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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

Committee's preference is to (1) fund new graduates as they re-enter the workforce, and (2) renew fellowships for existing GO Africa recipients before funding alumni who have been working for 1-4 years post-MBA. You have accepted a... View Details

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

this point before. But we want to review the key differences briefly from the perspective of the CEO because the implications are crucial: for how the job of the senior leader is defined, and for what successful performance in the job requires. The differences View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links The Railroads: The First Big Business Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, local railroads around the world served as a means of... View Details

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

Professor Mihir Desai Build an intuitive understanding of financial principles to better communicate with key stakeholders, drive business performance, and grow your career. 6 weeks, 6–7 hrs/week Pay by August 14 $1,850 Certificate New... View Details

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

government in making it a success. "Particularly during the early years, the government played a critical role in shaping Silicon Valley," especially spending and funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, writes HBS professor Josh Lerner in his View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

28 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

we were collecting data as events were happening." As it turns out, the actions companies took during those first 90 days of the pandemic depended not only on their cash on hand, but how committed they were to their workers, according to the View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

essential part of the restaurant experience. Rebuilding that confidence and trust needs to begin with empathy and respect for restaurant employees who will be a new contingent of frontline workers in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

colleagues and share feedback in ways that enable them to develop and deliver Take charge of your professional development as you navigate the challenges of transitioning from an individual contributor to a leader Who Will Benefit Early- and Mid-Career Professionals... View Details

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

Initially, the discussion tends to focus on the ideas that have been taught, says Simons. From about the midway point of the program onward, however, participants begin to share what they will do differently at their companies as a result... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

highly effective value oriented expansion is the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia system. They expanded outside of Philadelphia beginning at the turn of the 21st century with the aim to improve the care for all children in the area by... View Details

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

experimentation. Uncertainty in this sense refers not to scientific questions about the coronavirus, but to what effect the virus will have on the future. What new realities will it generate? What will recovery look like? How long will it... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

any of his contemporaries, however, he strove to make an all-encompassing system of sales management. He created a global sales force that constantly sought new customers (and tried to sell replacement merchandise to existing ones) and... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Syllabus 3 Courses (with Exam), 10–17 Weeks Download full syllabus 40 hrs Course – 5 Modules Business Analytics Beginning with basic descriptive statistics and progressing to regression analysis, you’ll implement analytical techniques in... View Details

01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

from the nonprofit and public sector to attend HBS, these fellowships enable the School to award $10,000 to a select number of incoming MBA students. Beginning with the Class of 1990, 257 incoming students have received the fellowship.... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

a new work world that will keep employees both happy and productive post-COVID? Several HBS faculty members shared advice to help leaders prepare for the “next normal." Julia Austin: Prioritize face time at the office Managers will have... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

Companies have long poured time and money into surveying customers. Now, with new research showing artificial intelligence provides plenty of rich data about shopper preferences, could customer surveys become obsolete? Companies turn to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

patterns in the emotional elements that commanded the most attention. In short, evoking surprise proved the most effective way of capturing attention, while evoking joy was best for retaining attention. "The findings showed that advertisers should use a quick element... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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Public Education Leadership Project

with other administrators and educators from across the country, your team of eight leaders from your district will refine your management model, develop new improvement strategies, and learn how to serve your students more effectively.... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project

simple-ingredient, raw-food diet. Spies couldn’t find such a thing in the pet aisle, so she started making it herself and quickly maxed out the freezer of her San Francisco kitchen with dog food. Within a month, George’s energy and health had rebounded. “He was like a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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