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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

convening, advance the recommendations outlined in the report? Our pathway forward is one we expect to chart with the active input and engagement of faculty, staff, students,... View Details

2008
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Becoming a New Manager

By: Linda A. Hill

You've just been promoted to a managerial position for the first time—congratulations! But beware: the managerial role differs markedly from the individual contributor role. Go into the job with mistaken assumptions about what to expect, and you just may be blindsided... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Management Skills; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams

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David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Yale. In 1992-1993, he served as a... View Details

Keywords: banking; credit card; federal government; financial services; health care; insurance industry; state government

May 1980
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Kendall-Vetmat

Discusses the role of market research in a product manager's decision process. Traces the development of market research information for the introduction of a new product, and presents a manager's dilemma of receiving market data that are inconsistent with expectations... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Product Launch; Product Development

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

career aspirations with my own personal values and personal aspirations?” “I’m curious what I can learn from religions not my own to make me a better leader for the future teams I get the opportunity to lead.” Role View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

catalyst for growth in the neighboring countries, in much the same role as Japan played in Asia. Such collaborative activity across borders is... View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

July 2005 (Revised September 2020)
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The U.S. Current Account Deficit

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson and Jonathan Schlefer

Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications... View Details

Keywords: World Economy; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; United States

01 Apr 2002
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Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

In 1995, Joseph L. Loughran (MBA '83) volunteered to be the government activities luncheon coordinator for the HBS Club of Washington, D.C. "Little did I know what was in store... View Details

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

April 2004 (Revised September 2007)
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David Kiron

The principal players in WorldCom's accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan, the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments, external auditor Arthur Andersen, and the board of directors. The case provides sufficient detail to allow for a full discussion of... View Details

Keywords: Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits