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09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

transition from the workforce into a hectic RC (first) year. I subsequently joined LASO's leadership team as the VP of Career Development and helped plan our annual Adelante Conference. With my classmate’s... View Details

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

history of prejudice that these attitudes stem from. But he also demonstrated the U.S.’s ongoing need for purposeful and inclusive leadership, and I hope to spend my career defending View Details

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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care

outline the path from the very early discoveries made in R&D labs to their development for commercial use. This is for students who want to pursue entrepreneurship in science and technology, anticipate leading market launch View Details

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

excites, and pushes the team or, you could say, choreographs an output that (moves) the company towards the vision." The mix of control, delegation, and theater employed... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

responsibility for the problems, often as a result of the direct or indirect pressures they put on their people. Authentic leaders find ways to resolve this struggle. Expressing humility is a great skill because it not only brings leaders closer to their management... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

path with plenty of bumps along the way, from the potential of failed trials to regulatory hurdles. He often reminds his team about their mission. "What excites us when we get out of bed is that we believe we have a chance to do something... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

A few years ago, Reshmaan Hussam and colleagues decided to find out why many people in the developing world fail to wash their hands with soap, despite lifesaving benefits. Every year more than a million children under the age of five die... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

1,300 MBA students traveled abroad to 20 countries this year for hands-on, immersive learning experiences. The centers’ primary focus has been on case writing and facilitating faculty research, explains Executive Director Victoria... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

Angela Q. Crispi

Angela is the Executive Dean for Administration at Harvard Business School, leading an organization of nearly 2,000 staff with an operating budget of $1 billion. She oversees the execution of the School’s strategy ranging from academic programs to research, and the... View Details

17 Mar 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions

Keywords: by Alvin E. Roth

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

What used to be rare is now commonplace: traveling abroad to receive medical treatment, and to a developing country at that. So-called medical tourism is on the rise for everything from cardiac care to plastic surgery to hip View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

individuals in Russia and Belarus. If you take Organizational Leadership from any of these countries, you won't be able to complete the Learning Path Tool. However, you'll still be eligible to complete the... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

settle in a desired geographic location while retaining a job elsewhere—the best of both worlds for many people. “I see work-from-anywhere as a policy that allows the individual to control her personal geography. View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

19 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Company Loyalty

skills such as creating television ads and public-service announcements by joining teams formed to serve new accounts. 3. Focus on relationships. For many employees, loyalty is born or cemented through... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

drew on the support of fellow YALPers to launch a successful bid to prevent the city’s professional soccer team from moving to Austin, Texas. In Salt Lake City, YALP participants enlisted area companies to commit to Parity.org’s pledge to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Mar 2024
News

Elevator Pitch: Banking On It

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Marc Escapa (MBA 2017) Andres Klaric (MBA 2017) Cofounders and co-CEOs, Fuse Concept: Fuse makes it easier for lenders to tackle digital innovation, offering a next-gen loan-origination platform that simplifies... View Details

Keywords: fintech; finance; entrepreneurship; Finance

26 Jul 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation

Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

“overfitting” a statistical model, ensuring the model hits every historical data point and thus making it overly specific and lacking room for future variables. Another problem can develop with... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

Research Summary

Overview

Phil's work aims to identify the drivers of performance for healthcare organizations and providers, and the mechanisms by which this performance can change over time. In complex healthcare settings, the optimal choice of treatment can be highly ambiguous. As a... View Details

Keywords: Primary Care; Medical Decision-making; Learning By Doing; Healthcare Organizations; Healthcare Operations; Health Economics

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

based on "industry best-in-class performance measures or direct competitors," Hope and Fraser write; and give teams "an extended period of time to reach... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

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