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22 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles

Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Tuesday, March 21, more than 100 alumni in Southern California gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "HBS in Los... View Details

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo

referenced for years after the final presentation, and hopefully mine will be too. It might be less important than the work experience I was picking up, but I had always wanted to experience the Silicon Valley-style startup perks and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

03 Jul 2017
Blog Post

4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library

information. In addition, you can write us at any time and we will get back to you within a day and during library hours, you can give us a call. 3. We can help you when Google isn’t cutting it In addition to no-cost consultations and... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Get the Scoop on Date Release at HBS

made by lottery. We will then send email confirmations by May 29th.Still have questions? If you any questions feel free to reach out to your industry recruiting coordinator to discuss which events and... View Details

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

Q&A, Edmondson explains why a psychologically safe environment is more important than ever. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY? People who feel psychologically safe are confident that candor and vulnerability are welcome in their workplace. They believe that they View Details

26 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Baker Library's Latest Collection: Little Black Library

little free library—were installed in July. “Seeing classmates take books out of that bin a year ago was very exciting to me. Now, having it in Baker—knowing that they'll take care of it and communicate about it to the students—shows that... View Details

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Statement on Attack Against Israel | About

ensure we foster free expression and robust dialogue, even as we respect the rights, differences, and dignity of others and work—always—to create a culture of inclusion. Our sense of community is one of Harvard Business School’s greatest... View Details

11 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

acquisition and brand-building, products and services that are often free or deeply discounted, and abundant funding provided by exuberant capital markets."The problem," he says, "is that everyone understands the strategy,... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

01 Sep 2017
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Case Study: Confidence Builder

Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Confi began in 2015 as a free online resource for credible and relatable answers to health questions that women weren’t comfortable asking their friends or partners. In its first... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

are treated as free agents who can take their top performance to work for the highest bidder. Our study debunks that myth. Star analysts rely a lot on the quality of the colleagues that their organization provides to sustain top... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1996
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Kid at Heart — John H. Eyler (MBA 1971)

free that makes the job so appealing to Eyler -- it's also the chance to put to the sternest test yet his 25 years of management experience with retailers such as Federated Department Stores, Hartmarx, and the May Company. When Eyler took... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Sep 2014
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Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin

the most influential education is going to happen when Bitcoin finds a killer use case. So far, that case hasn’t emerged, but once those use cases start solving real problems for large groups of people, governments and financial institutions View Details

Keywords: alumni; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

particular, which means that profits are going to be higher. As a result, stockholders will get a bigger share of the pie. That raises stock prices all over the place. A related effect is the issue of repatriating profits from abroad –... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

08 Jan 2015
Blog Post

Job Search Days at HBS

Search Days” on the academic calendar. On Job Search Days students are free from academic obligations and can devote their time to interviewing, networking, and applying to jobs. As you plan for interviews during the spring semester, we... View Details

02 Oct 2008
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Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

down" and "bottom up" provisions, the product of a political compromise. Some would claim that markets that were too free and not sufficiently regulated got us into this mess. That will be a topic of debate... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Protecting Yourself Against Phishing | Information Technology

should never ask you for your password or other personal information by an email. Common Phishing Tactics Phishers are getting smarter. While there are still some who give themselves away by using bad grammar or spelling, this is not always the case. In most cases, the... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Staying the Course

million. “We knew we would grow,” Woolley-Wilson says of her 2020 outlook. “We knew we would grow fast. But you never think you will triple your website traffic.” For the education technology sector, the restrictions to traditional... View Details

Keywords: April White; online education

24 Apr 2014
News

Powering on wireless electricity

award underlines the fact that our technology is capable of enormous positive economic and environmental impact,” says Giler, whose entrepreneurial spirit extends to other areas of interest. He is the cofounder of Scratch Wireless, which is developing the nation’s... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

Business School classroom to you, and are built around three key characteristics: Real-World Cases Apply your learning through real-world examples and experience Harvard Business School’s signature case method. Business leaders will share... View Details

28 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

It’s India Above China in New World Order

Comparing India and China is to embark on an old puzzle that has fascinated smart people for centuries. The newer question of economic leadership, however—"Which country will overtake the other in the foreseeable future?" —is an... View Details