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Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

particular class session can lead to richer discussions with a higher degree of personal relevance. Knowing which students lack extensive background in the subject can be equally important, as comprehension checks with these participants... View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to support local nonprofit organizations Career Resources The Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources and support to assist alumni pursuing careers in social enterprise. A good way to begin is to... View Details

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Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs

more comprehensive way, our calendar makes it easy to browse the options. You can easily scan for topics, dates, fees, or programs that fulfill certificate requirements. Check out our HBS Executive Education Program Calendar! We are sure... View Details

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

For example, providers must check cancer patients undergoing radiation for pacemakers, which can malfunction during the treatment. Employees were asked to rank the likelihood that they would report the following near-miss scenarios, which... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

about fresh research and ideas from Harvard Business School faculty in this weekly newsletter. Working Knowledge Check Out What Attendees are Saying About the Women’s Leadership Summit “We MUST get women leaders together to recharge, fuel... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

That is, let the whole organization know the whole truth—both the good as well as the embarrassingly bad and sometimes ugly. Talk about what you heard and what changes you are making. 6. Check in regularly. Repeat the process periodically... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

mission is the starting point for its culture. The nature of a mission statement matters only if leaders and their employees believe in it and live it. In my research, too often I’ve found that leaders are content to check the box on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Aug 2020
Blog Post

The U.S. Job Search for International Students

Professional Development Office (CPD) provides resources, guidance, and access to job opportunities. Phillip Andrews, a Corporate Relations Director and Career Coach in CPD, has been working with international students for the last seven years. We View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

problems—from performing A/B testing on a website to using sampling to check warehouse inventory. Highlights Learn about the basics of population sampling. Start with the question you are trying to answer first before determining what... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

restaurants.” More tip jars and prominent space on checks for voluntary staff appreciation contributions will likely be part of restaurants’ initial response and, as the economy recovers, menu prices will likely increase. Addressing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

16 Jan 2018
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How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

annual credit report and resolve any problems right away. It can take a long time to get erroneous information corrected so it is smart to try to take care of this as soon as you can. For international applicants, check your credit score... View Details

11 Oct 2023
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Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

policy, and business to create policy and target public health interventions for our country’s most at-risk populations. To learn more about the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as well as our team’s specific initiatives, please View Details

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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services

confirm file "`tmpdir'" // check if tmpdir exists if _rc { // if tmpdir does not exist... !mkdir -p "`tmpdir'" // create it! } This will ensure that the temporary location and folder path exists as Stata is launching. This will help with... View Details

11 Mar 2024
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A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

a quick pulse check before the day begins. 9:30 AM: Our first class today is Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA), which examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. Today’s case was... View Details

13 Feb 2020
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Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

conversations elicits the information needed to continuously improve the organization. “If you’re a responsible car owner, you don’t go more than a year without having it in for maintenance, to have it diagnosed and checked over,” Beer... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

should at least know what is going on. The number one thing to do is audit your algorithms and check if you have outcomes that are systematically different. And then based on whatever the objective is, whatever your business intentions... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Mar 2016
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Living Off Campus at HBS

they think about their living options at HBS? Joe: Finding off campus housing can be hard if you are not in town. The Boston housing market tends to really pick up around April/May and the vast majority of the leases are for September 1st. Also, View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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