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04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

on individual performance are prone to this problem. It is a problem in investment banking and can also be a problem in sales organizations where individuals are compensated for their own sales and not for... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

30 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Preparing to Sell

vehicles while they catch their breath and assess their interests, unity, and risk tolerance. Longer term, they might start or buy another operating company, while keeping some portion of their assets, individually or collectively, in... View Details

Keywords: by Jonathan Pellegrin; Food & Beverage; Retail

Portrait Project

Lorrayne Ward

profit motive directly clashes with doing what's right. The stakes of this conflict – between individual gain and broader societal benefit – are nowhere higher than in the field of health care. Profits are necessary so that hospitals can... View Details

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Companies: CUSIP, Duns & GVKEY | Baker Library

You can upload a file of D-U-N-S numbers or search by individual number. For GVKEY use Compustat . This database has defined a proprietary identifier, the GVKEY, which can be used to track a company over time (a company name, CUSIP, or... View Details

09 Feb 2015
News

Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)

Leadership Making A Difference – HBS Alumni A Social Enterprise Visionary Making A Difference – HBS Alumni The Future of Social Enterprise and the Role of Individual Philanthropy HBS Global Business Summit -- Video Entrepreneurs: John... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Leading Quietly

inconspicuously and without casualties." Badaracco believes that what drives society are millions of small yet consequential decisions that individuals make on a daily basis. He presents a series of situations describing quiet leaders at... View Details

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

01 Mar 2007
News

Pursuing a passion

really intriguing,” Amabile continues. “Frans found that highly creative individuals often have degrees in widely disparate disciplines, were raised in two or more cultures or countries, or have work experience in a couple of unrelated... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2003
News

Incentives and Operational Excellence

on the retailer’s shelf, however, is less than $3. Demand for an individual movie is highly uncertain and usually declines rapidly after the first few weeks, Narayanan said. One contracting solution to bridge the divide between studios... View Details

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

Portrait Project

Una Kim

I will be daring. I will dare the world... to change the way it sees itself and its fringes. to learn from those who are not valued but who are valuable. to create better places by including more perspectives. to respect individuals and... View Details

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Executives: biographies

dropdown Menu in the left corner of the screen Select Executive tab at the top Leadership Connect BoardEx Profiles on over 1M Directors & Senior Managers. This platform allows for historical individual searching,... View Details

30 Jan 2018
News

Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars

Four HBS alumni are among 59 individuals selected as Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) in the program’s fourth year. PLS brings a diverse group of leaders together to collaborate as they learn about leadership through the... View Details

Career Coach

Phillip Andrews

industries globally. He also provides guidance on U.S. immigration and work authorization to help international students and alumni navigate the U.S. job search. As a coach, Phillip enjoys working with individuals on career visioning as... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics

05 May 2003
What Do You Think?

Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?

positioning brands, directing marketing messages, and improving products and services may be leading away from vast surveys or focus group inquiries of consumers' conscious reactions. Instead, they may increasingly be replaced with interviews of small numbers of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

whether individuals could make a difference in laggard companies. She said one effective strategy for individuals is to back initiatives inside the company—everything from guest speakers to building... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 03 Apr 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Entrepreneurship Essentials

Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures and learn to speak the language of the start-up world. Program Dates: April 3, 2019 - May 1, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 12 Sep 2018
HBS Online

HBX Entrepreneurship Essentials

Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures and learn to speak the language of the start-up world. Program Dates: September 12, 2018 - October 10, 2018 View Details

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IFC: LA/Hollywood

for remote access to the database. Alternately, MBA students can access the database within the Stamps Reading Room (Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, 3rd floor). With an individual account, you are able to set up View Details

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down

avoid backsliding into dysfunctional routines—habitual patterns of negative behavior by individuals and groups that are triggered automatically and unconsciously by familiar circumstances or stimuli. Employees need help maintaining new... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

15 Feb 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

to today's Network Era characterized by the Internet. From roughly 1970 to 1980, DIS concentrated on the management of mainframes and the chief individual responsible for information technology, the Information Systems (IS) manager. At... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation - Recruiting

of remote work. More education and awareness are needed so that individuals are conscious of what factors are skewing their evaluation of “ professionalism ” or “culture fit" versus focusing on the pertinent qualifications and skills that... View Details

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