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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
to break the barrier and separate work life from home life. Research shows that engaging in some kind of practice between work and home does help. One person talked about, at the end of every day, drinking a beer while taking a shower,... View Details
- 21 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree
space. In addition, the program’s length allows us to develop connections across the rest of the University. Many of us are undergraduate house tutors, faculty research assistants and teaching fellows. Last spring, one of my favorite... View Details
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
customers to come to them, they need to go to their customers. Past research demonstrates that firms who maintain or accelerate customer-centric philosophies consistently outperform firms that do not. In fact, they gain market share from... View Details
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Aldrich Hall | About
eliminated from the 1920s campus construction for economic reasons, and growing enrollments in the wake of World War II stretched the limits of provisional facilities in Baker and Carpenter Halls. With extensive input from Dean Donald K. David and HBS faculty—and View Details
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
Eddisonphotos SUMMING UP In What Ways Will the Pandemic Stimulate Research in Leadership? Preparation for Black Swan events, to the extent that it is even possible, has to be balanced against the demands for short-term results. It may be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
Islamic finance and an emeritus professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School. Hayes, who continues to travel regularly to Islamic countries for research and consulting, offered advice to HBS students on January 23 as part of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
science and impact of net zero, and the need and ways to build a sustainable future. Students will explore the balance of maintaining basic development goals, such as improving infrastructure, reducing poverty, energy access, housing,... View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
understanding of customers who may buy the product. Level 2: Companies at level 2 have a basic understanding of their customers, typically coming from some market research and segmentation studies. Many... View Details
- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
arises because little research has been targeted at trying to quantify its importance on performance. In his new book, The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance, HBS Professor Emeritus James L. Heskett... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Publications January 2015 Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics Agglomeration and Innovation By: Carlino, Gerald, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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By: Karim R. Lakhani
Can America Invent Its Way Back?
BusinessWeek, by Michael Mandel, 12 Sept. 2008
Today, researchers are focusing on ways to make those... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
risks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45672 Mums the Word! Cross-national Effects of Maternal Employment on Gender Inequalities at Work and at Home By: McGinn, Kathleen L., Mayra Ruiz Castro, and Elizabeth Long Lingo Abstract—Our... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
Baker scholar. So the student knew he was not a Baker scholar because he had not received first honors both years, but he somehow got added to the list and included in the invitation to the dinner, and all this stuff. And basically raised... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
or was this topic on your radar for other reasons? Todd Rogers: This line of research began when I was watching a press conference where the spokesman basically didn't answer any of the questions he was... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Fast Answer
Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis
Topics Good for finding… Suggested Resources Company Research Data and background information for stock pitching prep Basic valuation metrics Strength and Weaknesses of the company (SWOT... View Details
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
economic impact of digitization, with each chapter identifying a promising new area of research. The Internet is one of the key drivers of growth in digital communication, and the first set of chapters discusses basic supply-and-demand... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
History Review (forthcoming) Abstract This article uses the records of nineteenth-century Scottish banks in an attempt to understand investor behaviour in the early British capital market. It presents four main findings, some of which do not conform to the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages
from HBS in 1992, and wrote the case study with HBS researchers Olivia Hull and Amy Klopfenstein. With a combination of savvy planning and creative thinking, US Foods managed to weather staff shortages while simultaneously growing its... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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What are the best finance interview prep resources?
href="https://inside.hbs.edu/Departments/mba/prematric/default.aspx?page=prematric-wall-street-prep">Wall Street Prep on the HBS Career and Professional Development site Equity research Data and background information for stock... View Details