engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jan 2020
News

Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67

course, Disruptive Strategy, has engaged more than 5,000 learners—more than 10% of Online's cumulative learners to-date. He also led Doctoral seminars, served on a number of doctoral thesis committees, and was a member of the Doctoral... View Details

02 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Applying to the JD/MBA Program

I thought the JD would give me a rigorous academic framework to engage with policies and regulations, and the MBA would give me a diverse network and allow me to think about real life management problems. Bhargav: I'm motivated by the... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

God-given gifts and opportunities to serve others – to live what I had spent so much time only reading about. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: Why, then, did I leave the Army? I left for the same reason I joined—I felt called. The Army helped me understand that I become most... View Details

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

were engaged in an experiment they called ‘school desegregation.’ Being born in the inner city, my younger sister and I were put on busses and sent to better schools that happened to be almost all-white schools. And I got a much more... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

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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 Participation View Details

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MBA Program - Alumni

the HBS Way HBS utilized design thinking to develop a safe and engaging learning experience for all students. Twenty-one specially equipped hybrid classrooms enable both in-person and remote students to participate simultaneously in case... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

defensive or difficult. By contrast, a few highly learning-oriented consultants were able to engage in discussion and analysis that involved raising questions about how they themselves contributed to the problem. In these analytic... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

01 Jun 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?

Washington Kinyanjui summed it up by saying, “This is a method that sends the students to task, and while at it their creative thinking juices flow, and much as their ideas may differ one from another, the engagement will leave everyone... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

legacy, rebuild the in-person community, and foster engagement throughout the identity cross-sections that exist at Harvard. Maiky Iberkleid Szainrok I first interacted with LASO during the application process when they co-hosted an “Ask... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

hangover — when people were working under great pressure, their creativity went down on that day and the next two days as well. Time pressure stifles creativity because people can’t deeply engage with the problem. Generally, creativity... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Management

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Fundraising - Alumni

engage in fundraising. Class Ambassadors receive special communications and are encouraged to share highlights with their classmates. To get involved or learn more, contact Talia Hirsh . Our Commitment to You We recognize that your time... View Details

08 Feb 2017
Blog Post

How I Chose My HBS Recommenders

all walks of life. As an example, my section’s classroom last year had 38 flags hanging on the wall, celebrating the countries we all come from. There is so much to learn by engaging with classmates in a deep and meaningful way, both... View Details

Portrait Project

Shara Ticku

dedicated his life to studying the brain—whose brain I admired above any other—lay on life support, unable to engage that brain ever again. He was gone. Until this point, everything I’d accomplished in my life was done to make my father... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The Internet's Next Frontier

We want to train students to interrogate the topic as skeptics, address the pitfalls, and at the same time understand what new strategic opportunities there are that might be enabled by Web3 technology,” Kominers says. While acknowledging that the early View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

25 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

The Secret Life of Supply Chains

of the supply chain economy will be a good way to keep America a leader in growth and innovation. [About the Author] Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. Image: VM Related Reading: Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs Research Paper: View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing; Service

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

dealing with previous employers who are engaged in what has come to be called “passing the trash,” providing recommendations for former executives that are truthful only as far as they go, leaving out critical information about why the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

five-legged cow; it doesn't really make sense. I think that Enron's pathologies are not unique, save in their collective occurrence and collective impact. Very few of us who engage in competitive endeavors have not in some way been... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Celebrating 100 Years of the HBS Case Method

emphasis shifted from facts and theories to practical situations and outcomes. This shift was part of a larger cultural movement toward instrumentalism and pragmatism that engaged philosophers such as John Dewey. Law students could... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

rents and taxes that accompany rising property values. Dlodlo’s commitment to affordable housing came as a balm, as did her willingness to engage the community. When Dlodlo retained the renowned architecture firm Gensler to develop the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

16 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

as a STEM student, and how did you overcome it? I don't come from a finance background, and it often shows when I'm going through cases or engaging in the classroom. The jargon and concepts are new, but I find solace in breaking things... View Details

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