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- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
thus invigorate their teams and provide cultures that are profitable not because they are forced to, but because they want to." David Mullings added, "We will in fact treat our employees the way we expect to be treated."... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
compensation to performance, as they often fail to rein in pay when performance suffers. · Expectations placed on board members have increased. Most notably, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new listing requirements of the public exchanges have... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
to see. Due to the measurability of sporting performance, every manager of a professional team becomes a winner or a loser in the eyes of the public—week after week. So, it is not surprising that the shelf life for professional soccer... View Details
- Profile
Emily Schlichting
"I started assessing what my life would be like as a sick person. And I realized that if I didn't maintain health insurance now, I never would – I wouldn't be able to get it in the future. Fortunately, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)... View Details
- Profile
Lena Licht
Coming to HBS is like... Taking a two-year hiatus from real life and workplace responsibilities to be immersed in a transformative educational and social environment that will forever change the course of your professional and personal... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
life and death for patients. "One device I am studying allows you to replace a heart valve through a catheter inserted in the thigh, rather than doing open-heart surgery," she says. "It allows a whole group of people who are very sick to... View Details
- 10 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS
matter the outcome, I would have a strong reaction. People often ask what I think changed between my 2+2 rejection and my eventual acceptance. They usually expect a story about a series of deliberate decisions I made to change my course... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student
glorified) life of an entrepreneur. Here are three of my favorite lessons from these conversations: When speaking with Katia Beauchamp, I learned about the importance of value systems within teams. She explained how vital it is for... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
multigenerational cycles of poverty. “You can’t expect schools to consistently outperform the health of their neighborhoods,” says Majors, a vice president at Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based, nonprofit consulting group. “The... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Web
Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading companies, including Ace Ticket, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, Amgen, and... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
expected to grow. Those combined forces present an existential challenge—and a megalopolis-sized opportunity—for entrepreneurs. “As population growth and weather-related pressures increase, the necessity of using our existing resources... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
risk, Raman explains, has been through inventory. But "for numerous reasons, inventory became very expensive." Shorter product life cycles contribute to higher expenses, for example, in the personal computer market, where the... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
One might expect first-time entrepreneurs to pick up speed as they churn out more products, but new research finds that nascent firms typically launch second products six weeks later than originally planned. What’s more, with each... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals
pursuit of it. The Harvard JD/MBA is a life-changing experience. It is rewarding, rich in experiences, and associated with near-limitless opportunity. At the same time, it is four years of hard work—and if you pursue internships in challenging industries with high... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
recognized tattoo-removal program, free to gang members, here at the QueensCare Clinic in East Los Angeles. A six-year veteran of the police force in El Monte, a heavily Hispanic, working-class city of 120,000 at LA’s eastern edge, Timken also knows something about... View Details
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
and leaders from Southern California. We’re expecting a great turnout and we’re optimistic that we can again offer a substantial set of scholarships.” During the dinner, several past recipients will share their experiences and talk about... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from companies like Chief, Codecademy, Ovia Health, Khatabook, Plastiq, and... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
widespread acceptance would prove a bane for incumbent U.S. tire makers. Radials' longer life would decrease unit demand in the profitable replacement market, providing an opening for foreign producers and smaller players like B.F.... View Details
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from media, nonprofits, fashion, and agricultural technology. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
(AMS), an international business and IT consulting firm. "The impact the professors were having on my sectionmates and me made a deep impression." Wasserman recalled that one of the most enjoyable aspects of his work life had been helping... View Details