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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
features short, highly produced videos of HBS faculty and guest business experts, interactive graphs and exercises, cold calls to keep you engaged, and opportunities to contribute to a vibrant online community. Do I need to come to campus... View Details
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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Engagement Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- What Do You Think?
Making Right Choices: Art or Science?
are made from spirit, and that "with science comes anonymity with art comes denial a real decision is delivered from the soul." The science of choosing was characterized as what business does to influence consumers. Gerald Nanninga View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Feb 2019
- Book
What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology
following the steps a customer takes to select, buy, and consume a product or service. You call these situations “decoupling.” Could you give an example? Teixeira: A great example of decoupling is an insurance startup View Details
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
stick with me for the rest of my life. BAKER FLAGG /3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division / US Army ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Frisco, TX REASON FOR SERVING: I joined the Army because I felt called to it. This View Details
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MBA Program - Alumni
ensure that the School continues to develop and offer transformational learning experiences is by giving to the HBS Fund . As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct... View Details
- 08 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
my being gay meant for my spiritual standing; while it was fine to be gay, it was ‘sinful to act upon it.’ Before I went back to school, my mom made me promise to tell her if I started seeing someone. That spring, I started dating an upperclassman and View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
work. I also learned that spending an hour talking to your girlfriend on the company phone when the boss is trying to call in is a quick way to get seriously reprimanded. Kwinters customers had two options: a ready-made steamed dog or a... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)
What was your undergraduate university and major? I studied petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? While at OU, I got involved in an organization View Details
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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Teaching Quantitative Material Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
“Managers should make the call on high-level priorities, so employees can focus on their best work.” Here are 10 ways that leaders can support employees who are working remotely during an unprecedented and uncertain time: 1. Communicate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
as more options hit the market. Some countries, such as Israel, have been quite successful in getting vaccine adoption. Others, such as the United States and members of the European Union, have struggled, while many others, such as... View Details
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
called 'Tunnel Vision' . The solution is not difficult. Management has to take a break, like once in a quarter, to take a look at the big picture. Outsiders should be invited to shake up comfortably held views." Donald Shaw's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points
clarified what her options might be," I explained. Howard stopped and gently poked me in the chest, "No. Her problem is that she doesn't recognize the opportunity staring her in the face." It was classic Howard, looking at the world from... View Details
Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
for a large publicly traded company (although much faster prepackaged or prenegotiated bankruptcies are sometimes possible) —creditors are temporarily held at bay, and are not able to exercise remedies normally available to them when there is a default, such as View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
the book has received rave reviews. Publisher's Weekly called it a "seminal work on the startup phase of the entrepreneurial venture captivating," and Dharmesh Shah at OnStartups.com called it... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
profitable. The banking partnership proved problematic in that it was hard for a second-tier bank to compete with its larger brethren, which by 2008 were forced by government mandate to offer low-cost banking options for the poor. But... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
hear the arguments for and against the options that were rejected. In addition, they must address employees' fears: "People want to know why you think they can make it through the change," Garvin observes. "They also want... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 19 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
superlative for “Most Cold-Called” after our first semester.) More importantly, HBS also helped me expand my own knowledge of the sector. One highlight was participating in an optional Short Intensive Program View Details
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
about disruption vis-à-vis public education? Where do you see the most room for innovation? A: The lesson from all industries is that the most promising areas for innovation are pockets of what we call "nonconsumption"—areas... View Details