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2.8 MBA Community Values Annual Report (2023) - MBA
educational programs and activities, and in countries around the world – individuals who embrace and advance the School’s mission and, in so doing, embody the School’s Community Values. Through hard work, with humility, for humanity, the...
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- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
associated with the building of industry giants. Overcapacity acquisitions are aimed at reducing capacity and duplication. They happen when the giants must be trimmed down to fit shrinking world markets. Recommendations Acquired companies...
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by Joseph L. Bower
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
think? Original Article The week that I write this, I needed help programming a television set for recording purposes. Before being connected with the cable company service representative, I agreed to provide telephonic feedback about the...
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by James Heskett
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Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19 - MBA
2020. It’s one of the last “normal” days I vividly remember. It was the day before spring break, the day our classes were unexpectedly moved online, and the day I left HBS and flew back to Chicago. Shortly thereafter, the world started to...
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- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of them were willing to pay for it.” "This is why MBA programs send out lists of average...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better
are not aligned. "CEOs should be working with both constituencies, insiders and outsiders," says Sadun. "However, if there are governance issues, there might be the possibility that the CEO is in the outside world more for...
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by Michael Blanding
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
reception celebrating the release. The library’s late medieval and early Renaissance Italian business records housed in HBS’s Historical Collections in Baker Library are among the largest and most important collections in the View Details
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by Julia Hanna
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Corstjens and Rajiv Lal Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012) Abstract Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for...
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Carmen Nobel
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8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day - MBA
these students as they continue to grapple with a world that is not always accepting of who they are. Wherever you are, we hope you take a moment to celebrate those around you and celebrate yourself. Here, students share their personal...
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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) - MBA
Ronald Cohen, who discussed their new books, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire and IMPACT: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change , respectively. And we were lucky enough to have Professor Vikram Gandhi moderate. The...
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- 30 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?
Summing Up Future Corporate Governance: Different, But More Effective? Shann Turnbull suggests that the world of corporate governance will benefit from the establishment of "a new type of corporate information and control...
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by James Heskett
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
World Record in the Squat in the 165 lb. drug-tested division of the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) with a squat of 583 lbs in December 2016. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2016 First Prize...
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- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via...
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by Linda Hill
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
Ask jazz fans the world over to name their favorite compilation, and chances are their response is Kind of Blue. With music that is sophisticated and sublime, spare yet complex, trumpeter and composer Miles Davis (1926-1991) reached...
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- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
Westinghouse, and AT&T), and Telefunken (a joint venture of the two European leaders, Siemens and AEG). After World War II knocked out Telefunken, RCA took the lead in commercializing television worldwide. It was then solely...
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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
investigation was scientific and technical, "the aesthetic purpose is to make available a new medium of expression to the numerous individuals who have an artistic interest in the world around them." 59 In their early test photos, the...
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What Does PRIDE Mean to You? - MBA
my social circle and community were almost entirely LGBTQ+. Coming to HBS was a huge adjustment for me – leaving my chosen family and support system behind and immersing myself in a new world I wasn’t familiar with. I think people often...
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Presentations Friday, May 31, 2024 Dean's Welcome Address Dean Srikant Datar + More Info – Less Info Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School's impact in the world. Video View Details
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
of the world of soccer—or, to my knowledge, in sports as a whole—who comes even close to such a lengthy tenure, let alone the number of titles and trophies he has accumulated," says Elberse, who recently authored a business case on...
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- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
risk not only doing too much themselves but also losing these valuable employees, who can become frustrated that they aren't being challenged to build their skills and careers at the company. If You Had To Design Your Company Today With A Clean Sheet Of Paper, What...
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by Carmen Nobel