preparation - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

Rohingya Refugee: Past, Genocide, Future. Preparing for refugees of climate change The study’s results might inform new ways to help the more than 70 million people who have been displaced globally by conflict and natural disasters as of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

that sold their products locally. From Heinz's perspective, these companies had not yet begun to tap the possibilities of a broad national market. By concentrating initially on growing cities, he intended to expand his young business westward across the country.... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

of the book, in discussing the importance of self-knowledge, it is posited that judgment capability (my italics) is a function of experience. At the risk of oversimplification, according to the authors, good judgment is characterized as a process of View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Classroom and Field Work: Methods of Instruction | Baker Library

from Harvard. The doctoral program focused on preparing students to join faculties at graduate schools of business, as well as careers in government or the corporate world. The Advanced Management Program, established in 1945, became... View Details

23 Sep 2021
News

Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

advocated excellence both personally and professionally, generosity, and service to others. To prepare for their increasing portfolio of clients, Barnett and Rogers have actively engaged with alumni clubs across the country to expand... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2014
News

Early Impact

gift from the family of the late William F. Connell (MBA 1963) will enable HBS to enhance the second-year elective curriculum and ensure that students are fully prepared to lead in an increasingly complex and ever-changing world. Research... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

with a number of questions. What were the implications of moving from an open hiring market to the placement of cohorts of BTR graduates in high-priority schools? Was BTR's model sufficient to prepare new teachers to join struggling... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

optimizing rather than balancing my time. When I am with my child, I give him 100 percent attention, and in a few short minutes he is off to another activity. Likewise, I arrive at a board meeting well prepared and make it known that the... View Details

Profile

Kyle Bisutti

learning model For Kyle, the most visibly distinctive characteristic of HBS is its teaching and learning model. “It’s very different from what I had experienced before,” he says. “The high-engagement level in the classroom leads to deep learning. It’s changed the way I... View Details

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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library

impact of business theory and education. The faculty collections contain course materials, such as cases and course syllabi, case preparation materials and drafts, writing and research notes, research data, lecture and seminar notes, and... View Details

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5.4 Sample Community Standards Violations | MBA

Conduct, and all Harvard or HBS policies. They are expected to conduct themselves professionally in all academic, recruiting, or social settings. Below are sample violations of Honor Code, Community Values, and HBS policies: Plagiarism / Cheating / Unauthorized Class... View Details

21 Dec 2017
News

A Decent Place to Live

in over 1,300 communities in the US and over 70 countries worldwide. “My job is to make sure that we're preparing and executing programs that really serve people who live in ineffective housing; that we have the resources we need to do... View Details

09 Nov 2016
News

The Seeds of Learning

Adam Zmick (MBA 2011) is cofounder of Gardeneers, an environmental education organization based in Chicago, Illinois. In this interview, he explains the connections between learning about food and children’s preparation for a healthy... View Details

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo’s e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates between shipping... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

closed (low-power) poses, and then prepared and delivered a speech to two evaluators as part of a mock job interview, a prototypical social evaluation. All speeches were videotaped and coded for overall performance, hireability, and the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

agile, quick on their feet from moment to moment. That's not the same thing as winging it. Preparing For Uncertainty "Preparation is essential," he says. "You want to learn as much as you reasonably can before getting to the bargaining... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

helping me navigate this career pivot and prepare for case interviews. I was fortunate to receive multiple offers and, after careful consideration, decided to sign at BCG Boston. What I admire most about BCG is how well it meets criterion... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

case-based approach to teaching and learning relies heavily on exposing HBS students to a wide variety of perspectives because we’re preparing them to be leaders in organizations and in a world marked by vast human difference and... View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Aug 2022
News

To Serve and Protect the Markets

“I’ve had a lot of unexpected twists and turns.” While preparing to attend law school, Jones discovered business classes as an undergraduate at Emory University and was hooked. “I fell in love with the qualitative aspects, the judgment... View Details