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30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

time-consuming market research in hopes of uncovering new insights about their target customers. But, even as market research tools have rapidly evolved, the results of such studies still offer only a snapshot of customer sentiment, and survey data is often flawed, the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

connects with prospective candidates by posting internship opportunities in 12twenty, hosting an informational session in January, and networking with relevant student groups like the social impact clubs and the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club . Former interns... View Details

13 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

decades. Whether you adopt the one-leader model for your own family enterprise, as RBS has done, or whether you build a team of leaders, you still need to design, structure, and allocate all the necessary leadership roles. Why? Because... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Capital Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) , Senior Advisor, OCGI Climate Investments Jayant Sinha (MBA 1992) , Member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Dan Stephens Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company... View Details

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Program Preview: Leading in the Digital Era

Prepare to address some of today's most pressing challenges in the Leading in the Digital Era program. In this video, Faculty Chair Linda Hill and teaching team members Ann Le Cam and Sunand Menon discuss... View Details

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

Steinberg, and Ann Raldow, and medical physicist Nzhde Agazaryan. A spectrum of close calls The research team wanted to understand the role of psychological safety—defined as “the shared belief that interpersonal risk-taking is safe”—in... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

01 Jun 2023
News

Pet Project

that demand payment for product placement and by wholesalers who are slow to pay. If Katie pursues this direction, she needs senior team members with the experience to navigate this challenging path and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

in managing teams and organizations with best practices in educational leadership, to provide school leaders with frameworks, skills, and knowledge to effectively lead and drive change improvement in schools. The CSML certificate is... View Details

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About Us - Research Computing Services

RCS staff include experts in advanced statistical methods, along with data science methodologies that can support faculty research, including text digitization, fuzzy matching, and natural language processing. RCS team View Details

02 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

Hoel (hbs Mba '93) Managing Director, Menlo Ventures I always look at the market first. By that I mean a strategic view that includes evaluating market growth, market size, competition, and customer adoption rates. If a company has a great market, it doesn't need to... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

04 May 2023
News

Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

15 locations—from Argentina to Vietnam, plus Boston, which is included for students unable to travel outside the United States—a cohort of up to 72 students is led by a faculty member who is assisted by two HBS staff View Details

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

4 Things You Need to Know about Immersive FIELD Courses at HBS

industry/subject focus, and the faculty member teaching the course. The immersion component often lasts anywhere from 6 to 11 days. Each IFC has a specific focus which exposes students to projects and/or business contacts within an... View Details

November–December 2024
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Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups

By: Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman

Why do some homogeneous groups face backlash for lacking diversity, whereas others escape censure? We show that a homogeneous group’s size changes how it is perceived and whether decision makers pursue greater diversity in its ranks. We theorize that people make... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Perception; Decision Making; Groups and Teams; Selection and Staffing; Size

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25 Aug 2022
News

Understanding the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard

is translated into practice. In 2022, 12 labs have launched, each of which is led by faculty members (principal investigators) who are supported by a team of scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and... View Details

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

"waterfall" method in which each step of the process is completed in turn by a separate worker. By sharing mistakes across the process, the customer and project team members benefit individually... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

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Maha Malik

successful?" When her mother became a Member of the National Assembly in 2007, Maha, "saw her navigate a complex political environment, which made me interested in the fate of women in Pakistani politics." Pursuing the... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

as a member of Section Six when I returned to HLS classes this past year. As a third year, I got to know my JD/MBA cohort as we crossed campuses together and met in the joint-degree seminar. Both my HLS and HBS sections just graduated, so... View Details

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

publications, National Geographic's subscription revenue has declined significantly, from $284 million in 1999 to $211 million in 2009. The value of becoming a member of the Society, once a matter of prestige, has eroded. The institution... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

18 Nov 2022
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

developed world.” Brown’s 'special sauce' Four-to-six-member teams manage the firm’s main investment funds, each with its own strategy. All members act as managers and analysts. They research leads, evaluate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

to the CEO. In many cases, the chief legal officer should be a member of the top management team who is expected to weigh in on all issues, not just represent the legal function. Q: What managerial levels... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

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