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- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. This book has related how these brands came to form part of the everyday life View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Can You Learn Finance through the Case Method?
Greetings from HBS! My name is Siri and I am a second-year student and a candidate for the joint MBA/MPP program between HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Before graduate school, I worked for three View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Blog Post
Favorite Memories from HBS
It’s my final Monday on campus, and one thought keeps looping in my mind: “Wow, the last two years went by so fast. Where did the time go?” Commencement is three days away; my first day of work is eight (it... View Details
- 05 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
What You Need to Know about SVMP
The HBS Summer Venture in Management Program, an immersive, weeklong experience for rising college seniors, was developed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education. During their time on campus, SVMPers gain business... View Details
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
and some of my other writings have described those. Companies like IBM have dedicated people working on their language strategy, and part of the reason is that they have 420,000 employees, representing 184... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 11 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS
As you consider embarking on an MBA Program at HBS or elsewhere, it is important to become familiar with the resources that will be beneficial to a successful job search. Even before you get access to the plethora of resources available... View Details
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
Summing Up Is the case method gaining relevance over time? Case method instruction may not be perfect, but to paraphrase Winston Churchill's view of democracy (and Sameer Kamat's response to the column),... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
of Positive Dynamics, as well as an adjunct professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business, said he made a deliberate decision to spend more time with his family... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
comes with costs Recognizing someone else’s emotions, especially negative ones, can come at a cost, the research team says. The person doing the acknowledging is willing to spend time talking through feelings View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #8: The Role of Solar and Wind Farming (and Other Tools) in the United States’ Clean Energy Future
cinematic. At age 27, Ester left a farm in the Philippines for a new life in Hong Kong. Eventually, she married an American journalist, who later became a diplomat. After ten years View Details
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
decades of his life. Q: You spend a lot of time in the book talking about all of this—the impact of these early... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
timing of the national college entrance exam and introduced early admissions, and we propose a game-theoretic model that matches those facts. When applications reveal information about students that is of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends
Capital Partners. "A lot of noise has been eliminated. The people I deal with are true believers." His company is "not looking for quick flips. We're willing to roll up our sleeves." The growing field View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
terms of the strokes or putts gained per round relative to the field. Using this metric, we can determine what portion of a player's overall... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
commissioning stems from years of observations by John during his building projects, by Joe during his forensic investigations, and by nearly everyone who knows anything about buildings. Buildings don’t... View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
violations. “When you get a report with the credibility of a true academic analysis, it changes the entire environment” “You would think that as [auditors] gain more experience they’d become better at... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
technology that is not being used by one of its businesses within three years of its patent date is automatically made available for license to others—including competitors.... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-Testing by Sabbaticals
involve at least one additional stakeholder—but there’s a few years of life and many questions to accumulate before deciding. The Sabbatical Project Blog Series This article is... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
race, or nationality. In fact, a diverse perspective at the top may be a key to unleashing talent and fresh opportunities throughout the firm. Q: What is the relationship between business leadership and power that the title of your book... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne