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Events & Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

this Executive Education program examines new strategies, organizational models, and measurement approaches to drive value improvement in health care delivery. Participants gain insights and capabilities to direct the strategic... View Details

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

transport, power, and other infrastructure needs in poor regions. Meanwhile, a new set of investor protections were developed to help protect investor property rights. What happened, and what are some of the lessons we've learned from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 20 Nov 2023
Webinars: Career

Tech in the Job Search: LinkedIn for Job Searching

Data can reveal what matters most in today's job market, and this interactive webinar from CPD and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn's former head of student and alumni education, will share behind-the-scenes insights that can help you optimize LinkedIn for both job hunting... View Details

03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

company. A simple portfolio strategy of going long the buy recommendations with school ties and going short buy recommendations without ties earns returns of 5.40% per year. We test whether Regulation FD, targeted at impeding selective disclosure, constrained the use... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

organizations successfully integrate new technologies into their operations. "In an industry context in which individual heroism and skill are assumed to be critical determinants of important outcomes," they write, "this study produces evidence that... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

Fall 2020
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Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa

By: Michael A. Wheeler

Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from... View Details

Keywords: Art; Negotiation; Arts

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02 Apr 2020
What Do You Think?

What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

public and private sectors learn from the events of the past few months? In the public realm, Sandeep Yadav concluded, “It is only by sharing resources globally that we can distribute the burden of fighting the next Black Swan.” The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

Influence People, published originally in 1937, remains one of the most popular and draws in part on lessons the author learned working as a salesman for Armour. Q: You trace the world of selling in America and the salesman from the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

management as its core educational organizing framework. The Required Curriculum has historically had a core course in general management and The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) provides a powerful context in which to learn about general... View Details

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

investment, for example)." As C. J. Cullinane put it, "we have to be adaptable and flexible but Too much adaptability can lead to lack of direction " RT said that there is "No shame in revising ideas—publicly and to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 9

http://hbr.org/search/113088-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-125 Plastiq The young CEO of a venture-backed startup needs to figure out his go to market strategy and the right profile for his first key sales hires. Should he develop partnerships with channels... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

increased more than 1,100%. As new wealth continues to pour into foundations, the authors take a timely look at the field and conclude that radical change is needed. First, they explain why. Compared with direct giving, foundations are... View Details

08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

simply begin with the direction you want to go and take a small step. Thinking alone will never change your life-you must ACT. Then evaluate the lessons you learn from that first step, build on them, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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

Setting Direction Leader as Beacon: Communicating Direction Leader as Architect: Designing to Deliver Value Project Week Leader as Catalyst of Change Leader as Catalyst of Innovation Leading Self at Scale... View Details

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Professional Development - Alumni

exploring our programs, exercises and resources. Find a Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How Career Coaches Can Help Find a Career Coach The coaching experience is unique to... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

are experiencing me, and less averse to having difficult conversations. Juliana Casale Head of Marketing at Crazy Egg Learn to lead at scale and mobilize your employees as you transition your business from a startup into a growth-stage... View Details

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Polaroid Timeline - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School