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18 Sep 2015
Blog Post

A Peek Inside Peek Weekend

classmates. Everyone was thoroughly prepared for our cases, and I gained immense knowledge by hearing diverse perspectives. From our lessons and our HBS professors, I discovered the underlying humanity that comes with running a business... View Details

26 Mar 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered How does disaster change leadership goals? What signals should leaders send... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

mainly of "interpersonal process and tactical actions at the bargaining table" (whether literally, on the phone, or via some other connection). This can involve setting a positive atmosphere, displaying cultural sensitivity,... View Details

Keywords: by Anita M. Harris

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

some people's inputs count more than their actual knowledge warrants, to the detriment of the project. The problem is common—and avoidable, says HBS professor Heidi K. Gardner, who has developed and tested a theory of pressure on teams... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

that eight of the 10 most-read HBS Working Knowledge stories of the year were COVID-focused. Readers sought insights from HBS faculty about everything from managing large-scale remote work to leading during a crisis. The year was also... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

The company aims to transform health food with a lesser known super-seed (Sacha Inchi), which has a superior nutritional profile compared to most conventional nuts and seeds. The mission was to do this not just through its products, but also through its View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Jun 2015
News

Rebooting Europe

Europe are crippling startups that are increasingly looking outside the EU for both funding and a safe haven to launch their businesses. “The United States is a country where you are able to transform knowledge into products, and I think... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; European Union; Government; Health, Social Assistance

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

fixing easy-to-solve problems had greater improvement in safety climate than those focused on identifying a bunch of hard-to-solve ones. "To our knowledge, this tradeoff between analysis and action in process improvement programs has not... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1998
News

Generation Next

November, the School offered a new Executive Education program, Families in Business: From Generation to Generation. The five-day program, designed for teams of two to eight members of a family business, examines pivotal issues and provides state-of-the-art View Details

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

increased biosimilar penetration. Our estimates can inform ongoing policy discussions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54886 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Fluid Teams and View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity

Action Plan Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. Each of our educational programs has committed to improve how it prepares students and participants to lead in a world of racial diversity. In the MBA Program, for... View Details

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Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report

transparent, and accompanied by real action plans . A diverse board can change the conversation and improve performance, but not without new working norms . As Cigdem Oktem and Kris Pederson of the EY Center for Board Matters write , it’s... View Details

14 Mar 2007
Op-Ed

Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity

managements. Venture and buyout investors work closely with the managers of the companies in which they invest. Syndication frequently results in representatives of two or more venture funds serving on boards. Frequently, these individuals have complementary skills,... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

an action plan to implement back home what they've learned on campus. We then visit each district a few months later to check on the progress of their action plans, and to identify topics to study in the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

Student-Profile

Dafna Bearson

remains uncharted territory,” Dafna explains. “I have the opportunity to pursue actionable research impacting real phenomena we read about in the news every day, and to contribute to state of the art View Details

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Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication - Course Catalog

(or have equivalent expertise). Educational Objectives: Students will learn to use data visualization as a tool to gain actionable insights from data, and then communicate those insights to others. The format will be a departure from the... View Details

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

directors should ask the critical questions and debate whether it has sufficient visibility into the CEO's leadership style, interpersonal skills, and norm-setting/role-modeling behaviors. This debate will allow the board to assess its degree of View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

Access detailed reports that distill critical insights from HBS research and discussions from our Global Leadership Roundtables, providing business leaders with the knowledge to start addressing society's biggest challenges. Scroll for... View Details

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

levels and demand post-COVID has resulted in firms seeking a return to the meritocracy of old through significant layoffs, restructuring, and new promotion practices. Though effective in achieving balance in the short term, such actions... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

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