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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
fundamental economic principles like supply and demand, cost, markets, competition and differentiation. Participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to craft successful business strategy. Economics for Managers was developed by... View Details
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Data Storage - Research Computing Services
folders, and files . Home folders are backed up every night. If you should need to recover any files due to accidental deletion or corruption, please contact RCS . In addition to home folders, project spaces are another location of disk... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
academics talk a good game about the need for interdisciplinary thinking, but we usually fall back on the strengths (or prejudices) of our primary discipline. Chandler was heavily influenced by sociologists such as Max Weber and Talcott... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen
he says. But he believes that action should not be deferred until after graduation. Regarding the underrepresentation of African-American, Hispanic, and LGBTQ people at top business schools and in business management, Sergio believes that, "to make progress, we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
sell toothpicks; you can just follow a linear regression line. But if you are trying to sell a three-quarter-length floral print dress that’s only available for one season, you need more sophisticated models to predict inventory needs.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
done things. Let’s never try anything new.” In short, what you need throughout your organization are creative constructors. Videos: Gary Pisano's Three Key Lessons about Corporate Innovation View Video View Video View Video Martha Lagace... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
care will they enjoy if you need to downsize and lay some of them off? I know you. You care about these things. It concerns you that the gap between upper-class Americans and everyone else has grown so gapingly wide. I know none of us... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
assemble high quality local camera crews and co-ordinate with interviewees, we need a local support base. We have made particular use of Harvard Business School’s network of global research centers . We have also benefitted from the... View Details
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
"It is the combination of theory and common sense that makes a great leader and decision maker." Jeremy Pooley asked, "Could it be that planning and testing helps us better understand the questions we need to be asking and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jan 2002
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Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
goal is to gauge the integrity and empathy of these young men and women. We need to learn about their values and judgment; we want to find out if they're warm, honest, and sincere. All of this is critical information for our firm, which... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 22
need for the additional funding, determine how best to allocate the money across the various platforms, and establish effective ways to measure return on investment (ROI) for digital marketing spending . She must also take into account... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
the cheese as it matures: It can sweat, it can form bubbles, or, worst of all, it can swell so much that it cracks. Every flaw lowers the value of the cheese, regardless of the going market rate. Too many cracks will render a cheese wheel useless. "So, it's clear... View Details
- 15 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer
according to the working paper Do Management System Standards Indicate Superior Performance? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard. To earn the voluntary certification, workplaces need to demonstrate that... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 19 Jan 2022
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From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
to entertainment? Was there something else entirely that I hadn’t even considered?) I had also reached a point in my career where I realized that I needed to build my voice (read: my own confidence) as a leader. Looking back, I couldn’t... View Details
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Global Activities 2020
through a case she cowrote, “Kaspi.kz IPO,” and an in-class visit by the case protagonist, Mikheil Lomtadze (MBA 2002). Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye Yazan Halwani (MBA 2020) pursued an HBS MBA to gain the business skills he View Details
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
organizational entry points. What entry-level jobs truly require a four-year degree to succeed? Can you remove degree requirements or other barriers to cast a wider net? What skills and training will help people grow? Many companies will also View Details
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
both employers and employees to strike a brand-new balance when it comes to loyalty—one that gives organizations the focus and expertise they need to compete and employees the career development opportunities they demand? According to the... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
political science and assistant vice president of finance. Monroe Davis Dowling HBS MBA 1931 Atlantic City, NJ Lincoln University, 1929 Upon graduation from HBS, Monroe Davis Dowling worked for the Colored Merchants' Association (CMA), a cooperative of stores that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
Ngoyi at the Fund for Export Development in Africa: creating sustainable development at scale. (Courtesy of Marlene Ngoyi) Born in Brussels to Congolese parents and raised in Gabon, Marlene Ngoyi (MBA 2009) has lived and worked in countries including Guatemala, the... View Details