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18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016

partnerships—that with the American company Stance, known for its colorful socks. Involved with the young company since 2013, Wade quickly established himself as Stance’s most successful brand ambassador. But recently, several younger players had also come on View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

Self-Reflection Featured Exercises Evaluate long-versus short-term responsibilities through the lens of different stakeholder interests Reflect on the responsibilities of founders, CEOs, and boards 7-9 hrs Module 4 - 1 Week The Social... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Online Elective for MBA Students

How to Live, as well as from articles on leadership from the Harvard Business Review and the business press. Student-written assignments based on topics under study were posted on discussion boards on the course’s Web site, as were... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1998
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A Community Investment

Whether through career choice, board membership, volunteerism, or philanthropic support, HBS graduates traditionally have shown a strong interest in giving something back to their communities. Taking this commitment a step further, the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Global Leaders

and diverse business issues,” he says. Wahl, an investor based in Oslo, Norway, was cofounder and partner of the private equity firm IK Investment Partners Ltd. from 1989 to 2009. Presently he runs Stromstangen AS, a privately owned investment firm focusing on asset... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Action Plan: A New ’Cue

passion.” That passion didn’t become a business for Corsello until 2016. The idea had come to him as he drove home from an OPM unit. On the expressway he saw signs for McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Why, he wondered, was there no barbecue option? At home, he... View Details

Keywords: April White

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2.2.2 Classroom Environment | MBA

Staff members who participate in classroom activities are equally responsible for understanding and acting to uphold these standards. If specific behaviors in the classroom become significantly disruptive and distracting, they will be... View Details

24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

technologies to help companies increase employee happiness. Hitachi had begun manufacturing high-tech badges that quantify a wearer’s activity patterns. Data from these devices revealed an unusually high correlation between certain... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

which finds (a) a shift in the object of observation from organizational outcomes to the detailed individual activities within them; (b) a shift from people observing the technology to technology observing people; and (c) a split in the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

decipher what kind of company they are buying into. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is an NGO established in 2011 with designs on cutting through that noise. Much the way the Financial Accounting Standards View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

20 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?

for it? Probably not, as long as there is a giant global community (Facebook), with a billion monthly active members, including that high school exchange student who they lost touch with when they went back to Bolivia. And that one's... View Details

Keywords: Re: John A. Deighton & Sunil Gupta; Publishing; Financial Services

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

for low job satisfaction among those surveyed in The Conference Board survey. More than half, Nanninga reports, said "there were no career advancement opportunities in their current roles," but "81 percent of respondents... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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1.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA

serious violation of the personal rights upon which the community is based. Furthermore, although the administrative process and activities of the University cannot be ends in themselves, such functions are vital to the orderly pursuit of... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Turning Point: One Step at a Time

work just as well. Luckily this meant I had plenty of places to hide. I found a tree a few hundred feet beyond the starting line and ducked for cover. Then I spritzed myself with water to ensure that I was appropriately sweaty and jogged out for the last lap. It... View Details

Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)

18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

objectives. First, this format allowed us to combine the active student orientation typical of case-based approaches with the systematic construction of cumulative theoretical frameworks more characteristic of lecture-based methods.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

(MBA 1983), chair of the club's Board of Directors, Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976), and HBS Dean Srikant Datar. "There was a special energy this year because we just haven't been together for a while," says Bruce Marcus (MBA 1980), who... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's Theatre Leverage financial statements and frameworks to assess strategy execution and compare organizations’ performance. In an ever fast-changing world, it is... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

Throughout this period, he was heavily involved in investment activities related to emerging growth companies. He served on that company's board of directors and was a member of its management committee for... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

20 Aug 2014
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With No Time to Lose

serves on Prize4Life’s board of scientific advisors. Professor Vicki Sato has also served on the Prize4Life board. When they were ready to set up Prize4Life, Kremer and his peers got advice from professors Alan Grossman and Robert Steven... View Details