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18 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)

Work from home is not a new concept, but it is one you are hearing more about this month due to COVID-19 and precautions companies are taking to prevent the spread of illness. While remote work is the norm for some, it is uncharted... View Details

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

year. One of the biggest events is the New York Trek where JD/MBAs visit prominent professionals in both law and business careers followed by multiple social events to connect with current and former... View Details

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McCulloch Hall | About

included new flooring and ceiling tiles, window repair, low-flow plumbing and fixtures, and upgraded electrical systems. When work was completed in 2009, McCulloch Hall, home to 84 MBA students, was awarded Platinum LEED certification,... View Details

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization

through several approaches. First, we plan to bring back in-person traditions and institute new events; we recently hosted our first Taco Tuesday of the semester and it was wonderful to see new and old LASO... View Details

28 Jul 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Disagreement about the Team’s Status Hierarchy: An Insidious Obstacle to Coordination and Performance

Keywords: by Heidi K. Gardner

Spring 2012
Article

Sustainability at Dow Chemical

By: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen M. Perkins and Mark Weick

Dow Chemical Company, which was founded in 1894, is now the second-largest chemical company in the world. From the outset, the company has been committed to high-technology research and commercial innovation in chemistry, advanced materials, and agro-sciences. But if... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Corporate Strategy; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention; Chemical Industry

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21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

countries, from Sweden to New Zealand, now hold debates, often with much media fanfare. The best way to win hearts and minds Democratic US presidential candidates took to the debate stage for the fifth time... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Meeting Past Program Resources Be an Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job What if there was a way to pair the stability of a day job with the excitement and upside of entrepreneurship? Using proven strategies and a range of case... View Details

12 Sep 2024
HBS Seminar

Jose Vasquez, London School of Economics

Bank Capital and the Growth of Private Credit

We show that business development companies (BDCs) — closed-end funds that provide a significant share of nonbank loans to middle market firms — are very well capitalized according to bank capital frameworks. They have median risk-based capital ratios of about 36% and,... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

Agarwal MBA 2010 | Founder & CEO, Mati Carbon Removals “Mati uses enhanced weathering in agricultural fields for doing scalable, permanent carbon removals, with co-benefits to marginal farmers. Leveraging our proprietary technology, we... View Details

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Aug 2020
Blog Post

My Journey to Joining the first MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Cohort

explore the biopharma world, so I joined L.E.K. Consulting after graduation and made my way to their Life Sciences practice. At L.E.K., I learned a tremendous amount about various pharma and biotech companies and their therapies. I worked on problems ranging from... View Details

17 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection

of votes a single shareholder could have to restrictions on the number of family members who could act as directors simultaneously," Musacchio says. We interviewed Musacchio about the research findings that underpin his new book,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services

07 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 7

from new entrants. We further provide evidence that these effects are due to increased competition for local resources. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-112.pdf Disagreement about the Team's Status Hierarchy: An... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50225 Harvard Business School Case 515-701 Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Under the leadership of artistic director Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) hosts performances and education events... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

Source: FangXiaNuo New research suggests that people who ask questions, particularly follow-up questions, may become better managers, land better jobs, and even win second dates. “Compared to those who do not ask many questions, people... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Sep 2003
News

Dwight Raiford

national Little League board of directors, stresses “building big-league citizens, not big-league ballplayers.” But winning has its thrills, such as being invited to Wall Street with the team last year. Says Raiford, “After 25 years in financial services, how do I get... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

this product. Interestingly, they were able to use the model to predict how competing firms might react to different marketing scenarios, which led to better estimates of the real changes in demand that would result from a View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

of transitioning to a new organizational leadership role, including common dangers to avoid. Highlights The T-Shaped Leader Time Allocation Exercise Transitioning to a New Role Show Hide Details Concepts... View Details

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