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23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books

Habit If you are ready to make a change, but you are left wondering how to make those changes stick, then let Charles Duhigg help you along that path with The Power of Habit. Profiles of Michael Phelps, Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Schultz, as well as a View Details

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

portals including PoliceLink, NursingLink, TechCommunity, and IndiaOn. While the company was well ahead of its original plan to release four portals in 2007, Michel still faced a number of challenges. He had learned a great deal from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

observes Willis Emmons (HBS MBA '85, PhDBE '89), director of the C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at HBS. "We welcomed 38 new faculty to the School this year and hope to have a similar number to come on board... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

particular that involve the largest number of unsupervised or poorly supervised suppliers. First, any advertiser buying pay-per-click ads is subject to the problem of click fraud, among other problems arising out of improper placement or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

governments that caused their misery in the first place. In such mismanaged countries—which number close to seventy—a way must be found to change the basic system. Globalization—seen by many today as a sort of cure-all—will certainly not... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

01 Mar 2008
News

Classroom Legend

we could wrestle with and articulate, what this case method was all about,” observes Willis Emmons (MBA ’85, PhDBE ’89), director of the C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at HBS. “We welcomed 38 new faculty to the School this year and hope to have... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Roland Christensen; George Albert Smith; Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Richard Meriam; Edmund P. Learned; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

23 Aug 2016
First Look

August 23, 2016

Kotsantonis, Sakis, Christopher Pinney, and George Serafeim Abstract—The authors’ aim in this article is to set the record straight on the financial performance of sustainable investing while also correcting a number of other widespread... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting

offered the following guidance to help organizations understand the metrics that serve as a baseline for diversity and inclusion initiatives and improve institutional processes, programs, and policies. Numbers and Narratives First, it is... View Details

09 Jan 2015
News

Alumni Notch 12 Spots on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ Lists

We’re pleased to report that a number of recent HBS graduates have made it into Forbes’ “30 Under 30” lists for 2015. Congratulations! Learn more about them below: Venture Capital http://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/venture-capital Neil... View Details

Keywords: Finance

24 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?

other measures aimed at getting more federal funding for social service programs, and is under debate in Washington. The Act aims to promote and greatly increase the number of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). IDA accounts provide... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

14 Nov 2019
News

Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

brand. Well-known, right. How do you change people's vision of what that is? KL: So that is a really terrific question, because our brand is 51 years old and there are a fair number of people who may not have been to one in the past 20... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

26 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

consumer brands and services, overall brand loyalty is on the decline. In the book, I outline a number of reasons for this; one of them has to do with the proliferation of products and services available to us. Many years ago, I had a... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

Eldridge R. Johnson

Johnson became a leader in the phonograph industry by introducing a number of technical innovations. He established a strong reputation for quality music and implemented an extremely effective advertising program, which ensured his... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Fast Answer

Industries: financial analytical data and tools

Where can I find aggregate data on specific industries? An increasing number of databases are now available on the market to support the financial data analytical needs of bankers and financial professionals. Baker provides access to a... View Details

27 May 2020
News

Prepare to Exit

one of the millions of Americans to lose their job. Tran had been on the opposite side of the table any number of times in his career, working on post-merger integrations and reducing redundancies. In those moments, “I kept telling myself... View Details

22 Sep 2015
News

Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education

Vivian Wu (MBA 2000) manages Zuckerberg Education Ventures, an impact investing initiative that supports education entrepreneurs who are developing scalable businesses that will improve learning outcomes and increase access to high-quality education for large View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Making Big Data Fashionable

Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by Number Dressing by Number... View Details

Keywords: Christine Lejeune; fashion; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

Portrait Project

Joan Cheng

The hardest thing for me is to be number two. As a kid, I would intentionally misspell a word to disqualify myself from the annual spelling bee because I was afraid of what would happen if I made it to the next round, and the next, and... View Details

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Fast Facts | MBA

need-based scholarship award: Tuition Assistance 50 % of students receive need-based scholarships 10 % of students receive full tuition scholarships $ 30–70 k range of majority of scholarships 800–900 Need-based scholarships funded annually 276 average View Details

10 Mar 2015
News

Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

gamer, the coder, the hacker—all stereotypically male. Recent statistics give some truth to that image. In 2014, Google reported that 7 out of every 10 of its then 48,600 employees were men. The number was even higher among its engineers... View Details

Keywords: April White

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