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- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
twice"), such as a charitable donation in the recipient's name, have become increasingly popular. Recipients generally enjoy these gifts, which not only benefit others in need but also make recipients feel good about themselves. But... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
First, we review the evidence linking charitable behavior and happiness. We present research from a variety of samples (adults, children, and primates) and methods (correlational and experimental) demonstrating that happier people give... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
older investors prefer dividend-paying stocks. Together, these tendencies generate geographically varying demand for dividends. Firms headquartered in areas in which seniors constitute a large fraction of the population are more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Raja Bobbili
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? In my view, the case method is the be-all and end-all of business education – I couldn’t imagine a better way to learn business than through the dynamic process of discussing and debating... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
productive partnership: Business leaders tend to give themselves more credit for being informed about education than superintendents do. Rivkin notes that in the survey of superintendents, the qualitative comments section also showed a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Scott St. Germain “When my children are asked, ‘So, what does your father do?’, I hope they will reply, ‘He’s the coach of my baseball team.’” Grew Up: Raynham, Massachusetts Why HBS: case method allows learning from others’ success and... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences – A Q&A with Professor Robert Howe
have been exploring the intersection of design and entrepreneurship for a couple of years. We’ve concluded that human-centered design skills are an ideal set of tools for someone who wants to lead a tech venture. These methods can be... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
Also during Year 3, all students complete a year-long capstone exercise at HKS.Participants generally complement their required and elective studies with two summer internships: either a policy, international development or social... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Clubs Offer Popular Management Programs
business schools can’t — the HBS experience, through its alumni teachers and its use of the case method. “The case method and the exposure to some pretty high-level executives” distinguish the course from other classes, Burke says. “It’s... View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
account for transactions under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) while reducing transparency and aggressively maximizing earnings and debt. Creative accounting is part of the competition among auditors that has led to lower... View Details
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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
accompanied by original itemized receipts or invoices that at a minimum include: student name, date of purchase, item purchased, amount paid, and if appropriate, method of payment. Expenses paid by credit card may be incurred by eligible... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
Curriculum (First Year) During the first year at Harvard Business School (HBS), all students pursue the same course of study: the Required Curriculum and FIELD. By studying under a common curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
For its part, HBS never traveled as far down the disciplinary road as other top business schools. While the School did hire more faculty with strong disciplinary research backgrounds, it remained steadfast in its mission to deliver a View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto
the article that the inquiry approach, which you prefer, doesn't come easily or naturally to most people. How can people make inquiry their main method of decision making? A: The best recommendation is to work hard to raise awareness. We... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector
she was 18 she’s mostly been surrounded by people in the military. “The case method challenges me to speak up; it forces me to be a contributing member of the class,” she says. “I’ve been extremely impressed by my fellow classmates, and I... View Details
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Visit | MBA
Class Visit Program The excitement, energy, and unexpected insights generated by the case method make it a hallmark of the HBS distinctive learning environment. We invite you to experience our stimulating... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
in much the same way that historical perspectives helped to shape the first generation of endogenous growth theories. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55039 September 21, 2018 Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
surrounded by technology in other ways, he applied to business school. After four undergraduate years of problem sets and lab work, he found the class participation required by the HBS case method a bit daunting. “I was nervous about... View Details
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Andrew Kletzing
for general management — for making decisions and owning the consequences." In addition, Andrew participated in the Korea-United States Friendship Council, a joint group of Army officers and South Korean businessmen who, Andrew says,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
imagery and heard the stories behind the imagery, I saw that images represent quite complex thinking," he says now. "I was learning about the autobiographical nature of images. I also became interested in digital imaging technology, and saw that the use of the imagery... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace