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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
1987), have made it possible for HBS faculty to do research, conduct surveys, hold forums around the country, and publish their ideas and insights, all as part of the multiyear U.S. Competitiveness Project that has spurred additional work... View Details
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
1991 and 2009, a period when the growing number of highly educated women in the workforce tested widely held understandings about gender and professional work, write the authors, Harvard Business School professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective
deeply into different spaces,” said Lichter. Lichter also notes that the HBS network can be instrumental in helping interns add value. Students have successfully tapped into the potential of the HBS network to build connections that enhance their team’s ability to... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
estimated that some 30 percent of women would leave the professional world to become caregivers, but that 70 percent would have stayed if they had access to a flexible schedule. It was an “aha” moment for Auerbach. She initially launched... View Details
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
saw potential in sports endorsements in the television age. McCormack informed Palmer that he was planning to start up a business revolving around personal business managers or "agents" handling professional golfers' affairs.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Learning from Global Immersion Experiences
When ‘Business As Usual’ Is Anything But HBS students conduct field research at an optical store in Istanbul. “The logistical challenges are enormous. Everyone involved in FIELD is deeply invested in anticipating and solving problems... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Blog Post
Makeup: How Kenya Hunt Transformed Her Career Through Cosmetics
degree, Kenya dove into career research, confident that there was a cosmetics firm out there that would appreciate her ability to conduct R&D – a foot in the door that could lead to more advanced executive positions. She learned that... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
Lagace: What did you find? Farronato For consumer choices, we find the knowing that a professional is licensed does not affect the decision of whom to hire. Instead, we find that consumers are very price sensitive and care a lot about... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its actors. For example, in the latter part of the 19th century, the railroad, the telegraph, and a host of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
notion that all entrepreneurs were born geniuses genetically predisposed to be creative, even reckless, visionaries. He insisted that it was more perspiration than inspiration: find an existing need that demands a product or service solution, View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
packaging waste throughout the supply chain. With a wide range of opportunities available to the business as they expand, a Business Intelligence function was formed at Mori in 2021 with a critical mandate – build a robust system and View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
Japanese competition. In the second research stream, conducted with Wheelwright, Bruce Chew, Takahiro Fujimoto, Kent Bowen and Marco Iansiti, Clark made the case that product development could be managed in new ways that would lead to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
alongside the official engine productions. Many craft industries, specifically metal industries, have traditions of homer making. In a recent survey conducted in France, 28 percent of male factory workers reported that on the job they... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest-quality product in the shortest time. Understanding the conditions that facilitate teamwork has been a pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
is conducted at the School. The labs will drive foundational and applied research in six topical areas that address key business and societal challenges of the new digital world. Faculty members from across Harvard, serving as principal... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
describe, simply and clearly, management's view of the relationships between financial and nonfinancial metrics. Companies like Philips, Novo Nordisk, Natura, and United Technologies are leaders in conducting and communicating integrated... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Web
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog
we aspire to prepare students for a career in venture capital, with a particular focus on their personal and professional growth and fulfillment. Further, we will provide a “systems thinking” lens to the industry and prepare them to... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
list began in 1955. The figures are only slightly better beyond the corner office. According to a 2016 report on corporate diversity, black men and women account for 4.7 percent of executive team members in the Fortune 100, a percentage that remains unchanged since the... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo
graduation ceremonies. It is planned and conducted by a committee of second-year MBA students. When asked about what Commencement means to him, Acevedo is uncharacteristically at a loss for words. “I cannot put into words the emotions... View Details