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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Concepts Understand negotiation dynamics and how to prepare for uncertainty Learn to craft agile strategy and be quick on your feet in changing circumstances Resolve small differences before they escalate Secure maximum value for your... View Details

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By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

14 Jul 2003
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Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

author of Dynamic Leader, Adaptive Organization: Ten Essential Traits for Managers. These are cross-group relationships that are strategically mapped to include stakeholders with direct relationships to managers' areas of influence. Such... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

01 May 2020
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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

dream come true for me! When I arrived on campus, I was sometimes too nervous to speak; there were so many amazing people to get to know. I remember my first event with PRIDE, the LGBTQIA affinity group at HBS. It was a welcome event... View Details

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

Publications August 2013 Cengage Learning Principles of Management. 1st ed By: Gulati, Ranjay, Anthony J. Mayo, and Nitin Nohria Abstract—Prepare your students, as managers, to confront today's challenges and opportunities that are more View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

was a bit of an adjustment," he laughs, "but the best thing about this experience is that it's given me a chance to assemble a great group of people and work with them to create what I hope will be an extraordinary fund and firm." Waters... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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By: Ethan S. Bernstein

I have spent my career studying novel talent management practices and their effect on collaboration and performance. My core research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to... View Details

20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

more likely to involve collaboration across locations, particularly with inventors from the firm's primary R&D site. Our results suggest that R&D dynamics in clusters are heavily influenced by multi-location firms with innovative... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2023
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Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

effort. During the pandemic I got a call from Sanjay Seth (HKS), the founder of Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment (HACE), Harvard’s official alumni group focused on climate. We’d never chatted before, but his suggestion of an... View Details

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

a mom at HBS? You only have 24 hours in a day :) How do you make it all work? I subscribe to the concept of DYNAMIC work-life balance, where if I feel one part of my life is lacking, either professionally or family, I shift quickly.... View Details

09 Jun 2008
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Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

resulting from its general counsel's aggressive enforcement policy. In some years, revenue from these sources has exceeded net income from product sales. A variety of dynamic firms have catalyzed the establishment of patent pools, where... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

18 Nov 2013
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Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

there." At the same time, she has observed, by hogging the discussion, these leaders not only limited their own learning but also made the class less productive as a whole. Gino wondered if the same dynamic could be occurring in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2007
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

examined four U.S. industrial giants from the 1900s to the 1940s, focusing on the executives who devised the decentralized, multidivisional structure of the large corporation. In Scale and Scope: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism, he... View Details

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Partner & Founder, Dynamism Capital Benjamin Faw Venture Partner & Founder, Dynamism Capital Bio: Ben is partner at Dynamism Capital, a Co Founder and CEO of AdVon Commerce and... View Details

11 Aug 2003
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Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

keep a tight rein on costs—but the dynamics of the budgeting process often undermine this effort. "In tough times like these, any significant real cost growth feels imprudent and is hard to justify for most businesses," writes... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

02 May 2016
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5 Facts about Clubs at HBS

Many of you may have experience participating in, leading, and even founding groups during your time as an undergraduate or in the workplace. Clubs at HBS can similarly provide many terrific opportunities and experiences during your time... View Details

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

been against this particular risk—safely through HBS, her son had received lucrative job offers from Wall Street and consulting firms. Six months in, the group had grown to 10, but they were served with an eviction notice when the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

18 Apr 2016
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Meet the HBS Family Business Club

The mission of the Family Business Club (FBC) is to bring together students with family business backgrounds to facilitate discussions and conversations about their experiences working with family businesses. Our current programs include small View Details

16 Mar 2020
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How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

together. Mastering the design and management of teams will become an even more critical focus—or more accurately, mastering what I have called teaming—working in flexible groups with shifting membership, often from different locations,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 May 2009
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The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

a host of dynamic multimedia material competing for his or her attention, we wanted to create a high-quality, engaging classroom experience. Both plot and character development in the book are inspired by a popular storytelling structure... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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