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community hospital to establish Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a for-profit hospital and two ambulatory service centers. By controlling and integrating all aspects of the patients' medical treatment, the physicians deliver superior outcomes,... View Details

13 Mar 2023
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What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

microentrepreneurs. We found that the return on investment to a random entrepreneur in the community is about 8 percent per month, which is a big effect in terms of livelihood generation. But the people who were nominated by their View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

May 8, 2020
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Lead Your Team Into a Post-Pandemic World

By: Hubert Joly

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has tested leaders, especially as it relates to how they lead their workers. As the crisis goes on, many that the author has spoken with have begun to frame it around three distinct phases: The Shelter-in-Place Phase, the Re-opening... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Re-opening; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Employees; Communication; Human Needs

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

completely changed me today. I feel like a new person, with a new thought process, driven by purpose, committed to doing the right thing. Mayank Dubey Manager, Marketing Communications Sustainable Business Strategy What sets HBS Online... View Details

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1.11 Leaves of Absence - MBA

1. Academic Information & Policies 1.11 Leaves of Absence Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 1.1 HBS Community Values 1.2 MBA Honor Code 1.3 Academic Calendar 1.4 Academic Program Specifics 1.5... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

including information specifically for companies on the benefits of participating and confidentiality of materials. Writing Teaching Notes for Cases 1993 Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom by James Austin Sets forth the... View Details

16 Apr 2001
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Breaking the Code of Change

making rich not only shareholders but numerous employees (including himself and many top managers he fired), whose stock obtained through options increased in value dramatically. The financial community applauded these efforts and saw the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

August 2011 (Revised April 2013)
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Language and Globalization: 'Englishnization' at Rakuten (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley

Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, (Japan's largest online retailer), is at the helm of an organization that is rapidly expanding into global markets. In a critical stride toward becoming the world's No. 1 Internet services company, Mikitani announces... View Details

Keywords: Teaching; Human Capital; Change Management; Transformation; Social Enterprise; Communication Strategy; Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Leadership; Global Strategy; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Japan

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11 Jan 2022
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Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

Maybe it goes without saying that the past two years have been stressful for employees. But new research suggests managers should say it anyway. That’s because verbally acknowledging someone else’s feelings, especially negative ones, can help establish trust between... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Crowd Favorite We provide continuous, high-bandwidth access to satellite data through a software-enabled optical communications module and data transfer service, connecting individual satellites in any orbit to a broad network of... View Details

12 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55833 Managed Ecosystems and Translucent Institutional Logics: Engaging Communities By: Altman, Elizabeth J., Frank Nagle, and Michael Tushman Abstract—When organizations need input... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Curtis Wong (MBA 2019) Founder and CEO, Cloud Apartments Concept: Cloud Apartments is a product company within the rental apartment space. Its flagship line of modular apartments, Cloud S, is built in factories... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

08 Mar 2019
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Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

thwarting the confident protagonists of an apparently popular project. Actively monitor local currents and cross-currents of opinion. Reportedly, Amazon did not hire a single New Yorker to continuously engage with community groups to... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

21 Sep 2022
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You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

may be around what counts as impact,” De Freitas says, noting that managers need to communicate the organization’s higher mission so that they can clarify an employee’s role in achieving it. It doesn’t take much to live a life with more... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

14 Sep 2020
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You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

to keep working from home part of the time after COVID-19 abates, researchers are probing how virtual interaction might reshape organizations. In the first large-scale analysis of digital communication early in the crisis, the team—Sadun;... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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1.4 Academic Program Specifics - MBA

1.4 Academic Program Specifics Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 1.1 HBS Community Values 1.2 MBA Honor Code 1.3 Academic Calendar 1.4 Academic Program Specifics 1.4.1 HBS Learning Model 1.4.2... View Details

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

personality. Zoom fatigue is real. Not all bonding has to be in the moment. Take advantage of asynchronous communication with a page or Slack channel for sharing recipes, articles, and snapshots. The leveling effect of remote work may... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

hire from the high caliber pool of professionals returning to work after a career break. iRelaunch supports a community of over 110,000 professionals in all stages of returning to work after career breaks from one to over 20 years with a... View Details

F. Warren McFarlan

Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details

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Careers Nonprofit Board Service Careers Nonprofit Board Service Nonprofit board service is an exceptional way for HBS alumni to meaningfully contribute to communities and issues that are meaningful. HBS Career & Professional Development... View Details

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