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22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide

mentors, they were all accomplished men who offered sound advice in both business and life. “Now that I’m in this position of seniority, I feel a huge responsibility to pay it forward,” says Freyre. “Given that there are not many Latinas... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

disappointing, ending in either a brutal fight or incumbent co-option How Asymmetries Propel Disruptive Entrants Asymmetries allow disruptive attackers to enter a market, grow without incumbent interference, and mitigate the incumbent's View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

even within that difficulty, I saw such a compassionate side of humanity that I was truly inspired. So I put out this radio appeal in a country that's not my own, and just said, "We've come from India. We have a daughter and can you please help?" And I was staggered... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading companies, including Ace Ticket, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, Amgen, and... View Details

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

deliberated what to do. The initial Chinese response came from a mid-level spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, while the initial response from the United States government came from the secretary of state... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

that launch anticorruption efforts grow their businesses more slowly than firms that don't, especially in regions where bribery is the expected norm. “If you think of the cost [of bribery] as just fines and regulatory actions, you're... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Lena Licht

Coming to HBS is like... Taking a two-year hiatus from real life and workplace responsibilities to be immersed in a transformative educational and social environment that will forever change the course of your professional and personal... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

not have to give up on any of my dreams. What is the hardest part about being a mom at HBS? Being expected to function the same as everyone else, with half the amount of sleep. How do you make it all work? Dividing View Details

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

Meet Cheryl Andrus: Manager. Survivor. A vice president responsible for corporate and product marketing at FranklinCovey in Salt Lake City, Andrus was asked in August 2002 to also take charge of one of the company's business lines. Along... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

the writing of popular film scripts like The Matrix or Star Wars. Character behaviors, actions, and motivations hook the interest of readers at all levels, regardless of their professional experience with IT, while the plot sets up a series of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts, including serial... View Details

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

do not act as completely rational agents. (We imply no offense in this). In response to the complexity of the supply chains, managers limit the problem space, whether consciously or unconsciously, by selecting a limited set of inputs to... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

in China. “American boys of college age came to China to seek their fortunes, and they expected opportunities there to equal, if not surpass, those available to the enterprising in a rapidly expanding America,” historian Stephen Lockwood... View Details

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

in too many neighborhoods, the messages they receive are overwhelmingly that society has low expectations for their lives. And, if not countered, those messages can become self-fulfilling. We all have a View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

10 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS

matter the outcome, I would have a strong reaction. People often ask what I think changed between my 2+2 rejection and my eventual acceptance. They usually expect a story about a series of deliberate decisions I made to change my course... View Details

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

expected to grow and evolve in coming years. This policy revises and clarifies the School’s previous policy on faculty involvement in student ventures and extends it to cover student involvement in faculty ventures. 1 Guiding Principles... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

questions and craft responses to minimize the effect of gender biases Create an impact statement summarizing how you hope to impact the startup ecosystem Free E-Book So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur: How to Get Started In this guide,... View Details

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

they can’t make an overall risk assessment. Gazette: This week, a panel of banking regulators and treasury officials from the G20 countries said it will put forward “robust” new regulations in October in response to the “intrinsic... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

19 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Company Loyalty

you, their employer. The very nature of the relationship between employers and employees has undergone a fundamental shift: Today, workers not only don't expect to work for decades on end for the same company, but they don't want to. They... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

for the use of technology, and sensitivity to needs for work/life balance. This is the predominant collective response from many who responded to this month's topic, "How Will Millennials Manage?" It may be at odds with Michael... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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