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- 22 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard
perspectives, and indeed all the resources and opportunities available across Harvard University. What I love about the HBS classroom is the give-and-take of the case study method. The problems that we... View Details
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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
African platinum mines. In my courses, I debated cases with classmates whose journeys to HBS are as remarkable as they are diverse, hearing from experts and case protagonists along the way. Outside of class,... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a minority investor. In this book we study the implications of such transformation using detailed data from Brazil... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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What We Do | Research Associates
case writing, and software. Expand your professional toolkit. “I’ve had the amazing opportunity to build my skillset and confidence in qualitative research, from interviewing leaders across diverse... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
first exposure most undergraduates have to the case method, and they've embraced it," says Moss. "Even for the history majors, debating decisions faced by James Madison, for example, leads to a deeper understanding of the realities that... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
world. Then I met Harvard Business School. Today I want to talk about how the institution has changed my life in three tangible ways. 1. Confidence – While at HBS, I went through hundreds of case studies... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance (taught in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Design), the BEI has generated 25 to 30 new environmentally related case studies each year. The BEI also... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama
- 09 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree
skills, and to give myself the opportunity to reflect on past experiences and future aspirations. I chose HBS because of the case method, which is a fantastic way of further developing your communication skills. It’s about listening to... View Details
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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog
proposal and present the investment concept. Pedagogical Mix Private equity real estate investments lend themselves to the case study method as virtually every subject requires both quantitative and View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
sending some customers charity vouchers and others more standard product discounts (15% off your next purchase)—will allow companies to compare directly the ROI on charitable actions versus more traditional marketing actions - and hopefully make the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Rocio Parra
among students and faculty. We did quant studies on campus and on Facebook, plus qualitative studies through faculty interviews and close observation of students using the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Knowledge Integration Rules at Yale
interdisciplinary cases that challenge students to think through multiple points of view. In addition to the core courses, the new curriculum requires all first-year students to study abroad during the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
Like countless others in the summer of 2023, HBS professor Elie Ofek went to the theater to see the blockbuster film Barbie and found himself enveloped by the pink-drenched marketing blitz that had all but taken over the world. To Ofek, who teaches in the Marketing... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
Reporting and Control (FRC) professor, Jonas Heese, to write a case about stock-based compensation, and actually got to work with Twitter’s CFO as part of the process. Independent Projects are flexible arrangements that allow students to... View Details
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Debora Lehrer
leave. Four plus years later I had been admitted to HBS and was on my way to earning an MBA. After just a few short years at MLB, it became clear to me that I was missing the foundation of a business education - my history major had not allowed for much time spent... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
journal articles on the topic and the popular press, students also prepare a case for most days to learn about organizational change and corporate control. Three examples are Wruck's case View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job
organizational context, and how decisions shape and enact strategy. The final module examines the role of the general manager in driving necessary changes and, ultimately, the course studies the centrality of decision-making inside... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking
McKay Professor of Applied Physics, and Vicki Sato, Professor of Management Practice at HBS, discussed their partnership furthering the commercialization of science. Befitting the symposium’s setting in Aldrich Hall, the daylong event included a View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
have built national or global organizations that have achieved social impact. This focus on success stories has led to a skewed view of social entrepreneurship as nothing more or less than a field of huge, realized dreams. “A big weakness of the existing View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel