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- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
fresh new language so that you can explain, both to yourself and to others, what is occurring for you within each of the Four Element arenas. This movement from access to implicit knowledge to finding new language for what is implicit is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
for someone who can help me with my start up, I would ask my friends if they know such a person, and if they don't, I would ask them to inquire with their friends. The problem is that those friends of friends don't always have an... View Details
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
its US management ranks mostly with British expats instead of hiring locally. How did that strategy work for them? What can we all learn? A: Tesco established Fresh & Easy as a greenfield investment rather than acquiring or joint... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
in seconds today. If Miller hadn’t concealed his previous life of crime, would he ever have been given the chance to start fresh and perform his way to remarkable success, making his mark as a highly... View Details
- November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan
In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details
Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
Grossman, Allen, J. Puckett, and Nithya Vaduganathan. "A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee." Harvard Business School Case 314-064, November 2013. (Revised February 2016.)
- 13 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off
It all started with a smell. Taylor Wiegele and Sierra Smith (both MBA 2017) met with a group of classmates for their FIELD III course, trying to come up with a problem to fix. The course, now an elective, tasks first-year students with... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
“There’s no quick shortcut to success:” Zorpads takes off
It all started with a smell. Taylor Wiegele and Sierra Smith (both MBA 2017) met with a group of classmates for their FIELD III course, trying to come up with a problem to fix. The course, now an elective, tasks first-year students with... View Details
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
transformed into symbolic intelligence. This requires, again and again, finding fresh new language so that you can explain, both to yourself and to others, what is occurring for you within each of the Four Element arenas. This movement... View Details
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
transformed into symbolic intelligence. This requires, again and again, finding fresh new language so that you can explain, both to yourself and to others, what is occurring for you within each of the Four Element arenas. This movement... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development
I’ve known for a while that I want to be a community developer, and I want to start that work in my hometown of Detroit. I desire to create beautiful spaces and experiences for people that enhance the fabric of a neighborhood, community,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Research Summary
The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Connectivity
While investigating how workplace transparency and privacy shape organizational behavior and performance, I wondered about the related effects of workplace connectivity. As new digital tools and organizational forms make it far easier for employees to communicate... View Details
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HBS Working Knowledge – Harvard Business School Faculty Research
a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters by Dina Gerdeman 15 APR 2024 | Book Leaders must face hard choices, from cutting a budget to adopting a strategy to grow. To make the right call, they should View Details
- Program
Investment Management Workshop
helps you optimize your strategic edge. You will analyze key industry trends and challenges and return to your firm ready to evaluate and implement innovative investment approaches. Key Benefits The program delivers fresh insight into how... View Details
- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
bring in a fresh perspective, or maybe consider a diagonal fit for a new hire rather than a linear one,” she says. Diversification is key Just as you wouldn’t dump all your money into one stock, you shouldn’t invest all your hopes,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 10 Jul 2023
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
entertaining experience during my leisure time. With this thoughtfully curated selection, I look forward to expanding my knowledge, gaining fresh perspectives, and finding moments of relaxation throughout the summer. Hise Gibson is a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
retailer, to enter the U.S. market with the new Fresh & Easy chain of discount grocery stores. Avoiding geographies where Wal-Mart is entrenched, Tesco has so far opened 50 stores in the growth markets of California, Nevada, and... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
some of the unusual, fresh thinking—such as IBM's radical collaboration model in semiconductor R&D—that business leaders are using to approach the challenges associated with science-based businesses. We also examined strategic... View Details
- Program
Agribusiness Seminar
consumer-branded fresh and packaged food products Grocery retailers, restauranteurs, and foodservice distributors Government agencies and nongovernment institutions focused on food, nutrition, farming, food security, agricultural trade... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
downsizing philosophy. The company, Sucher says, offers five different options to help employees get a fresh start, including grants to help downsized employees start new businesses or pursue non-profit... View Details