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05 Dec 2023

HBS Global Voices: International Student Insights

Join us for a virtual session designed for current international college students as we discuss the opportunities and experiences awaiting you at Harvard Business School. The event will include a panel of current students and recent alumni who will candidly share their... View Details

09 Jul 2007
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Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

results for both sides. The person inflicting injury will almost always end up losing—psychologically, socially, and/or financially—as well. This is obvious in a negotiation between family members who want or need to keep a mutually... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

09 Nov 2021
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The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

pre-hiring interview records, the authors found no correlation between any specific demographic or personality traits among those who opted in or out of mentoring. They did find that those who opted out of mentoring tended to have lower... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

March 2024
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From “BIG” Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In the summer of 2023, Eduard (“Eddie”) Croitoru, Vice President (VP) of ICL Group (“ICL”) Corporate Initiatives, was reflecting on ICL’s internal ideation program, the Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Accelerator. When Raviv Zoller became the CEO of ICL in 2018,... View Details

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

persons accessing sensitive systems use two-factor authentication as a part of their login process. Pulse Secure VPN Software Installation and Set-Up Persons with HBS-issued desktops and laptops may already... View Details

December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola and Nigeria's Manufacturing Sector

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo, Foluke Otudeko and Mark Benson

Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola was an important contributor to Nigeria's manufacturing sector, creating a multimillion-dollar conglomerate including three factories, a retail franchise, a cattle ranch, a 5,000-acre plantation, a sawmill, and an exporting business before... View Details

Keywords: History; Business Conglomerates; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Success; Leadership Style; Business History; Market Entry and Exit; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Manufacturing Industry; Nigeria

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22 Aug 2019
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Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA

taught me orienteering, wilderness survival, and more. I remember once we even ate carpenter ants we found on a log, just to learn all the different ways a person can subsist in nature. My mom and I liked to spend time together in late... View Details

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Healthy Minds by philosopher John Kaag. This book is a fantastic summary of the life and work of William James, the father of modern psychology, and a professor right here at Harvard. James endured intense personal struggles and is known... View Details

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Historical Data Visualization - Business History

& Economics Per Capita GDP in Constant Dollars Trends Over Time Managing Distance Personal Computers: Density by Country Trends Over Time Commodities Petroleum Exports by Country Trends Over Time Politics & Economics Political Governance... View Details

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The Baby Business: How Markets are Changing the Future of Birth

By: Debora L. Spar

It is difficult to conceive of the child as commerce. For even at the start of the 21st century, we like to believe that some things remain beyond both markets and science; that there are some things that money can't buy. In economic terms, these things are defined as... View Details

2025
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Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

By: Alison Wood Brooks

We all struggle with difficult conversations, but we're often not very good at easy ones either. Though we do it all the time, conversation is one of the most complex, demanding, and delicate of all human tasks, rife with possibilities for misinterpretation and... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication

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09 May 2023
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Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

Remote work is here to stay—but not everywhere, and not in all companies. As the business world emerges from the pandemic, some companies are demanding a full return to the office. Others are embracing remote work options for their employees. New research suggests how... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

02 Apr 2021
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Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

with a man or a woman, the study shows. A strong backup offer presumably frees a person up to negotiate more assertively, says Zlatev, giving them more power in the exchange. But the study shows that a more powerful woman triggers a more... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Dec 2019
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all and stepped down from his businesses at the end of November 2017.) The article ripped through her life like a wrecking ball, Dixon says. Her marriage crumbled. The startup was put on ice. Personal traumas that had long been buried... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

23 Oct 2013
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Overcoming Nervous Nelly

valence." Common wisdom says that the best way to overcome anxiety is to calm yourself down, creating an emotion with low arousal and positive valence. But enacting a transformation across two axes at once is difficult to achieve. Turning anxiety into excitement,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 May 2009
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The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

character of the CEO and allows Barton to "walk in the shoes" of the CEO to see from his perspective why he didn't follow Barton's recommendation. Q: Barton seems to accept and perhaps appreciate the different personalities and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Jul 2002
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Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

services that simultaneously provide greater customer value and higher supplier profitability. We constantly strive to move elements of the relationship from the zero-sum conflict side to the win-win cooperation side to achieve business success and relieve View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

themselves, shifting both professional and personal priorities in profound ways. Indeed, far beyond a deep understanding of business, industry, and leadership, the reflections below highlight the ways in which cases have also revealed,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

February 2023 (Revised May 2023)
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CalPERS Private Equity 2.0

By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Alys Ferragamo

Yup Kim, the Head of Investments, Private Equity at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), reflected on the pension fund’s private equity strategy. In July of 2022, the fund was in the midst of a multi-year turnaround strategy with the goal to... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Retirement; Leadership; Strategy; Public Sector

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March 2001 (Revised July 2007)
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Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Elizabeth Long Lingo

Power is the potential to mobilize energy. This rather neutral definition does not address the issues of how to exercise power or to what ends. The answers to these questions determine the ultimate value of an individual's power. This note is written to help readers... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value

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