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21 Jun 2022
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Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams

Salesforce, which acquired the firm in 2021. Microsoft, meanwhile, was finally able to draw users to Teams, the free business communication platform it introduced in 2017 as part of Office 365. "Can these... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Information Technology; Technology

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

When receiving their performance reviews, most people find such feedback conversations to be difficult, no matter how skilled the feedback-givers are. In a recent survey I conducted of 360 working adults, 89 percent said they were not... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

an interactive question by dragging and dropping choices into two different categories Get social by collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your course. Learners who... View Details

18 May 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Organization Design for Distributed Innovation

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin

08 Feb 2017
HBS Seminar

Andrew Mao, Microsoft Research

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

12 Jan 2018
News

The Only 3 Career Steps that Matter

Change Through Persuasion

Faced with the need for a massive change, most managers respond predictably. They revamp the... View Details

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

“Sometimes when things go wrong, an organization needs to look at whether the problems are self-inflicted. The way things are handled in some organizations, the way decisions are made, and the way people communicate are often at the root... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

August 2021
Technical Note

Brand You: Crafting Your Personal Brand

By: Jill Avery and Rachel Greenwald

Selling oneself is something that we have to do every day in both professional and personal settings. We face it when we apply for a job, advocate for a promotion or a raise, vie for a leadership position, attempt to land a new client, write a dating profile, or meet a... View Details

Keywords: Personal Brand; Brand Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Identity; Opportunities; Talent and Talent Management; Jobs and Positions; Strength and Weakness; Communication

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Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country

By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen

Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla... View Details

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28 Apr 2015
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3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School

frustrations to my mentors, they encouraged me to go to business school. If I could couple my engineering skills to newly discovered business skills, I could meet 100% of my goal and bring great science to patients in need. I am now able... View Details

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Maha Malik

View Video Born and raised in Islamabad by two parents actively involved in the public sphere—her mother worked at the Ministry of Labor and Manpower, her father at the World Bank—Maha Malik (MPP/MBA 2019) appreciated politics at the most... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

interactive question by dragging and dropping choices into two different categories Get social by collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your course. Learners who... View Details

Overcrowded – Designing Meaningful Products in a World Awash with Ideas

We live in a world awash with ideas. Thanks to the web and to powerful ideation approaches such as open innovation, design thinking, or crowdsourcing, organizations have today easy access to an unprecedented amount of novel concepts. In this context, what... View Details

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Era Jain

no time or pursuing them was too risky for me, professionally. Being part of the HBS community is like Being surrounded by highly accomplished people with diverse experiences, filled with humility and... View Details

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For Alumni - Entrepreneurship

For Alumni Rock100 Network When HBS alumni entrepreneurs connect, share their experiences, and learn together, a powerful community is established. Join the Rock100 global network, an exclusive community for... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

and inspire their teams to press onward. About the Author Tsedal Neeley (@tsedal) is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. [Image: Alexyz3d] Related Reading It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent,... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Finding Talent Opportunities

Graduated MBAs How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs 28 Apr 2025 Student & Alumni Stories Meet the Tech Club Shira Amat 05 MAY 2025 Learn how the HBS Tech Club connects students with top tech companies, industry leaders, and a community... View Details

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