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- 08 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
CS50 for MBAs: Coding at HBS
knowledge I had was some basic HTML/CSS knowledge from keeping a Xanga blog in high school (how's that for a throwback?). One of my stated goals for business school was to transition to a company and career... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Saving the Steel Industry
United Steelworkers (USW) union as an “unsecured creditor” — much like a financial institution or corporate supplier — and used his Wall Street knowledge and contacts to facilitate mergers aimed at strengthening the industry. In exchange... View Details
- December 2023
- Background Note
Organizational Learning
By: Willy Shih
This is a background note that surveys part of the extensive literature on organizational learning. The focus is on learning from experiences, how those learnings get translated into organizational routines and processes, and how that can also lead to getting stuck in... View Details
Shih, Willy. "Organizational Learning." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-058, December 2023.
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
the next—take their findings with them, providing the wherewithal for startups to hit the ground running. Finally, he said, knowledge in fields such as IT is no longer primarily within the bailiwick of corporate laboratories;... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
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HBS & the Case Method Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Knowledge & Library Services Laura Linard Senior Director Baker Library Special Collections Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School. Back to top View Details
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Site Credits - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
Collins Katherine Fox Sarah Westwood CATALOG DESIGN Eleanor Bradshaw, EB Fine Design EXHIBITION DESIGN Chris Danemayer, proun Design WEBSITE DESIGN/PRODUCTION Aaron Carmisciano, Subluxed Cliff Moreland, Knowledge and Library Services,... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Teaching Note
ProPublica (TN)
By: Michel Anteby and Ryan Johnson
Teaching Note for #410-140. View Details
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Staff Directory | Baker Library
Lisa Clark Conservation Technician for Special Collections Special Collections & Archives Emilie Codega Manager, Customer Engagement Curriculum & Learning Services Ariana Cohen-Halberstam Art Editor HBS Working Knowledge Ariana is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Boosting Boardroom Diversity
accelerate that trend. In addition to helping senior women executives develop the knowledge and skills sought by boards, the weeklong program (next offered in November) demystifies board selection and offers the opportunity to explore... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Employees crave meaningful progress in their work and find joy in making an impact
studied confidential daily diaries of knowledge workers in three industries. Data showed that making progress on projects and other matters at work drives employee engagement, creativity, and productivity. Recognizing even small wins... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Oil Rigs and Ripe Fruit
Financial Times (November 5, 2012), Keppel CEO Choo Chiau Beng (PMD 44, 1982) discussed how the global nature of the oil industry requires a nuanced knowledge of how to do business in a variety of different cultures. As an example, Choo... View Details
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
knowledgeable of risky business and potential O-Rings are the men and women who work in those industries.) Those of us who are out of the loop wonder how these things can happen, and where the next eruption may be. What do you View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- News
Many of the best ideas for improving health care are quite simple
better together than people who haven’t—and most organizations could do a far better job of exploiting this simple but powerful insight,” he says. Huckman’s research points to five factors that make team familiarity powerful: the ability to communicate effectively, an... View Details
- Career Coach
Hillary Mann
Hillary Mann (MBA, Babson ’15; University of Michigan ’04) is a Corporate Relations Director who manages relationships with organizations in Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability. Hillary brings over 10 years of... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
art. By 2005, the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) spanned more than 34 million pages of Indian literature, including herbal formulations from the Unani, Yoga, Ayurveda, and Siddha medical systems. Texts that spanned centuries... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
neglect the unit managers’ knowledge about which individuals would best match local conditions. We use difference-in-differences analyses to examine the effects of a switch from decentralized hiring to centralized hiring at our research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
ownership, guiding and serving.” For a full report on this and other student conferences, visit the “HBS Conference Coverage” section of HBS Working Knowledge at www.workingknowledge.hbs.edu. View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service
By: Susan Athey, Shawn Cole, Shanjukta Nath and Jessica Zhu
ICT is increasingly used to deliver customized information in developing countries. We
examine whether individually targeting the timing of automated voice calls meaningfully
increases engagement in an agricultural advisory service. We define, estimate, and... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Knowledge Dissemination; Customization and Personalization; Performance Effectiveness
Athey, Susan, Shawn Cole, Shanjukta Nath, and Jessica Zhu. "Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-006, August 2023.
- September 2000
- Case
Intellectual Property Exchange (A), The
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gavin Clarkson
As the marketplace for intellectual assets explodes, the mechanisms for liquidity and exchange have not kept pace. Bryan Benoit, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), believes that he has a solution. Working initially with a shoestring development budget, he has... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Intellectual Property; Knowledge Management; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Internet
Applegate, Lynda M., and Gavin Clarkson. "Intellectual Property Exchange (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 801-176, September 2000.
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Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business... View Details