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- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
important. We recommend that the IT governance group be made up of independent directors, as is the case with audit and compensation committees. Chairmanship is also critical. For firms in support, factory, or turnaround modes, the... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
movement. “When we feel powerless or subordinate, we constrict our posture, tightening, wrapping, and making ourselves smaller,” she writes. Cuddy is among a growing number of HBS faculty using scientific methods and behavioral science to study how the human brain... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
the first launch of HBX, and is targeted at a group that HBS has historically not served: undergraduate students, non-business graduate students, and professionals in the pre-MBA stage of their working careers who would benefit from a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
Stay Cool Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001), CEO of the Leadership Now Project, believes that "protecting the legitimacy of November's election is, at its core, about preserving American democracy.” Ballou-Aares convened a group of 50... View Details
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
with the control group answers generally falling in the middle. From a logical Internet privacy viewpoint, the results don't make sense. After all, an amateur website of unknown origins is likely far less concerned with data protection... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
Ulrike Malmendier Abstract To what extent do peers affect our occupational choices? This question has been of particular interest in the context of entrepreneurship and policies to create a favorable environment for entry. Such... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
suspect it was transporting contraband. He grabbed a CSECO Fiberscope—a fiber-optic inspection device that resembles a plumber's snake—and fed it into the gas tank. He peered into the scope's eyepiece. "Generally, if you interdict a... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
of attaining the “American Dream.” And while I understand the tendency to view U.S. Latinx as a singular group with shared immigrant experiences, I learned from my father’s ordeal that each of us is unique. Driven by this realization and... View Details
- Web
Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
different categories Get social by collaborating and networking with a global community of peers before, during, and after the course. Learners who successfully complete an HBS Online program are added to the HBS Online Community's... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
health clinic and community for expecting and new mothers. Women seeking support for pregnancy, birth, or postpartum challenges can sign up with Seven Starling to access its specialized care. Services include one-on-one therapy sessions with clinicians board-certified... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
representing groups of investors, and from those in the U.S. and other countries—if at all representative—provide what is for me a rather sobering assessment of the future of these funds. At one end of the spectrum are the feelings... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
From Lone Star to Team Player
"T-shaped managers," that is, they focus on individual unit performance (the vertical part of the T) and contributions across units (the horizontal part of the T). BP has put in place several mechanisms to nurture T-shaped managers, including the development... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 15 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path
JD/MBAs. Your peers will be running startups based around the world, starting nonprofits, working in senior levels of government, establishing themselves as successful investors, teaching classes at Harvard, and beyond—all while in school... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Overestimating Others' Social Connectedness By: Whillans, A.V., C. Christie, S. Cheung, A.H. Jordan, and F.S. Chen Abstract—Two studies document the existence and correlates of a widespread social belief, wherein individuals who have recently moved to a new social... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
February 8-9 weekend and kicked off the trek with iconic Bay Area experiences. Many hiked scenic trails, visited the Golden Gate Bridge, and rode in Waymo’s autonomous vehicles for the first time. Others reunited with old friends and made new connections over View Details
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Philipp Schäelli
forced to develop your own perspective on business questions with limited information and within a short time frame. Beyond the academic experience being surrounded and connected with 900 other ambitious young professionals gives you a new View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
most managers feel that they face two undesirable options: Express their true thoughts and alienate their peers or suppress them, avoiding genuine discussion. Most choose the latter. Yet, when interpersonal attributions are suppressed,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
that's been going for a while and a new business trying to shake that up?" asked Winsor, who is Chief Innovation Officer at Havas. He said striking the right balance between established practices and new ideas remains an ongoing challenge. In creating HBX, Anand said... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
innovation, and peer production—relate to theories of the firm, with particular attention on “sociality” in firms and markets. We first briefly review extant theories of the firm and then discuss three theoretical aspects of sociality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
integrated, full-line system. Other providers, including most physician practices, define their business around specific functions or specialties. An anesthesiology group defines itself as in the anesthesia business; a nephrology View Details