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24 Apr 2020
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Coaching Your Team Through Uncertain Times

28 Jul 2019
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6 Vacation Habits That Defend From Future Burnouts

02 Apr 2018
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Practice Makes Perfect: Why Chinese Manufacturers Have A Production Advantage

06 Apr 2018
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3 Tips for Presenting in English When You’re Not a Native Speaker

How ENGOs Can Support Corporate Climate Change Efforts

Nearly half of CEOs view climate change as affecting their companies now or within the coming decade, but there is also a wide gap between what CEOs say is progress on tackling climate change and what many of their investors believe are effective actions.... View Details

20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

them to be more intuitive and divergent thinkers. Either you have it or you don't. But does research really support this idea? Our research confirms others' work that creativity skills are not simply genetic traits endowed at birth, but... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

24 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 24

institutions of our capitalist system, which, if ignored, can undermine the legitimacy of the system. I provide some ideas on how to fix the problem. Working Papers Curbing Adult Student Attrition: Evidence from a Field Experiment By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

research suggests there was something at work beyond simple greed, setting the stage for deeper exploration of how incentives shape not only what we do, but also how we perceive reality. “The question of incentives is fundamental to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

02 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

know the sectors or technologies better than I would." In the other, the venture capitalist says, "I don't care about people; I care about markets. I look for big opportunities, big painful problems that customers have. If management doesn't View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

you they would pay more than they’re actually willing to pay. They say they would choose something that they don’t actually choose in practice,” says James Brand, an economist for Microsoft, who cowrote the working paper with Israeli and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

03 Jun 2019
Blog Post

9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

program. Students come from all over the world with different industry backgrounds, passions, and goals and work together to combine their unique experiences with the education they gain at HBS. However, it is the students who decide... View Details

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Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

fundamental business model has not changed in more than 100 years: very smart outsiders go into organizations for a finite period of time and recommend solutions for the most difficult problems confronting their clients. But at traditional strategy-consulting firms,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

Google and Groupon, for instance, a higher percentage of employees work in sales than engineering or data mining. And at Facebook the salesforce's ability to translate 'likes' into advertisers will make or break that company's valuation... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Leadership Team - Complementary Strengths or Competing Agendas , Stephen A. Miles, Michael D. Watkins Picking the Right Transition Strategy , Michael D. Watkins Seven Transformations of Personal Leadership , David Rooke, William R. Torbet View Details

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

challenges that emerged,” says Tim Dodson (MBA 1994), vice president of the club’s Leadership Breakfast Series. “Attendees were very interested in how an accelerator works and many said they were inspired by the presentation.” While... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Jan 2018
Blog Post

How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

are the top six tips from the experts in our Financial Aid office. 1. Learn about how financial aid works at business schoolHBS financial aid is primarily need-based. You will submit your HBS financial aid application after you are... View Details

Richard F. Meyer

Richard F. Meyer is Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Professor Meyer received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and spent the first ten years of his career in the Management Services Division of Arthur D. Little, Inc., serving as a... View Details

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing) Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu.... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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Women at HBS - Alumni

Sandberg addressed the graduating class at Class Day 2012. HBS faculty convened an academic conference on campus to discuss issues surrounding women in leadership. We celebrated alumnae leaders and explored issues around women and work in... View Details

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