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- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
trials at Boston Children’s Hospital. As the founders prepare to bring their new medical device to market, they struggle with two key decisions: Should Luminopia create its own salesforce to sell its product or should it outsource? And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as it 1) grapples with rapid undergraduate enrollment growth and its smaller scale relative to other top engineering schools and 2) prepares to move two-thirds of its faculty and classes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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technology to humanity. The course will give students an understanding of these three 3 emerging technologies from the perspective of a business leader, preparing students for a world where technology creates exponential increases in... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
collaboration. An entire generation is being prepared to enter workplaces like this, organizations that reward extroverts who show initiative in stepping forward to shape the nature of the conversation of work and the ideas it generates.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
students have lived only in a world of increasing globalization. It's easy to conclude that the world will continue to become more and more integrated, but globalization is not necessarily a one-way street." The message for MBAs seems to be to View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
summer. Discovering Fitness No level of excitement for the job could have prepared me for working 60-70 hours/week and operating in the 4th decimal place. In time, I realized I needed an outlet, and it came in a rather surprising place.... View Details
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- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
and how 200+ volunteers from different firms (largely competitors) can come together to seamlessly work together in order to positively impact the society. HOW HAS YOUR MBA SKILLSET PREPARED YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE? Christine... View Details
- 11 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS
different recruiters.baker l B – Baker. Baker Library holds the preeminent collection of contemporary and historic business information in the world. Students can leverage the library to research companies and industry trends to prepare... View Details
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
technologies from the perspective of a business leader, preparing students for a world where technology creates exponential increases in capabilities, forcing business leaders to rethink business models and reassess the commercial and... View Details
- Web
Burden Park | About
introduced the business of aviation to the HBS curriculum and laid the foundation for the Baker Library Collection on the Business Aspects of Aviation which includes the William A.M. Burden Papers, aviation investment analyses that Burden View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
Rs” of momentous early choices made within the founding team—many decisions come at the outset, often before any mentors are involved. In the pre-mentor phase, founders should prepare as we do in the classroom, learning about the fateful... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
ceremony, held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos on December 9. Nwogugu is the executive director of Junior Achievement Nigeria, a nonprofit economic education organization that prepares young people for a successful future. She brought JA... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
thriving as well. “The cross-functional experience at HBS prepared me to jump into a world where I don’t need to be siloed. I have to wear all the hats and have learned how to empower my staff so that we can find the best answers... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus, saying that "It helps to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
they have in preparing leaders versus managers? Is case method instruction due for an overhaul? What do you think? Reference: Geoff Gloeckler, "The Case Against Case Studies," BusinessWeek, February 4, 2008, pp. 66-67. View Details
- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
with their Africa offices high on her list. For other students seeking internships outside of the US, Nyantekyi-Owusu offers the following advice: be proactive and be patient. “Be really proactive, but also be prepared to have... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
would be proud to spend a decade of our lives working on it,” says Lee. Three years in, he is certain that the DZD team’s ambitious agenda is a worthwhile pursuit. Empowering Students to Transform Human Health To prepare future leaders... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
back to WAVE in a year.’ He did get a job, but eventually returned and started preparing to be a trainer. Today, Frank has trained more than 600 unemployed youth, who know him as Mr. Frank. He exemplifies the WAVE story, and is now part... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
times. Rigby ex-plains how to craft an action plan tailored to the specific situation, providing tools for cutting costs intelligently, sustaining margins and the brand, boosting revenue by refocusing the sales force on the right customers, channeling resources into... View Details