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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
Christensen rhetorically intones, “How do you prepare to deal with the unexpected that’s coming up? Get there early, set the place up. Read every signal you can get. So it’s intuitive, but it’s also systematic.” Those two qualities —... View Details
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
that empower international organizations. That community has, moreover, always been cautious about the dangers of capital liberalization for countries that are not prepared in terms of their macroeconomic policy making or the domestic... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
support, establishing contacts with leading CEOs in the region, and sharing expertise that comes from living and working in the Asian environment on a daily basis.” Under McFarlan’s guidance, seven new cases were prepared for the Tsinghua... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
been given.” To that end, Landles-Dowling’s first stop after HBS will be at The Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco, with an ultimate career focus in nonprofit management. “I hope my experience in consulting will prepare me to run a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
414-031 United Rentals (B) In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
that relied heavily on debt? Would Warburg Pincus Ventures be prepared to pay a price sufficient to win the bidding contest? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207125 Dressen (Abridged) (B)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
higher cost of goods sold, giving them less room to discount. And if they don't sell a product one day, they can hold it in inventory for future sale. So marginal business is less urgent for them. We're not prepared to say Gap's Groupon... View Details
- Web
Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online
employees, and society. "Don't lose hope. These courses helped change my career trajectory, and I hope they do wonders in your life as well. In the end, it'll be all worth it." Riya Dashoriya Engineering Manager at Quizlet at Infosys View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
call with his team. “I think the decision drove a tremendous amount of confidence,” he says. He saw many of his peers in the tech industry scrambling; Stack Overflow, in contrast, was inherently prepared for the transition. Lumry Family... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
decisions we make big and small impact our ability to serve our kids and prepare them for college. But the one thing that I had not been able to uncover was any evidence or research that shows that hair color impacts one’s ability to get... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
the loss of my father taught me perseverance, independence, and hard work,” he observes. “It prepared me for later challenges.” After a charismatic West Point recruiter visited his high school, Sundy applied for and received an... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
course of action—in boarder guards' example, signs of who might be a security threat—then the silence becomes vocal. Let's return to HBS's context. Most teaching notes (used by faculty members to prepare their class sessions in the... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
and significant progress in gaining market acceptance of its tools for analyzing public opinion, Crimson Hexagon's CEO prepares to address the company's investors on the question of exit strategy. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
pandemic. Amid these disruptions, it is necessary for universities to revisit their roles in serving their cities. How can universities prepare their graduates to excel in a disrupted world? How can universities contribute to the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
(DBA 1972) (MIT Press) China is moving from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation, and western businesses need to prepare for a tidal wave of innovation from China The authors explain this transformation and propose strategies for... View Details
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
specific case of Acme, sack the guy If the contract is watertight, be prepared to fight." In chastising those taking a more tentative position, Phil Clark asked, "Is leadership (presumably referring to that of both the CEO and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories
physical facilities were prepared for. So the team decided to reconfigure the twenty Atlanta branches into three alternative models: Five branches were redesigned as "express centers," efficient, modernistic buildings where... View Details
- Profile
Brittani Rettig
confident. Getting cold-called the first day of Financial Reporting and Controls was the one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. But that moment prepared me for situations I currently face in my Grit by Brit work. You would be... View Details
- 31 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management
learn in the classroom, with clubs, and across HBS, Professor Sara Fleiss and CPD have developed a Winternship (winter internship) program designed specifically to prepare first-year career-switchers for investing roles as quickly as... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
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Hiring Process | Employment
department and organizational structure. You should be prepared to ask questions and engage in a deeper conversation regarding what you can bring to the open position. Additional Interviews For senior level positions, or positions that... View Details