Futures and Commodity Futures - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2015
What Do You Think?

What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?

(Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2015), especially Chapter 4. Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld, Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace, The New York Times, August 16, 2015, pp. A1 View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Consumer Products; Fashion

17 Jan 2020
In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

delegate responsibility for designing and implementing plans to achieve those ends to the maximum degree possible." Joseph B. Fuller (@JosephBFuller), professor of management practice and co-leader of the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Blog - Business & Environment

Heating in Denmark: How Fjernvarme Fyn fuels an integrated and sustainable future Bonnie Chen, Ryan Fuller & Anita Wang 05 Sep 2024 | Courses & Curriculum IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2024... View Details

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HBS Fund - Alumni

Need-based fellowships make HBS accessible to talented future leaders of all backgrounds, while innovation in teaching and learning ensures that graduates are prepared for an ever-changing world. Watch Dean... View Details

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Latin America - Global

early-stage fusion energy startup or to focus on scaling existing investments within the fund's strategic verticals. The case raises important questions about the role of CVCs in balancing risk and opportunity, aligning with corporate... View Details

13 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

The Color of Private Equity: Quantifying the Bias Black Investors Face

Black venture capital and growth investors have a much harder time getting funding than white investors, because—despite efforts to bring more racial diversity to financial services—private equity’s gatekeepers remain mostly white,... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds; Financial Services

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

Sridharan emphasized, "keep communication channels open for feedback to assuage any employee anxieties; be cautious in messaging about (the) here and now; stay positive about future plans!" Heather... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

Power of WE, cultivating campus cultures that harness diversity as a tool for individual and collective success. Currently a student at Harvard Medical School, she serves as national president for Future... View Details

Teaching

Overview

Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details

14 Oct 2015
HBS Seminar

Scott Stern, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

solutions. These firms also show higher future profitability during periods of regulatory uncertainty, unexpected increases in climate concerns, and when a larger share of their sales occurs in states with... View Details

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The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

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RISE Fellowship - MBA

and policies that impact communities of color Grass-roots, formal, and informal work in service to communities of color A scope of work prior to HBS, that exists beyond the context/confines of their primary... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

cost performance of IT technologies over the first forty years changed by roughly 107, and for the foreseeable future will continue to evolve at the same rate. That is in sharp contrast to a train, which... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

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Take Control of Your Personal Brand

values, and reflecting on past actions and decisions. What has been a consistent theme in your actions? What is unique about you and your approach to the world? What is your... View Details

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Africa - Global

School. This dinner marked the conclusion of Professor Iyoha’s visit to Lagos, during which she conducted in-depth case study interviews with senior executives of select companies and engaged in strategic discussions regarding View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

for the future fan Keeping the Beat Artist and activist Madame Gandhi (MBA 2015) on writing music in quarantine and migrating musical events online Effective Communication in... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

what we have learned so far about the potential and limits of microfinance and how insights from research and practice can help inform the industry's current products, policies... View Details

26 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates

When companies try to hire employees from specific ethnic or racial backgrounds to meet their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, an uncomfortable feeling often creeps into the process. Particularly among well-intentioned white... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Group, another private equity fund investment-management business. The Commodities Futures Modernization Act, passed in December 2000, exempted derivatives (including mortgage-backed securities) from... View Details

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