University Curriculum - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

spending some of it supporting open curriculum projects that democratize higher learning." Several embraced solutions aimed at what they see as the real heart of the problem. As Bruce Hiller put it, "Redistributing wealth from... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

evaluate how our doctoral programs might be leveraged better to address these challenges. Q: The Stanford and Yale business schools recently announced major changes in their MBA curricula. Do you foresee any changes here at HBS? A: We are always evaluating the MBA... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

later influenced the curriculum at some 300 medical schools around the world. (The C. Roland Christensen Center, a teaching facility made possible by gifts from several of Christensen's former HBS students, opened at the View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

educational outcomes. “Negotiation isn’t just for making better deals, it’s vital for creating better lives” With HBS Associate Professor Nava Ashraf, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Assistant Professor Corinne Low, and Remmy... View Details

Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

in K-12 education, has brought to a collaboration with Hewlett Packard (HP) high credibility and access to key curriculum decision makers in the public education system. A leading designer, manufacturer, and service provider of products... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

07 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark

management; in global research and scholarship; and in its commitment to values and leadership as core elements of its curriculum and mission. Clark also oversaw a significant expansion of the faculty, an extensive refurbishing of the... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff

27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

graduate of the General Management Program, an intensive seven-week Executive Education curriculum at Harvard Business School. On April 22, beaming in from space via satellite feed, he spent half an hour addressing a packed audience of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

leading schools offering specialized programs in health care management and compared the curriculum to the recommendations from the field interviews by comparing the frequency of words in syllabi with the major themes proposed by the... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

flattened landscape left behind, giant construction cranes, clustered over the site's several acres, accentuate its emptiness. It is here that Harvard University is putting down a big bet on the future—and on a dramatically new, emerging... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals

8:40 a.m. (The two-year MBA curriculum consists of a series of first-year required courses and second-year electives.) One might expect to hear the library's tower bell at the start and end of each period, but a tolling bell would... View Details

Keywords: Education

19 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission

It seems to suggest a real unmet need in educational systems. How integral will coding skills be going forward, and what role should government play in attending to those needs? A: Analytical skills and comfort with technology are View Details

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey J. Bussgang; Technology

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

will you attract top talent graduating from universities if your company is considered to destroy the environment? Second, competitors are interested in avoiding new regulations that might end up significantly increasing the burden for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

unprecedented expansion of higher education and, in the most recent time, efforts at reform and restructuring. Harvard has overhauled its undergraduate curriculum in a comprehensive fashion for the first time in 30 years. European View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

equal or greater positive impact on their own happiness, is also presented. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/rudd%20aaker%20norton_f755239e-42e7-41ed-9ee0-76e85c19445d.pdf Working Papers High School View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

pattern common to important narratives around the world. A supporting website facilitates sharing of teaching materials and experiences by faculty using the case series. We report results from using this curriculum with undergraduate and... View Details