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- 30 Mar 2022
HBS College Programs Information Session at Ohio State University
Do you know where an MBA can take you? HBS offers four programs for college students that could be of interest to you including three preview experiences (Peek, Virtual Venture into Management, and the Summer Venture in Management... View Details
- 07 Mar 2022
HBS College Programs Information Session at Amherst College
Do you know where an MBA can take you? HBS offers four programs for college students that could be of interest to you including three preview experiences (Peek, Virtual Venture into Management, and the Summer Venture in Management... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Creativity Maze
motivation, will indeed get him out of the maze. But the solution that arises from the process is likely to be unimaginative. It won't provide new insights about the nature of the problem or reveal new ways of looking at it. The rote... View Details
Keywords: by Teresa Amabile
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View
in the academic literature, social scientists should focus their research on larger public problems. "That resonated with me," says Moss, who in 2005 founded the Tobin Project in collaboration with Poorvu Family Professor of Management... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
The book represents a milestone in a lifelong personal spiritual odyssey, a process he likens to climbing a mountain with many paths to the top. Richly anecdotal, the volume provides examples of spiritual journeys drawn from literature... View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
- News
Share Your Financials to Engage Employees
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Being a Student at HBS | MBA
Being a Student at HBS Student Handbook In 1908, the world’s first MBA program was created when the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration was established. By enrolling at Harvard Business School, a student joins this illustrious history in View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
Ramchandran Jaikumar, the School's Daewoo Professor of Business Administration and a renowned authority on manufacturing management and technology, died on February 10 of a heart attack while mountain climbing in Quito, Ecuador. He was 53... View Details
- January 2002 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Virtualis Systems (Condensed)
By: Michael J. Roberts and Jay O. Light
Focuses on a graduating HBS MBA who has been working part-time with a Web-hosting firm in California. Discusses the question of which of several "business models" make the most sense for the company to pursue. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Management Practices and Processes; Web Services Industry; California
Roberts, Michael J., and Jay O. Light. "Virtualis Systems (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 802-130, January 2002. (Revised March 2002.)
- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
to an intolerable level." Erik Holmberg questions the spotlight that disclosure would place only on grades when he says: "I know many people who were academic superstars who are also the worst managers I have ever met . . .... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Helping California Wildfire Victims Rebuild
the process simpler,” Pechet told Forbes. The company is now managing the rebuild process for 150 victims of the California wildfires. The Homebound software, the article... View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
1960, electronic data processing as well as information storage and retrieval had made a lasting impression in both the private and the public sectors, and discoveries and improvements in areas such as circuit design and solid-state... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
Appointed Managing Director, Alcan, Limerick, Ireland 2002 Appointed CEO, Alcan Primary Metal Group 2006 Named one of “50 Women to Watch” by WSJ 2007 Appointed Chief Executive, Anglo American 2008 Implements “zero harm” policy to improve... View Details
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Strategic Networks and Entrepreneurial Ventures
Much research suggests that social networks shape the emergence and development of nascent ventures. Scholars have argued that founders' and firms' networks influence innovation and the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities, as well as facilitate the... View Details
Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks; Innovation and Invention; Opportunities; Value; Body of Literature; Research; Outcome or Result; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Management Practices and Processes; Power and Influence
Stuart, Toby E., and Olav Sorenson. "Strategic Networks and Entrepreneurial Ventures." Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 1, nos. 3-4 (December 2007): 211–227.
- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
or managers to report to. Many other companies have taken similar approaches not only to attempt to operate more efficiently, but also to attract and retain talent by differentiating their companies from the mainstream. Whether or not the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
independent social rating agency and avoids selection issues by taking advantage of a natural experiment that arose when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. We find empirical support for our hypotheses and present implications for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
These practical management skills include how to craft and interpret dialogue, how to diagnose one's own biases to reduce the likelihood of error, and how to diagnose group dynamics. We treat decision making as a View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
“establishing a sense of urgency” — is told by a middle manager who sought to spur change in his company's purchasing process by highlighting its inefficiencies.The manager... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
operate livestock breeding centers, improve soil systems, and create opportunities for a younger generation to take on farming. In Armenia, Heifer has been teaching farmers about pasture management as well as helping to develop an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
technologies on the health-care industry. A highly rated teacher, she is also an acclaimed public speaker, board member, and policy adviser whose expertise on health-care management has influenced private- and public-sector... View Details