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Women at HBS - Alumni

Inc.; and Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995), COO of Facebook; and attend a wide range of alumni panel discussions and faculty presentations . More than 4,000 alumni took part in a " Life and Leadership After HBS "... View Details
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Research Resources - Doctoral

Research Community Research Resources Our research and teaching resources are unmatched. The research and teaching resources at Harvard are unmatched by any other school. Students can make use of virtually any methodology required to... View Details
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies

By: Valeria Giacomin
Clusters are defined as geographically concentrated agglomerations of specialized firms in a particular domain. The cluster concept in its broader meaning of industrial agglomeration has been the focus of longstanding debates in the social sciences. This working paper... View Details
Keywords: Industry Clusters; Research; Theory; Developing Countries and Economies; History; Analysis; Globalization
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Task Selection and Workload: A Focus on Completing Easy Tasks Hurts Long-Term Performance

By: Diwas S. KC, Bradley R. Staats, Maryam Kouchaki and Francesca Gino
How individuals manage, organize, and complete their tasks is central to operations management. Recent research in operations focuses on how under conditions of increasing workload, individuals can increase their service time, up to a point, to complete work more... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Decision Making; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity
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  • 21 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

“Reimaging Capitalism” into practice by helping funds build investing strategies and philosophy around how they evaluate potential investments via a series of ESG ratings. I’m currently organizing a teach-in... View Details
  • 25 May 2021
  • Research & Ideas

White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?

lodging demand. "If other companies invest in building similar race-blind algorithms, that may even the playing field for users." The research results could also have broader implications for promoting racial equity at a wide range View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Accommodations
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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

The resources below have been selected by Baker librarians to help members of our community learn more about the conflict.  The list attempts to incorporate a wide range of perspectives to enable the... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Drop Everything, Read This

The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
  • Case

Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell
Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Restructuring; Transformation; Construction; Compensation and Benefits; Management; Market Entry and Exit; Labor and Management Relations; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
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Non-academic Talks and Lectures

Non-academic Talks and Lectures

  1. Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference, March 3, 2005
    Panelist on International... View Details
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Innovating in Energy: Learning from High-Potential Ventures

By: Joseph B. Lassiter

My work at HBS has always focused on high-potential ventures.  Most recently, these have been professionally financed start-ups and buyouts in newly emerging energy and cleantech businesses. These ventures tend to be based on innovative insights into technology and... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

balance sheet constraints and bond liquidity By: Johannes Breckenfelder & Victoria Ivashina SEP 2021 The authors explore the ties between bonds and individual dealers formed through home advantage and the persistence of previous... View Details
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

appropriate tools for their businesses or organizations. The course is also well suited for business operations specialists to understand the building blocks of basic data visualization. Data Science for... View Details
  • 12 May 2023
  • News

Alabama's Yella Fella

transformed Great Southern Wood Preserving into a $2 billion company with a recognizable brand in one of the most commodified industries. The story is told in a recent Forbes article, "How a Crime Fighting Cowboy Became Alabama's Only... View Details
Keywords: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Wholesale Trade
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A Vital Residential Community | About

forms its own vibrant community in the heart of one of the world’s great cities. Founded in 1908, HBS was originally located in Harvard Yard. The present campus, with its stately Georgian View Details
  • 07 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 7

statistically significant improvements in managerial effectiveness and performance. Now executives were wondering: how could Google build on the success of this project, extending it to senior leaders,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

http://www.theigc.org/sites/default/files/Eric%20Werker%20RR%20final.pdf   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 313-024 Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company In 2010, Tom Linebarger, president... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Going to Extremes: Crucibles, Multiple Sensitive Periods, and Career Progression

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Sunasir Dutta, Hise O. Gibson and Eric Lin
We study the effects of crucible experiences along multiple sensitive periods on career progression. While prior literature has hinted that individuals can be imprinted during multiple sensitive periods, not just during the early career, there has been scant attention... View Details
Keywords: Jobs and Positions; Personal Development and Career; Management Skills; Human Capital
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  • 28 Nov 2018
  • HBS Case

On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website

and continue to build on your learning.” Just as important, the response had to be relevant to that customer. If a consumer searched for “sneakers,” the site should not only provide a list of sneaker-like... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

Baker, philanthropy has played a significant role in the development of the HBS campus. Today, our vibrant learning environment comprises 33 buildings on 40 acres. Learn about the history View Details