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Is AI Coming for Your Job?
GIVING SALES MANAGERS AND SALES REPRESENTATIVES TIME TO FOCUS ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, MANAGING, AND SELLING." AI systems help produce highly accurate sales forecasts, which traditionally have taken managers days and weeks to pull... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship
submitting his resume, Stan participated in a series of interviews that began during finals week, a challenging time made more so by a number of obligations that took him out of the country. “I really appreciated their flexibility.” The... View Details
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
establishing that cultural values causally impact the contents of gender stereotypes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-097.pdf Characteristic Timing Authors:Robin Greenwood and Samuel Gregory Hanson Abstract We use... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
Bundles, one of Walker's descendants who authored the biography On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, told MBA students at Harvard that her great-great-grandmother wanted to help women look and feel better.... View Details
- 20 Dec 2023
- News
New School
Foundation. At the same time, Curriculum Associates has transitioned from a solely print-based company to a largely online one, earned local and national best-places-to-work awards, seen revenues increase 20 times over. “It turns out... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
who has always been comfortable spending time alone with her own thoughts. The last thing I thought I’d do is start a nonprofit with complete strangers.” Origin story: “In 2016, I was shattered by the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
deep suspicion out there," Silk says. "I think issues of privacy are going to come under increased scrutiny. It's a time bomb." Others are less concerned. "I see privacy as a trade-off," says Lisa R. Klein... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
are taking short-term pay cuts largely to show solidarity with their employees. "A lot of it is symbolic ,” Itay Goldstein of The Wharton School commented. “When we come into a crisis like the one we have right now—where it's a difficult View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 20 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang
In this blog, Loujaine AlMoallim (MBA 2024) interviews HBS Professor Ting Zhang about her personal journey, her time at HBS, and her advice for HBS leaders. Can you briefly tell us about your journey that got you to where you are today?... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
decided to fire Easterbrook without cause and allow him to keep $105 million in stock and options. Easterbrook fulfilled his promise, saying publicly that he “acknowledges his error in judgment” and that he was “deeply grateful” for his View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Now Starring: Single Dad
5, 2010). It was also a time when the concept of “single dad” was largely unfamiliar to many Americans. After graduating from Harvard College, Wand and Robby lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, while Wand was a student at HBS. Despite the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2023
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
capitalists not to get too involved in their portfolio, as it would be a waste of time and companies should be left to do their own thing. But this was a maturing VC ecosystem in Latin America, says Saggioro Leal. "We started to realize... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
15% at some of the largest advisory firms. Roughly one-third of advisers with misconduct are repeat offenders. Prior offenders are five times as likely to engage in new misconduct as the average financial adviser. Firms discipline... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results
helps bridge the education gap by giving entrepreneurs access to capital regardless of the level of their formal schooling. While her interests are clearly international in scope, Dasgupta has also devoted much of her time to activities... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Blog Post
6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
of both schools from day one. You spend your first year at HKS, your second year at HBS, and your third year taking electives across both schools. Throughout your time here all joint degree students participate in a weekly joint degree... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
effect. Another time she told the dealer she wanted a car with a manual drive. “No you don’t,” the salesman snapped. Says Avery, “I felt disrespected.” “I’m happy with the car, but it was a roller coaster of emotions going through the... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)
outbreak was to coordinate donations in cash and volunteer hours to organizations involved in the Ebola relief effort. I realized my long-term response needed to help prevent communities in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa from falling deeper into poverty every... View Details
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Running a Program/Submitting a Job - Research Computing Services
submission scripts. As described previously, you are only limited by the size of the cluster and any system-wide enforced limits. The resources you can customize include: Amount of RAM Number of processors (cores) Which set of compute nodes the job should run on... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
in Africa. “Why? Because they’re getting returns,” she says. “We’ve shown that you can merge impact work with investing without sacrificing returns. But you can’t just arrive and set up. Africa is 54 separate and distinct countries. You need View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Negotiating - Alumni
process, you might say "I'd like to get a better sense of my fit with the position and company before discussing finances." When it's time to talk, the offer should come from the hiring manager or your HR contact. Prioritizing &... View Details