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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online
Professor Mihir Desai Build an intuitive understanding of financial principles to better communicate with key stakeholders, drive business performance, and grow your career. 6 weeks, 6–7 hrs/week Pay by August 14 $1,850 Certificate New View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Leadership Transition for External Relations
MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: Leadership Transition – Janet Cahill, External Relations We write to let you know that Janet Cahill (AMP 189) has decided to step down from her... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
failure and making it work for us. Why Startups Fail Professor Thomas Eisenmann (DBA 1998, MBA 1983) + More Info – Less Info Most startups fail. About two-thirds of venture capital investments do not earn a positive return. Surprisingly,... View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
positioning. Strategy execution and implementation Strategic planning, converting strategic objectives into activities, is central to most organizations. Still, it is not possible to anticipate every event... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
things can run smoothly for as long as possible. It's often a judgment call." Name: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration Courses she teaches: Managing Change (MBA elective); Leading Change and Organizational Renewal, Women... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
returned to their organizations to lead inspiring projects that developed wonderful, strategic Balanced Scorecards. But not all of these companies were able to sustain the energy to deliver the results we reported in Chapter 1. What helps... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
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Business History - Faculty & Research
American chemical industries until the 1970s, when the two German firms diverged from their American counterparts in using public relations strategies not only to contain fallout from criticism, but also as opportunities for changes in corporate culture aimed at... View Details
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
social interaction. We can have a lot of control over how other people feel and react to us, says Brooks. “Some people might be uncomfortable about exerting that control strategically because it might seem manipulative. But the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
wrong, hold us back. Instead, we have to focus on finding our “edge”—the unique qualities that set us apart—and take strategic steps to make other people see our value and open the doors that will take us where we want to go. View Video... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- July 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Peabody Essex Museum: What Next?
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jeffrey F. Rayport
The case describes the 25-year transformation of Peabody Essex Museum, which was created in 1993 by the merger of two sub-scale predecessor cultural institutions, operating since 1799, in Salem, Massachusetts. Dan Monroe, its founding CEO, began a process of building... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Peabody Essex Museum: What Next?" Harvard Business School Case 520-009, July 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors involved. The book posits integrated reporting as a key mechanism by which companies can ensure their own long-term sustainability by contributing to a sustainable society.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
producer, Canada would have a long-term advantage because of its history of high-quality grain production. Further, he believed that SWP, with its deep farmer relationships and state-of-the-art infrastructure, was ideally positioned to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Shared value opens up new needs, new markets, new value chain configurations, and new ways of thinking about the business. This creates new opportunities for strategic View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3
diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for embracing people of all backgrounds. These executives saw diversity as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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The Role of Leaders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
defining and communicating a company’s unique position, making trade-offs, and forging fit among activities. More about strategic continuity The Role of Leaders in Strategy Distinguish operational improvement from strategy Lead the... View Details
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting
make a positive impact on the world, one exciting path forward is investing in mission-centered businesses. Areas like healthcare, education, energy, and the environment attract innovative and entrepreneurial minds, and just like the team... View Details
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
earnings patterns. Firms with historically larger earnings in one quarter of the year (“positive seasonality quarters”) have higher returns when those earnings are usually announced. Analysts have more positive forecast errors in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
aligned with its strategic performance goals and its human and customer-centric values. Because managers at all levels are held accountable for implementing and maintaining this governance and learning system, it becomes embedded in the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
has a positive effect on quality performance. We then distinguish between positive spillovers and complementarities to examine the following: (1) the extent to which a hospital's specialization in areas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne