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01 Oct 2000
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Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

pharmaceutical, medical product, hotel, banking, and building product industries, the authors examined the findings of twelve profiles conducted in four companies. In those organizations, the same six issues arose time after time: unclear... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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Faculty | Information Technology

are setting up new accounts at HBS. Introduction to HBS IT for Faculty IT Technology Guide for Faculty Setting Up HarvardKey Setting Up MessageMe Setting Up Password Manager (1Password) Setting Up Two-Step Verification Daily Work... View Details

Adolphus W. Green

Green was instrumental in organizing over 40 Midwestern bakeries to form the National Biscuit Company in 1898, which became the basis for the present day Nabisco. When Green organized the firm, its only product was a cracker, the Uneeda... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Jan 2012
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Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

Download Carroll profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1956 Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1978 Earns BS, Geology, Skidmore College 1982 Earns MS, Geology, University of Kansas 1982 Joins Amoco Production... View Details

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) loves contemporary art for its aesthetic appeal, but also for its ability to challenge existing norms. And now she's transforming the industry in much the same spirit with VIA Art Fund, a new model of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

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Annette Rodriguez-Ferrer

Precision Products. Annette’s non-profit experience includes various Harvard Business School boards, the International Women’s Forum (IWF), Florida New Member Nominating Committee and over a decade on the Board of NYPACE, including as its... View Details

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Frank Spencer

which became the national model for reform during the Clinton Administration. Since joining Habitat, Spencer has overseen a significant uptick in activity. In FY 2012, construction starts numbered 80; in the first four months of FY 2014, View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Services

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

polishing diamonds. The person who can go out and find the diamond gets the highest return.” Lauren Cohen, L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, Harvard... View Details

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

An acclaimed author and expert on the development and commercialization of technological and business innovation, HBS professor Clayton Christensen has written a new book aimed at changing our national conversation about health care. In... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

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leaders who make a difference in the world. We ’ re here to help you identify and implement flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. Browse our services to discover what you can do when HBS IT is behind you.... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices

nonrational part is when somebody offers us evidence of a mistake and we don't say, 'Oh my goodness! Thank you so much!'" Jensen argued that "what learning is about, at its very core, is finding out when we're making an error." Thus, an unwillingness to receive bad... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)

28 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates

current model is artificial and static, and far removed from everyday social interaction," says Jeana H. Frost, who along with Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely is taking an academic look at online dating and how it can be improved. They describe their results in a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Publishing

Bert S. Cross

Cross spent over 40 years with 3M and was known as a “builder of businesses.” He successfully commercialized several new product lines including Scotchlite and Thermo-Fax copying machines. During his tenure,... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

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Instrument of Pictorial Publicity - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

(1934):133. By permission of the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian Institution. Victor Keppler. Beer and Target, ca. 1934. olvwork490099 Documentary, public relations, and advertising photography were at the heart of the... View Details

14 May 2015
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Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students

involve? In my role as an EiR, I get approached by students to advise them as they explore new business ideas and opportunities. Our discussions encompass topics from product development to go-to market... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Professors Fox, Mace Remembered

Production Board. From 1958 to 1962, Fox was director of research for the U.S. Commission on Money and Credit, which conducted a major study of the nation's monetary system. He was also a cofounder of the Cambridge Research Institute.... View Details

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

Whistleblower complaints against federal contractors can help government agencies drive better deals with those companies—even when the allegations turn out to be unsubstantiated, according to new research. Under the burden of a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

01 Jun 2022
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Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

to be paid. Hodgson, who is president and CEO of the parent company and a former entrepreneur-in-residence at HBS, sat down with the Bulletin to talk about how these unlikely entrepreneurs used their differences to their advantage, a process they describe in their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report

and expertise of new members? Read on for more on the link between board leadership diversity and performance. One or two new voices will not disrupt groupthink At a glance, board diversity is improving.... View Details

03 Oct 2005
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What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

will emerge new kinds of collective actions that will address the contemporary issues of multinational workforces and globalized networks of trade and commerce." These comments raise several questions: Just what View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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