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01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

8 The Devil Is In The Details The decisions that managers have to make as part of implementing a restructuring plan are often critical to whether the restructuring succeeds or fails. In the language of economics, implementation is the... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

22 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning

certain types of words and phrases stood out. In particular, people responded to negation (“no”) and reasoning language ( “the reason is ” or “because”) negatively, while viewing acknowledgment (which Minson described as “using some of... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

$2,650 Next 12-week session starts September 3rd Next 17-week session starts October 28 Apply to CORe Apply to CORe for Credit Designed to help you achieve fluency in the language of business, CORe is a business fundamentals program that... View Details

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Research Resources - Doctoral

and research tools and methods. IQSS also offers training in Python, R, and Stata. Academic Resource Center The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides a range of support services including academic coaching, accountability sessions, peer tutoring, English View Details

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

identities For example, using language that implicitly holds as a norm heterosexuality, Democratic Party affiliation, high socioeconomic status, or heavy drinking during social events. Suggestions: Use neutral references (e.g., “partner,”... View Details

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

several foundational financial terms to help you learn to speak the language of business. Access Your Free Cheat Sheet Free Finance and Accounting Flowchart Which HBS Online Finance and Accounting Course Is Right for You? This flowchart... View Details

13 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How to Spot a Liar

Want to know if someone's lying to you? Telltale signs may include running of the mouth, an excessive use of third-person pronouns, and an increase in profanity. These are among the findings of a recent study that delves into the language... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Interviewing - Alumni

born? What is your native language? Legal : Are you authorized to work in the US? What languages do you speak? Response : I can work with (no/the following) restrictions. I am fluent in, conversational in. Marital/Family Status Illegal :... View Details

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Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

help providers and other players in the health care system leverage information technology to help them achieve two key aims: restructuring care delivery and measuring results . Establish common data definitions and precise language... View Details

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Team - Case Method Project

language from Wellesley College, where her history studies focused on the establishment of democratic institutions and inspired the belief that history education should be engaging. Julia spends her weekends freelancing as a professional... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Certificate in Business Analytics [Cohort Start Month and Year] List your certificate on your LinkedIn profile under "Education" with the language from the Credential Verification page: School: Harvard Business School Online Dates... View Details

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About Us - Research Computing Services

RCS staff include experts in advanced statistical methods, along with data science methodologies that can support faculty research, including text digitization, fuzzy matching, and natural language processing. RCS team member bios provide... View Details

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Assess business opportunities through the lens of value creation Apply the value stick, a research-based framework for strategy formulation, to key strategic decisions that companies face today Master the View Details

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Body language may also provide a useful guide: instructors may prefer to call on a student who reacts with excitement or confusion to a comment just made in the discussion, as opposed to a student whose hand has been up for some time.... View Details

30 May 2024
News

How to Have Effective Conversations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of the bestselling books The Power of... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

acclimating to American culture and living in a new country, concerns related to speaking and writing in English as a second language and how to participate effectively in class discussions, and adjusting to the case-based pedagogy.... View Details

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Events - Business History

day participants explored the continuing methodological challenges in conducting oral history, including the choice between audio and video recordings, and the language in which such interviews should be conducted. The urgent need to... View Details

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Health Care Club, Co-President, PRIDE Club, Soccer Club, Tech Club, Management Consulting Club Christina Byrd “While working on cross-functional and strategic initiatives at Uber,” says Christina, “I realized how important it was to speak the View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Speak the language of alternative investments so that you can better communicate and collaborate with your colleagues and customers Evaluate alternative... View Details

16 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World

languages and possess unique cultural norms around meeting styles would benefit from in-person meetings, whereas people who speak the same language and operate meetings similarly won’t realize the same... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Air Transportation

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