Leading Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

Nohria reflected on his time leading the School and how students and faculty mobilized to respond to the pandemic. After all that the world has faced in 2020, it’s easy to forget that you assumed the deanship in the aftermath of an... View Details

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

percent increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Download... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Supporting Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

understanding of the complexities of leading in the social sector. Who Gets that Opportunity Right Out of Business School Clive Chang Making an Impact Multiple Students Summer Fellows The Summer Fellows... View Details

05 Aug 2015
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Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine

ship. Many of those changes centered on driving readers to an online presence that would go on to win a National Magazine Award in 2013; today, TheAtlantic.com and associated Atlantic Media sites (such as Quartz, its award-winning... View Details

16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

was on the Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq, in the office of General Joseph Medina to talk about his future. In addition to leading a multinational unit on everything from reconnaissance to route security, Rogers was serving as a general’s aide,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

economy business models,” noted Cyberposium cochair David Margalit (MBA 2001). “This year’s conference reflected that change in attitude.” Opening speaker Tim Koogle, then CEO of Yahoo!, shared the presentation spotlight with a dozen... View Details

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

01 Jun 2013
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Minding The Gap

first looked at the sector, we realized almost every district had some great schools and every school had some great classrooms, but no urban district had a portfolio—a system—of great schools. From the outset, our goal has been to change... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Blagg, Deborah; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Jules Kortenhorst (MBA 1986) is CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a leading think tank focused on sustainability and energy use. It has become a go-to source of analysis... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS

Leading in an Uncertain World.” Alumni from 44 countries converged each day on the modern Queen Elizabeth II Convention Centre in the heart of the old city, just a stone’s throw from Big Ben, Parliament, and Westminster Abbey. Over two... View Details

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

01 Jun 2017
News

Life in Lockdown

Ina Foalea leads a brainstorming session in Morris Hall during this year’s Startup Lockdown. It is 6:30 p.m. on the Wednesday of Spring Break. But Ina Foalea (MBA 2018) is in work mode as she stretches out on the couch in the first-floor... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photography by Chris Churchill

16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

technology and government, which is growing even more relevant as the years pass. Outside the classroom, I led the Sales & Business Development Club and was a part of the Tech Club as well. Leading the Sales & Business Development... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Building New Connections

planning. Narayandas also helped lead the HBS Campaign to a successful conclusion as the largest campaign in business school history, raising $1.4 billion in support of the School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the... View Details

16 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

When private equity (PE) firms buy a company, they typically follow a standard playbook to create value—streamlining operations, restructuring debt, changing management, and cutting costs. However, as digital technologies and artificial... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

February 2018
Teaching Plan

Tesla in 2015

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Olivia Hull and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-081. View Details

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01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

the new market leaders." Even if many things have to happen before fundamental organizational changes occur, it still leaves us with questions: Is this kind of change worth pursuing? If so, what View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

July 2021
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Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (B)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane

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26 Nov 2019
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Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream

Source: Mills Source: Mills Drawing on her experience leading the US Small Business Administration as a member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, Senior Fellow Karen Gordon Mills explores the ways technology is View Details

Keywords: fintech; Artificial intelligence; Small business

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

was to improve corporate governance and restore the faith of investors, but many in the business world spoke out against SOX, viewing it as a politically motivated overcorrection that would lead to a loss of risk-taking and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

ourselves. May 2015 Journal of Marketing BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment By: Karmarkar, Uma R., and Bryan Bollinger Abstract—As concerns about pollution and climate View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2020
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AI Enhances Diagnostic Care

A radiologist and technician at Misr Radiology Center review images taken of a patient and discuss protocol for a brain PET/MRI exam. “AI has improved workflow through higher efficiency and has helped us deliver more personalized care, View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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