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21 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style

expressions of chief executives to see if leadership style can be correlated with a firm’s performance. The researchers believe their work could open new directions in big data analysis, combining image and textual analysis to create a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Instructor Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Ironically, the case instructor's performance in the classroom often depends significantly on activities outside the classroom, including pre-class preparation and external interactions with students via office hours, e-mail, and other means. Instructors can draw on... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

and to that end HBS has begun to shift toward software-as-a-service platforms rather than custom-developed applications. The School also is moving toward greater use of third-party IT service providers and transitioning IT applications to... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Value Explore the three pillars of value creation, why capital is costly, and how to use this information to benefit your organization. Highlights Three Sources of Value Weighted Average Cost of Capital Beta Show Hide Details Concepts How... View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

Screen Time

iStock/ST.art MBA 1982’s Section B had already formed a close-knit group that gathered often in the decades following their time at the School, when the pandemic appeared in the spring of 2020. Unable to enjoy one another’s company in person, the group didn’t miss a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

this journey. Only recently and at HBS have I started to have a group of healthy friendships with queer people and to view my queerness as a source of extreme happiness in my life, rather than pain And, if you are wondering, I believe you... View Details

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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

was offered to a wider practitioner community through the U.S. cluster portal www.clustermapping.us. The website, developed with support from the Economic Development Administration, provides in-depth open data on regional cluster... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

leadership functions? A: We believe that for this kind of organizational change to occur, people must be open to changing themselves in the service of achieving their goals. [HBS Research Fellow] Warren Bennis and others write about this... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

13 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

populated. We hopped in a small elevator and quickly arrived on the 7th floor. The open office floor plan had six rows of computers with the company’s CEO and the newest hire sitting practically shoulder to shoulder. We soon realized we... View Details

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis suggests that total factor productivity (TFP) of multi-store retail chains fell after the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

Technical Requirements Enrollment Academics Learning Tracks Costs, Grants & Financial Aid HBS Online for Organizations Certificates Pathways to Business Overview How are HBS Online courses delivered? We offer self-paced programs (with weekly deadlines) on the HBS... View Details

28 Jun 2022
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The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

of an idea with the potential to solve a problem or address an unmet need and grow it into a purposeful entity. The i-lab, the original component of the now three-lab ecosystem, opened in 2011 in Batten Hall with the vision of offering a... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

course, and consider your personal leadership development plan Various video uploads to practice what you’ve learned throughout the course Term 2 Course Elective (Term 2) CLIMB features two electives: one finance elective (any course in the Finance & Accounting topic... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

they need to succeed by reviewing these tips and implementing what works for you and your company. Remote Work Management Practices: Weekly 1:1 meetings with your direct reports by video call Weekly group video calls with teams Optional social time for employees to... View Details

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

residing in the US as either undocumented or illegal immigrants. What you call them seems to depend to some extent on your political leanings. Another result are borders—in particular, the Southern border—that are more open than many... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

engineering fixes to allow users easier control over sharing information on their Facebook pages. In fact, Zuckerberg reportedly was working with engineers for several days doing just that while the world awaited follow-up to the initial disclosures. Dangers of an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

negotiating set-up. Negotiators sometimes can discover hidden sources of value and then craft agreements to unlock that value and overcome barriers created by poor deal design. Now let's move to some errors in our most familiar first... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

or adapting to climate change at the local, state, federal, and international levels Transform the sources of energy we rely on, how and where we grow food , the modes of transportation we use, the infrastructure of cities , and the... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

owners of small businesses, as well as Japanese society as a whole, Mikitani began working on a web-based shopping mall. “At the time, the Internet was at an early stage,” he notes. “No one was buying things online in Japan.” Working with three partners, he developed a... View Details

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