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11 Nov 2022
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Meet the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

fair, which we held on October 11th. We had representation from 16 companies and more than 100 HBS veterans. We hold semi-annual admissions outreach events, and we sponsor the Harvard University Veterans Day ceremony. Additionally, we sponsor a variety of veteran View Details

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Capturing & Disseminating Video/Photography During Course Activities | About

participants achieve deeper understanding and realize personal growth. Consistent with the School’s community values, we all must work to create a learning environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and a... View Details

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

June 2014
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Going Social: Durex in China

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Aaron Smith

When Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a leading consumer goods company, first entered China, it encountered significant challenges. RB's strategy relied on selling high margin products supported by cost-effective advertising and distribution, but the highly competitive Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Distribution; Multinational Firms and Management; Internet and the Web; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; China

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14 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades

hundred,” Nagle says. Not everyone leaped on the knowledge right away, however. Since the academic community hadn’t anticipated this development, some researchers were quicker to use it than others. In order to figure out who those... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2004
News

Derek Ferguson

close-knit community where his father owned a trucking company. Although neither of his parents finished college, both stressed the importance of education. After skipping two grades and gaining admission to the academically rigorous... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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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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Electricity - Business & Environment

Solar at Ameresco Rick Needham HBS MBA 2002, Partner, Energy Sector Lead, TPG / The Rise Fund “Addressing climate change is one of the most critical challenges we face as a global community and will require us to muster all the vision,... View Details

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Bridgette Slater

part of the HBS community is like... ...bungee jumping. If you decide to make a bold move or take a risk, you may feel yourself in free fall at first, but you also feel confident taking that massive leap of faith because of your belief in... View Details

May 2008
Teaching Note

Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics, and a Career in Crisis (Brief Case)

By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Heather Beckham

Teaching Note for 2095. View Details

Keywords: Superior ＆ Subordinate; Performance Management; Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Conflict Management; Communication; Personal Development and Career; Rank and Position; Performance; Power and Influence

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29 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: Bar graph transitions into prices associated with sweaters and songs on iTunes Get social by collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your... View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

coach Build relevant startup experience to make you a better investor Join a Startup Bootcamp team Plug into the Investor community Join the Venture Capital/Private Equity , Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA), and Impact Investing... View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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13 Mar 2023
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Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

promote our technology. 44.01 was the first carbon removal technology to win an Earthshot Prize, which has brought what we do to a much broader audience. This has been great for us, great for the industry, and great for the communities we... View Details

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Sarah McConville | About

advertising sales. As Group Publisher, she established a subscriber-focused product and analytics strategy that has driven record subscription and circulation growth for HBR. Earlier in her career at Publishing, Sarah was Publisher of HBR Press and led HBP’s View Details

06 Feb 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

the courage of the A&T four, who started the sit-in movement in the 1960s across the nation with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), I chose to attend an HBCU because of the rich history, legacy, and impact on the View Details

04 Jul 2005
What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

has an advanced degree." As an alternative way of achieving this objective, Bobby Mackie suggests that faculty development "could include more two-way movement of staff, building communication links, and networking between... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett