Learning By Doing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1996
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October Reunions Break Records, Strengthen Ties

of the many lifelong learning opportunities available through HBS, including the evolving alumni electronic network, executive education courses, HBS Publishing offerings, and the annual Global Alumni Conference, which next year will take... View Details

Keywords: Mary Jane Higgins; photos by Brooks Kraft

15 Dec 2024
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After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

plumbing’ of how the company works that force you to have those discussions, to do that kind of thinking. The big thing for us, too, is that we’re going to learn that, as we execute the strategy, the world... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

22 Sep 2020
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Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

15 Dec 2024
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Back at the Ranch

they need to learn how to walk from point A to point B on a ranch without injuring themselves. Or the livestock.” “When you’re in the Army, you have to be so focused that you don’t really have time to think about your career. You keep... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Adler and Vance Jacobs; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

24 Feb 2020
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What happened when we tried to beat open-office distractions

06 Dec 2021
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New Wave

ranges from $0.05/kWh to more than $0.15/kWh. Solar power, meanwhile, rings in at $0.02 to $0.03/kWh in most parts of the United States and is approaching a mere $0.01/kWh elsewhere. Wave and tidal energy producers are doing everything... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Sep 2016
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Code name: Miesiąc

From the book Kryptonim “Wasale,” by Łukasz Kamiński From the book Kryptonim “Wasale,” by Łukasz Kamiński Waldemar Maj (MBA 1996) shivered in the dark Warsaw alley and wedged his body further into a crevice... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Piotr Malecki

01 Jun 2025
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job

One of the most essential roles of the general manager is to be the person who can move an organization forward through the most tangled of circumstances, says Professor Amy Edmondson, “where there is uncertainty, different points of view, and high stakes, whether... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mcfarland Flint; Illustration by Peter Arkle; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

05 Apr 2021
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Leadership Truths that Transcend the Pandemic

01 Mar 2023
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Clearing the Air

atoms. But what we can do is simple experiments and simulations to predict important properties of molecules, like how much it might cost to synthesize. The other part is using machine learning to connect... View Details

Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge