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December 2010
Article

Organising Response to Extreme Emergencies: The Victorian Bushfires of 2009

By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt

How can people and organisations best respond to emergency events that are significantly beyond the boundaries of what they had generally anticipated, expected, prepared for-or even imagined? What forms of organisations are likely to be best able to cope with such... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Management Practices and Processes; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Boundaries; United States

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01 Apr 2015
News

Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response

09 Apr 2013
HBS Seminar

Andrew Stephen, University of Pittsburgh

The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance

There is a growing belief that scalable and low-cost AI assistance can improve firm decision-making and economic performance. However, running a business involves a myriad of open-ended problems, making it hard to generalize from recent studies showing that generative... View Details

Race, Work, and Leadership

Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

though, I can confidently say they represent the best thing that could have ever happened to me. My first experience being “fully” out was here at HBS. On the first day of RC year, I mustered the courage to come out to my entire... View Details

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

‘self-reliance’ during Mao’s Cultural Revolution was a near-death experience for Chinese universities. There is little question that Chinese universities will continue their international engagement, but in which direction?” How does... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

22 Sep 2022
News

The Beauty Guide

be talking to you today if I hadn’t left marketing,” declares Freyre. The move to sales taught her about retailers, how consumers shop, and ultimately made her a better marketer and leader. “I tap into that diversity of experience every... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

22 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Use Artificial Intelligence to Set Sales Targets That Motivate

advanced analytics that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). “Chung has seen companies dramatically improve productivity after adopting advanced analytics to guide compensation.” In an ideal world, a company would use trial and error to set the best sales targets... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

support all these activities through a conscious and proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. To learn more, read Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Mar 2019
News

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

Experiences Professor Ryan Buell Gain a systematic approach for delivering standout services and experiences that provide a competitive edge and build customer loyalty. 4 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Enroll by May 22... View Details

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Confronting Climate Change - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change From business as usual to business as vital Accelerating Climate Solutions What are the best practices for integrating climate change into every function of a business? Effects of Climate Change As we increasingly View Details

16 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

maximize the sale of healthy items or should groceries, brick-and-mortar grocery stores might display healthy foods near the entrance of the store so they will be encountered early on in the shopping experience and as far as possible from... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care

to additional field-based experience in innovating new health care ventures on topics chosen by the students or from those made available by the faculty. For Students & Alumni Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Harvard... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

in the role. How will your previous experience or background enhance your ability to excel in this position? How does this position specifically fit with your long-term career goals and/or contribute to your career development? SUPPORTING... View Details

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Doug Marsan

Coming to HBS is like... Going to the world’s greatest amusement park with some of the most amazing, talented, and diverse people. As you enter the park, your eyes are wide open with all the possibilities available to you. Some View Details

01 Jul 2020
Blog Post

How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

my SVMP experience feeling so energized and ready to take on the world! By the time I completed my internship and was back at MIT for my senior year, my eyes were set on finishing up my classwork and securing a job. My first semester was... View Details

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

University, where senior and retired executives learn to develop leadership skills in the service of solving large social problems. Many of the examples in the book come from her experience leading that program. Sean Silverthorne: We’re... View Details