University Level - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Sep 2021
News

September 2021 Alumni Books

moments of a boy’s life. Silent Winds, Dry Seas is a poetic, powerful, and universal novel of identity and place, of the legacies of colonialism, tradition, modernity, and emigration, and of what a family will sacrifice for its children... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss

Cities and states are feeling the financial pain of this recession more quickly than in past downturns after pandemic-induced lockdowns swiftly decimated sales tax revenue that helps fund their operations. In fact, new research finds that the View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

purposes and ingredients in the governance (or steering) of a family business system. Explores at a high level the governance of the family business, its owners, and the family. Focuses on how these governance structures, processes,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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RCP Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

provide you with an account to the Research Computing Platform (RCP). You are responsible for following all applicable Harvard University policies, including but not limited to the Harvard Research Data Security Policy and Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

behavior at the University of Pretoria in which she is currently enrolled. While Meyer is familiar with the demands of being a student - she holds a BA in sociology and communications from the University of... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

01 Oct 2001
News

Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms

experience in CEO recruiting. "I was surprised to find," says Khurana, "that the part consultants play in CEO searches is not really that of a broker, as described by existing research on third-party behavior. Rather, their task in fulfilling an assignment at this... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Telecommunications; Information

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development

to move from a level one manager to a level two. With that in mind, you could start developing those skills and demonstrating them. Some organizations also make it a point to communicate to employees that... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

How to Support Your Employees' Career Development

around the skills they would need to succeed in their next role. “Organizations should spend a bit of time putting on paper the skills required of people at each level,” said Fitzpatrick. “At my prior organization, it was very clear what skills you needed to be... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines

every tub to stand on its own bottom.” Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for University affairs, explains: “This siloed approach was effective for much of Harvard’s... View Details

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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and state law and are therefore subject to criminal and civil penalties. Such... View Details

21 Jan 2014
News

Climbing to New Heights

In reaching Everest's summit, Petzel had achieved all three goals, two months to the day before his 40th birthday. "It helps if you're a Type-A personality, because of the level of perseverance required," he says. "What I enjoy most is... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

20 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Exploring Cleantech at HBS

Several HBS students cross-register for Energy Ventures every fall, participate in the Clean Energy Prize, and join joint university initiatives through the MIT Energy Club. MIT Joules is an awesome group of women interested in energy... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Tax and Grow

“excess” cash holdings. The definition of excess cash holdings will be critical. But such levels easily could be defined relative to industry benchmarks from periods that featured more standard corporate savings behavior. Implementing a... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

Summing Up Is "identity" a victim of competitiveness? A recent study of organizational behavior published by Timothy Kieningham and Lerzan Toksoy shows that employees' perceptions of their employers' levels of commitment to them... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Apr 2017
News

Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

flying eye-hospital; and Airlink, a disaster-relief organization. This year, Liu became an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University, and serves as an adjunct professor at University College Dublin’s Michael Smurfit... View Details

19 Jun 2019
News

Connecting Patients and Providers

doctors at an inquiry level while helping healthcare providers and admission units achieve greater levels of efficiency. Hospitals that purchase this plug and play software can use it to handle inquiries... View Details

Keywords: April White

11 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

revenue. HBS Professor Frances X. Frei and her colleagues Ann Evenson and Patrick T. Harker, both of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, have studied the use of call centers in this industry. In their working paper... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services

01 Mar 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

(Oxford University Press) The business case for acting sustainably is becoming increasingly compelling. Reducing our global footprint to sustainable levels is the defining issue of our times, one that can be... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

07 Jan 2009
What Do You Think?

Is the World Really Flat?

efficiency, and being close to the technology is efficient." Further, William Halveson pointed out that "CRADA agreements can limit how fast the high level discoveries escape." Abbey Mutumba, on the other hand, said that... View Details