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12 Jan 2023
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‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data

institutions, he says, and small-business lending is one of the least automated parts of the U.S. banking system. That means it relies mostly on commercial bankers making personal judgments about borrowers.... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources, processes, and profit formula. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week Enroll by January... View Details

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Robert Higgins | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Whitehead About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Baker Library Search Search Search Entrepreneurs Resources Persons Robert Higgins Robert Higgins, MBA 1970 Highland Capital Interview conducted in July 2001 Interview... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Toward a Life Well Lived

Illustration by Valerie Chiang Illustration by Valerie Chiang In many states, you’re required by law to get your car inspected annually, and if there’s something wrong, you get the car serviced, says Professor Leslie Perlow. But how many of us bring that level of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

2017
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Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent

I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details

Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets

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Sara Mattei Gentili

surrounding me. What did they like? What were they interested in? How did they speak? I thought the more I knew, the more I could emulate, and the more I would belong. One day, I realized, no matter how hard I tried, I was an outcast. So,... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

applications vary slightly, but all ask for some personal background information. You can apply for and enroll in programs here . If you are new to HBS Online, you will be required to set up an account... View Details

07 Feb 2019
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How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

disciplined, they involve high degrees of personal accountability, and they are brutally candid places. Not everyone will thrive. Lagace: How can we avoid the same mistakes? Pisano: Be clear that innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

create winning strategies and bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources, processes, View Details

20 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

that optimism will eclipse concerns about slow progress and instead lead to the intersection of popular culture and commercial space flights. “Every astronaut who's been in space describes how, in essence,... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

their student loans. Still, taking-on student debt to finance an MBA is a significant commitment, and we recognize that personal circumstances influence how each student approaches that commitment. To better... View Details

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Liz Plooster

Pepsi. Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? My grandma Joyce. Despite a year of health challenges, she continues to exude love and compassion to everyone around her. She’s the... View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

The Forum Corporation in various roles, including strategies for global customer experience, 360-degree performance software systems, sales force and sales management development, View Details

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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services

necessary, as you control all the resources on that machine. However, on a compute cluster, you only control the resources that the scheduler has given you, and it has given you only the resources that you've requested, whether this is... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Working the Street

that he has seriously injured, and probably killed, persons of another race. “I have an anger problem,” confesses the soft-spoken Mike, who’s spent twenty years, off and on, in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

Unit. From practical wisdom to action The book expands on the authors’ original theory that companies build organizational knowledge by turning tacit knowledge, which people learn through personal experience, into explicit knowledge that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

history. Its stock, suffering the typical ups and downs of entertainment companies during the pandemic, had recovered and was at about the same price as when Chapek took over from “legendary” CEO Bob Iger... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Janie McDonough

opportunities for jobs they might not have thought achievable, provided health insurance for 40 families and allowed peace of mind for retirement plans. My personal whiteboard contains lessons that have... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

leadership muscle. He turned to HBS, “not necessarily to shift careers, but to make room for personal and professional exploration. I had a busy five to six years in which I didn’t have the head space to... View Details

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details

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