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- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program
to music on a physiological and psychological level, and applying such knowledge to harness the medicinal value of music for improvement of the human condition. Despite my doubts, I found myself rather curious about the program. In the... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
recently, it has allowed companies to reap creative ideas on product improvements directly from their customers (Lay's flavored potato chips). And it has also managed to get brands into trouble (United... View Details
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
Anita Elberse, a Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, studies high performers in creative industries—from basketball superstar LeBron James to pop diva Lady Gaga, from actor Tom Cruise to... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
Institute of Education and Research Claudio Haddad is a dreamer with a unique ability to temper his idealism with practicality. Having served as economics professor, government leader, and bank CEO, the modest Brazilian is now committed to the lofty goal of View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
corporate roles is to improve upon traditional vicarious learning models. ©iStock.com/cacaroot Instead, Myers envisions a model of coactive vicarious learning. “The major shift theoretically is moving from a language of transfer, of... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
needs of their target customers. "WIZZIT essentially took a banking service like the one we have here—depositing salaries in the bank that we draw down to make payments—and decided that this is what the poor wanted, too," Rangan says. "Of course the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
productivity and growth. And as the Harvard economist Benjamin Friedman has shown, growth has moral consequences in terms of a society’s tolerance for diversity, social mobility, correcting inequalities, and democratic values. CEOs who opine about “stakeholders” should... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
certain clinical areas to understand better how failures occurred, thereby proactively improving medical safety. One clinical group developed something they called a "Good Catch Log" to record information that might be useful in... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- Web
Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. Learn about bringing this course to your organization . Learner Stories 94% improved knowledge to grow or start a business The... View Details
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
opinion from the instructor, the traditional response from the instructor is, “What do you think?” I’ve been asking it in this space for 22 years this month. "The case method requires that instructors often pass control of the learning process to the class." View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
generally. There are potentially even greater savings to be realized in improving building efficiency, he notes, through energy audits, retrofits, and smart building software (the DOE estimates energy waste in the average US commercial... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
After a year at an investment bank, Dunn began his venture capital career at J.H. Whitney. Having earned his education the hard way, Dunn is particularly interested in improving educational opportunities for new generations of students... View Details
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
Singapore and Shanghai as similar and close. But, when you get near the functions, you begin to understand the differences and to appreciate the challenge of coordinating and integrating them for improved operating performance and... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro
- Web
Harvard Business School
league-wide risk management program to insure all property and casualty risks across the league through a new captive insurance company, improved the budgeting and financial reporting of MLB's central offices, and implemented an View Details
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
participation evaluated? Your participation score will be based on the quality of your contributions across four areas: Required in-course elements, such as in-course reflections, cold calls, and shared reflections Peer Help (answering questions, sharing particularly... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
new book, Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads. Employing a wealth of interviews and quantitative data, their book takes the first comprehensive approach in decades to examine the evolving MBA marketplace and its threats as well as possibilities for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
career growth were more available in New York,” Enan recalls. “And the other trade-off was around quality of life. I loved going to the theater with friends, taking improv and writing classes. You can get whatever you want in New York.... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
get. Alan Horn (MBA 1971) Chief Creative Officer, Disney Studios Content Business Should Lead the Way BIO It is time for business leaders to respond to the challenge of climate change in a powerful and effective way. It is clear—and... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
yuri_arcurs Recent research shows for the first time that diversity in venture capital firms not only spawns creativity and alternative viewpoints, but also improves financial performance. Paul Gompers, Eugene Holman Professor of Business... View Details