Professionalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

avoidable ways. This article is based on the analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that involved high-level managers in their companies. The analysis uncovered four major types of actions that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

relationships, roles and responsibilities, spans of control, departmental arrangements, teams and task forces, accountability and reporting mechanisms, compensation and resource allocation systems, and professional development efforts all... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

22 Aug 2019
News

Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

values from other societies, from other communities. Both in terms of professional skills, in terms of just personal attributes. We're building a business at Andela, it's not a social enterprise, it's not a nonprofit. I think any good... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

History’s Lessons

individuals who can and want to embrace the disruption, who understand how to thrive in ambiguity and respond quickly to its unforeseen challenges. These aspects, the leader realized, depend more heavily on an individual’s temperament and outlook than they do on View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

01 Apr 2001
News

New Ventures New Gains

student-sponsored talks given by venture capitalists and other business professionals on topics such as market research and financing. Besides providing practical information and support, these get-togethers serve as a catalyst for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Susan Young; Martin Dubilier (MBA 1952); Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

anecdotes to provide an inspirational guide on how to overcome the challenges that we face and get ahead on our personal and professional goals. After that, I am catching up on several books on important narratives in the technology... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

team's knowledge-integration capability. We test our theoretical framework using data on knowledge workers in professional services and discuss implications for research and practice. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

generation of workers, just as it did after the Great Depression. Q: Maintaining a professional distance from work, a full life outside of work, and a sense of humor all helped the CEOs in your study. Could you discuss the inevitable... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

contest. "We hope that what they've learned from the seminar series and the contest will help them be more successful." The plans will be judged by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and business professionals on the basis of their... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

was not an unwelcome relic from the past but widely associated with modernity and upward mobility, with a big market among urban professional women. From the perspective of many in the United States and Europe, the beauty companies could... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

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2025 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

professionals — many of whom are HBS alums — who have taken extended leave from their routine work. His research on sabbaticals was featured as HBR's Big Idea in 2025. In this session, DiDonna will help attendees understand the role of... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

have now tasted the experience of remote work and want more of it in their future professional arrangements. In fact, several surveys suggest that approximately 70 percent of employees want to retain some degree of remote work. While many... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Print View - Course Catalog

power of Generative AI into public consciousness. It was downloaded by over 100 million people globally over the next 6 weeks. Business leaders, regulators, and professionals wonder how this magical technology would affect their business... View Details

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Program Policies - HBS Online

participants are required to complete all coursework by the required deadlines within each Program. However, HBS Online may make exceptions to course deadlines on a case-by-case basis. HBS Online will not consider exceptions for events such as vacations, conflicting... View Details

18 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Ideas, April 18

organizational behavior as a field of study. He was a pioneer in creating a body of work on organization design, leadership, and change in both the private and public sectors. Lawrence’s professional work was rooted in an aspiration to do... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

weaknesses that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

In the fall of 2009, baseball's Anaheim Angels knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the American League Division Series in a humiliating three straight games. Within a matter of weeks, Sox general manager Theo Epstein had launched one of the most expensive retooling... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

professional leaders are required (although some organizations use facilitators to get them started), and minimal staff is needed to support them. In this sense they are scalable for organizations that want to use True North Groups to... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

consultants than their traditional PR work. The CEO is pressured to find a compensation system that helps retain and motivate the firm's valued PR consultants, attract new talent, and get all professionals aligned behind the new strategy.... View Details