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01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

virtually every other parent who’s been through this journey,” he says. “The doctors call you into the little room and they say, ‘I’m sorry to tell you, your child has autism. It’s genetic. There’s nothing that can View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

balance. The idea that you must be physically present to be productive is just not valid. Leaders should be focused on how View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Jul 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

The Evolution of Apple

and what he would have done differently. "The video is a very powerful teaching tool," says Yoffie. "Few CEOs will admit to their mistakes in a public setting." The comings and goings of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer; Technology

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by January 30 $1,850 Certificate Disruptive Strategy Professors Rory McDonald & Clayton Christensen Strengthen your capacity to create winning strategies and bring innovations to... View Details

03 Feb 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?

thought that there was a place in the business school curriculum for the teaching of topics that provide a context for subsequent action. Dr. B. V. Krishnamurthy summed up this view by saying, "...whether we can 'teach' the craft of getting things View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

last? Why is the ‘skills gap’ so pervasive and enduring? Why is the workforce participation at historic lows across so many developed countries? What can be done to reverse the... View Details

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

financial performance and corruption are causing significant harm to Mexico. A central theme is the president's role in making sure his team has done its homework and is fully prepared View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Leadership Fellows

Fellow position that meets the program goals of access, impact and leadership. Fellows will have the opportunity to gain exposure and insight to work being View Details

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

business leaders adopted already, and which styles are likely to be most successful in the future? In a talk in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 at the invitation of The Star/BizWeek publication and the Harvard Club... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

years ago. Most markets are one-sided in nature—customers interested in buying running shoes, for example. But a multi-sided market involves more players—and each has its own interests to be served.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

landlines to cell phones, and foreign companies were entering the French market. “It went from being a monopoly with no competition to having intense cross-border competition... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree

her time working closely with the Wildlife Conservation Society. After graduating from the HBS/HKS joint degree program Paulina will be moving to Washington, DC to work for the... View Details

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

found in only a small number of tasks and functions. In the majority of situations, spans of accountability were wider than spans of control. This "Entrepreneurial Gap" is posited to be a result of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Sustainability and Integrated Reporting

A sustainable strategy for a company is one that enables it to create value for shareholders over the long term while contributing to a sustainable society. In doing so, it must balance the needs of different types of providers of financial capital (e.g.,... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

will ask what needs to be done to foster a culture of creativity in an organization. Specifically, how do managers avoid "the temptation... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA for a Career Change

file cabinets?? So I applied to business schools and was lucky enough to be admitted to HBS. I tried out things I never would have View Details

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

the values; the real work is operationalizing the values. The organization needs to be clear and concise in creating its future vision, making it easier for team members to... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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... View Details

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

20 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Risky Business with Structured Finance

close examination and clear explanation of how the process of securitization transformed trillions of dollars of risky assets into securities that many considered to be a safe bet. Authored by HBS professors... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

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Case Method Teaching - Case Method Project

made. For each class, students are asked to read the case and to put themselves in the shoes of the actual decision-makers to consider what they themselves would have View Details

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