Communications - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

cold call?My first—and only—cold call happened in my second semester during a hybrid class. I am the education representative (ed rep) of my section, which means that I help facilitate communication between the professor and the students.... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

that provided the impetus for the startup to take off. “Having the space and enabling conditions to work on a business in a community of other founders was the catalyst,” Theuerkauf says. The cofounders also credit their... View Details

Keywords: April White

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

Supports Corporate Boards to Accelerate Climate Action “Find something you really love and then get good at it, really specialized. That specialized could either be in a subject matter - you could be an expert in water, methane, or lots of other area - or you could be... View Details

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

reasoned, rational approach to this opportunity that its business community is best equipped to provide. Why aren’t business leaders more vocal about immigration policy? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Feb 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

years. What job(s) did you have during your deferral? During my deferral I worked two jobs: one in global health and one in sports. The first job was at a nonprofit organization called Lwala Community Alliance. Lwala is a global health... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

the right thing. Mayank Dubey Manager, Marketing Communications Sustainable Business Strategy The course content is well designed and helps investors get a basic understanding of what sustainable finance is, its challenges, the path... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

issue of responsibility to the community and who you are as a person.” Written in 1458 in Italy by trade merchant Benedetto Cotrugli, The Book of the Art of Trade recently received its first English translation. Baker Library at HBS and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Feb 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele

Keywords: by George Serafeim; Accounting

21 Oct 2013
Working Paper Summaries

How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars

Keywords: by Isao Okada & Stephen A. Greyser; Sports

2024
Working Paper

Don’t Expect Juniors to Teach Senior Professionals to Use Generative AI: Emerging Technology Risks and Novice AI Risk Mitigation Tactics

By: Katherine C. Kellogg, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Steven Randazzo, Ethan Mollick, Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani

The literature on communities of practice demonstrates that a proven way for senior professionals to upskill themselves in the use of new technologies that undermine existing expertise is to learn from junior professionals. It notes that juniors may be better able... View Details

Keywords: Rank and Position; Competency and Skills; Technology Adoption; Experience and Expertise

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13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

lessons I’ve learned at HBS, discovering the profound power a community can have on a life is perhaps the most important. I will receive my diploma later this month not because of my hard work alone, but also thanks to the support of my... View Details

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

a truly residential campus. 1959 Friends and former students fund the Georges F. Doriot International Fellowship to “educate outstanding MBA candidates from other countries.” 1963 The Smith-Roberts Fellowship is created to support professional women who aspire to... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

communicating the strategy, aligning the resources (financial and human) to achieve the strategy, and managing the execution of the strategy. · Board performance of core functions has not been stellar. The performance of many boards has... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

2008
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Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis

By: Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin

A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products tend to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations in which they are... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Product Design; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Information Technology Industry

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27 Sep 2016
HBS Seminar

Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

clarity about the organization's aspirations," Kaplan says. The leader may have a clear vision in his or her head but has not communicated it effectively throughout the organization. "When there is not a clearly articulated... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Jan 2022
News

Nohria’s Next Move

In a message to the HBS community this week, former Dean Nitin Nohria shared his next chapter. “I am pursuing a new adventure as the Executive Chairman of Thrive Capital, a firm that invests in and builds technology-enabled companies.”... View Details

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

comfort, optimism, and joy to our communities and inspire hope, especially for children.” This may help explain why many people went to work for Disney and why the company’s CEO took a stand that favored the views of some employees at the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

community," says Trujillo. "My parents never finished high school." Trujillo's mentor, Pete Garcia, a community leader who worked to empower poor families, set him on the path to success, and it was Garcia's reminders to "be a leader"... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Wilder House | About

Wilder’s career in Canada stands “as an eloquent expression of just what we hope our graduates can achieve in their communities around the world.” A Toronto native, Wilder served in combat during World War II on loan to the Royal Navy and... View Details

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