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- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
people confined in their homes across the world. A key question many managers face now is how much and in what form to invest in risk-mitigating technologies and corresponding changes in products and services. This, to a great extent,...
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by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 29 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)
macro shocks occurred. I discovered a pathway to economic development in management consulting after learning about the huge impact that strategy advisory firms in Africa had helped create. I transitioned to McKinsey after successful...
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Software Tools - Research Computing Services
and installed Unix and 3rd party software. This includes (but is not limited to) commands like mv , cp , and the system python . Anything outside of these locations must be referenced by a full pathname to execute the program. If you wish...
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- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
When companies have the same capabilities and motivation, they care about the battle and have the necessary skills to fight it. Skills in execution make the difference here—and because other scholars have addressed these challenges quite...
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- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
From neighborhood to neighborhood—even from block to block—customers have different tastes in the products they buy and the retail experience they find most enjoyable. As a business owner operating stores across multiple markets, is it possible to please everyone? Can...
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- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Working PapersA Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa Authors:Linda A. Hill and Maria T. Farkas Author's Abstract Through her efforts to recruit, hire, and develop minority executives at MTN, a South...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest...
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- 05 Sep 2014
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Keeping Education in Check
David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the...
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Maureen Harmon
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
evaluate them and take proper action if they are not performing.” Under these pressures from capital markets, most executives would begin restructuring and cutting costs immediately. Dryer's senior View Details
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by Martha Lagace
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Finance Management Essentials Negotiation Mastery Organizational Leadership Power and Influence for Positive Impact Strategy Execution Sustainable Business Strategy Sustainable Investing Winning with Digital...
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- 18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18
Publications November 2014 Wiley Encyclopedia of Management Management as a Profession By: Khurana, Rakesh, and Eric Baldwin Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
transparency,” says Cullen, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at HBS. Meanwhile, the legal landscape has shifted in recent years toward transparency. Laws and policies that protect workers’ View Details
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by Avery Forman
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc
VisiCalc is long gone—but the tech industry has embraced lessons learned by its experience that continue to shape strategy and decision-making of engineers and executives alike. Among those lessons: First, new empires take shape at the...
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- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
Reputational Risk Not surprisingly, as corporate social responsibility and sustainability have increased in importance, so has managing reputational risk, which is now seen as one of the most important and difficult risks to manage. A...
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by Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22
require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team-working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston Consulting Group-one of the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
society—from healthcare to homebuying. In the wake of Floyd's murder, five executives felt compelled to confront these disparities. They formed a new organization, OneTen, to confront two of the most profound inequities: access to...
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- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Access real-world employment data from HBS alumni with the Career Trends tool
in Boston with my level of experience?” “I’m entering salary negotiations with my current software company and want to understand if the stock options offered are in line with my peers.” “I recently graduated and am working as a manager...
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- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
& Young's New Jersey Entrepreneur Of The Year, Technology 2013 SHI International reaches $5 billion in revenue Thai Lee has an extraordinary ability to take the long view. After earning a degree in economics and biology from Amherst...
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Susan Young
- 26 May 2016
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets 2013-15 Named Most Powerful Woman in Finance by American Banker 2016 Joins Board of Directors, Robin Hood Foundation Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
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Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
media on the train, may actually interfere with people’s ability to transition into work mode smoothly—which makes them feel gloomier about their jobs and more likely to quit. “I was surprised with this finding myself,” Harvard Business...
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by Dina Gerdeman