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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Global Ambition
helped us be successful, especially in this part of the world,” he says, citing the tight community of HBS and Harvard alumni in Asia as well as the power of the HBS brand to open doors. “HBS is what we have... View Details
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
depending on the types of skills individuals hope to acquire. Further work could also be done in other industries; while the high-tech and film worlds are far apart in some... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
eliminated poverty immediately but only got it to a hundred thousand people, we would have done nothing but win a small skirmish in the war. To really have a meaningful impact,... View Details
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
financed them—declared such brick-and-mortar businesses were dinosaurs on their way to extinction. The success of Bluemercury proved the critics wrong. “We’ve always had a hard time being able View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 07 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?
lifestyle, these other products can add brand value and, being produced by others under license, they deliver some extra profit to the Trump organization. "In the world of representative democracy, you... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
defensive drives. The implicit, almost unconscious ways we get information and reassure each other are lost when people go remote. Colleagues are not going to overhear useful conversations while getting coffee. Because of this, functions... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 24 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?
book This Time Is Different, credit markets particularly mortgage markets are prone to boom and bust cycles that can have long-lasting and devastating economic impacts. Regulation is going to have View Details
- 15 Nov 2022
- Book
Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work
organization’s behavior align with its stated mission? Increase diversity. More voices and more perspectives reduce the complicity of those in the majority who may be perpetuating inequity. “You need to ask... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 16 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Rituals of Case Method Teaching
Pre-performance rituals are the stuff of legend for musicians and athletes—Keith Richards eats Shepherd’s pie before every Rolling Stones concert (and must be the one to break the crust); Beyoncé prays and... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Blog Post
Graduating During a Pandemic
made the decision to spearhead hybrid learning for the 2020-2021 academic year, making us the only school at Harvard with active in-person learning for its entire community. We knew early on many of the Harvard-wide graduation... View Details
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
Harvard Business School. "There seemed to be a constant need for people to give status updates on what they were doing. It was very bizarre to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Negotiating a Price, Never Bid with a Round Number
one and a half years, or maybe some other time.” Social psychology in finance Previous research has shown the benefits of precise bidding in the real-estate industry, where a precise listing price indicates that the seller has done... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
unrealistic. It is in fact getting easier to integrate applications, but it's never going to be easy. There are two reasons for this: one technical; one organizational. Big... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
element that must be designed at the beginning of any initiative Leaving culture purely as an outcome is an oversight that indicates leadership has not done the necessary work of defining and agreeing on... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
can grow. It is important to recognize the reality of investment banking recruiting with regards to location. While students interested in specific geographic areas have been drawn View Details
- 07 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Value a “Free” Customer?
this value and is related to research being done by colleague Andrei Hagiu and others into the dynamics of multi-sided markets: platforms that serve two or more distinct groups... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application
prepare my recommenders? A good recommender knows you well and is able to speak to your specific strengths and abilities. We prefer to have one of your two recommenders View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
stay on. If you’re a valued employee, your boss will appreciate being given the chance to see if anything can be done View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
8 FAQs on the MBA Application
much detail as you would like). 2. How should I choose and prepare my recommenders? A good recommender knows you well and is able to speak to your specific strengths and abilities. We prefer View Details