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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Apply by September 10th, Enroll by September 13 $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) Credential RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATHWAYS Do you want to dive deeper into leadership and management to advance your career? By taking three courses in... View Details

27 Jul 2020
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Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

reflecting was acute time pressure. As one manager said, “I go from commitments at home to commitments at work I have very little me time.” Others had trouble keeping their thoughts from relentlessly zig-zagging all over the place, or felt restless View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

The resources below have been selected by Baker librarians to help members of our community learn more about the conflict. The list attempts to incorporate a wide range of perspectives to enable the reader to form their own... View Details

03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007

another EMR company offered eCW the chance to grow quickly in an industry that is estimated to take in more than $40 billion in overall revenues in 2007. But this acquisition would require outside financing of some sort. Was this the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

the other parties and helps you strike a better deal, but in other situations, particularly those involving long-term relationships, it damages trust and goodwill and makes an impasse more likely. To avoid or defuse anger, take a break to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

coastline, continues to tarnish Total's image in its home market today. An explosion at 1 of their plants in the south of France in 2001, addressed immediately—with Total's chairman going to the site to show support and take... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

While all cases help broaden the perspectives of future leaders, students find some to be more meaningful than others. Read More>>> DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT HBS THROUGH MY SUMMER VENTURE IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM EXPERIENCE Graduating... View Details

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

Many well-meaning companies want to diversify their workforces but face an all-too-common problem: They take great pains to hire more women and people of color, only to find that these employees don’t stick around long. At one midsize... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

unusually keen on bringing their personal backgrounds and perspectives to work with them. At Bank of America, this is accomplished in part through “Courageous Conversations”: group discussions aimed at encouraging employees to talk about... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

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Tools & Training - Alumni

take an assessment if desired. View videos, use handouts and discussion guides, and read related articles on subjects of interest to gain pertinent professional development skills. Harvard ManageMentor covers 40 topics including decision... View Details

06 Sep 2016
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What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

incredible variety of geographies, industries, functions, and backgrounds. You take all of your first year classes together and socialize outside of class. The case method pairs beautifully with the section experience as you learn from... View Details

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Current Research

Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

23 Jan 2024
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More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World

in editions with multiple copies of the same asset, like with trading cards: Two copies of a Charizard card in identical condition are equivalent from the perspective of most collectors. But for our purposes, a Charizard card is still... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology; Financial Services

20 Aug 2021
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Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

life goals and a path to achieve them. I would also never take back the opportunity to have my kids exposed to life living at HBS. What advice do you have for prospective HBS students? To consider what they want out of their MBA and... View Details

08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015

voting. Plan-making prompts are simple, inexpensive, and powerful tools for changing behavior, which preserve the autonomy of decision makers. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50157 November 2015 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

analyze financial statements. Reading a balance sheet was completely alien to me. Since taking Financial Accounting, I’ve been keeping track of my company’s annual reports, and the accounting that I learned helps me in understanding where... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

combination. If you’re looking for social skills, you need to be ready to take the subjectivity out of the process. To use a very personal analogy here, don’t hire someone just because they support AS Roma. That is my soccer team, and I... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

07 Mar 2023
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ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

public’s attention to the problem. Now, Neeley sees many of Gebru’s insights and warnings, which are highlighted in the case study, taking on newfound importance amid Big Tech’s race to build ever-larger AI datasets. “We now see, once... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

perspective that Porter has taken, often as a result of his specific background and prior research interests. The chapter then turns to extensions of these core concepts in Porter's more recent work. A central focus of this work has been... View Details