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- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
the early years of the 20th century, as much as any business in America, is marked by dramatic changes in the context in which CEOs had the opportunity to forge their identity and the fortunes of their companies," the authors write in the book's introduction.... View Details
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5.1 Information Technology | MBA
intended. HBS, its employees, representatives, contractors, or agents may access, monitor, disclose, or use any information stored or maintained in the Resources, or authorize others to do the same in the following circumstances: As... View Details
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Hiring Process | Employment
different practices. Search Job Openings Our Application system, Careers@Harvard , allows you to search positions on a variety of criteria. You can also set up search agents to alert you when a position matching your skill set becomes... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
to helping the combined companies compete with rivals such as Disney and Cap Cities/ABC. To get the deal done, however, Michael Ovitz, talent agent turned unorthodox corporate matchmaker, kept the parties mostly apart during the process,... View Details
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
game-theoretical agent-based models to explore group genesis in homogeneous populations and find robust group formation with just two basic principles: reciprocity and transitivity. These emergent groups demonstrate in-group cooperation and out-group defection, even... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21
(MultiBank), focusing on its insurance division (EurInsurance), which suffered large losses in the European insurance crisis of 2002-2003. At MultiBank, the insurance crisis opened up a field of contestability in which new control agents... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog
students to become effective agents of change in their communities and beyond. The faculty are both experienced social entrepreneurs and systems change agents, who bring a wealth of real-world experience and insights into the classroom.... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
since 2014. With additional capital raised through an IPO, Glenn Kelman faced decisions on how to allocate these resources in order to grow. Should Redfin adjust its advertising strategy? Should it reconsider the policy of hiring lead View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
over a short lunch, set aside an entire morning—remember, you've already decided that these talks are important. If someone catches you off guard and launches into discussions on the fly, ask to reschedule the conversation for a later time or date. Real estate View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent This case describes the career of the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel who created a transformational business during the first half of the 20th century. Beginning in her early adulthood, Chanel... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2016
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April 5, 2016
measure of originality, I find that competition has an inverted-U effect on creativity: some competition is necessary to induce agents to produce radically novel, untested ideas over incrementally tweaking their earlier work, but heavy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009
(roommate) problems in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. We introduce a so-called bi-choice graph for each pair of stable matchings and characterize its structure. Exploiting this structure we obtain as a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
because he prefers the other method.” Thus, “new men” founding “new firms” were still vital, but they were no longer the only agents of innovation. The same economic role could be accomplished within older and larger companies.... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
incentive. However, with a recruiter that is trusted and valued, who has successfully worked with the firm for a significant period of time, the hiring firms can leverage their insight of candidates to increase hiring success. Recruiters, like scouts and View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
for us setting up our student union. FEBRUARY–MARCH 1968: Founding AASU READ MORE View the special online Baker Library | Bloomberg Center exhibit, Agents of Change: The Founding and Impact of the African-American Student Union Read about... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008
sign superstar Japanese pitcher Daisuke (Dice-K) Matsuzaka within the context of the team's attempts to keep pace with longtime rival, the New York Yankees. In late 2006, Dice-K is viewed as the prize of the free agent pitching market.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
chance to be an agent of empowerment in this process. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008
are created where none would naturally have occurred otherwise. Then, we ask, "Which agents are most effective at creating this kind of WOM?" In particular, we are interested in evaluating the effectiveness of the commonly-used... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2016
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February 23, 2016
a two-sided, many-to-one matching with contracts model in which agents with unit demand match to branches that may have multiple slots available to accept contracts. Each slot has its own linear priority order over contracts; a branch... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 25
business model, dominate the industry's early history. As the industry evolved, a new breed of managers emerged who built a dominant business model that enables their companies to grow dramatically. Later, after the industry matured, leaders took center-stage as View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace