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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
approximately 150 million children ages 3 to 8, making it an ideal partner for working at scale. Rocket develops and delivers digital training materials focused specifically on boosting the skills of this group of public-sector educators.... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
For decades, Shabana Azmi has been a leading actress in Indian cinema. She has starred in many of that country’s most popular and acclaimed films, including the groundbreaking Fire in 1996, about a lesbian relationship between two sisters-in-law. At age 66, Azmi’s... View Details
- 07 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience
me graduating with a specialization in computing. In my senior year, I picked up a job at a small business selling open source services. This combination of baseline coding skills and open source knowledge got me to my first job at Red... View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
for any teaching apprenticeship—and use that to build out real-time data analytics for states, so that they can see, "If we've identified we still have these gaps in the labor market, what interventions should we put in place?" And then... View Details
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
particular skills and needs. People with ASD may also have little preparation or capacity for the common social interactions required on a daily basis at work. As Sonne and his family adapted to life raising their son, the nature of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
zones As companies expand operations across the globe, they must grapple with time gaps during which employees cannot collaborate (i.e., lost productivity). To study this phenomenon, a research team studied communication patterns among... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
things," says Greg Thompson (MBA 2005), CEO of the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, which provides managerial training and school launch support for charter school leaders. "Now we need systems to make sure high-quality people have the View Details
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
bridge the gap that a lot of young people experience between a very exciting digital reality and the dead world of the textbook." On an emotional level, the death of the paper textbook will carry less societal angst than trade books,... View Details
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
In the spring of 2020, Kenneth Chenault (MBA 2019), Kevin Chenault (MBA 2021), Carter Lewis (MBA 2023), Lindsey Ferguson, Nicolle Mora, and Sesana Allen were each pursuing their own careers, utilizing their skills and interests to make an... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety and diversity seemingly matched only by the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
leaders remain oblivious to an emerging threat or problem—a lack of attention that can plague even the most skilled executives. After European Commission regulators refused to approve General Electric's $42 billion acquisition of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
substantially changed. Tushman: In Leading Change and Organizational Renewal, we begin by helping managers to recognize inertia within their own organizations, and to understand its root causes. But, we don't stop there. We also give them a set of pragmatic tools and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
between companies and their communities, but also put pressure on the middle class, which were suddenly in competition for jobs with skilled workers around the globe. "And how did our society respond to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
schedule to be productive. I wanted to discuss skills that have been critical in my own career. Communication is one—reading, writing, and speaking. Another is how you operate within your organization and deal with both those above you... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- Web
A Day in the Life: IT Business Analyst | Information Technology
challenges and opportunities, and business analysts are right there in the middle of it all—connecting teams, clarifying goals, and keeping things moving. While each day may look different based on the project or the tasks they’re... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- Op-Ed
4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
climate change. More recently, JPMorgan Chase made a major effort to improve the economic vitality of Detroit. The second false assumption is that lower and middle managers cannot help their companies explore the profit potential of... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
have owned started out as a disruptive company.— Clayton M. Christensen Copying the management best practices of leading firms isn't necessarily the answer, Christensen said. When inventors in the Middle Ages tried to invent a contraption... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
of the World Bank’s scenario for global economic progress out to 2030. While cheered by the prospect of continued economic growth that is expected to triple the middle class from 400 million to 1.2 billion people, the business leaders... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
difficult tasks. Second, overestimation of ability by both men and women varies across categories. To understand these patterns, we develop a model that separates gender stereotypes from misestimation of ability related to the difficulty of the task. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
arena. In general, 60 percent of our participants are from the United States. We have a large contingent from the United Kingdom and a smaller percentage from other western European countries. We have had women from Africa, the Middle... View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery