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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
harder to learn in a classroom setting,” he says. While the data are clear that athletes benefit from these skills—and that managers would be smart to hire for them—Gompers acknowledges that the existing research doesn’t explain why. Do... View Details
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Sustainability in the Transportation Industry
Europe's dependence on imported oil and cut carbon emissions in transport by 60% by 2050. The complete white paper may downloaded here. The European Commission is working on a comprehensive Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Invisible Engines by David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu, and Richard Schmalensee (MIT Press) Assistant Professor Hagiu and his coauthors offer detailed studies of the personal computer, video-game console, PDA, smart mobile phone, and digital... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
employees are smart and motivated, the vast majority of problems for a manager like me will disappear. I’ve learned that if someone’s not working out, it’s best to cut your losses early. Prolonging a difficult situation isn’t good for... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
A self-discovery journey
manufacturing plant? Really? Now, get a team of smart MBA student mates and let them talk about what your arbitrary choices seem to indicate while you silently write their conclusions. Discuss with them about it afterwards. It sounds... View Details
- 13 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Gorton's Seafoods
product lines such as Grilled Fillets, Simply Bake, and Smart & Crunchy, along with traditional Fish Sticks and Fish Fillets. The Gorton's Fisherman and the "Trust the Gorton’s Fisherman" jingle are among the best known... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Profile
Tariro Goronga
to date?” Taking an open-minded approach Tariro’s BP experience awakened an interest in finance. To expand his business skills, he turned to HBS—and discovered even deeper lessons than he had expected. “Before I came to HBS,” Tariro explains, “I had preconceived ideas... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Giving Live Sports Another Dimension
Smart Venues “There’s long been this tension between the experience of live sports in a venue versus the comfort of watching on TV at home. And broadcasts have improved dramatically. So now stadium-goers are increasingly expecting their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
public response from your CEO has the potential to limit the damage or even change the momentum in your favor, the authors write. The book provides practical tools and assessments to help readers understand this digital frontier. And the case studies are memorable. For... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking
the two schools would take shape in the next decade with Allston’s emergence as an enterprise zone. “There’s an energy here we want to keep fueling,” said SEAS Dean Frank Doyle, speaking about possibilities for collaboration in the areas of computer vision, data... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
surround myself with very smart people. But don’t confuse my desire to be collaborative with an inability to make decisions. I’m honored and humbled to be the first African American woman to become CEO of a publicly traded real estate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
for a successful educational experience in later years. And second, there is a new “culture of completion” in higher education, in which institutions are focusing on improving graduation rates for all students. Smart business leaders... View Details
- Profile
Michelle Giguere
opinions. If you can defend your ideas to ninety smart people you respect, you're well-prepared for any meeting you might have later on. What can someone throw at you once you've experienced that on a daily basis?" About student... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
Your Company’s Deep Smarts by Dorothy Leonard, Walter Swap, and Gavin Barton (Harvard Business Review Press) When highly skilled subject-matter experts, engineers, and managers leave their organizations, they take with them their “deep... View Details
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Kelly Carson
question your own assumptions. When you speak in front of 89 other smart and accomplished people, you want to be sure you're prepared." But HBS isn't just about new skills; it's about a renewed person. "HBS is really a lesson in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
INK: Big News for Small Business
relationship banking and maintain that role as the trusted local advisor. What will it take to get us there? Regulation is one of the greatest concerns as we move into this next stage of innovation, but the question is not more or less regulation. We need View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 10 Apr 2012
- News
A Winning Formula
whether education or having street smarts is more important in achieving success, Ramos replied, “The winning formula starts with hustle, tenacity, and drive. But that is not enough. To this, you must add a deep educational framework.... View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
that both business and government need to realize that, at some stage, they will be working together. Smart businesses will realize that a completely apolitical strategy—a strategy that assumes governments will simply go away or get out... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS
alum, Michael Martin, that was incubated at the iLab on campus. RapidSOS integrates location and other data from smart devices with 911 call centers, advancing emergency response technology from the twentieth century into the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
traditional American strengths you talk about in the book, and you link it to “kaleidoscope thinking.” What is that? If you look back in history, we’ve never been the lowest-cost producer of goods and services, but we have been smart... View Details