Orientations - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Nov 2021
Blog Post

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM

many common ties between fighting climate change, energy, and food production. My other (more personal) goal is to create real friendships among club members, beyond it being a professionally oriented club, through small group dinners and... View Details

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Departments | Employment

orientation Analytical thinking Comfort with ambiguity Applied expertise Measurement-focused What makes it challenging to work in Baker Library? Constant evolution in the information industry and scholarly publishing A shift to a more... View Details

03 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

comparatively linear and sequential approach adopted by medical device development teams in developed countries like the United States. Further, we suggest that such testing is feasible in India because of the prevailing regulatory flexibility, the cognitive View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Europe - Global Activities 2020

rhymes,’ but the general sentiment seems eerily fitting for our case.” 50 % Cases published in FY20 that were globally oriented 5.3M HBS cases sold outside the US in FY20 View Details

16 Nov 2015
News

Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

“Indigenous peoples’ relationship with fire was instrumental in their life,” Sprinkles explains. “It meant protection, a way to cook their food, and formed the orientation for their social organization. “People who attend the fires come... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

of defined benefit investments not only in the boom period from 1995 through 1998 but also in the down market years of 1990, 1993, and 1994. And, fourth, consumer pressure and intensified competition forced the entire U.S. securities industry to become more customer... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

everyone has the specific tools necessary to excel in their desired specialty Collaboration with other investment clubs to ensure their programming has an orientation towards diversity and equity, especially for Black investors... View Details

03 Jun 2015
What Do You Think?

Is the Time Right for Self-Management?

and form teams ("circles"). The guidelines for the effort are spelled out in a 30-page "Constitution" used as the basis for orienting associates to the new form of organizing work. Self-management is not a new idea.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

24 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

Value Assessment, and sustainability data from the Vigeo Sustainable Country Ratings. These were matched with the company's official language and strong/weak orientation toward the future, and several moderating variables. Marquis and his... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

service had increased access to resources (land) for generations. I slowly came to see that if I didn’t accept the role, I would regret it. I took the offer and was ultimately placed in Denver to work with the Submerged Resources team. Our cohort of interns had a... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

09 Jun 2023
Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

ERGs demonstrate an organization’s commitment to ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. Also, in the absence of demographic data — for example, data on sexual orientation — an established ERG broadcasts to potential employees that... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 1998
News

A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill

every case through that lens." O'Neill also became involved in the School's mentoring program with the Taft Middle School, and as General Academic Council representative for his section, he was a driving force in reshaping the orientation... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

The Geography of Corporate Giving

focused on housing, those in Columbus are oriented toward children's' issues, and Minneapolis firms put much of their efforts into the arts. The goal for Marquis and colleagues is to explain these systematic differences across locales.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish

mechanism to do well with minimum risk and maximum efficiency. In its early stages, a typical project would have to be commercially oriented and driven by private funds, though public funding from development banks or foreign aid agencies... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

instructor, and later as a strategist for the Pentagon: O: Observe O: Orientate D: Decide A: Act Boyd's insight came from the need to develop a strategic approach—simple in nature, easy to execute and communicate—that made up for the fact... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

20 Nov 2015
News

Room to Grow

equipment and manufacturing. “This is about trying to build food system activity all around different elements of the food system,” says Kendall. “It’s reflective of our orientation to the market approach.” That approach harkens back to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

environment, and resource constraints all factor into the decision-making process. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512012-PDF-ENG Orientation to Leadership Intelligence Days, 2011 Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony J.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

presentation by suggesting that talking about business and the public sphere was like "dancing about architecture." Business often has no incentive to grapple with public sector problems, and those businesses that choose to embrace a 'stakeholder' View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Feb 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

highest. The course orientation fits with popular conceptions of the world of small business, offering visions of highly energized individuals passionate about doing their own thing developing new ideas and creating most of the jobs in an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

PRIDE is to build an inclusive community for all orientations and genders while remaining respectful of everyone's individual journey. More than anything else, I want us to be a family for each other at HBS and in life. Co-President,... View Details

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