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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities Background Over the summer, I was a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow at Victory Schools, an education management organization that partners with and manages charter and... View Details

13 Aug 2024
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Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

some IT experts I’ve talked to are surprised by the results.” Why? The cost of software updates—both in terms of time and money—may cause businesses to delay manual updates to vulnerable systems, says Shane... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services

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Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business School—Newsroom. You've been in this role, and at HBS, for just over a year now. Can you reflect a bit on what you've been hearing and learning? It was insightful and exciting to... View Details

13 Feb 2012
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The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

"It's so appealing on the surface to think that the best way to approach race is to pretend that it doesn't exist," says behavioral psychologist Michael I. Norton, an associate professor at Harvard Business School. "But research shows... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

(February 1, 1985). 95. Edwin H. Land, "The History of Polaroid," Polaroid Audio Visual Collection, 014681354_VT_0004, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. 96. Land, "Research by the Business Itself," 4.... View Details

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Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Railroads & the Transformation of Capitalism Credits: Curator: Melissa Banta HBS Faculty Advisors: Walter A. Friedman, Research Fellow... View Details

17 Jan 2011
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Being the Boss

now-classic book is popular not just among newbies but also among leaders with decades of experience. “Unless you manage the context in which your team resides, there's no way that your team can be successful.” "I've always been... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Apr 2004
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Birth of the American Salesman

leader in this: In 1913, Harvard's Bureau of Business Research published its first bulletin, which concentrated on the selling of shoes.) By the 1920s, sales management had "arrived." American... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

specifications, and monetary value of Edwin Land's new instant photography system that would be commercially released in 1948. Memorandum to Polaroid Company: Submitted by George Albert Smith, Jr. and John G. McLean, 1945-1946. Land,... View Details

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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links The Railroads: The First Big Business Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, local railroads around the world served as a means of... View Details

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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links New Levels of Capitalism: Finance The rapidly growing industry required an extraordinary amount of capital for construction and... View Details

22 Nov 2010
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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Business leaders can't develop and execute effective strategy without first gathering the right information, says Harvard Business School professor Robert Simons. In his new book, Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

12 Dec 2023
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HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well

mobilize organizational change quickly, untangle digital strategy, and reflect on socially responsible leadership. Take a look back at some of the books by Harvard Business School faculty members that hit... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Nov 2021
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Recruiting is Broken for Gen Z Tech Candidates. New Tools Give Managers Hope They can Fix It.

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, explains that during this period, “the growth of big business was the central trend of the American economy.” 35 By the dawn of World War I, America’s journey from an... View Details

02 May 2019
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How To Ask Better Questions

follow-up questions improves your life and increases emotional intelligence. Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask Leading a team? These 7 questions can help managers and leaders address almost any challenge. Four... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

February 2025
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Preparing Business Leaders for an Era of Climate Instability: Understanding and Managing Physical Climate Risk

By: Michael W. Toffel and Spencer Glendon

In this compelling video, Spencer Glendon, founder of Probable Futures and Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, describes the profound implications of climate change for businesses, the economy, and societies around the world. Drawing from his background in... View Details

Keywords: Modeling; Climate Change; Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management

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1929: The Great Crash - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

the 1920s Research Links Site Credits 1929: The Great Crash Unique historical materials in Harvard University collections throw light on the role of the regional exchanges in the stock market crash of 1929, and the regulation of the... View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Research," 6. 51. Polaroid Corporation Research and Development Records, Box III.328 and Box III.329, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. 52. McCune, Oral history files, 41. 53. Polaroid Corporation Daily Report from Research Staff,... View Details

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