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16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

Dunlap sold off several businesses, retaining for the time being the core consumer products business. He moved the head office out of Scott's longtime corporate building and into a much smaller building near his home in Florida. The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

01 Oct 1997
News

W. Hall Wendel, Jr.

an oxygen mask, Wendel spent ninety minutes on the mountain's tiny peak. "Even now, it's difficult to describe my exhilaration when I realized I was going to make it," recalls Wendel, seated in his office at Minneapolis-based Polaris... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; mountain; adventure; climbing

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

self-sabotaging their companies by mistakenly adhering to practices on the list. When Thomke shares portions of the field manual with business executives in class, they tend to respond with a nervous chuckle. But then the room grows... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Mar 2022
Op-Ed

Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

differentiator for some services. Linklaters’ clients, for example, derive comfort from knowing that the firm has the resources to work on large, high-stakes, complex matters. A 2007 analysis found that the firm’s average billing rate rose as more View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda

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Recent Insights from HBS Podcasts

electric vehicle production? In this episode of Managing the Future of Work, hosted by HBS professor Joe Fuller, Volvo's chief people officer Hanna Fager explains how the company revamped jobs throughout the organization. How to Manage:... View Details

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Our Values | About

Our Values Published October 23, 2023 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Two weeks have passed since the horrific attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens.... View Details

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

Employers were so impressed with how smoothly their employees handled remote work during the dramatic lockdowns in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic that many are going permanently remote, ditching expensive office leases and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

between firm payout policy and tax incentives. Analysis of a panel of firms matched with the tax characteristics of the clients of their institutional shareholders indicates that "dividend-averse" institutions are significantly less likely to hold View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

regulations needed to be based on hard science and engineering knowledge. To achieve this, collaboration with the Swedish government was seen as instrumental and joint R&D was regarded as a means to share knowledge and costs. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

recognize how the sum is greater than its parts. While each team member played a role in your efforts, it is almost always how the team worked together that led to where you are now. Schedule a couple hours to be together—ideally, face to face and out of the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

Members provide input, expertise, and feedback to the leadership of External Relations and the School. After an introduction by current Board President Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), HBS leadership shared updates on the MBA program, the... View Details

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

6:30 AM: I wake up – grateful that I’m naturally a morning person and our classes start at 9:30. The morning is my favorite time of day, and I begin my daily routine by reading with my coffee (my current fantasy binge is the Red Rising series), playing the NYT Word... View Details

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

alumni with diverse abilities to share their perspective on recruiting, both as candidates and as hiring managers, recruiters, and interviewers. The advice they share for recruiting partners on how to create... View Details

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

overnight. What is a cloud kitchen? Cloud kitchens are commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. They do not have brick-and-mortar dine-in areas and consist of shared kitchen space with culinary staff... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

some cases, because prior art citations are added by patent examiners as well as by patent applicants. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) adopted new reporting procedures in 2001, making it possible to measure examiner and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Office of Senator Wendy Davis, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HBS ACTIVITIES Black New Venture Competition Co-Director, Women in Investing Club Board Member, African-American Student Union Maren Quezada “I came from a background... View Details

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Events - Business History

conference, speakers shared their experiences using CEM transcripts and video materials for teaching in different institutional contexts in Europe, India, Latin America, and the United States. Each session included time for discussion and... View Details

05 Jun 2023
What Do You Think?

Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?

from home. Among other things, the luxury of not having to commute to an office has provided them an opportunity (and a motive) to think deeply about their future, their attitude toward the “time vs. money” tradeoff, and ways of achieving... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Confirm/determine your loan eligibility, by emailing the Financial Aid office at LRAP@hbs.edu with permission to share your eligibility calculation with the... View Details

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

it works." On the other hand, Kamal Gupta cited problems regarding pay transparency in observing that, "Indian law had mandated public sharing of employee compensation for all those drawing above a certain limit employees... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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