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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

mini-summaries during transitions can provide takeaways that complement or substitute for elements in the closing. Instructors should consider the connections among these core elements of the class session when preparing teaching plans. A... View Details

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

intelligence. 2) Style Before: Confident and extroverted After: Authentic and empathetic All the CEOs were very confident, but their styles were widely different. One CEO said, “Style does not matter. Behavior does.” For example, rather than trying to be seen as... View Details

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

at it a bit differently. Remembering that any team is comprised of individuals, he focuses on helping each individual reach their highest potential not just as performers but as people. Do this, and the best collective results will emerge over time. So, how do you... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

22 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

School. Making the connection at HBS At HBS, Nneka enjoyed her coursework focused on emerging markets, and she took an active role in the Africa Business Club as co-leader of the Africa Business Conference. Leading the conference provided... View Details

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

“filthy.” “The semantic connection gives us some reassurance that consumers reading those reviews could actually infer hygiene information,” they write. Not surprisingly, customers weren’t in a hurry to visit such businesses. The... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

18 Jan 2023
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Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

and changes. Create meaningful connections after HBS: I continue to stay involved with HBS after graduation, and find myself frequently meeting new alumni, staff, faculty, and students who bring unique and... View Details

20 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 20

created in-house labs capable of first-rate basic scientific research. In recent decades, however, the connection between science and business has begun to change in important ways. While the corporate lab... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

Assistant Professor Zoë Cullen. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create challenges for companies attempting to fill job openings as record numbers of people quit their jobs in search of new opportunities in a hot labor... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

read that by the time Black boys turn 10, society views them as potential aggressors. I remember thinking, I have three years to solve this.” A viral moment: “I just wanted to connect with people who could understand what I was feeling:... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

connection between the present and the future. Current decisions are affected by what people expect the future to bring. For example, business managers set the prices of their products—at least in part—based on expectations. More broadly,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2020
Blog Post

HBS African American Student Union

Student clubs are a vibrant part of student life at Harvard Business School. There are over 85 active clubs on campus, and new clubs are being created each year. Clubs encompass a wide range of student interests, and are based on... View Details

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

skills based on Common Core State Standards through personalized learning plans. Having been a teacher and founder of a successful network of charter schools, Danner believes learning does not have to be limited to the classroom and wants to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Current working papers

Organizational restructuring: the influence of formal and informal structure on tie formation. This paper considers how changes in formal structure and a key element of informal structure – the embeddedness of employee... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Blog Post

From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech

like creating a work-life balance and the pursuit of happiness. With changing times, it is important for the curriculum to reflect on living a fulfilled life and not just relentlessly pursuing the next promotion! How did HBS prepare you... View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

indulge me personalizing aspects of the covenant-creation process. From the first moment in the classroom, the teacher is laying the groundwork to create a covenant with students—a relationship where the student develops faith in the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

railroad network fanned out across the United States and connected with lines in Canada and Mexico, smaller railroad companies consolidated as a way to ensure the regular flow of traffic, reduce competition, and avoid price wars.... View Details

Profile

Cait Haught

College, Cait founded and help run Pipeline Scholars, a tutorship program that connected Amherst volunteers with local middle-school students. After completing her undergraduate degree with a double major in American studies and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

personal and professional changes to foster more positive connections among racial groups—interactions that studies have shown have the potential to reduce biased behaviors. "Awareness alone is not going to change the world. It's about... View Details