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HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business School—Newsroom. Can you tell us a bit about the new role and what it means organizationally for HBS Online and Executive Education? Patrick Mullane (PM) (Executive Director, HBS... View Details

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Which HBS Executive Education Program is Right For Me?

Business School Executive Education is always striving to create new programs that match business leaders' needs in an ever-changing work environment. The Program Advising team regularly attends program sessions and discusses new program... View Details

2010
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Top Executive Background and Corporate M&A: The Case of Former Investment Bankers

By: Francois Brochet and Kyle Welch

We study the M&A activity of firms with top executives whose employment history includes experience in a Wall Street firm, especially those with investment banking background ("IB executives"). In terms of strategy, controlling for firm-level effects, we document that... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Reputation; Investment Banking; Financial Reporting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Goodwill Accounting; Power and Influence; Banking Industry

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Baker for Executive Education Participants | Baker Library

Baker for Executive Education Participants Baker Library provides a wide range of library resources and services for Executive Education participants to meet program coursework and related research needs.... View Details

01 Jan 2007
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James A. Hamilton Award, American College of Healthcare Executives

2018
Working Paper

Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape

By: Das Narayandas and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu

Executive development programs have entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. Unlike other segments of higher education,... View Details

Keywords: Executive Education; Internet and the Web; Disruption; Management Skills; Leadership Development

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01 Dec 1998
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New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership

demands a high level of leadership expertise," says W. Earl Sasser, Jr., HBS senior associate dean for Executive Education. "The need for strong management has never been more crucial if this region is to fulfill its economic potential."... View Details

2010
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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

By: Robert L. Simons

To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into day-to-day actions that will enable your company to win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy

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17 Jan 2018
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GE’s chief executive opens the door to breaking up the company

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

Company's Deep Smarts offers a roadmap for ensuring that critical knowledge remains in the organization. This excerpt focuses on the executive onboarding practice at Bank of America. Dorothy Leonard is the William J. Abernathy Professor... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

06 May 2019
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20 Minutes With: Lauren H. Cohen of Harvard’s Executive Education Program

29 Nov 2022
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HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira

February 2002 (Revised August 2002)
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Inhale Therapeutics: Executing and Growing the Business Model

Inhale is about to bring a novel technology to market that uses inhalation to administer drugs that formerly required injection. Inhale must now decide which way to evolve its business model. This will determine the future direction of growth for the company. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Technological Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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