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25 May 2022
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Meet the 2022-23 Leadership Fellows

09 Nov 2023
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The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage.... View Details

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

products like lip and eye cosmetics, although less so for foundation, because it is more expensive and needs to be a good match with skin tone. Achieving sustainable success in the beauty industry is another matter. It is fiercely... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

27 Apr 2021
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IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

06 Mar 2020
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A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

22 Feb 2022
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Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women

January 2021 (Revised February 2021)
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Tech with a Side of Pizza: How Domino's Rose to the Top

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Susan Seligson

After hitting an all-time low in 2008, Domino’s Pizza underwent a vigorous rebranding, product development, and embraced innovative technologies to become the world’s leading international fast-food retailer. Domino’s considered itself as much a tech company as it was... View Details

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06 Dec 2017
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Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

to break up illustrious companies like Standard Oil and AT&T to reduce their market power and thereby encourage competition. While not successful in similar efforts to prosecute IBM and Microsoft, the Government’s action may well have... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

on the line, women were twice as likely to choose to be part of an all-male team, according to a study co-authored by Edward H. Chang, an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Faced with the same... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

09 May 2016
Blog Post

What Is the Difference between RC and EC Year?

EC and RC year are like two siblings: widely different in personalities but they happen to live under the same roof. I've polled my classmates on which year is their favorite, and the results are divided with no clear winner. You'll... View Details

02 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Improving Lives One Data Set at a Time

Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009, MPA 2010) is the Founding Partner of IDinsight, and is on a mission to change the way the world supports those in need. Based in Lusaka, Zambia and serving organizations across Africa and Asia, IDinsight uses data and measurements to help... View Details

07 Jun 2021
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9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

Few people enjoy asking for money. Whether you’re selling cookies or seeking a gift to fund medical research, it's rarely easy. “Many people see it as akin to begging,” writes Harvard Business School Professor F. Warren McFarlan in his new book Effective Fundraising:... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

times more likely to experience work-related problems than employees with chronic physical illnesses like diabetes or heart disease. So why do many companies fail to help their workers battle mental health... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail

Clicking the submit button on my Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) application felt like an act of courage, one that left me feeling vulnerable and open to rejection, a sentiment likely shared by... View Details

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Total Factor Productivity

By: Diego Comin

Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is the portion of output not explained by the amount of inputs used in production. The following definition describes the measurement and importance of TFP for growth, fluctuations and development as well as likely future directions of... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Economic Growth; Measurement and Metrics; Production; Performance Productivity; Research

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04 May 2017
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Helping MBA Students Scale Mount Everest

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

IT-enabled competitive applications, like many competitive advantages, don't endure. Even historic strategic systems like American Hospital Supply's (after a decade of financial malnourishment) may wind up... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

Training the cars to handle a wide variety of driving scenarios and testing them both in simulation and on real roads is key, De Freitas says. AVs, for example, should be able to handle possible situations like navigating around large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Top 5 Myths About HBS

Chad Losee, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, recently sat down with Cyril Straughn-Turner, second-year MBA student and Chief Admissions Ambassador, for a “Busting HBS Myths” event aimed at demystifying what business school is really View Details

28 Apr 2015
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3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School

Pursuing an MBA may not seem like the most obvious next-step for engineers, but many of our students come to HBS from engineering backgrounds. Engineers offer a unique perspective in our classrooms – one that’s creative, analytical, and... View Details

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