Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
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The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision

an enterprise, not a charity: "We're trying to set up a system that, as it becomes more useful to people and is used more, will be inherently better funded because it's funded by the end user." Adapted from an article, by Andrea Schulman and Carla Tishler, posted on... View Details

Keywords: eyeglasses

01 Jun 2000
News

Q & A: Gustavo Herrero

are thin. The sale of national companies to foreign multinationals weakens regional stock markets even further. Corruption is another issue that must be confronted in most countries. What is the purpose of the LARC? Our mission is to help the School's faculty enhance... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

06 Dec 2021
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HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

and evaluate data-driven insights to inform managerial decisions. Giving Executives New Insight Through its Executive Education programs, taught on campus and online, HBS is advancing business leaders’ knowledge of the digital world,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Reunion Snapshots

deal of respect for the faculty and the institution." Like many who attended the OPM reunion, Sorensen traveled a great distance. "I love to learn," he says, "and I saw this as an opportunity to expand my knowledge of business." Lynda and... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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HBS Students Help Rebuild New Orleans

Students helped to rebuild storm-damaged homes “The first thought I had when I heard about the destruction left by Katrina was, ‘Let’s do something about it,’ ” says Anthony D’Avella (HBS ’07). “Here was an opportunity to put our classroom View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2012
News

Health Care’s New Frontier

teaching, and learning that helps the company keep pace with clients’ needs. “Unlike some competitors that provide back-office services,” he explains, “we don’t just sell software. Our cloud-based platform gives clients the advantage of a constantly updated View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2017
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A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System

leaders in this field. The BFFS Project is helping us disseminate knowledge that could help prevent a lot of economic misery.” Learn more by visiting alumni.hbs.edu/BFFSproject. photo by Russ Campbell “If beliefs and expectations can be... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

effectively. That kind of open communication and self-examination is key to overcoming the silent killers. Concludes Beer, "The current competitive environment requires high levels of teamwork at the lowest possible level in the organization. These employees have... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

21 Oct 2010
News

Hell? Maybe Not.

stories to pass along? If you’re prepping for an interview yourself, you might want to check out this popular article at HBS Working Knowledge about faculty member Amy Cuddy’s research on the positive effects of “power posing.” Who knows,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

concerns regarding the medical sector of the industry. Privacy is an issue for those who worry that complete knowledge of an individual's genetic makeup could have negative effects. If employers know an individual has a predisposition for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

accommodate mobile employees. This book arms managers with the knowledge they need to become more effective virtual leaders, giving advice on what actions to take to increase far-flung employees’ dedication and engagement, develop or... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2020
News

Post-Office

thought about this. For the asynchronous work, we’ve used our own SaaS product, Stack Overflow for Teams, which allows us to break down silos, store evergreen knowledge internally and share information on the latest products.... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Remote work; COVID-19; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

11 Oct 2022
News

Righting the Ship

manager received an A; 80–90 percent, a B; 70–80, a C; and so on. This gave managers and their teams a goal, and it allowed headquarters to monetarily reward teams with higher execution rates, secure in the knowledge that the building... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2022
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Making It Count

capabilities, skills, and knowledge to find profitable and innovative solutions to the world’s problems, and that innovation is unleashing a new wave of value creation throughout the economy.” Serafeim also thinks that we’re due for a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

participants went away impressed. “I was excited to hear from Professor Henderson, Sir Ronald Cohen and Professor Gandhi,” says Chen. “Their knowledge of how the world is changing and their ideas on what can be done to improve it was very... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

event,” she shares. “The students are learning so much and so quickly about running what amounts to a mini-business every year. On top of that, the excitement of the conference is driven by people talking about innovations in the industry, networking, pitching... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

26 Oct 2017
News

Can Farming Save the Planet?

total organic product sales in 2015 were $43.3 billion, an increase of 11 percent from the previous year’s record level and far ahead of the overall food market’s growth rate of 3 percent. “We’re a little bit like the Uber of farming, in that farmers have the View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Organic farming; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

and knowledge management, presented the results of his research on leading-edge companies that are expanding their businesses through use of the "marketspace" - the realm of electronic commerce. Demonstrat-ing with an overhead projection... View Details

04 Nov 2016
News

The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

in a remote area of Tunisia, near the border with ISIS-occupied territory in Libya. “We’re coaching civil servants there on developing agriculture—the production of cork and essential oils—for international markets. “Identifying assets that have been given by nature,... View Details