Rigor - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

approach you’re taking to move through complexity and uncertainty. This trains you every single day to develop rigorous mental frameworks to deal with problems in this methodical way. #4 Ask for help. The biggest advice I got from one of... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

work is almost certainly going to put you out of your comfort zone, adding to the intensity of the experience. The rigor of the experience extends beyond academics – your social life will keep you plenty busy as well. With 900+ people in... View Details

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

in the local energy sector. With Techint’s tradition of deep community engagement and rigorous standards, the question for Bienek and her team was how to allocate the newly earmarked $30 million to generate the greatest long-term impact... View Details

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

Giving Faculty and Research Giving Faculty and Research Foster New Ideas Enable HBS’s world-class faculty to pursue pathbreaking research HBS is committed to training the next generation of business scholars and educators, to maintaining a world-class faculty, and to... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

articles on emerging markets—despite their now huge importance in the global economy. The reason is that journal editors reward the authors of papers employing rigorous testing of rigorous datasets. Once you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2018
Blog Post

10 Reasons It Makes Sense to Get an MBA

to consider. HBS Online provides professionals with the option to take the online Credential of Readiness (CORe) program so that no matter where you are in your life, you will be prepared for the rigors of an MBA classroom. In this HBS... View Details

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Meagan Hill

diverse sets of people For Meagan, the HBS experience has been a mix of intellectual rigor and cultural awakening. "There's an intensity to the classroom," she says. "It's very challenging to consistently participate, share... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

that encourage individuals to contribute in their own, unique ways to the common purpose, within certain bounds defined by leaders and with the expectation that individuals will meet rigorous performance expectations. These cultures... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

2024
Working Paper

Does Private Equity Have Any Business Being in the Health Care Business?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Zirui Song

Private Equity (“PE”) has come under increased scrutiny by the press, academics, and policymakers, as well as the public, for its investments in health care delivery. This scrutiny has been exacerbated by recent high profile hospital bankruptcies following PE... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Government Administration; Acquisition; Health Industry

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03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

the T.R.A.P. Lab? Turner: I consider it both a think tank and a time saver for people doing rigorous research on race and technology. It's an environment where social scientists working on these matters don’t have to defend why this stuff... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation + Change Initiative is a rigorous co-curricular program for change-makers committed to addressing pressing social problems in new and creative ways. The Fellowship selects and supports students –... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

behave more peacefully in the barnyard, leading to a higher yield of eggs and meat for the farm. The ability of the case authors to recognize this device as a solution to a production problem was extremely clever, and the statistical analysis in the case involved great... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

why we do what we do. When and if we find a higher purpose, we become much more focused and directed in our efforts. When a coach helps us align a personal sense of purpose with an organization’s reason for being, magic happens. Of course, Carroll also believes in... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

dynamic group of individuals who challenged my viewpoints and told me about their experiences. Everyone I associated with was friendly, the environment at HBS was welcoming, and the curriculum was rigorous and exhilarating. I found this... View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

his team were bringing business rigor to the institution.” The inspiration arrived at the most opportune time. “NPR was a formative experience in which I learned two things,” says Mizuho. “First, I discovered that I enjoyed working for a... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Why HBS? - Doctoral

Why HBS? Why HBS? Rigorous academic research that influences practice Faculty & Research Harvard Business School faculty are world-class scholars who have had an impact on organizations and economies on every continent. Doctoral students... View Details

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Care explores the best practices for reorganizing and coordinating care, improving process efficiencies, implementing new reimbursement approaches, and integrating care delivery across practices. You will return with the frameworks and skills to make View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

investment fails to meet the IMM threshold, Rise will not invest in it. As the Rise team considers making its first investment in EverFi, an educational technology company, McGlashan wonders: will his attempt to insert scientific rigor... View Details

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