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1.7 Grading | MBA
to students their performance on the final exam for each RC course. They comprise seven values: 1 In the top quarter of the class 1/2 On the borderline between quartile 1 and quartile 2 2 Between the View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
potential of your company Developing a road map to get to that potential Accelerating current organizational performance Harnessing and rewarding top talent Leveraging cash as productively as possible... View Details
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
Organizational Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract Using a panel data set of top-performing security analysts over a nine-year period, we show that top performers do not "own" their performance, even... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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1.8 Academic Honors | MBA
MBA Program are merited.) Grade Requirements for Honors Students in the top 15-20% of their respective RC/EC class are eligible to be considered for First-Year and Second-Year Honors. The exact cut-off is determined by the Academic View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
In Harmony
finance director of the New York City Opera. For the next 35 years, Weinstein made his way through arts organizations in roles as general director of the Pittsburgh Opera, executive director of the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center, and CEO of the AT&T View Details
Donald C. McGraw
McGraw initiated a period of diversification and expansion for McGraw-Hill, moving beyond book and magazine publishing. He orchestrated the successful acquisition of three industry reference sources: Standard & Poor’s Corporation, F. W. Dodge Corporation, and... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
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Trade publications: industry research
industry, or profession. They usually provide news of current developments in the field, reviews of past performance or forecasts for the future, as well as descriptions of key companies and personalities in the industry. They can... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
performance rather than individual or unit performance. Beer and Katz thus suggest that instead of putting energy into designing complicated incentive plans intended to motivate executives, top managers... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Bloomberg’s Gift to Boost Cities
preparing for and responding to crises, and investing in the future. Citizens expect mayors to perform at the highest level, but being a public executive—like any other job—is a learning experience. Yet once mayors are sworn into office,... View Details
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Awards | Commencement 2025
Alumni Achievement Award Recipients Baker Scholars Students whose combined academic performance in both years puts them in the top 5% of their MBA class graduate with high distinction and are known as Baker... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
this second book from the HBS Leadership Initiative’s Great American Business Leaders project, Professor Nohria and his coauthors, with a combination of statistical analysis of their large leadership database and in-depth biographical sketches of those who made it to... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
management's actions with the long-term interests of an organization and its investors is, of course, to delay payment of options until long-term performance has been proven. Charlie Cullinane suggests, for example, that an organization... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
Think Team Stars don't shine alone. As Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee reveal in new research, it is imperative that top performers as well as their managers take into account... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
control and involvement and argue that its impact on business performance will be positive. They offer a road map to help CEOs and directors better balance board oversight with the firm's daily operations and to give directors a better... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
of Africa’s businesses. Along with CTO Joshua Ihejiamaizu and board member Temi Awogboro, Chow ensures GEN’s programs effectively break young Nigerians out of dead-end, low-skilled work, through its international operations and presence in Lagos. In between the dinner... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
worked with, many employees suggested that (a) "openness to input from below" should become a key component of each leader's 360-degree performance evaluation and (b) a cut-off score be set for this component, such that those... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
How can aspiring leaders raise their voices when they see dysfunctional behavior at the top but fear losing the opportunity to have a shot at the top job? To what extent are the kinds of View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work by Cathleen Benko (MBA ’89) and Molly Anderson (Harvard Business Review Press) The authors argue that a lattice model rather than the corporate ladder is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
me to ask questions about how people treated each other in the workplace, along with how and why some rose to the top while others languished in the nether regions. It is quite possible that OB is one of the most important courses in the... View Details