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07 Oct 2021
News

Planning Ahead

immediately drove to campus with the envelope he received from the admissions office. “I wanted the full HBS experience,” he says, describing the spring day that he sat in front of Baker Library and opened... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

prioritizing. If this is your dream, don’t give up on it. Favorite HBS mama memory? Having Mika with us as the only baby in our section retreat with 100 section aunts and uncles was an experience I’ll never... View Details

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

“Difference is an acquired preference,” a colleague once told me. The statement seemed rather strange to me at first. Upon reflection, though, I understood what my colleague was saying: Difference is uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

behavior could increase handwashing rates, and whether the behavior could become a habit even after the monitoring stopped,” Hussam explains. Among the 1,400 households that received a soap dispenser, one... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

take advantage of factor cost differences. Instead, multinationals tend to own the stages of production proximate to their final production, giving rise to a class of high-skill, intra-industry vertical FDI. Measuring View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

capabilities reside in the team, and that great technical expertise is accessible to the team. Be prepared, and not surprised, by this kind of decision-making. In addition, ensure that all decisions are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Research Summary

The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

Ashutosh (Ash) Panchang (MS/MBA 2023) grew up in India and Virginia. He received his B.S. from the University of Virginia in Systems Engineering. Today he is a joint degree student pursuing the Harvard... View Details

09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

get a mentor. During the four-week mentoring program, new employees (or “protégés”) were randomly matched with experienced call center workers and attended a series of brief meetings to discuss their written responses to specific... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

company can divest a subsidiary through a tax-free spin-off, management must first decide how corporate overhead will be allocated between the subsidiary and the parent. The allocation decision can be complicated by management's... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

22 Feb 2024
Blog Post

It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!

balance of software and tough tech (e.g. robotics, space, biotech), I decided to shift away from software this summer and try tough tech for myself. I ended up being very fortunate to View Details

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

the model, developing applications for Microsoft's operating systems and using Microsoft's tools in the process, the power of the platform became evident. It was a win-win relationship—the community of development partners View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

each other. It takes time for cohesion to build to the point where people want to help each other, and where they trust each other enough to give and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2005
News

Gifts Create Frist Financial Aid Fund

TOMMY, JULIE, AND BILLY FRIST: New fund supports fellowships and innovation in financial aid. Photo Courtesy Frist family Financial aid at HBS has received a $10 million boost,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

24 Apr 2023
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

Pennsylvania. “The regulatory issues faced in this industry are ones that most other entrepreneurs don’t run into. The challenges are quite unique.” The study follows the business challenges faced by Luke Anderson, who received an MBA... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

giving meaningful opportunities to returning citizens helps prevent recidivism, thereby strengthening communities and improving public safety. Damon J. Phillips is the Robert Steinberg Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

Profile

Mark McNeill

best of leaders have areas of weakness. The key is that they are aware of these weaknesses and actively look to others to augment them. These highly self-aware leaders we studied also sought frequent View Details

22 Nov 2023
News

So You Want to Join a Startup

work for a startup has anywhere near the resources that a venture capital firm is going to have to do that kind of due diligence, nor do they actually have the time to do it, because usually you get an offer and you might have to View Details

06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

entrepreneurs four times. That’s a lot of content to cover in a ten-minute pitch, so it’s important to be clear and concise. 2. Don’t be afraid to pivot Based on feedback we View Details

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

empowered by giving them opportunities to share ideas, as Lay’s has done by asking its customers to vote on the chip flavor the brand should create next. “This is a new trend, and it provides great... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

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