preparation - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2018
News

Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

but also radicalized me as it pertains to the real malpractice that's been committed at some of the top educational institutions in the country that are not preparing young people to live lives of meaning, live lives of wholeness. And so... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Promise & Perils

arrival of large multinational competitors such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour. The SOEs in particular are feeling threatened. Of the 100,000 that remain, experts maintain that many are near bankruptcy and not prepared to compete head-to-head... View Details

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

27 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 27

Tony Lee is preparing to present a project to the investment committee of Howard Street Capital. He will be recommending an investment in Project Sun Devil, a high-quality 225-unit student housing rental property near Tempe, Arizona. Tony... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

store closures around the country. Supermarkets are moving to much smaller formats, much more prepared foods, and healthy foods, because they are getting hit by many competitive threats that make large stores unprofitable. And now this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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Commencement 2011 Address | About

Commencement 2011 Address Remarks as prepared by Nitin Nohria, 26 May 2011 The HBS class of 2011, friends and family, and members of the HBS community. Good afternoon, and welcome! I will always enjoy a special bond with the Class of... View Details

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

sales process, and some retailers did not understand why they should trust a small, young company with their payment security. By late 2017, Index had made some changes to reduce the average sales cycle, but there was still room for improvement. Now, Index was View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

prepare a generation of leaders who represent society’s diversity and are prepared to lead with an equity lens. Stating that “injustice needs to be named and confronted in order to be changed,” Falik... View Details

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

career counselors who meet with employees to discuss their futures and how to prepare to leave. Furthermore, the focus on voluntary attrition means Recruit always has room to hire fresh talent with new ideas and new skillsets. Build an... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

wide variety of subjects. The exam includes more than 80 hours of written testing as well as a series of oral tests. Most students spend two years preparing in dedicated exam-training institutions that are highly selective. Some whiz kids... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

21 May 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

would have been able to design this course in my first year," he says. In addition, by preparing incoming MBAs with basic concepts and theory, it will allow professors to teach to an assumed level of competency in the classroom,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

relations. "You can't fully explain a dish that you haven't prepared yourself," Oldani said. "When a cook explains a dish, he can explain it very well because he made it. He doesn't explain what he heard about a dish, he... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

13 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology

success, but we found that what really mattered was how the entire surgical team was managed and how it prepared for the adoption. We found that teams that learned a new technique fastest had a very different approach to adoption. They... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Health

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

of view of the demand side. Why is this so? A: Much of the blame for the recent problems has fallen on those responsible for preparing information. The auditors and audit committee, in particular, are perceived to have failed to carry out... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

12 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors

sells used furniture. The bank, like the auction house, prepares sales documents which are intended to do two things: first, to persuade the potential buyer to buy by putting forward positive information while suppressing negative data;... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

schedule in advance -- ‘You’re going to show up at this time; you're going to meet with these people; this is when you'll have a break' -- that gave me a sense of what the experience was going to be like and allowed me to prepare myself... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Blog

HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira

use HBS Online asynchronous content as part of the curriculum for participants before they ever show up on campus. When they arrive at HBS or join a synchronous distance learning experience (for example, through the Live Online Classrooms) they are better View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Contributing to a Better Future

Illustration by Dana Smith Debora Spar In preparation for the official launch of HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) in October, the School drew upon the findings of the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Sep 2020
News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

election reform issues—primaries, gerrymandering, mail-in ballots. We had such a good response, we decided to do it every month,” says Kaplan. “With the coming election in a pandemic, there’s an expected surge in mail-in ballots. That sets up potential problems in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Jul 2020
News

Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online

reforms.” Breed told the group her goal is to protect the public and the police. “She said growing up in public housing helped prepare her for these times, and she’s very hopeful for the future,” says Adams. “She believes that people... View Details