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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Wagr
company has raised $16 million in funding from notable tech and sports investors, including Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, Bitkraft Ventures, Greycroft, Pear Ventures, the Kraft Group, and Harris Blitzer Ventures. CEO Says: “We want to rewrite the View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Moving On
be over 100 years old. I always like to say that my narrative is the American narrative, again, from the great, great grandson of slaves to the president of not one but two universities. “I went to Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. And I... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Fellowship Enables Opportunity in Africa
Yeboah said: “While for some, returning to the continent may be an option, for me it will always be a duty. I plan to be a part of fueling the hope that currently exists, changing the narrative of a continent that has often been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
with stories of humble beginnings and noble struggles against overpowering adversaries, providing underdog narratives for consumers.” — HBS assistant professor Anat Keinan describing the market power of “challenger brands.” (Financial... View Details
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
adversary for a range of reasons. “We have a divisive president—and the extremes get the air time, both among our political leaders and the media. The algorithms created by our social networks fuel the fire even more. This all reinforces a View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Books
logic of interest representation. Based on empirical case studies, Trumbull develops an alternative model of interest representation involving "legitimacy coalitions" forming around narratives that tie their agenda to a broader public... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell (Harvard Business Review Press) This fictional narrative about newly minted CEO Jim Barton allows readers to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Issues Upbeat 2006 Annual Report
million. These and many more details are laid out in charts, tables, and narrative in the recently released HBS 2006 Annual Report. Revenue from all sources for fiscal 2006, which ended last June 30, topped $368 million. HBS is unique in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
“whether it’s for an individual leader, a team, or a company.” To find these answers, Synthesis asks open-ended essay questions and applies narrative psychology in its assessments. “There are no trick questions, no multiple choice,”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
shift the narrative of how people view HBS’s approach to the topic of business in society. “There’s significant cutting-edge work happening at the School in terms of how businesses interact with climate change, social inequality, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
A Roundabout Path
started out as a biologist with an interest in biofuels,” he says. “Then I began working half-time on the science and half-time on business development. I discovered that building the narrative around the company’s products was the most... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy
efficient and develop yourself.” Build your own brand. You need to understand your own narrative and purpose—and share it widely, through conferences, social media, networking, and media interviews: “I was ‘the airline guy’ already at... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Look Again
audience reflective of contemporary demographics. Going forward, I hope I won’t have to work as hard to make a case for introducing new narratives about artists and periods that people think they already know well.” ONE MODEL, TWO VIEWS... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
oil-and-gas executive, and a Cree chief himself. And now he's chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. But there has been a single narrative running throughout all that work: his commitment to aboriginal Canadians. "Most of my career... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
tell a tale, the unassuming Robinson is a kind of John Grisham of the corporate financial world. For the past 25 years, he has been teasing out the narrative thread behind companies' financial data and helping them use the information to... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
Finding your passions. What tasks do your really enjoy? Which activities bring out your best? It is difficult to perform at a high level without having a passion for key elements of the job. Understanding yourself. What is your life story? Are you aware of negative... View Details
- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
Harmeling and Henderson have found, is that most approaches are little more than window dressing—a few hours’ worth of training made up of PowerPoint presentations, computer quizzes, and surface-level Q&A, with little lasting impact. Instead, Equitas works with the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
The first written case, a one-page narrative about management challenges at General Shoe Company, was taught in 1921 and marks the beginning of a century of case teaching. “Over time, as we would develop a series of cases in a field, we... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Research Brief: Great Expectations
The narrative surrounding employees who are passionate about their jobs holds so much sway in today’s workplace that it has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Ultimately, if you believe in a passionate person, they will perform better,”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
were the first company in North America to perform the Mahler, because it requires an extraordinary orchestra and corps of dancers.” It also demands something of the viewer, in a way that more narrative works like The Nutcracker and Swan... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna