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30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

With more people working remotely right now, many of us have experienced a videoconference interrupted by barking dogs or hungry kids demanding snacks, punctuated, perhaps, by cabinet doors slamming and ice makers grinding in the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Applying to Business School as a Couple

together. Did you both know that you wanted to attend business school? We both decided that business school was the right choice for us. We are both from the West Coast and wanted to find a way to both transition back west and explore... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

of bank teller to become chairman of Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, with teaching him that ethical standards are an intrinsic part of doing business. "He measures his performance in terms of doing the right thing and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Are You Supporting Your B Players?

who create the ballast for the organization," said DeLong. In his talk titled "The Power of Supporting Players in Organizations: What's Right with B Players," DeLong told a classroom filled with visiting alumni about the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

we are there to support and challenge each other. Even though we aren’t in the same city right now, I’m grateful to be able to share this journey with Tom and know that in the end we’ll end up in the same place. Ariel Yang, Class of 2020... View Details

2020
Discussion Paper

Acting Now While Preparing for Tomorrow: Competitiveness Upgrading Under the Shadow of COVID-19

By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Peter Clinch

This paper aims to provide policy makers, especially those focused on the longer-term growth potential of their countries, with an initial framework to think about their action priorities in the context of the overall COVID-19 response. Our focus is on the... View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness; COVID-19 Pandemic; Competition; Government Administration; Health Pandemics; Economy; Supply Chain; Safety

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17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

leaders make will be the right one. In fact, leaders will undoubtedly make some bad calls that lose trust, or a workplace policy may unintentionally cause harm. However, companies can work to rectify lost trust and correct mistakes. After... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

were phenomenal. I got engulfed in the videos; they made you feel like you were in sort of a planetarium, right in the tea fields in Asia, learning about the dangers of palm oil. And hearing from the executives at huge companies about... View Details

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Data Privacy Statement (MENA) - Global

the rights stated below with respect to that person’s personal data, if the personal data is processed by the Center within the scope of the Law: Learn whether or not that person’s personal data have been processed, Request information as... View Details

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

Entrepreneur: How to Get Started In this guide, you’ll learn about what characterizes a successful entrepreneur, how to decide if entrepreneurship is right for you, and what skills you need to thrive. Access Your Free E-book Our... View Details

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Kraft Accelerator

following these steps and aiming for this quality of deliverables you can place yourself on the right path. This is a cumulative process where each step builds on the previous one in sequential order. Steps to develop successful strategy... View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

content. At the same time, I’m managing my own internal dialogue about whether we are moving in the right direction. Maybe there’s a student who looks disengaged. There’s a student who’s emotional. There’s a student who has her hand up... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

Profile

Brandon Lovell

"I found myself hanging with not necessarily the right crowd," Brandon says. After graduating from high school and spending a couple years searching for a purpose, Brandon was introduced to Year Up, a nonprofit program founded... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Financial Services

Portrait Project

David Chan

rather than accepted as scientific fact. It's not an option to believe in climate change: It is something that has been conclusively observed by the scientific community. And it is happening right here and View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

diffused into the image layer at the end of processing to neutralize the residual reagent, bring the processing action to a stop, form a protective surface layer, and create a stable, long-lasting print. The pod would have to release just the View Details

02 Aug 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

anything less than excellence; treat everyone with respect; provide training and role models; and reinforce the right behaviors and hold people accountable for the wrong behaviors. David Wittenberg offered advice on measurement: “It’s... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

right tone of voice, suggestions for next time, etc. Since then, I have seen a huge improvement in my classroom performance and being able to get my point across clearly. How do you think learning through the case method will help you in... View Details

Profile

Ahmed Alimi

things done, cultivating relationships as well as leading people. I thought I needed these 'next level' skills and felt HBS was the right place to get them." Gradually, Ahmed also felt "a greater calling. I had been doing some... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

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Judges - Alumni

are the right people to make this happen. If you have key advisors or mentors, mention them. TAM, SAM, and SOM: Show the market opportunity Demonstrate the market size with solid data. Investors want to see that the opportunity is big... View Details

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