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- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
the high ground, allowing it to influence norms and policies to mitigate AI bias. But the tech giant’s decision to push out pioneering AI researcher and ethicist Timnit Gebru set the company on a rocky course, contends Harvard Business... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
doing so far at Twitter. But I would argue that many of these even sometimes laughable mistakes that we have seen over the last few weeks are an inevitable consequence of having to make some kinds of decisions here very, very quickly. For... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
needed to take decisive steps to succeed against the major opposition to his leadership from both inside and outside the company. Twitter employees circulated an open letter protesting expected layoffs, advertising agencies advised their... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
exaggerated emphasis on sustainable competitive advantage has drawn attention away from the fact that strategy must be a dynamic tool for guiding the development of a company over time. "Strategy has become more about formulation than implementation, and more about... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program
When the email arrived – “HBS SVMP Decision Available Online” – it caught me by surprise. I took a breath and read the message: Accepted! As I planned my trip to attend HBS’s Summer Venture in Management Program, I saw scenes of Cambridge... View Details
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
leaders must clearly articulate what it is they stand for and then take decisive actions around those beliefs. Not just when it’s easy or convenient, but even when it’s difficult. In my new book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
executive teams can be world class or “legacy” leaders who can’t move with the times. There are many tradeoffs when factoring leadership into the decision process of startup versus mature. Startup founded by serial entrepreneurs. This can... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
right away,” Badaracco says. 4: Pause and measure up The third classic approach to reflection involves measuring up. This is particularly relevant when you have to make a decision and act on it. It’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Profiles - MBA
find a way to bring those two things together. Right now, I'm most interested in launching my own venture at the intersection of technology and housing justice. Find Monica on LinkedIn . MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY/COMPUTER SCIENCE... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
back you,’ or they’re throwing around the right buzzwords, like AI. But that behavior is not happening with the frequency we saw before the bubble burst in 2022.” Speaking of AI, Austin notes that including the term in a pitch deck has... View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
see and understand your unique value. “Life isn’t fair. We can’t just wait around for people to make the right decisions for us,” says Huang, who witnesses plenty of wheel-spinning among the hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
(ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that this is problematic. Information and communication technologies have very different effects on the decisions... View Details
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
performance, and penalize failures Conducting routine, systematic audits of critical decisions by key executives where the rules of the road are clearly ambiguous Helping senior executives avoid the two sources of leadership failure at... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
Hong Abstract—When to sell a novel idea is a difficult decision for many innovators. Selling early has financial benefits. But a later-stage sale of a more fully developed idea may attract greater buyer interest and allow the innovator to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online
intersection of accounting, strategy, and finance, and learn how to evaluate a business’s performance, prospects, and value to make strategic investment decisions that generate financial success. 8 weeks, 5–6 hrs/week Pay by August 14... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
development of broader firm capabilities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-019.pdf How Can Decision Making Be Improved? (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Dolly Chugh, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract text Download... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
circumstances may be, and getting there is an art and a science. In this session, Professor Brooks will discuss his latest research on happiness, dispel the myths about finding unrealistic perfect bliss, and share ways to improve your life View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
decisions these models help make. It's all about keeping a clear trail of what's happening behind the scenes. “Instead of building their tech stack from scratch, small companies can stay competitive by relying on third-party providers for... View Details
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
The customer rewards cards that clutter wallets and clog key chains of many a shopper may soon be no more, as retailers move from physical to digital (read: mobile apps) forms of loyalty program member identification. It's a smart decision. Unfortunately, it's one of... View Details