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03 Jul 2015
Blog Post

What is HBS Bridges?

a powerful and fitting conclusion to our time at HBS. Here I was, nearly two years later, back in Burden Hall where it all began. The excitement and buzz in the room was just as palpable as it was then. Similar to when we started at... View Details

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Mission-Driven Governance

By: Raymond Fisman, Rakesh Khurana and Edward Martenson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a useful, easily applied theory of governance performance. The existing model is fundamentally adversarial, rooted in the paradigm of principal-agent conflict. At its base is an image of governance as a never-ending struggle... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Knowledge Management; Standards; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation

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12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

hesitant. Yet sometimes, this is necessary. But when? You should fire your CEO under two of these three conditions: (1) there is a weak and unfixable fit between the CEO's skills and the needs of the company, (2) the CEO disrespects the... View Details

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

why that happened," says Ofek. Clocky fit the bill. In the case "Clocky: The Runaway Alarm Clock" (with Eliot Sherman) and the follow-up case, "Nanda Home: Preparing for Life after Clocky" (with Jill Avery, HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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Tethys | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

tesserae. The Tethys mosaic originally was submerged in water, created for a pool in an Antioch bath building. Visitors surely admired its central image of the sea goddess Tethys, a fitting subject for a bath not far from the... View Details

12 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Many Languages of Medicine to Impact Care Delivery

about the industry. Innovation comes in all shapes and sizes. This staunch belief was the impetus behind the formation of DIH Pipeline and DIH Incubator which has supported founders who may not have fit the typical founder profile, but... View Details

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

innovative product's inherently disruptive nature, the incumbent inevitably tries to morph the product to fit into its existing processes and values. It alters the innovation to enhance its appeal to core customers and View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

and of the way we're going to fit into it—is no longer working. We all carry a representation of the world, our work, how we do our work, and how we fit in and where we're going; and that map is always... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

to pay for other things. Is there any advice you would like to share with prospective or current HBS students regarding loans or debt repayment? Find a job that fits around you, and then work out the loan situation. Resist the temptation... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Laguna Health Care Strategy & Innovation Leader Determine which startups to invest in by understanding the key metrics that dictate whether a venture has achieved product-market fit and is ready for scaling. “The course is useful for... View Details

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Events - Private Capital Project

Institute) Impact Investing: How Does It Fit into the Broader Capital Markets? Case Studies from the Forest Conservation Sector September 29, 2020 “Impact Investing: How Does It Fit into the Broader Capital... View Details

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

write about a personal past experience that fit one of five categories: unethical, ethical, positive, negative, or neutral. The participants mostly wrote about commonplace actions (cheating on an exam or padding an expense report, for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Enrico Ferrari

learning methodology, Enrico believes, perfectly fits both his experience and his ambitions. "I prefer not to learn exclusively from books. Here, it's cases. You're surrounded by lots of brilliant people; you're learning from the... View Details

Keywords: Tech

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

to improve strategy execution within your team, department, or organization. “I was impressed by how well the course material fit my personal challenges and goals at work, and how easy it was to use the material to improve my team’s... View Details

26 Mar 2021
Blog Post

How to Build a Resume That Stands Above the Competition

if it is the right culture fit for you. Networking plays a major role in securing a role. Ms. Huggett suggests that 75% of your job search efforts should be spent on networking. View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

something that fit my personality and lifestyle,” explains the affable Franyo, who is now the proud proprietor of the Boatyard Bar & Grill, located in the Eastport section of Annapolis, Maryland. Prior to retiring in March 2002, Franyo... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

03 May 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo

mental and physical well-being, and it is important that all segments of the population have access to wellness offerings. Personally, I’m a wellness-nerd and fitness enthusiast. Wellness has always been a powerful anchor in my... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

distinction; to help stabilize it against Houston's tempestuous weather, excavation for the tower's foundation was completed to a depth of 63 feet, twice that of the Empire State Building's underpinnings. It is a fitting headquarters for... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

07 Apr 2015
News

Warrior Spirit

day. At that point, Sityodtong learned he had been accepted to HBS. A 1994 econ grad from Tufts University with experience working as an equity associate at Fidelity, he fit the profile of an MBA student. But making the decision to come... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

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Jay Bhandari

advice to prospective students, what would it be? I held several assumptions about HBS when I was a prospective applicant. I highly encourage you to engage with the school before cementing any conclusions about whether you'd be a good fit... View Details

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