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Jonathan Assayag

entrepreneurship – and a realization that he would need formal business training before he could move forward. "I did my research going through the MBA application process," he says,... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success

As with any new endeavor, the School's recent introduction of a year-round calendar - with two entry dates, September and January, for each MBA class - posed some unique challenges and uncertainties. One... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

lead time has been reduced from eight to three weeks. Now we’re competitive at a completely different level.” The Future Is Now Between 1992 and 2000, manufacturing accounted for 22 percent of U.S. economic growth (28 percent if View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

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The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding | Working Knowledge

managers will still play a key role even in innovation-heavy industries, such as software development. They often know how and when to connect groups with disparate skills—like engineering, sales, View Details

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

and software programs have been helping teachers better manage their time so that they can spend less energy on administrative work and more on teaching. "This is probably... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

14 Nov 2012
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Remembering His Roots

that Curiel performed during his second year. Classmates and cofounders Chadd Garcia and Misha Simmonds joined his effort to test that idea following graduation. The RFDF’s “Mini MBA” program offers migrant... View Details

Keywords: farmworkers

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Alexandra C. Feldberg

differ widely, it is important to know yourself first so you can articulate your aspirations for graduate pursuits clearly and make an informed decision about programs. While this advice certainly holds in the View Details

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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise... View Details

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Creighton Taylor

of features, the number-one favorite was getting updates on what their friends and family were looking at.” Based on these insights, Creighton’s team recommended a news application that had a strong... View Details

10 May 2022
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.” Building blocks: “In mastery learning, a student moves at his or her own pace and takes as many shots on goal as needed to master a concept, before advancing. If I’m one teacher with 30... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Advancing China’s Impact Investing Ecosystem

solve problems,” she notes. Before enrolling in the MBA Program, Chen worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Shanghai and Singapore. While there, she began to question her own societal impact, prompting her View Details

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Adding Corporate Social Responsibility to the Mix | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Adding Corporate Social Responsibility to the Mix Tanya Levy-Odom has always been involved in her community. As a teen, she taught first aid to children as a Red Cross volunteer. A native New Yorker, she now serves on the boards of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum View Details

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Control Theory as Applied to Stochastic and Non-Stochastic Economics." Ph.D. diss., MIT, 1970. Merton, Robert C. "A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of the Asset Market and its View Details

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Video Management Policy | About

photography of campus construction or special events. Installation of cameras is a transparent process. In most cases, business managers are informed of camera installations in the building where they work or have responsibility. Proposed locations must adhere to View Details

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

industry in general fails in: (1) catering to customer desires for short courses that produce quick results, (2) emphasizing, and training for, ways of gaining self-knowledge, (3) providing laboratories for the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

money has been collected, eBay sends the gift, along with the list of all contributors and short notes from them, to the recipient. This application generated three types of immediate benefits for eBay.... View Details

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

out the application in pencil to please an Army buddy when we were stationed in Europe, and my grade record at a little college in Iowa didn’t warrant admission anyway. Then I got his seat in the Stanford... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws | Information Technology

GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws In the past few years, many countries and states have enacted laws to protect individuals' privacy. These laws cover any information that may be obtained when someone participates or interacts with a Harvard... View Details

31 Mar 2023
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How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor and visiting fellow at the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

02 Sep 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?

peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

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