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- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A), (B), & (C)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-085, 319-095, and 319-097. View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
happiness is even bigger than would be predicted if income was the only argument in the utility function. In other words, introducing omitted variables worsens the income-without-happiness paradox. A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2013
Marketing & CPG Prospective Student Webinar
This online information session will highlight the resources available to students coming from or who are interested in pursuing a career in marketing or in consumer packaged goods (CPG). There will be a brief presentation followed by a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
Case Study: Mind the Gap
software engineers, are often locked out of larger enterprise deals. What’s more, their target clients and projects are relatively small, which means valuable resources are left on the table. “That’s 700,000 software engineers, and... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- News
From Harvard to INSEAD: Change Management in a Disruptive World
familiar with private enterprise and with strong ties with the business community, rather than a traditional academic. That’s how it all began, and the reason why they reached out to me.” On the value of the case method: “The case-study method helps us draw on... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
Growth and Operations, GE Africa; and Tamla Oates-Forney was promoted from human resources leader for sub-Saharan Africa, GE Energy, to senior human resources manager, GE Africa. While many were optimistic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 21, 2007
s/(s+f) is a good approximation and (ii) sharers (freeriders) obtain bandwidth larger (smaller) than s/(s+f). The paper constitutes a first step towards a general analytical foundation for scarce resource allocation in peer-to-peer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Venture: Time Heals All
Health (named for the ward where Borkenstein worked) in 2022 with the goal of modernizing nursing workforce management. Their user-friendly mobile app, powered by cutting-edge data science, is being deployed in hospitals across the United States. Human View Details
- Profile
Shaun Miller
exciting it could be to live and work abroad - and thus I was able to chart a path that would take me there. Back on campus, the global perspective and reach of HBS provided me with the resources to achieve this goal. What are you most... View Details
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
global, and in entrepreneurship, it’s not just limited to software.” In business, in action, in the i-lab Arjun has already applied the HBS network and resources to his own enterprise, Foresight Pharmaceuticals, a startup dedicated to... View Details
- Web
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
are a bundle of strengths and assets. And if we help people, and give them the resources they need, and the social networks and the connections they need, the education they need, they can lead whatever life they want to lead – the most... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Alumni Career Services Update
part of the HBS Alumni Advisory Network Contact with the worldwide network of some one hundred HBS alumni clubs Baker Library's Career Resources Center's individualized research assistance to alumni in the job market An upgraded work area... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
basic philosophies of McKinsey make sense to me," she says, explaining her lengthy tenure at the firm. She is also a strong believer in McKinsey's world-renowned ability to train its staff: "We don't think of consultants as human View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
their inspiring stories. Chidalu Onyenso: Empowering small business owners’ self-sufficiency Climate change and the energy crisis have disproportionately impacted underdeveloped countries and the most vulnerable populations with them. These nations often lack the View Details
- Web
Launching Leaders: HBS's New Initiative Fuels First-Generation and Low-Income Student Success - Recruiting
students, Student Academic Services, faculty, Admissions, and Financial Aid, reflects HBS's commitment to ensuring all students have the resources to flourish, regardless of socioeconomic or family background. "The case method functions... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania
Afya Pamoja cofounders Patrick Anyanga, Robert Smith, Dr. Helga Mutasingwa, and Simon DeBere at the company’s office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Tanzania, women are 100 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than women in high income... View Details
Keywords: April White
- May 2017
- Teaching Note
Building a Developmental Culture: The Birth of Deloitte University
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
This Teaching Note is a companion piece to the case, “Building a Developmental Culture: The Birth of Deloitte University,” HBS No. 411-059. View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
The Confederacy of Heterogeneous Software Organizations and Heterogeneous Developers: Field Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Worker Effort
By: Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani
Software development occurs in a patchwork or "confederacy" of different types of institutions (universities, small start-ups, multinational enterprises, government agencies, etc.) utilizing varied work approaches. Here we speculate on one possible explanation for this... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Applications and Software; Product Development; Organizations; Employees; Behavior; Competition; Cooperation; Creativity; Information Technology Industry
Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim R. Lakhani. "The Confederacy of Heterogeneous Software Organizations and Heterogeneous Developers: Field Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Worker Effort." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, 483–502. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Capturing Human Capital
corporations rely on information planning and control systems and processes that are designed to help management make sound strategic choices and ensure efficient implementation of those decisions. "They do this by allocating scarce capital View Details
- 29 Jul 2020
Industry Spotlight Series: Social Enterprise
Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth in the social enterprise sector? Hear from current students and alumni in the social enterprise industry as they reflect on the amazing resources that HBS has to offer.... View Details