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14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

study method has been the most challenging and exciting part of my experience as a STEM student at HBS. The case study method is a unique approach to learning that I was not used to in my undergraduate courses. It has pushed me to think critically during class View Details

21 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 1: HBS/HKS Faculty Reflections

School and Harvard Kennedy School? Would anyone show up? Why would they show up? How would we prepare students for graduation, and what would they do after graduating? What would be the joint degree program’s mission? Would the respective... View Details

05 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA

I would encourage students today to pursue opportunities in this space and prepare for these types of roles by studying the emerging technologies – e.g. AI/ML, Robotics etc and how they impact health care. They can do that through... View Details

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

from SELPI helped me prepare for challenges that our organization faced during the pandemic,” says Rochak Langer, chief operating officer of Indian Super League. “Strategic innovation and driving digital growth were the needs of the hour... View Details

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Europe - Global Activities 2021

throughout the organization and prepare its global workforce for a digitalized and highly automated era. Dalton is the protagonist featured in the 2020 HBS case study “Unilever's Response to the Future of Work” that Kerr authored with... View Details

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 studies on restructuring at Safeway and leveraged... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

favorably if they decided to visit his office to verify where he worked.” Nothing in their polished business plan prepared the partners for the reality they faced from Day One. In the Beginning The friendship that blossomed into a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

02 Aug 2021
What Do You Think?

Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?

conditions mentioned included only if: Top management is ready to know more about customer experiences and make the investment required to put the knowledge to work. Management is prepared to delegate the task to a broad swath of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2020
What Do You Think?

Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?

organization and prepared to challenge its own doctrines about how it operates to drive more resilient features into the entire platform (e.g. supplier partnerships and sourcing under duress, prime membership adjustments) that supplement... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

12 May 2015
Blog Post

"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"

May at HBS is often a time of reflection for our second year students. It’s a time of endings and beginnings, as one part of their lives comes to a close and they prepare to embark on the next adventure. Before our EC students leave... View Details

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How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs - Recruiting

transparent in what you’re doing, and be prepared to share both the good and the bad.” An opportunity for the organization to distinguish itself After all the recruiting expense, investing more time, money and effort into onboarding may... View Details

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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog

entrepreneurs, investors, historians, economists, and HBS alumni for interactive sessions. We will tour selected companies, factories, and museums. Deliverables: Students will work in small teams to prepare a group presentation that... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

For more than a century, HBS deans have led the School with vision and dedication: setting priorities, addressing the challenges of the day, and preparing for the future. Each left a legacy, from the founding of the School and the... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

considering a PhD program and a career in research or academia. The program also exposes the fellows to in-class case discussions to give them a sense of participant- centered learning and how research leads to preparing cases and other... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

cool and only go-to source, then make the leap to the next level after market share growth rate has peaked. You can prepare for the shift but don’t dilute your momentum yet. You will be able to raise more capital more cheaply once you can... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

$3.2 billion. At the helm throughout this dizzying period of expansion have been Howard Schultz, who led a buyout of the original company in 1987, and his longtime colleague Orin Smith, a soft-spoken native of Washington State. "I don't think you can View Details

20 May 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

leave the firm in 2014. “I left without a job prepared to engage in a period of exploration and a long term job search. I knew I wanted to do something small, entrepreneurial, mission driven, and with great potential to make a global... View Details

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

career counselors who meet with employees to discuss their futures and how to prepare to leave. Furthermore, the focus on voluntary attrition means Recruit always has room to hire fresh talent with new ideas and new skillsets. Build an... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

wide variety of subjects. The exam includes more than 80 hours of written testing as well as a series of oral tests. Most students spend two years preparing in dedicated exam-training institutions that are highly selective. Some whiz kids... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

21 May 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

would have been able to design this course in my first year," he says. In addition, by preparing incoming MBAs with basic concepts and theory, it will allow professors to teach to an assumed level of competency in the classroom,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

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