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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
manager’s job. Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) explores the kinds of decisions made by general managers (GMs) and how context influences the generation of options, and the effectiveness of the decisions made. The course views management as... View Details
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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog
businesses of significance and make a meaningful difference in the world. Why Learn About The Founder Mindset? The course examines the choices all founders make when starting and building a venture, and provides helpful frameworks and... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
These new establishments were concentrated in industries where women entrepreneurs have been traditionally active and the entry was mainly found among household-based establishments. We measure and discuss the extent to which this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
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Career Journey | MBA
Coaches 150 Career Programs 882 Hiring Organizations Career Statistics More Career Statistics Summer experiences and post-HBS career paths are top of mind for many of our students, and understanding the career choices of recent HBS... View Details
- 15 May 2017
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Options at HBS
their pre-MBA industries, either through involvement in on-campus activities and events, industry clubs, or summer internships. Even for those not necessarily considering a change of career, many students find it a valuable time to... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53786 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Scope versus Speed: Team Diversity, Leader Experience, and Patenting Outcomes for Firms By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Martine R. Haas Abstract—How does the organization of... View Details
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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog
combination of "job to be done," assets required to deliver that service, and monetization method – create value. We will examine WhatsApp (worth $22b?...) and Walmart in its competition with Amazon. The module also studies how firms transform their View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
matter where and at what price the money to fund an entrepreneurial venture comes from? The answer, it turns out, is that it does matter—a fact that policymakers may benefit from understanding as they look at ways to generate more entrepreneurial View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS
choice to pursue an MBA not only to grow my business skillset but also to explore other career paths that would become available upon graduating from HBS. When I arrived to HBS, I (like most classmates) became overwhelmed by the amount of... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Blog Post
Favorite Memories from HBS
It’s my final Monday on campus, and one thought keeps looping in my mind: “Wow, the last two years went by so fast. Where did the time go?” Commencement is three days away; my first day of work is eight (it was my choice to jump right... View Details
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
placement around this sales cutoff. Moreover, managers appear to exploit this by manipulating sales to be just over the cutoff in favorable industries. Further evidence suggests that managers then engage in activities to realize large,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
active on the AngelList platform between February 5 and June 18, 2020. Researchers used the number of years a candidate has spent in their current role, as well as a proprietary score created by AngelList that includes experience,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
supermarket, stopping to linger as long as they wanted or moving as quickly as they wished. A one-size-fits-all approach to health care doesn’t work. ©iStock/AndreyPopov “There is more choice available to the consumer than ever before,... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13
Abstract Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
contributed to specific priorities, such as those featured here. Global Activities HBS recognizes that effective leadership requires a truly global perspective and understanding. Generous early commitments from Global Leaders Circle... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
flexible random coefficients aggregate discrete choice model that accommodates heterogeneity in preferences for school quality and athletic success, and an extensive set of school fixed effects to control for unobserved quality in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium
candidates to admissions. Student and alumni organizations - including the Network of Women Alumnae, the Women's Student Association, the African-American Student Union, and the European Club - are active in this effort. Referred... View Details
Keywords: Cindy Olnick
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
contractual frictions play an important role in shaping the integration choices of firms around the world. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49090 How Best-Self View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019
inbound requests from friends, colleagues, and other jobseekers can often be impactful as well. It's a great way to give back to students at HBS or your undergraduate institution. It's also a great opportunity to practice telling your career journey to a captive... View Details
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
co-wrote with Lynn Pyun of MIT and B.Y. Cheon of Hanshin University and the Korea Labor Institute. Focusing on South Korea, the team interviewed scores of multinational and local executives to find out whether a firm could raise its profits by View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel