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- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
In his encouraging entrepreneurs not to go to business school, PayPal co-Founder and Gawker toppler Peter Thiel faults MBA programs for producing “extremely herd-like thinking.” He’s not alone – Elon Musk also rails against business... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and the Virginian-Pilot. Despite his youth, Batten gained the respect and admiration of his colleagues. He made ethical, careful reporting a top priority, strongly supported school desegregation, and encouraged... View Details
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Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online
listed on your account page on the Financial Aid tab. Grants are limited in number and awarded during designated grant application windows four times per year. We are not currently accepting grant applications. The next grant application... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
proposed the idea of a low-cost quartz design that would compete in the market not on precision, but on fashion. SMH pursued the risky idea, but the project's young engineers, Elmar Mock and Jacque Muller, found themselves ostracized by... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Transitioning From the Military to Business School
doing well. Because of this, in the midst of a schedule filled to the brim with cases and recruiting, I found it difficult to effectively balance my priorities. Midway through first semester I ended up sitting down to talk it through with one of my professors. She... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
to companies. IDEO, for example, has asked employees to step away from their work to meet up for a weekly tea time ritual as a way to encourage workers to collaborate, connect, build trust, and deepen workplace relationships. Walmart... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
campaigns to encourage public confidence in the steel industry. Photographs appeared in general-interest and business magazines, corporate reports, company publications, and exhibitions. Rather than a sales strategy, Richard S. Tedlow... View Details
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
called the brand Gillette for Women. "Having a line that was distinctively marked for women protected male Gillette users from the feminization of their brand," Avery says. "It was moments like that in my career that View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
rungs to catch up with dirty technology and because this gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
presence did, too. Today the PRIDE group is an association of 190 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students and partners. It serves as a social and professional network, as well as a place to promote community and View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
develop a body of knowledge and theory comparable to those of the true professions, management differs from these other occupations in lacking a set of institutions designed to certify that its practitioners have a basic mastery of a core... View Details
- 28 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld
About EcoWorldDevelopment of EcoWorld began in 2016 by Indian real estate firm RMZ to accommodate Bangalore’s increasing need for office space, particularly for tech firms. Accordingly, the development was designed to be a... View Details
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
for the phenomenon. Munyaradzi Mushato suggested that, "my experience in industry tells me that most jerks are created by the very systems that are designed to improve performance that is, about 70% of the jerks are bred! Most... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
about the misuse and overuse of e-mail, something that they feel encourages disputes to escalate more rapidly than if face-to-face conversations had taken place instead. The latter, however, would require people to listen. Edgar Schein,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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The Case Method Classroom | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
HBS Archives Photograph Collection (olvwork380735). Show caption Hide caption Before 1953, the typical HBS classroom was configured as a lecture hall with the instructor standing in front of students who were seated in rows arranged in straight lines. With classrooms... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
exports provide positive externalities and thus should be encouraged by government, the policy question is how to do so most effectively. One large body of thinking is devoted to identifying general barriers to exports that reduce trade... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
session, Professor Beshears will lead a mini case discussion that serves as a launching pad for a presentation illustrating the power of the “choice architecture” approach for influencing the behavior of customers and employees. Participants will walk away with a... View Details
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online
strategies, and techniques. The course content is well designed and helps investors get a basic understanding of what sustainable finance is, its challenges, the path forward, and its key players. Akanksha Davera Sustainable Investing... View Details
- 14 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving
to government estimates. And, in 2020, 3,142 people were killed in car crashes involving distracted drivers. With automation gaining more momentum, Sadun hopes car designers will double down on safety features. After all, commuters may... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
designers judged the creativity of the ideas, they determined that the least creative ones came from participants who had called to mind acquaintances from different cultural backgrounds with disharmonious relationships. [On average,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding