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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details

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Women at HBS - Alumni

and Patty White (MBA 1989) , believes in the life-long career power of women. Their programs get women current, connected, and confident to return to work with impact and influence. ReBoot Accel has a suite of View Details

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

acquired for half a billion dollars in 2009. Program Advisors Students have access to a network of program advisors, a group of accomplished entrepreneurs, technology company executives, and venture... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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A History of Women at HBS

Training Program (1946–1955), to the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (1956–1963) — the last step before complete integration took place with the admission... View Details

Keywords: Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

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Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

All of our Comprehensive Leadership Programs and Senior Leadership Programs include personalized executive coaching as well as group coaching. Throughout these programs, you work one-on-one with a... View Details

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Professional Development - Alumni

What You're Looking For? You do not need to have a specific career focus to work with a coach. Coaches are skilled in helping HBS alumni get clarity in their careers and life. Looking to grow on the job? Find Out How Find Out How Similar Resources Executive Education... View Details

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Doctoral 100 Years - Doctoral

Overview Doctoral 100 Years 1922 Training Men for Teaching Business HBS is authorized by the Harvard University Governing Boards to grant the degree of Doctorate of Commercial Science. 1928 Gragg Awarded First Doctorate of Commercial... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

30 Nov 2015
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Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

Several organizations have adopted the idea of overhead-free donations, Keenan says, noting that charity: water is one of them. The organization depends largely on professional philanthropists to cover overhead costs through a companion View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

advances, quantum computing finally began to show signs of business relevance about 10 years ago. In 2016, IBM made a quantum processor available for the first time via the cloud. Not long thereafter, Microsoft introduced a new View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

he also took action, closing all Starbucks stores to provide training to employees on racial bias and inclusion. Looking back, Johnson says that moment in Philadelphia gave him the opportunity to reaffirm the company’s sense of purpose.... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Research Computing Services - Faculty & Research

data-related services. Statistical and Data Services for Faculty Research RCS provides statistical and data services, including: Research design and methodological consulting Statistical programming and analysis Database View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

year after graduating from Princeton with a degree in history. As a consultant, she evaluated community development programs throughout Indonesia and helped rural women build microenterprises. The resourcefulness of the women impressed... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

30 Mar 2003
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The Future of IT Consulting

have been several. First, innovation in frameworks and methodologies along with trained professionals have provided value-added services uniquely available from the consulting firm. For example, the Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

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Maha Malik

look beyond the business case to the political environment behind the venture, the ecosystems in which my clients operated." This dual perspective led her to the joint MPP/MBA program at the Harvard Kennedy School and HBS. "I... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Esteves Hall | About

century in which we live, the need for well-trained business leaders who can make a difference in the world has never been greater. For several years, Esteves and his colleagues have worked with Harvard Business School faculty on an executive View Details

16 Oct 2017
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The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

everything or giving (workers) only the bad parts of the task,” he says. Companies should invest in peer learning Companies often opt for formal training programs or consulting arrangements with instructors... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Sep 2020
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Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

the General Management Program at HBS. In advising global firms, Thomke has seen that in many cases, a company’s biggest obstacle to success doesn’t necessarily come from competitors, the economy, or other outside forces, but can actually... View Details