to address unconscious bias head on by naming it. Another option – offer candidates the choice for a phone or online call with the video off in early interactions if that is most... View Details

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1.9 Course Registration | MBA

the start of the RC Fall Term and then again upon enrollment at the start of the RC Spring Term. In the RC year, students may not register for electives in the EC Program, or any other Harvard University program. Elective Curriculum Academic View Details

28 Sep 2021
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Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

they were thinking about and gave me the option of what I wanted to work on,” Westphal explained. “The project I chose enabled me to spend 90 percent of my time working with Diego on financial analysis and modeling. I also helped assemble... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

into account the role of contextual features. We conclude with a discussion of key themes, unresolved issues, and promising research directions. Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making Authors:Marlyse F.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

cash-flow implications of a venture debt loan, and assess how much additional "runway" (months till cash runs out) the venture debt will provide. Students must also look at the prospective returns to the venture debt firm from the warrants and the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.

to work after significant time off. Former Monsanto marketing services director Jennifer Lindenmayer, for instance, knows that as she considers her options of returning to work, her criteria have changed. "I need to find something that is... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Real Estate Prices by City

Residential Rents and choose appropriate options such as by sqf. etc. select years view data Related sources: (might not be by city) Federal Reserve Economic Data, St Louis FED - scroll down to see data on US commercial real estate prices... View Details

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Harvard Business Review: Executive Education Access | Baker Library

participants can access Business Source Complete in the library. Participants in Comprehensive Leadership Programs (AMP, GMP, OPM, PLD and SELP) can access Business Source Complete remotely. Go to Business Source Complete . CLP participants: In the Exec Ed section of... View Details

23 Apr 2007
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Are Great Teams Less Productive?

performance. So, they're at odds. Q: Is there a trade-off between the costs of learning vs. the benefits of improved performance? A: For the most part, I think it's a false tradeoff. Not learning is an option, of course, but it's not a very good View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

05 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

Business definition always involves a geographic component. A health care provider must understand the geographic market or service area over which it must compete. Otherwise, the provider will misunderstand the true benchmarks for performance it must meet and the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

various options and contingencies. They strive for certainty in an inherently uncertain world—to turn every maybe into a simple yes or no. Indecision and a lack of closure result if managers cannot recognize the costs of trying to gather... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

in talent clusters—a tactic Vodafone uses effectively. These three options aren’t mutually exclusive. Given the need to stay in touch with multiple clusters, companies may want to try them all. Each one involves substantial risks that... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

sufficiently broad to fulfill its mission or, on the contrary, whether it needed to be narrowed in order to eliminate organizational challenges and external perceptions of conflicts of interest. Purchase this case:... View Details