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25 Mar 2022
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Leading an Exhausted Workforce

27 May 2021
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CEO Series: Ursula Burns on Leading with Authenticity at Xerox

01 Jun 2003
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Portraits from the Class of 2003

Jeff Norton “Popular culture can give the world a shared set of experiences, a starting point. I want to produce someone’s favorite movie.” Question He Asks Strangers Everywhere: What is your favorite movie? Grew Up: Burlington, Ontario... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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Marwan Chaar

energy, we as a society of Muslims are responsible for addressing these challenges. It's ironic that the first time I entered a mosque was when I left the Muslim world and came to America. Countries in the Gulf are in need of a spiritual and View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events

contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind. The medals were presented at the Advancing African American Business Leadership conference at HBS in April, part of the yearlong 50th anniversary celebration... View Details

25 Jun 2014
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An International Perspective

my industry, we often transfer ideas that have been successful in one geographic area to another,” he notes. “Global awareness is important in transferring technical knowledge, and also in recognizing different cultural values and... View Details

January 2018
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Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)

By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu

Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, must decide on the final list of candidates for the critical global marketing director position the company has been trying to fill for over a year. Since its founding in 2010,... View Details

Keywords: Recruiting; Staffing; Emergent Countries; Entrepreneurial Management; Private Sector; Business Strategy; Decision; Growth Management; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Turkey

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Leo Chang

Cultural Revolution. My baton is dusty from my parents' long journey to America, where the former engineers humbly washed dishes and delivered takeout on a loaned bicycle to make ends meet. Every time I put on a suit, present in a... View Details

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Events | Baker Library

2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Tour starts in the first floor lobby of Baker Library. Tour size is limited, so please register. Register for Baker's September Tour Current Exhibits & Heritage Month Celebrations From Concept to Product: Meroë Morse and Polaroid’s... View Details

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The Field Method | MBA

or service challenge to be addressed. Designed to integrate learnings from across the Required Curriculum, the course develops skills in cultural awareness, team building, customer-driven innovation, and culminates in a one-week immersion... View Details

31 Oct 2018
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Why I’m Donating One Billion Dollars to Save the Planet

conservation, economic and cultural values of nearby communities. Financial support from philanthropists and governments is critical to helping these leaders conserve places like the coral reefs of the Caribbean, the glaciers of Argentina... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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He Loves New York

New York magazine lacks in profit and prospects, it makes up for in the social cachet it can bestow on the owner in the media and cultural capital of the United States,” opined the New York Times (December 17, 2003). Well, maybe so, but... View Details

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Aaron Mitchell

Aaron (HBS '11) is currently in the process of building a Web3 business focused on connecting people to the vibrant culture of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil in innovative ways. He is also the CEO of Aaron Craig Mitchell Enterprises, LLC, a... View Details

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The Route of the Exhibition - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

exhibition then traveled to Chicago, another metropolis where the worlds of executives, advertisers, designers, photographers, and patrons of high culture merged. The NAAI show opened in the public gallery spaces at the Lakeside Press... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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The End of Cows?

Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo courtesy of Cultured Beef) Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Mar 2023
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Happy Monday

previously at Diapers.com, where the prevailing culture was one in which team members thought like owners. It’s one of the values that the cofounders wanted to bring with them as they built their own brand. “We look to hire people who... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

03 Oct 2018
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How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?

symptom of a systemic problem. It’s a problem with the culture in that organization.” David Wittenberg pursued the issue of rules-based approaches to inclusion further when he said, “Inclusion and diversity are excellent goals.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Sep 2014
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Who Should Choose Your Boss?

of inputs to the decision-making process. For example, Yadeed Lobob commented that a dual board structure that included workers' representatives would help alleviate uncertainty around choosing an authentic leader. "Germany has such a structure but the context of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

03 Dec 2008
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Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

"... we need a carefully crafted, long term 'Social Engineering' campaign to transform the common mindset of people to foster a culture of thrift and prudence...." Others favored and suggested nudges. Peter Ubel argued that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 May 2007
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How Do Managers Think?

in which it is carried out. Joe Schmid observed that "both medical doctors and organizational managers work in cultures that are historically problem definition poor and solution rich. Their individual rewards systems are both driven... View Details