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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
WSA Speakers Kick Off W50
All." Slaughter cited the importance of flextime and of having a longer-term perspective on the arc of one's career, adding that she believed a "huge norm shift" in attitudes toward work-life balance is entirely possible in a short period... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
some of the big inflection points and in particular, some of the events that did so much to define the story of American business: the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, the crash of the stock market in 1929, the rise of the Internet in our own time,... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II, by Iris Chang, is such a poignant book about the lesser known, perhaps, Holocaust of World War II, and helps me understand more about my own history and ancestry. I think it’s so important for us to... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
concept. Built with authentic interiors and fixtures imported from Japan, the restaurants featured a working chef at every table, flamboyantly preparing and grilling familiar American foods such as shrimp, beef, and chicken ("No... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
soon developed a chain of restaurants based on a novel concept. Built with authentic interiors and fixtures imported from Japan, the restaurants featured a working chef at every table, flamboyantly preparing and grilling familiar American... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
their schedules from week to week provide significant value to America’s estimated 1.6 million gig workers, many of whom don’t work enough hours to qualify for the benefits and protections typically associated with full-time employment. “Flexibility is extremely View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
cycles The crisis demonstrates, painfully, the importance of cash. In his famous essay "The Yield from Money Held,” the economist William Hutt described cash in your pocket or on the balance sheet as “a fire engine when there are no... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
give important insight ...." Stephanie Fuentes said that "It's not hard if you take the time to do the planning and preparation." But the comments of the first group leave us wondering whether theory serves us well when it... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
"Perhaps the existence of a succession plan should be included in every BCP (Business Continuity Planning) assessment that is conducted by an audit firm for publicly-traded companies." Given the general importance of succession... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
deficit that drives up interest rates. She cares if we have a huge current account deficit and import everything from elsewhere. Her own business might erode to the point of failure. Finally, the American cares because our economic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
their schedules from week to week provide significant value to America’s estimated 1.6 million gig workers, many of whom don’t work enough hours to qualify for the benefits and protections typically associated with full-time employment. “Flexibility is extremely View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
led Harlem Capital to invest in exciting women and diverse-owned companies including 4Degrees, Cashdrop, Malomo, and Repeat. These innovative companies are doing important work driving the economy forward, while also inspiring future... View Details
- Web
SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog
this course coined this phrase to capture an important truth: space is so intertwined in our everyday technologies, and our capabilities in space are expanding so rapidly, that every industry, every function, and every geography will... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
no word for “privacy” in Japanese. Indeed, the language is often opaque, even for those who are fluent, but at the same time it’s very precise when it comes to technical and logistical details. Hierarchy and equality coexist. It’s View Details
- Portrait Project
Lourdes Long
Human energy is renewable energy. My energy doesn't come from pipelines or wires. My energy comes from tackling intellectual and personal challenges. I once told my father I had to stop studying medicine because, "I wanted to do something View Details
- Web
Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Emerging Entrepreneur Patricio Bichara 2015 Patricio “Pato” Bichara (MBA 2015) learned something important in the summer between his first and second years at HBS: He loves to build things that make a difference. While working... Values... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good Fellowship
DINNER COMPANIONS: Bruce Johnstone (MBA 1966), with the eight students he supports. In April, some 500 students, alumni, and guests attended the annual Fellowship Dinner at HBS. The event included remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria and a video that underscored the View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- News
When Art Met Finance
art and business were inseparable. “My primary interest is the art itself and being on the side that helps to produce the art,” he said. “But the art business is possibly the most important part of how art is supported,” he recently told... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 24 Sep 2015
- Webinars: Career
Transitioning Beyond Your First or Second Post-HBS Job
Are you thinking of making a job change? Unlike other career moves, the moves early in your career may be different than those later in life. Conducting honest self-assessment and redefining your career vision are often essential to determining next steps in an early... View Details
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Natalie Margulies | MBA
highlighted the importance of studying data from not only a technical perspective but also an ethical, legal, philosophical, and economic perspective in order to enact positive societal change. Professional goals I want to operationalize... View Details