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26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

writing his weekly update reports on Wednesday, continuing to work on them when he had time on Thursday and Friday, working even into the weekend. On Monday morning, he would hand in his document to Matt. Jeff figured that a weekly View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

13 Mar 2005
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The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

mean that implementing activities that protect the brand or attempting to update or modify the brand often meets with resistance internally. In some cases, highly decentralized organizations such as Médecins Sans Frontièrs [also known as... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

did love to sit down with junior executives, discuss new development projects, and brainstorm about ideas for better serving clients. She agreed that she could, and should, do this more frequently. Six months after the conclusion of these discussions, I received an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

29 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

from each Kickstarter project, including the comments from the customers and updates posted by the entrepreneur. The researchers then manually collected data for actual delivery times and numbers of product features. They also... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Jan 2020
News

Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67

disruptive innovation for their ability to innovate, grow, and compete in today’s global economy. Read more. Updates and Information After careful consideration and in accordance with the new Harvard University guidelines for events and... View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

they need to “show up” on videoconference or in email to update workers regularly about how their companies are pivoting to weather this crisis and are protecting employees worried about their jobs, says HBS professor Tsedal Neeley, the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

with a minimum recommended bandwidth of 2 Mbps download speed. Your browser performance will also affect your experience on the platform. To avoid browser-based issues and to ensure the best experience, we recommend that you update your... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

During that time, HBS has been on the leading edge of sustainability efforts at Harvard University, with a School-wide sustainability plan drafted in 2012 and updated in 2016—ahead of the Harvard Sustainability Plan . At the core of the... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

start is to revisit the team’s sense of shared purpose. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and buys into the clear and specific goals that the team has been mobilized to accomplish. It is an opportunity for each member to... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

percent of books generate enough income for an author to live on. The pay structure matters Zhu and Wu tracked the popularity of e-novels based on reader clicks and purchases, and measured a writer’s productivity based on how frequently an author View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?

UPDATED 04 OCT 2022 We are thrilled to announce that the Certificate of Management Excellence (CME) has expanded to include more programs and increased flexibility to fit your career path and personal goals. In addition to the Leadership... View Details

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

employees on company time to make updates and edits to the software for community use that could be used by competitors? New research by Assistant Professor Frank Nagle, a member of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, shows that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

into why the owners of small businesses typically wait until the last minute to update their books and file tax forms. Most people would say they are just lazy or undisciplined. But Cook observed what was happening and asked why. And the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

“Without this awareness,” the report reads, “and especially without processes and procedures in place to address the risks created by legacy FOSS, organizations open themselves up to the possibility of hard-to-detect issues within their software bases.” The infrequency... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

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Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online

without limitation, analytics and information processing; processing transactions; providing, operating, securing, or administering the Websites or a Service or part of them; providing or updating content for the Websites or any of the... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

session, Professors Matthew Weinzierl and Debora Spar will share their approach on making sense of political shifts and integrating current events into their courses. They will also provide updates on evolving the curriculum through new... View Details

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Mark your calendars! HBS Executive Education reunions are back on campus!

your email contacts to receive communications Update your personal contact information in the Alumni Directory See other alumni who are planning to attend Use your alumni email to contact your classmates and encourage them to attend... View Details

6 PM – 10 PM HKT, 04 Jun 2015

Beijing Alumni: Connect with HBS

Join members of HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD), fellow HBS alumni, and current students for a networking event and dinner. Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director of CPD, will give an update on the School and share... View Details

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Educational Records Name Change | MBA

Educational Records Name Change Alumni Name Update You may update your Preferred and Legal Names with the MBA Registrar's Office by logging in to the HBS Alumni Portal and completing our Name View Details

11 Oct 2024
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Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

opportunities and challenges and serve as ambassadors to the alumni community. After an executive committee session and welcome reception on September 24, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, Executive Director, MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, provided an View Details

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