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01 Jun 2009
News

Career Services Steps Up Alumni Support

Last fall, as world economies began to tremble from the collapse of the financial sector, HBS Alumni Career Services enhanced its suite of career offerings for alumni. “We anticipated an increase in the demand for individual career... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 May 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics

as official sponsors and unofficial free-riders attach themselves to the Olympic logo, to particular sports, national teams, or individual athletes. Global brands, in particular, see the Olympics and World Cup soccer as the two most... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Sports

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Resources for Harvard Economics Students

A series of resources, tips and FAQs to support Harvard economics doctoral students, senior thesis writers and econ concentrators navigating Baker Library financial data resources. Which databases can I use remotely? Capital IQ View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

Your Keyboard Is Listening

certain key, collecting more than 2,000 data points. Research has shown that this behavioral biometric is highly consistent over time, seemingly unique to each individual typist, and nearly impossible for another person to replicate.... View Details

Keywords: April White

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

business and specifically, the individuals who shaped it. An appreciation for the history of a field and its great masters is at the core of most liberal arts programs. We thought, why should the study of business be different? Shouldn't... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2003
What Do You Think?

Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?

Summing Up What Will it Take to Save the Managed Mutual Fund? In this month's column, I purposely took what I assumed was an extreme position in asking if this was the twilight era for the managed mutual fund. The responses the column generated from View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Robert E. Price

Price, along with his father, founded the first discount-shopping club. Initially targeting small businesses, the Price Club opened up memberships to individuals and other organizations who could benefit from bulk/warehouse purchasing... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Leo H. Baekeland

In 1907, Baekeland invented a high-quality synthetic substance that would change the lives of individuals and businesses forever – plastic (called Bakelite). Products produced with Bakelite were considered to be synonymous with high... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

06 Oct 2014
Blog Post

Leveraging LinkedIn to Recruit Candidates

use some of the more nuanced fields. For example, search by past employer and look for individuals who have worked at a competitor. These are most likely people with skill sets that could benefit your organization. To avoid clutter in... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Download This

shared files appear to be individuals who would not have bought the albums that they downloaded.” The study suggests that the music industry’s lawsuits against individuals who make files available for... View Details

Keywords: file sharing; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Supporting Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

supervision, individuals or teams of students work on a project of strategic importance to the organization and report their recommendations at the end of the term. Loan Assistance The Nonprofit/Public Sector Loan Repayment Assistance... View Details

Career Coach

Carole Carlson

Carole (HBS '98) has a wide ranging business background, with particular expertise coaching MBAs and executives. She has a passion for helping individuals develop their career vision and implement it via practical job search skills,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Education; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Hospitality; Real Estate; Social Enterprise

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

Moss Kanter: Silos, Cronies, and the Business Monarchy When organizations are structured into narrow territories that reinforce “silos” or “cells,” that can be harmful in several ways. Under such conditions, individuals in the... View Details

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions Authors:Lisa L. Shu and Max Bazerman Publication:In Oxford Handbook of Business and the Environment. Oxford University Press, in press Abstract We explore interventions at the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

status 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act enacted to eliminate discriminatory barriers against qualified individuals with disabilities, individuals with a record of a disability, or View Details

Profile

Rebecca Greenbaum

Officer with 110 sailors under her command. "I found the increasing leadership to be the most fulfilling aspect of my career," Rebecca says. "What I enjoyed most was the impact I had, not only on my organization, but on the View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

01 Apr 2000
News

Rethinking Call Centers: Effective Delivery of Service is Key

clearly make the point that individual elements of this mix may be better or worse across different institutions. Making them work together effectively is the key to developing world-class service delivery." The results of their research... View Details

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Opie, Assistant Professor in the Management Division at Babson College, delves deeper into her research on race and appearance in the workplace. Professor Opie’s research focuses primarily on how organizations can create workplace cultures that successfully leverage... View Details

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

show that the decline in auctions was not driven by changes in the type of sellers and items. Instead, seller incentives changed. We estimate the demand facing individual sellers at different points in time and document falling sale... View Details