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27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27

explain how to generate ideas with these skills, collaborate with "delivery-driven" colleagues to implement ideas, and build innovation skills throughout your organization to sharpen its competitive edge. They also provide a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Nov 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

an HBS MBA myself (Class of 1976), and when I came to HBS I enrolled in an MBA/Doctoral program. But I had only worked in nonprofit organizations before school, so I left for what I thought would be a short stint in business before... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

04 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage

often approach innovation and disruption much differently. Having worked hard to align strategy and organization to support the current business, they develop tunnel vision, encouraging employees, customers, suppliers, and partners to... View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details

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16 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports

sports industry, a Corporate Strategy internship at Nike. “I was excited about Corporate Strategy because it was a role that would allow me to come into an organization and see the most across various functions,” Laitsas recalled. “In my... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

Trade Center, Lhota and the others went to 75 Barclay Street, formerly a Merrill Lynch office, searching for working phone lines - "communications meant everything at that point, and cell phones were useless, overloaded with calls," Lhota... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

will learn about the challenges of entrepreneurship and undertaking new projects. Herrera Ronco teaches that entrepreneurship is a path to plenty and offers a real possibility to build a more prosperous and humane society. A Geophysicist’s Memoir: View Details

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Celebrating our Student Fathers - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

together for dinners and have wonderfully spirited conversations.” At HBS, Leger was involved in the Social Enterprise Club and participated in social impact consulting projects in Peru and Haiti. “My job search was a bit like looking for... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006

interests of the organization and the individual. On the other hand, it has long been recognized (and reinforced by contemporary research on the human brain) that human beings are also driven by emotions. Emotions can be in accord with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

evaluation of submitted ideas. Methodology/Approach: The contest held in a hospital cardiac center invited all clinicians and support staff (n = 1,400) to participate. We used the 27-item Learning Organization Survey to measure staff... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 1996
News

1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

hallmark of sweeping, technology-driven change, HBS alumni, faculty, and invited guests representing nearly thirty countries considered today's newest frontier: the world of information technology. "Nobody on the organizing committee had... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

join Julia's family plastics business. After the business was sold, they struck out on their own to search for a similar business. They purchased Elasto Therm, with $8 million in revenue from manufactured rubber and urethane components,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

motivate employees to learn, may only yield performance benefits among those who are already highly engaged and motivated. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55888 In Search of Organizational Alignment... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Profile

Ruzwana Bashir

online,” Bashir told Charlie Rose. In her typical relentless fashion, she searched for the perfect partner with the technology savvy to build the company. She teamed up with Oskar Bruening, an MIT graduate with vast technology... View Details

30 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)

better habits,” she said. Once again looking out towards the future of her career and the skills she would need to advance, Krantz was confident about her next move – honing her leadership abilities at Harvard Business School. The Internship View Details

Keywords: Retail

13 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

Therefore, students interested in one manufacturing LDP are also likely interested in other programs. Therefore, joining forces in one multi-company panel allows each organization to get in front of more potential applicants, showcase how... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

forecasting processes, while also trying to prepare for unexpected urgent orders and natural disasters. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107018 Google Advertising Harvard Business School Case 507-038 In mid-2006, Google... View Details