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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
a tipping point, where we said, ‘Nobody else has really done that,’ and he said, ‘Well, why don’t we?’” Five years later, the decision has transformed the WWE. In 2008, some 20 percent of the company’s revenue came from media; in 2019,...
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- 12 May 2016
- News
Food Rescue Is on a Mission
Carson notes. “Coming in for a meal can connect them with people and services that are provided by those missions, including counseling, job training, health workers. The food is the tip of the iceberg.” Funding comes from individuals,...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
significantly outpace supply that people understand what’s going on. I think if we don’t, we could have an unbelievably awful global tipping point. If the odds are 20 percent I’m right, why wouldn’t you do these things? Because if it...
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- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
time. There's always a tipping point, and we've hit the tipping point here. I've read reviews of Michael Moore's Sicko. I haven't seen it as yet. But what strikes me is that his diagnosis and my diagnosis...
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Resources for Harvard Economics Students
A series of resources, tips and FAQs to support Harvard economics doctoral students, senior thesis writers and econ concentrators navigating Baker Library financial data resources. Which databases can I use...
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- 23 Aug 2017
- News
Developing Leaders Behind Bars
inmates are kept in large, white cells behind perforated metal doors – some up to five years (and, until recently, some much, much longer). Their only physical contact with other humans is the occasional pressing of hands against the perforations, so that just the...
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Robert Bochnak
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
to what they've done to reinvigorate their business. They looked strategically at all aspects of their offering across the various channels they have at their disposal to maximize customer satisfaction and the return they get on their View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
misperceptions that surround hedge funds, one of them being that the funds were driven by meticulously planned and well-coordinated malign forces. Get-It-Done Guy’s 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More by Stever Robbins (MBA ’91) (St. Martin’s Press) Robbins offers...
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- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
Here's a tip for companies looking to woo customers away from the competition: Besides advertising fair prices for your products, try advertising fair wages for your employees. Recent research from Harvard Business School indicates that...
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
system, rethink what matters, and protect her family throughout those travails. With a foreword by Katie Couric, the book offers practical tips to help others face the journey with less fear. In the excerpt below, she writes about the...
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- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
This will be a critical tipping point that will shape the future of the US, as well as the global economy. Talent will become the new race and the way forward as companies seek innovation, new consumer segments, and embrace emerging...
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- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
been winning the competition repeatedly. As Working Knowledge reader John Sandvik put it: “A scale tipped to either side is not ideal the balance already is far in favor of the largest businesses, and some of the changes they have managed...
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by James Heskett
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
could you send an email? Rather than select in an ad-hoc way, we need to choose the tool that facilitates work. Blanding: You also talk about strategies for working with global teams. What are your top tips for collaborating across...
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
dozens of tips and tricks for students and parents looking for an affordable education. Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Curtis P. McLaughlin (MBA ’56, DBA ’66) and Craig D. McLaughlin (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)...
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Management
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
mostly one race are tipping the balance of integration among all firms, creating a less segregated workforce overall. “The turnover of organizations appears to have washed away progress on racial employment integration faster than such...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
country,” says Lal. “If you look at successful implementations, they all started with, ‘What problem can I solve?’ If you don’t identify the right problem, the rest of it will not go anywhere.” Lal researched successful mobile money programs, and a few that flopped, to...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
Schwarzman defended his industry and cautioned that the good times can’t go on forever. Private equity’s been all over the headlines for months. Why is it suddenly such a big deal? Over the last ten years it has grown from 5 percent of total mergers and acquisitions to...
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- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
part of my post-HBS career. She has guided me through multiple resume reviews, interview practices, company discovery sessions, and tips on how to leverage the HBS alumni network. After a lot of determination and many meetings with...
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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
results on the scale and higher energy levels. She dispels dieting myths, gives the lowdown on energy bars, green tea, and protein shakes, and offers unconventional tips (like how to break an exercise sweat at the office without anyone...
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
building group cohesion. Leaders can no longer just “rally the troops.” Instead, they must employ more positive means to span boundaries, affirm identity, cultivate trust, and collaborate productively. Bootstrapping 101: Tips to Build...
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