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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

bonuses, relocation/moving expenses, and housing allowances will be added to the base salary to determine the applicant’s total guaranteed compensation. You were not sponsored for, nor did you receive reimbursement for, your MBA tuition... View Details

31 Aug 2021
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Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

Withdrawal—decreasing your interest in others’ resources. Sometimes this means simply walking away from a resource of value. Expansion—increasing the number of alternatives where people can get something they value. “To increase another’s dependence on you, you can try... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

18 Jan 2016
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Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

based on productivity, you’re going to tend to hire more of these individuals,” Minor says, adding that many companies value productivity above other traits. Longtime General Electric CEO Jack Welch had his... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Master negotiation techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. 8 weeks 4-5 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you... View Details

20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

sufficiently motivated group of commandos) could knock the canal out for at least a year. Sabotage would be harder during wartime, of course—the only battle during World War II that would have been affected by adding 17 days of additional... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

30 Nov 2022
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Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

University; and Sorabh Tomar of Southern Methodist University. Investigating the value of diversity US public firms aren’t required to publicly disclose their workforce demographics or policies, but corporations started sharing more data... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Oct 2007
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Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

the more familiar lean technique of value stream mapping (VSM) to identify and decrease wasted time and effort throughout the software development process. Improving From The Bottom Up While most organizations struggle with implementing a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

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Redefining Capitalism - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV View Details

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Mollie Breen

an MBA program because I was kicked off a reality TV show!" but her entrepreneurial experiment did inspire her to explore. On the HBS MBA website, an ad for Harvard's joint MS/MBA program (Harvard John A. Paulson School of... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

contribution is tax-deductible in the contribution year, but both principal and investment earnings are taxed upon withdrawal. Using administrative data from 11 companies that added a Roth contribution option to their existing 401(k) plan... View Details

31 May 2011
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Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

suppliers in as many countries before it lands in the hands of the final assembler. "The sequential, multicountry production model is what dominates now, and it's a model where little bits of value get View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

09 Jan 2020
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Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

increase the value they delivered through conversational (speech, text), ambient (in all types of devices), and contextual (understand what you want) AI, and each process would continuously learn and adapt. The embedded AI systems would... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

interactive question by dragging and dropping choices into two different categories Get social by collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your course. Learners who successfully complete an HBS Online program will be View Details

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases Published CSV Cases Published CSV Cases Please find below a selection of the cases... View Details

28 Feb 2023
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Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

that the added investment to train young people may not offer enough of a return. The report, however, offers a very different picture of apprenticeships that potentially alleviates concerns of both parents and employers, focusing on the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Dec 2023
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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

provides, but also opened my way of thinking to see all the different types of career paths that there might be.” HBS also added to the rich fabric of relationships Leahy has built over the years that have helped her continue to learn and... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

results of a series of website A/B tests 8 hrs Module 4 Single Variable Linear Regression Analyze the relationship between two variables and develop forecasts for values outside the data set. Highlights Prediction Intervals Interpreting... View Details

26 Oct 2022
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How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

desired outcome.” Deep dive into YouTube The influencer marketing machine is huge and growing. The industry was reportedly valued at $6 billion in 2020 and is projected to climb to $85 billion by 2028, the paper says, citing Globe... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

11 Mar 2019
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Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

Rings film trilogy elevated New Zealand as a fantasy destination, the country was struggling to set itself apart from Australia. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys revealed that New Zealand could appeal to a specific stripe of unpretentious traveler—one who... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

initiatives for the greatest business impact. Highlights The Value Stick Value Creation at Best Buy Discerning Complements from Substitutes Show Hide Details Modules Creating View Details

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