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- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
then-22-month-old Christina. Initially reluctant to begin the adoption process, Taylor recalls the experience as life changing. “We immediately fell in love with her, and when we brought her back we started... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
(Fitch) to the competitive landscape offers a unique experiment to empirically examine how, in fact, increased competition affects the credit ratings market. Increased competition from Fitch coincides with lower-quality ratings from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
confidence. Drawing on decades of behavioral research plus the experience of thousands of business clients, the authors take the mystery out of preparing for and executing negotiations—whether they involve multimillion-dollar deals or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
note. Nohria explained his belief that people’s life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
companies are already starting to find ways to combine incentives for performance with measures to create more loyalty and employee affiliation with the company. Japanese companies created a very extreme version of such affiliation. The company provided a job for View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
something? Based on my experience as a real estate and construction CEO and my academic research on urbanization, new cities, and the finance of sustainable infrastructure, I propose these simple ABCs (actually A-F) for business leaders... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
difficult for women to fit in. The experience made me realize how important it is for women to form networks." So when Ma attended the WSA Women's Admit Day - a one-day introduction to life at HBS - and met... View Details
- Web
Case Writing & Industry | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
worked over by the class and the instructor.” 10 In response to the needs of the curriculum, ideas for cases emerged from business contacts and personal experiences of HBS faculty and staff. Early manuals for writing cases included... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
Nohria explained his belief that people's life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
humans. It is undermined by any company that tries to justify decisions based on market norms . Academics and training alone will not create leaders. Life creates leaders.” Bill C., in pointing to corporate governance as an issue, said... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
talking about companies that make physical products. When the MacBook Air came out, for example, Apple knew that to make it lightweight, there would be a tradeoff when it came to battery life and memory. Apple didn’t have any angst or... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
vision and mission statements should live in practice as well as print, and permeate through every aspect of your organization. You must close the gap between the messages you declare and the experiences you deliver. How to Lead a... View Details
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
knew that to make it lightweight, there would be a tradeoff when it came to battery life and memory. Apple didn't have any angst or shame about that, and what we are saying is that the same thing should be true in service organizations.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
in 1949 following a successful postwar experiment with seven secretaries, changed all that. The lively, conversational style of "Pioneer Class Secretary" Robert R.C. Miller's (MBA 6/'48) first submissions sets the stage for years to come:... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
Black’s original conjectures, and the author highlights refinements and additions to the original list. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50338 November 2015 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Influence of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
several decades before an effective system of rules will govern China"), the burden of bloated state firms, and lack of experience with a market economy. Yet the mainland giant is likely to "continue to grow rapidly for the next two to... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
some tales, and then ask for tips,” Bines says. The experience taught him that the better you understand your customer, the richer the tips. He has worked in customer-facing businesses ever since, including his current role as managing... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
negotiation has become a key part of daily management. "Instead of being an important skill for special occasions - making deals and managing disputes - negotiation is increasingly a way of life for managers," notes James K. Sebenius, the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
empowering differences. Using multidisciplinary methods, his research uncovers the experiences of people—especially of those who are marginalized due to race, body type and other axes of identity—when engaging with fashion images and... View Details