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17 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Going the Distance for Investment Excellence

he had deficiencies, such as management, strategy, operations, and marketing. “I was intrigued by the study of business as a profession through multiple lens,” said Cameron. “Harvard Business School prepares... View Details

08 Jul 2020
News

We Have an Unemployment Crisis. Now What?

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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA

graduation may request a leave of absence. Requests for a leave of absence may be granted by the Registrar in consultation with other officers of... View Details

February 2000 (Revised March 2004)
Case

Signature Security: Providing Alarm Systems for the Countries Down Under

Signature Security, an entrepreneurial company, was created to roll up the electronic security industry in Australia and New Zealand. Signature was created by a team of experienced U.S. managers. Original financing was provided by Clairvest, a Canadian merchant bank.... View Details

Keywords: Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Australia; New Zealand

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07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

best nurture and encourage their industries against foreign competitors." We asked Reinert to discuss his book and some of its central ideas. Sean Silverthorne: How did you get the idea for this book?... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

lane." His preliminary work shows that firms move from industries that were valued more highly in the past into industries where firms will be valued more highly in the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

01 Sep 2011
News

Breaking Free from Fear of Change

understand the executives I talk about in this book very well because I share their predicament,” notes Tom DeLong, the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Aug 2011
News

Heard on the Street and the She-E-Os

article of September 30, 2002, he relates how recording the 40 minutes of the 12 songs on Disruptive Harmonies required 27 hours View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Publish or Perish: What the Research Says About Productivity in Academia

investigations” of how such work gets done, Myers says. “We rely on things like the publication record and grant databases, which are not designed for us to see how science is... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Education

01 Jun 2004
News

Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing

Sheeroy Desai, EVP and COO for Sapient, noted that his company saves 30 to 40 percent by offshoring IT — but the move has involved a significant investment in training. “Most IT organizations tend to underestimate View Details

Keywords: cyberposium; cost; Corporate Services

03 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services

02 Dec 2019
News

Championing the HBS Fund

Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997) and Christy Dosiou Andreas Stavropoulos and Chrysoula “Christy” Dosiou are steadfast advocates for the HBS Fund. The couple, who were high school sweethearts in their native... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees

listen to or act upon them. An introverted leader, on the other hand, is more likely to listen to and process the ideas of an eager team. But if an introverted leader is View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

2021
Chapter

Governing for Growth in Scope: Cultivating a Comparative Understanding of How Peer Production Collectives Evolve

By: Rebecca Karp, Amisha Miller and Siobhan O'Mahony

One of the early challenges for any peer production collective is how to govern the growth of new members or contributors. Scope growth was not a topic of concern when scholars were focused on understanding the emergence of peer production collectives as a phenomenon... View Details

Keywords: Peer Production Collectives; Scope Growth; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governance; Growth Management

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22 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

Consulting Group employees work with AI: Humans are still needed to make that call. To operationalize AI successfully, managers must carefully select its applications, train workers in using it properly, and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

13 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

comprehension, which was drawn from the Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) exam. Prolific users also completed a brief sociodemographic survey and built a resume that included their test score, basic education information,... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

Tsedal Neeley

Tsedal Neeley is the Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA program at Harvard Business School, where she is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Faculty Chair of the... View Details

31 Jan 2018
News

A Visible Example of What’s Possible

in the School’s admissions office. Her corporate career began at the Los Angeles Times, where she started as a planning analyst and later became general manager View Details

06 Mar 2017
News

Leading in the Community and the Boardroom

for you,” says Wiley, who served for 15 years as president and CEO of the Partnership, a nonprofit talent management organization for minority professionals in greater Boston.... View Details

13 May 2014
Op-Ed

The Alibaba Effect

American reasons: to "raise capital and maintain management control," which they couldn't do in Hong Kong. Hong Kong believes in the principle that each share of... View Details

Keywords: by Bill Kirby & Warren McFarlan; Retail

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