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- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
make the job better for them.” The prize money will also allow the cofounders some room to be creative. “We can explore things that we otherwise might not have had the freedom to do,” says Borkenstein. Gruskin says there were other... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
were measured by asking people how frequently they felt nervous, anxious, or on edge and were “worrying too much about different things.” To measure presenteeism, participants were asked how often they were unable to concentrate on their View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
was a role model for me. I decided back then that I wanted to do what he did, work in technology and build a business.” That desire led Mistele to the University of Michigan, where he earned an undergraduate degree in computer engineering and then took a View Details
- 18 Sep 2008
- News
HBS Olympians
in Mexico City and a gold medal in the men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. More information here. Brian Job (MBA 1977D) won a bronze medal for the US in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1968 Olympics in... View Details
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
situations. Filled with stories of people facing a range of challenges, from going on job interviews to asking someone out; scientific research on how our bodies change our minds; and revolutionary strategies like "power... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
thousand large retailers, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. It basically does the supply-chain job faster and more accurately with the aid of a sophisticated information system than anyone else. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
feel tricked as the details of all this glam are revealed to have been funded at the company's expense. Others shrug it off. After all, he got the job done for the shareholders. Why shouldn't he get his reward? Surely it is more than... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
very appropriate phrase, wilderness. It was. My wife's American, so we moved to the US early ’91. It was devastating. My whole life was spent being groomed to run this family media company. And now that was over. So what do you do now? I mean try getting a View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
pretty incredible ride. We're kind of littered with best place to work awards which we certainly celebrate and appreciate. But we're as equally celebrating a young 32-year-old that goes and gets a big job outside of our company or one of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
event/development for business World War II Women in the workplace "Other" Cold War's end Crash of 1929 Second place (tied with "Other") went to "Women in the workplace" , which "broadened the talent base and revolutionized U.S. consumption and society," as one alum... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
Chu speak at the inaugural HBS Latin American conference in 1995 during as a second-year MBA, Rodríguez took his first post-HBS job working for Chu at Accion, accompanying loan officers into the field everywhere from Ecuador to Brooklyn.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
fibrosis treatment. Williams got into pharma by chance. After working in investment banking before and after HBS, he took a job at the consulting firm Corporate Decisions (now Oliver Wyman). One of his first clients was launching a drug... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
together or understand when something might be going wrong. Jay Lorsch: There was a cycle of greed throughout the system, and boards, for their part, allowed it to go unchecked. Some audit committees and compensation committees didn't do their View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
Q: Your case leaves off around 2001. The current Mars Lander program has apparently been a success. Do you think the program is back on track? A: NASA certainly did a good job recovering from the failures of 1999. They had to cancel a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
as the economy shifted from a mainly rural, agrarian model, to a city focused, factory based one We are witnessing the same happening now as we shift to the post information era. Not clear if enough new jobs will be created to replace the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides
Urbana-Champaign. The team's research suggested the contrary: that the higher a woman rose to power, the less likely she might be to help other women do the same. According to their studies, female tokens in "high-prestige workgroups" showed less of a preference for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
job of a manager. In fact, they devote more attention to hiring than they give to strategy. Another important task of leadership is that of maintaining a culture designed to retain that talent. A long discussion of the organization's... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
job as leader was to figure out when to step in." The "young Sparks" Of the 16 leaders studied, Hill says Delhi-based HCL, under former CEO Vineer Nayar, might be the boldest. Nayar, who pulled the company out of a five-year slump,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
In addition, businesses in which the government is a majority shareholder may be more suitable for countries that recognize a "double bottom line" where compelling social interests—such as energy security, economic development, or job... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
people you have, the more time you spend on HR problems rather than doing things," he stated in the case. Yet enthusiasm for the project is strong, and many have offered assistance as unpaid volunteers. "Skilled people are leaving View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman