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Field Course: Business of the Arts (BOTA)

may not be freely available. Conference Board Reports on key issues in business management and economics. Includes the surveys "Business Contributions to the Arts" and "Giving in Numbers". SMU DataArts
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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship

Filling the Gap: Underserved Markets in the Black Community Use these resources to validate the need underlying your business idea. Please contact infoservices@hbs.edu to schedule a consultation with a Baker librarian. View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Examining the Magnitude of Syria’s Refugee Crisis

Syrian communities was phase one of a large-scale survey Fabbe conducted to gain insight into the effects of the war on those who had fled from the conflict at home. Throughout 2016, Fabbe’s research team... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

focused on the role of business leaders in this issue. For the HBS faculty team, that meant engaging with HBS alumni in multiple ways. First, the Project launched an unprecedented survey of all alumni “to get their perceptions on how the... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

15 Sep 2014
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Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

results of a salary survey conducted by the French Engineering and Scientist Council, a network of alumni organizations that includes 144 of the country's 240 engineering schools. Respondents shared their latest yearly salary, current... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Chile

Industry and market research Passport Click on Search on the upper left side of the main screen to get started. Locate the industry of interest and then choose a geography. Click on Run Search EMIS (Emerging Markets... View Details

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Demographics: ethnic groups (US)

Where can I find U.S. demographic information broken out by ethnic group? U.S. Census Bureau: Population, housing, economic and geographic information searchable by race and ethnicity. The American Community Survey has quick links to data... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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The Business Environment in the 21st century

The business leaders surveyed for the colloquium suggested several ways in which business schools generally, and HBS in particular, could play a role. They included research and thought leadership on major... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2002
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In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data

scenario carries a caveat, though, according to research by HBS assistant professor Susan Kulp. Her work suggests that the profit gains of VMI depend on both the retailer's willingness to provide detailed demand information and the... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)

01 Dec 2017
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Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence

his classmates’ FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) projects. But in retrospect, he says, conducting field research in Mexico and developing and presenting innovative product ideas to senior executives at Colgate’s Consumer Innovation Center... View Details

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Foreign direct investment: statistics

Data. IMF eLibrary In the uppermost left menu bar, click IMF Data. Click on Data Topic. Under External Sector select Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS). Click on All Tables and select data sets. NOTE: Bilateral data,... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward

same, but the scope has expanded from just research to helping business leaders take action to make America more competitive. The number of faculty involved has grown from 15 to almost 25, and a host of HBS alumni and corporate partners... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2015
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Providing an Environment for Ideas to Grow

that I have.” Neeley’s research focuses on the challenges organizations face when coordinating operations across linguistic and national boundaries. As a doctoral student at Stanford, she participated in a large-scale global teams study... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Leadership and Happiness - Course Catalog

to manage their levels of well-being and life satisfaction. Students will learn how to lead others in a way that increases happiness. Students will self-administer the best surveys on happiness, read some of the most influential modern... View Details

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Student Proposed Fellowship Program - Resources for selecting your organization

type.' Included in this list are Foundation/Research Institute and Public Authority/State/Government. Add other relevant criteria, e.g. geography. Industry Overview and Analysis Social Enterprise Journal Publishes social enterprise View Details

01 Jun 2006
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CEO Compensation Troubles

long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major European countries, according to Towers Perrin, a global consultancy. A recent study published by the National Bureau of... View Details

Keywords: Jay W. Lorsch; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2011
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The Rankings Game

surveys used by Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News are subject to bias by relying so heavily on judgments from recent graduates, deans, and administrators. Students understand the value of graduating from a top-ranked institution and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2013
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A Conversation with Dean Nohria

benefit to doing more, as is evident from our recent experience with the School's US Competitiveness Project. In pondering how to better understand the prospects for American competitiveness, we realized that our alumni represent a unique resource. Indeed, their... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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New Releases

organizations. Their extensive empirical research draws on in-depth case studies of the organization, structures, systems, and management practices in nine large MNCs; a detailed survey of... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2003
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Nonprofits: Choosing a Path for Growth

remarks follow. While our survey did not explore the reasons for choosing branching over affiliation, some nonprofits may prefer branching because it allows the nonprofit leader to exert the most control since the new organizational units... View Details

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