Competency and Skills - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect

Source: Norton Source: Norton Professor Michael Norton studies the ways in which rituals can influence human behavior. In his research, he has found that people establish rituals to enhance their enjoyment of something or to improve their success View Details

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Finding Talent Opportunities

alumni resume databases Leadership Fellows Program Leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year with financial support from HBS. Learn more about this opportunity for nonprofit... View Details

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The John H. McArthur Fellowship for Canadian MBA Students - Global

The John H. M c Arthur Canadian Fellowship for Canadian MBA Students The John H. McArthur Canadian Fellowship provides financial assistance to Canadians to enable them to attend Harvard Business School and thereby acquire the leadership... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

communities.” That realization prompted Bobo to leave his position as a principal at the Carlyle Group and in 2016 launch Project Destined (PD), a social impact vehicle that trains inner-city youth to be active partners in sourcing View Details

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Meagan Hill

few times in life you can be surrounded by such diversity," Meagan says. A comparable kind of diversity, in interests and knowledge, proved crucial to her FIELD 3 entrepreneurial work. "Our skills... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

March 2015
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BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

career and life Who Will Benefit Early and Mid-Career Professionals Aspiring Finance or Investment Professionals New Leaders Gain the skills and... View Details

10 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

To succeed in today's fast-moving economy, traditional corporate structures are holding back companies, even great companies, from being creative enough and speedy enough to compete effectively. What's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Stein & Robert W. Vishny JUN 2015 What defines the role of traditional banks in a financial system where they compete with ‘shadow banks’? Hanson, Shleifer, Stein, and Vishny present a model in which both... View Details

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

role in the Africa Business Club as co-leader of the Africa Business Conference . Leading the conference provided Nneka with a window into how her interests and skills could fit together to drive impact. She... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Buy Big, Sell Small

brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; retail; supply chain management; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

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Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?

where you run up against gaps in your skills and knowledge. To overcome business challenges and continue to advance in the organization, you will need to build new abilities,... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in the School's Doctoral Programs are doing much more than theorizing View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

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03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

Summing Up Are leadership and followership joined at the hip? It seems impossible to separate the two. They are reflective of one another. These are two of the predominant opinions expressed in one way or another by respondents to this... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

about world poverty. They want to move social marketing beyond mere sales and promotion. They insist that eliminating poverty requires all the complex skills the marketing profession can bring to bear. In... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2018
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8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End

presence of a nearby competing venue had a negative effect on an Olympic site’s viability, not surprisingly, as did the weight of a past or ongoing financial burden and the general public malaise surrounding... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Sports

04 Feb 2013
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Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?

compete with each other to satisfy client demands; this could reinforce their focus on playing it safe by mitigating potential regulatory and litigation costs. "In either case," Ramanna says,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation Download Sant profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1931 Born, Los Angeles, California 1955 Earns BS, Business Management, Brigham Young University 1955... View Details

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