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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision
It is estimated that one billion people around the world need vision correction but don't have glasses because they are too expensive or simply unavailable. The resulting losses in productivity and... View Details
Keywords: eyeglasses
- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
Editor's note: In their new book, The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development, HBS professor Josh Lerner and London School of Economics professor Mark Schankerman look at the impact of open source software on economic development, as well as the View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?
joined forces with colleagues David Young and Michael Goold on a wide-reaching project. With five goals in mind, which Collis explains below in an e-mail interview with HBS Working Knowledge, they surveyed 600 corporations in seven countries, and published the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
into a variety of conflict resolution and collaboration models. Business and political leadership is transitioning from a family or clan-based structure to one of greater heterogeneity and professionalization. It is also transitioning... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
financial depth on the diffusion of capital-intensive technologies in the late stages of diffusion or in late adopters. Our results are consistent with a view that local financial markets play a critical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
As this issue arrives, the staff in External Relations is analyzing the results of our recent all-alumni survey, which aimed to better understand the learning needs of alumni. Whether you earned an MBA or a... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
spend more than $800 billion annually on those efforts. Sales compensation plans are at the center of all this activity, the primary tool managers use to motivate and incentivize salespeople. Sales reps feed on two forms of compensation: salary and a monthly bonus tied... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
building something physical from scratch and seeing the immediate results of my work. Startup recruiting for MBAs can be challenging. Most people in your class have already secured jobs and you need to be patient while waiting for the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
accountability at the project and policy levels, particularly through the establishment and enforcement of social and environmental safeguards and complaint and response mechanisms. But they have been much less successful in changing staff incentives for accountability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
wise or lucky. His blend of new statistical methods and old common-sense reasoning helped him profit as the forecasting industry first developed. Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle Author:Walter A.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
manipulation may be for naught. The bad news eventually comes out, resulting in negative returns when it does. "Firms that have cast their calls in the past have substantially more earnings restatements in the future," says Cohen. "They... View Details
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
Summing Up Will management innovation be "pushed" or "pulled"? Competitive organizations in the future will be managed differently. This will require new roles for managers. But according to respondents to this month's... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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1.1.1 MBA Program Guidance on HBS Community Values | MBA
the learning model, understand the impact they had on community member(s), and consider how to address any effects that may have resulted from their actions or speech. As is true for all Community Values... View Details
- Web
Employers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
information and advising services to employees to supplement other sources Offer health plan structures that provide good value and encourage saving for long-term health needs Create collaborative vehicles with other employers to offer group insurance coverage to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
and sell books.” What’s at work here is commoditization, a process that results in companies being unable to profitably differentiate their products and services. “The specter of commoditization sends chills down every executive’s spine —... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
how did that impact how you thought about the importance of addressing the wealth gap in this country? SR: I knew as a result of the things that had happened to me—specifically, the opportunities that I had been given—that I owed, I owed.... View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
Six National Football League head coaches were fired on December 31, or “Black Monday,” as it’s known in the sport. The infamous tradition begins immediately after the conclusion of each NFL regular season and represents efforts by... View Details
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2.3.4 Sexual & Gender Based Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | MBA
Harvard University Office for Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) and the Harvard University Office for Gender Equity are responsible for implementing the University’s grievance procedures, which will determine whether a student committed a policy violation. Whenever a formal... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
high-profile CEOS facing allegations of misconduct. At HBS, Nohria notes that reflection on how to incorporate relevant lessons into the curriculum has resulted in a rethinking of the MBA program’s required leadership and corporate... View Details