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Demonstration Policy | About

respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of... View Details

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Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description - Recruiting

descriptions that captures their culture, conveys what makes them unique, and describe the practical details of the role. Here are five points to reconsider when writing your job description to make it stand out from the crowd. When you... View Details

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McArthur Hall | About

Others spoke about McArthur’s distinguished career, and Dean Kim B. Clark, expressing the sentiments of many, noted, “The real measure of John’s impact on HBS is not in the formal record. It is in his spirit, character, View Details

18 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

says, companies need to be clear about what they offer customers, and be prepared to pursue innovative business models to monetize it. Oftentimes, it’s not immediately obvious how connected devices can help make a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

04 Sep 2019
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A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

Stan’s responsibilities include anticipating the end-user’s experience, gathering the resources needed for development, and building a business model to understand the value of the investment for the company. On a more View Details

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Mellon Hall | About

family’s Pittsburgh bank into one of America’s preeminent financial institutions. In the process, Mellon amassed a personal fortune comparable to Baker’s own. Mellon’s fiscal philosophy was one of debt reduction View Details

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Use of Harvard Name & Logo | About

the Trademark Office will review the request in 7-10 business days. (Harvard Business School Marketing & Communications provides the “local approval” required in step 2 of the process.) Executive Education Instructions for Executive Education employees, current... View Details

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Running Jobs - Research Computing Services

resource usage. The section on choosing your resources provides guidelines for doing this. Running a Program/Submitting a Job There are two sets of methods of running programs and jobs on the HBS compute Grid: using default submission... View Details

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

cautionary tale of what can happen when companies go too far. Acer entered early into the contract manufacturing of personal computers, operating in low-wage Taiwan, and made good money with that arbitrage... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

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Current Research

Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

has served as a director of more than 50 nonprofit and corporate boards. He has devoted significant energy and support to advancing medicine, an area of deep personal interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1996
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Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)

organization more customer responsive and attuned to the needs of smaller businesses, as well as for shifting the bank's focus away from dealings with foreign governments and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

retail stores sell their products online. Rather than rely on outside investors, Mikitani funded Rakuten with his own money, taking a significant personal risk, and recruited his wife, Haruko (an IBJ... View Details

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

are allowed in these common spaces (no distilled or hard liquor), and only in reasonable quantities (i.e., cans or bottles) intended for personal consumption. Large quantities of alcohol (i.e., kegs or... View Details

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Judging Success - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

difficult to assess whether they have internalized these deeper, personal dimensions of learning and are able to apply them in practice. Judging Success of a Class Session David Garvin Sometimes it takes... View Details

20 Feb 2019
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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

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Networking Opportunities - Recruiting

Hire Talent Networking Opportunities Hire Talent Networking Opportunities Engage with Student Clubs Connect with 50 career-related clubs to target your ideal candidates and build your brand on campus. Connect with MBA Students Learn about... View Details

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

other products had taken a more stealth approach. “Up until that point, NA beers looked a lot like beer, and a person might turn the label into their hand to avoid drawing attention to it,” Wilson notes.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

problem is that “we are not thinking about the humanity that is within everyone.” As a corporate leader, mother, singer, and person of faith, Carla Harris is clearly doing more than her fair share to... View Details