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European and UK Personal Data Collection Disclosure | HBS Online

Notice”). Any capitalized terms not defined in these Disclosures are defined in the Privacy Notice . In these Disclosures, “Harvard Entity” means a Harvard University school, center, or other Harvard unit or Harvard-controlled entity.... View Details

27 Jul 2022
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High Flyer

planted on the ground. Alejandro Montagna (MBA 1996) is a different case entirely. As a skydiver and extreme wingsuit pilot, relaxation for him means traveling at speeds in excess of 170 miles per hour while thousands of feet in the air.... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables

representatives of this group who reflect on the challenges they have faced and — often with humor — place their professional accomplishments in the context of other activities that give meaning to their lives. Scott Cook John Doerr... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

the debate and the facts underlying the debate and the political choices and compromises that we can make," said Porter. While many people say the country needs to be more competitive, "we don't have a robust and common understanding of competitiveness,"... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

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Alex Nelson

viewed the school's general management program as having the broader perspective I needed," Alex says. "And I would learn more about collaboration and communicating by working with a diverse group of people." The meaning of... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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A Call to Innovation

shores.” In fact, becoming an innovation nation should not only be presented as a generational challenge, he argues, but also as a means of solving the world’s thorniest problems: poverty, disease, global warming, energy sustainability,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information; Management

01 Dec 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)

it’s going to be war.’” What makes him Italian: “The ability to get angry or very happy in a seamless way that is impossible for Anglo-Saxons to understand. Joking about everything, even in the darkest moments.” British mysteries: Euphemism. “Saying ‘interesting’ to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; technology; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

say. In this story, the parties exchange relational, substantive, and procedural information that builds upon each party's interpretations and responses to the exchange. Managing a negotiation at the micro level means identifying and... View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

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When Dreaming Is Believing: The (Motivated) Interpretation of Dreams

By: Carey K. Morewedge and Michael I. Norton

This research investigated laypeople's interpretation of their dreams. Participants from both Eastern and Western cultures believed that dreams contain hidden truths (Study 1) and considered dreams to provide more meaningful information about the world than similar... View Details

Keywords: Anchoring; Attribution; Dreams; Motivated Reasoning; Unconscious Thought; Communication Intention and Meaning; Judgments; Values and Beliefs; Information; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Motivation and Incentives

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01 Sep 2020
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Action Plan: Finding Fluency

Photo courtesy of Cammie Dunaway Photo courtesy of Cammie Dunaway Every day of 2020, Cammie Dunaway (MBA 1990) has practiced her French using the Duolingo app. “It is something positive I can do for myself,” Dunaway says of the hobby she has maintained throughout... View Details

Keywords: April White; foreign language; education and technology; digital marketing; change management; COVID-19; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
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The MBA Turns 100

MBA in a box over the Internet for 59 bucks. So the MBA title has come to mean less because the label now covers a rapidly proliferating set of things.” That’s not the only issue worrying Dean Light and his counterparts at the nation’s... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
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HBS Gift Planning

family in the future. Under current IRS valuation methods, the portion of a charitable lead trust gift that will be transferred to family can be discounted, meaning that significant gifts can be made with little or no gift and estate tax... View Details

19 Dec 2011
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Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

deals. The problem, according to these executives, is that foreigners are rarely invited. "It's really a perception that foreigners can't appreciate the culture," says Chua. In practice, it means that foreign businesspeople are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

witnessed the company’s scrappy nature, commitment to innovation, and operational creativity. Key Takeaways from the Log 9 Site Visit The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) course at HBS introduced the Diamond-Square framework as a means to... View Details

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Africa Business Club | MBA

Africa Business Club Twenty-seven years ago, African students at HBS saw the need to create an organization to elevate the African brand and highlight what it means be African, do business in Africa, and push for Africa’s development and... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Improving the service experience requires excellence—but not in everything

involves making strategic tradeoffs: choosing to overperform in highly valued services means underperforming in others. But the rewards are great, “So we work on helping organizations identify the net positives of tradeoffs and on making... View Details

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Career Reboot Camp in Boston

Career Reboot Camp is taking place at HBS. Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

24 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

Social Good. She tells the stories of "vanguard companies" such as IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Cemex, Banco Real, and Omron that are rewriting what it means to be successful in the 21st century. In this excerpt, Kanter explores... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Oct 2001
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Finding Their Way

their story? In response to the unexpected — made manifest in challenges and opportunities — lives of meaning and excellence have emerged. Barbara A. Bry Christopher Cox Margaret Hanson Costan Guy de Chazal Peter W. Olson Jeffery E.... View Details

Keywords: Management

06 Dec 2021
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The Sparkles in Our Skies

is going to require “radical transparency,” he says. “Every single aspect of what we do, we share with our customers so that they feel empowered to make a better decision.” That means being up front about the environmental challenges that... View Details

Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

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