Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's right. We'll see. Neeley: So your... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

to make things more efficient. What I learned along the way is that, if it weren't for the pesky people, operations would have no problems. We could make them work beautifully, but the pesky people keep getting in the way Then, I... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Jean Luo

things and see how I liked entrepreneurship.” As early as November in her RC year, Jean began Outdoor Pass, an application that uses machine learning and social graphs to help users identify and participate in local activities with... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

01 Sep 2023
News

Preparing Global Leaders

Online—understanding how business is conducted in markets around the world is fundamental to the learning experience. This knowledge, which is shared with practitioners through Harvard Business Publishing and other channels, is a key... View Details

20 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

the most highly valued companies in the world. But how were they able to steer their companies through the volatile ups and downs of decades of changing technologies? What did they have in common? And what can we learn from them about... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

22 Sep 2023
News

Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

Photo provided by Harvard University Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Who was the most important person you met at HBS? And why? This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck, and when my colleagues set up on Spangler Lawn during Spring Reunions... View Details

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

immediate buck, but that's not what these people are doing,” Khanna says. “They're building societies, a different agenda. My admonition would be, think about whether that's something that's important to you.” Jones believes business leaders may reconsider what is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

2008
Working Paper

Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem

By: Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats

Prior work in organizational learning has failed to find a consistent effect of variation in experience on performance. While some studies find a positive relationship between these two variables, others find no effect or even a negative relationship. In this paper, we... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; India

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03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

workplace interaction. Digging requires those belonging to power-dominant groups to open up and learn more about the perspectives of marginalized groups. On a personal level, that may mean considering how one’s upbringing and environment... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni

Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How a Career Coach Can Help You Career Research Resources CPD Website Access myHBS and the student CPD website will continue to be available to 2025... View Details

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Jana Kierstead | About

learning initiative, Harvard Business School Online (formerly HBX). In that role she collaborated across the school to shape the initiative and lead Harvard Business School’s online learning program as the... View Details

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

algorithm perpetuates this. Another source of bias is incomplete or unrepresentative information. A famous example is facial recognition. If I use mostly photos of white men to train the machine to learn facial recognition, the machine... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

College Students and Recent Graduates Those Considering Graduate School Mid-Career Professionals Prepare for your next opportunity by learning how to apply basic statistics to real business problems. Meet Arjun, an HBS Online participant... View Details

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Team - Case Method Project

teacher support team working to strengthen teacher partnerships and ensure successful learning by the case method. Born and raised in New Jersey, Grace received her B.A. in history with a United States specialization from Columbia... View Details

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Doing Business with China: Early American Trading Houses - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business... View Details

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

simply begin with the direction you want to go and take a small step. Thinking alone will never change your life-you must ACT. Then evaluate the lessons you learn from that first step, build on them, and take another step in your desired... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Advertising Bureau, where he continues to champion innovation in online advertising. Bonnie had guided the successful marriage of CNET Networks' authoritative, award-winning content with the power of technology, evolving the company's leading media brands into vibrant... View Details

29 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 29

Working Papers Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: The Case for Pluralistic Risk Management. By: Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal Abstract—The Kursk, a Russian nuclear‐powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Research Summary

Dissertation: A Relational Perspective on Boundary Work: How Attorneys Manage Work-Life Boundaries

Many professionals struggle with managing boundaries between work and life outside of work. For decades researchers have been trying to understand this issue but we still have much to learn about it. With my dissertation, I aim to improve our understanding of... View Details

30 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

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